Evening journal., 1905-05-03
NEW CASTLE.
POLICE WERE
REAPP0INTED
Officers Harrington and 10
bin Named by Mayor and
Approved by Council
STANDING COMMITTEES NAMED
speelal % rhe EyenIng Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
New Castle. May Sat the regular
meeting Of city Council held last night
Mayor Evan C. Boyd named William
J. Harrington and Matthew Tobin as
patrolmen for the ensuing year. The
appointments were confirmed.
An election was ordered for the po-
sition Of clerk Of Council and the APP
piications OF Edmund E. Rogers. James
T. Ryan and Hugh Duffy were re-
celved and read. The vote resulted in
Mr. Duffy receiving three votes and
Mr. Ryan 1. Mr.. Gallagher being abb
sent Mr. Duffy was declared elected.
Messrs. English and Lally of the
Wilmington Machine Company, were
present at the meeting and asked that
their two orders of $500 each for work
done in repairing the fire engine be
changed TO six orders Of 500 each as
they could be used to a better advan-
tage. The orders We're returned and
the ones desired were issued.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
President smith announced his COM
mittees for the ensuing year They
were as follows: street. Gallagher,
Smith. Reynolds, lights, Smith, Jem-
ison. Gallagher; pumps, Duffy Rey-
nolds. Jemison. fire. Council as a
whole; finance. Reynolds, Smith, Duff
fy: river and harbor Jemison, Gala
CHER. Duffy, jail, Jemison, Reynolds,
Gallagher.
The bond Of city Treasurer John b.
Manlove in the sum Of $1,000 was re-
ferred 10 City Solicitor Alexander B.
Cooper The bondsmen are orion A.
Carrick. George a. Smith, James f.
Biggs. John y. Manove.
Treasurer Manlove reported collec-
tions as follows: Charles H. Shearer,
for school purposes for the year 1908.
sl25; for city purposes for the year
1904. S20925.
A communication was received from
j. Ernest Smith executor for the es-
tate Of Mrs Elizabeth r. Booth, de-
ceased. relative to bequest TO the
city Of e200. II was referred TO the
city solicitor.
An ordinance creating pump re-
pairer at salary Of SIS per year pay
able quarterly, with the sum Of So eX-
ira for every pump cleaned. under the
direction of the pump committee, was
kiNtli the AHAin lhAAAANk anu ANAitAlNN a.
law.
George Hewlett and William Ped
rick were applicants for the position.
'rhe vote was Hewlett. .; Pedrick. q
on the first ballot. After the second
ballot Mr.. Duffy asked that il be post
poned and Mr. Jemison stated that
such action was not advisable as a
number Of pumps needed repairs and
urged that the election be held as
soon as possible. suggesting a special
meeting.
BILLS PAID.
The following bills were passed and
orders drawn for the same: John Nc
Caliin. $3.50. Bross- Willard Press,
S2.75. John Ries. oyster shells. $40:
Felix McCanerty. S6.75; Patrick Fitz-
gerald s6.75; Henry Madden. $40, for
janitor OF Lenape Hail; William Ped
rick. taxes on his property for clearing
the Battery ditch for the past year
The bills of the New Castle Gas
Light Company. Sf95. p. J. McGrory,
S432. sundries. both for the Lenape
Fire Company. were held up on ac-
count Of not being signed by the pres
ident and secretary OF the fire COM
pany
The bin OF the Wilmington. New
Castle. and Delaware city Electri,
Railway Company for light for the
month Of April Sl.S9 was directed
paid.
WHO OWNS THE HORSE?
In the stable of George Mcdaniel al
the rear OF the Gilpin. House is q
horse doubly locked in a box stall ano
will remain so in an probability until
- f1 . ~.
The animal was purchased in Will
mington several days ago by Jane,
Whalen, of this city, and placed In q
stan under a paddock. Some time prior
TO the purchase Edward Fahey, OF Ken.
nett Square, was robbed of a horse ant
traced Il to Wilmington where h,
learned that Il had been purchased
by Mr. Whalen and brought to New
Castle.
Consulting am attorney and upon hil
advice Mr.. Fahey came 10 New Cas-.
tie and tracing the animal TO the Gil.
pin House stables he placed a pad.
lock on the stan door in addition Q,
the one already placed there by Ia
purchased. Last evening the subjec
OF the right to break locks" was free
~ discussed ana the decision OF III
courts on The subject Is awaited Will
interest
OVERDUE SHIT ARRIVES.
Under tow OF the tug sommers \
Smith the British shin Celtic Chic
pgssed up the rivcs at $50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon with a cargo Of nj
,rate Of soda consigned TO the DUPONT
in Wilmington. The ship sailed fron
Iquique. chill, on December 81. and i
sixteen days overdue.
fhe Celtic Chief is built on the styl
Of ships Of old and has fifteen pcrthole
painted on her port and starboar
sides. She has "a capacity Of 1-O
tons and after discharging her carg
VII take OFT $4,000 cases of crude oI
consigned 10 Hong Kong. Chira.
BUT FEW sHAD SHIPPED.
Fishermen experienced another poo
day yesterday, as but about $3.50 saa
were shipped form thss point OF thl
number Joseph II. King & Sons shin
Ted 1900. the association 1850 and Joh
j.. Walls 500. This is the larres
number OF nsh sent out in one day b
the association. John H. Walls ais
made his FIRST shipment Of the seaso
yesterday. Individual catches "a
nom one 10 over 100 shad.
40 CONSOLIDATION OF LINES.
For some DAYS past rumors ha,
been aiioat 10 the effect that the wi
inineton City Railway Company woul
either purchase outright the wi