Evening journal., 1904-06-09
PROPERTIES TO Be
SOLD FOR TAXES
Dobbinsville Seized by Col
lectors Who Will Try to
Recover Claims
COUNCIL HAS ANOTHER Meeting
sneclal 10 the EYenlng Iournal.

Special to the Evening Journal.
New Castle. June 9.-Clty Assessor
John P. Murphey has turned Ia the
city tax books. He places the tax lev
led on the property Of the National
Tube Company IN this city at $780, 900,
which Is practically the same as the
amount named by Tax Collector Veg
genmann. and to which the Tube
Company objected The case is now In
the Court OF Chancery on a motion for
am injunction to prevent City Tax Col
lector Shearer from selling the prop
erty for taxes.
County Tax Collector Megginson has
advertised Dobbinsvine for sale to pay
the county taxes City Tax Collector
Madden will also sell the same proper
ty for taxes due on 1901 and 1902. AS
SCISSOR Murphey this year has reduced
the amount on Dobbinsvihe about S15,-
900, as the property has so deteriorated
ln value that in his opinion, it is not
worth as much as 1t was year ago.
Council Considers Tax Subject
There was a session Of City Council
last evening to talk over the question
Of the delinquent taxes and to consider
the matter of testing the fire engine
and the water plugs.
The report of Tax Collector Peter G..
Madden was accepted and placed on
file.
Various means were discussed by
Council and Solicitor Cooper as to the
best way 10 recover the amount un-
paid now due the city. According to
the statement Of Mr. Madden he has
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far been unable to collect by the ordi-
nary meaps. He viii now have recourse
to law and sue. out the claims in ac-
cordance with the legal provisions laid
down FOR such cases.
/ AS soon as arrangements can be
made the engine of the Lenape Fire
Company viii be tested by an expert
who Is 10 be brought to this city for
that purpose. The engine will be
taken TO the river and tested there to
| ascertain IL it is in good working or
| DER The system of fire plugs through
out the city viii be tested a'-9 to as
certain their condition.
/ These precautionary measures are
being taken to insure the perfect work
ing order Of the fire system throughout
the city.
successful 7 festival
The strawberry festival for the bene-
it Of the library fund at Rose Hill last
evening was a very successful affair
and was largely attended. The school
room was tastefully decorated with
flowers while the grounds surrounding
the building were hung with Chinese
lanterns. substantial sum was real
lied by the enterprise.
Real Estate Sold.
Several properties belonging to the
estate of the late George Kern were Of
fered for sale at the Gilpin House on
Tuesday afternoon and two of them
were disposed Of. George Kern pur-
chased the property on North sixth
street for 500 and James Doris the
one on North Second street for SS75.
The other properties We're not sold.
Festival and Bake.
A festival and bake win be given in
the Armory this evening under the
auspices of the choir Of Emmanuel P
Il. Church. Colonel j. Harry Rogers
has decorated the room for the occa-
sion with his usual skill in that line
The tables are in charge of the follow
ing; Mrs. Bross. Mrs. McFarlin, Mrs
Madden and Miss Patton.
Entertainment and Dinner.
Several friends were entertained al
dinner by Brown Frazer at his home
on Tuesday evening in honor of Wal.
ter w. Wilson, who viii leave on sat
urday for Annapolis. Nd. where he
Will enter the Naval Academy.
In the Laws Clutches.
William Warren, who is employed al
the home Of S. S. Deemer, was fined
SIS before Mayor Boyd for assault upor
DR.. Clevenger on Tuesday and helt
under $500 bond 10 keep off the prem.
ises
James Carlln was taken in custody
on North Fourth street last evening b,
officer Tobin and locked up on tn,
charge Of being drunk and disorderly
Young Travellers.
Several boys disappeared from thei
homes in this city on Tuesday nigh
and 1t is thought they boarded a freigh
train with the object Of seeing tn
world
a5seball Costs Money.
The New Castle baseball team vii
play here on Saturday Afternoon
against the Tx w llnlnBlOn team.
Manager Bacon. Of the home team, j.
going to try one more experiment OF
the sport loving public and II thei
financial support is not enough to war
rant him IN continuing the games thi
summer he viii stop trying to provid
, them with amusement and discontinu
the games.
At last saturdays game the attend
ance was four hundred people and th
receipts S. lie says he can't affori
to provide entertainment at such a Low
b figure. and IL the people want to Sc
I ball they viii have to support It q
a reasonable extent.
D. Of A. Meets.
Industrial Concil, ID. of A., held al
interesting meeting last evening an
! transacted considerable important bus
iness.
News Of the Town.
MIR. and Mrs. David II. Megin. o
: Wilmington, called on friends here las
evening.
The dancing class enjoyed a pleasan
evening In the Opera House last night
Map of the World.
A beautiful map. valuable for refer
ence, printed on heavy paper. AXE
Inches. mounted on rollers: edges bOunl