Evening journal., 1904-12-19
PENNSGROvE'S
WATER RATES
Town Contracts for Fifty
three Hydrants at
Cost Of $1,000 per Year
COMPARISON Of CHARGES
Special to The Evening Journal.

New Castle, Dec. 19.-Several business
men of this city have received circular
letters from agents of the Pennsgrove,
New Jersey, Water Supply Company call
ing attention to the bonds Of the company
which are now on the market.
These letters set forth that the company
has entered into ten years contract
with not only Pennsgrove, but with Ped
ricktown, a few miles distant The fran
chises ARE perpetual and without re-
striction TO consumers and unencumbered
with burdensonle conditions. The company
has 70 acres of land upon which is a lake
Of 60 acres area supplied by springs. The
contract with Pennsgrove calls for the
supplying of 50 free hydrants at the rate
of 5000 per year. each additional hydrant
TO cost Sl9 for the same period. In Ped
ricktown % hydrants at the same rate
have been contracted for The price for
supplying water to private consumers is
SIS per year and 500 have already agreed
to take water.
The water rates of the Pennsgrove Com
pany compared with those of the New
Castle Water Works Company and the
Delaware Water improvement Company
are interesting. The old company has now
in service 40 free hydrants at cost OF
$500 per annum. On the first Of the year,
If the company continues TO operate the
price will be advanced to $1,000. The new
=. water company has contracted to supply
the city with As fire hydrants at a cost
b, of $500 per year and offers rates TO pri-
vate consumers in accordance with the
amount Of spigots used. The New Jersey I
Company charges a fraction less than Sl9
per fire plug while the company charges /
$40 per hydrant per year.
Columbia Takes Another.
BY defeating the Penn Treaty basketball
team in the Opera House on Saturday
night by a score of "A to II, the Columbia
five took its ninth consecutive victory this /
season. Captain Mckay did not enter the |
I game until the last half was nearly over
and then with the assistance of Lawler
and Virden shot five goals. Lawler play
L ed a great game and a number of his
goals were remarkably pretty throws. In
i fact, all the locals distinguished them |
selves by their good playing. Rich for the
visitors played an excellent game while
J. sinengen made two phenomenal baskets !
The lineup follows:
Columbia. Penn Treaty.
4 Iawlcr. Mckay. forward. ..... E. Sinengen |
Virden.. forward. e. q. ....Enos
Cemmiu.. O.. ......centre.. e. u. Sinengen
O'Coanor. virden defense. Whitehead
Montgomery e. ....defense. hich
Goals from field. Lawlor, s.; Mckay, 8;
q Virden, 4; Gemmill 3; Rich, 4; ]. Sinen-
gen. .: Enos. /; goals from fouls. Gem
mill. 4; Rich, 3; referee, Richard Mahan'
timekepeers. Harry Hance, Charles s.
Fleming: time. twenty minute halves.
The next game will be played on Thurs
dav evening Games in the future will be
plavod on Saturday evenings on account
Of the militia drilling on Thursday nights
Injured While at Work.
James Hearn, a workman employed in
nuttine the roof on the Baldt Steel Cast
ings Companys new plant had narrow
escape from serious. if not fatal injury on
Saturday afternoon
Together with other workmen Hearn
quit work, as is customary on Saturdays
at 2.30 O'Clock in the afternoon. In max
ing mis- way from the roof to the ground
IN the interior Of the building he caught
hold of the cable Of one of the large
cranes in order to slide down. The gloves
which he wore were ice coated and losing
81 his grip he fell a distance Of nearly %
feet
companions at once rushed TO Hearn's
assistance fearing that he had been IA
tally injured. He was picked up and
brought TO the Office of DR.. William
Westenbaler where an examination dis
closed the fact that no bones were broken
~ although he was badly bruised about the
body and limbs He is resting quietly at
the home Of Mrs. zaclSariah Gemmill,
with whom he boards.
Will be a Cripple For Life.
William Madden, vino was injured some
weeks ago while at work in the old Ma
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feared, be a cripple for life Maddens
right leg was crushed and the knee cap
has so far refused to knit. making It inn
possible for him to bear his weight upon
the limb. He is still confined at the Della
ware Hospital where he is visited fire.
quently by his relatives.
F,remen Held Meeting.
Members Of the Lenape Fire Company
held a meeting in the engine house yester-
day afternoon for the first time since the
company was reorganized. AS the COM
hittee appointed to revise the bylaws
failed to accomplish anything it was
found necessary to name new set Of
men.
Well-known Hotel Man H.
Word was received here yesterday of
the critical illness of George A. Milling
ton, owner and proprietor of the Capitol
Hotel. Dover. Mr.. Mnlington has been
ailing for many months but has been able
& at times to attend to his business. On
Saturday last he was stricken with paral-
ysis and his life is despaired or He was
lat one time proprietor Of the Jefferson
House. this city, being succeeded by Ben
iamin Lonsnd.
Wilmington Sweeper Clears Tracks.
Another fall of snow visited New Castle
on Saturday afternoon and evening and
for time it looked as If the storm OF a
week ago was TO be reproduced. The snow
ceased. however. about o'clock. and yes
erday in order to clear its tracks the
RI rolley company ran the Wilmington City
Railway Companys sweeper over its lines
between Wilmington and Delaware City.
Death of Mrs. LeFevere.
< After an illness covering a period OF
everal months Mrs. Joseph Lefevre died
arly yesterday morning at her home on
he New Castle road between this city
Ind Wilmington. Although her death has
,een but a question OF days for some time
oaxt It came as a shock TO her many
riends in New Castle and Wilmington