Evening journal., 1905-03-02
NEW CASTLE
OLD COMPANY TO
IMPROVE PLANT
Estimating on Cost Of Water
Tower and Larger Sized
Mains
TO MAINTAIN A HIGH PRESSURE
specIal % The EvenIng Journal.


Special to Tho Evening Journal.
New Castle, March 2.-Directors OF
the New Castle Water Works Com
pany held an important meeting an
Wilmington yesterday afternoon at
which the subject of a better supply of
water for this city was discussed and
estimates were received for Improving
the present water plant.
At the meeting a full board was
present and the subject was gone into
carefully. The proposition of the di-
roctors is to establish an up-to-date
water plant whereby the city can be
supplied with soft or hard (artesian
well watet) as Tho occasion requires.
Also to enlarge the water mains, whore
1t IS necessary. 10 n sufficient size TO
supply pressure OF from so to So
pounds at the opening. or in other
words a pressure capable Of forcing
stream OF water over the talest build
ing in the city.
To Erect Water Tower.
During certain periods OF the year.
4hc e~rly fall esaeeiallv. the wafer
from the Nonesuch creek Is not 1T for
household ase, owing, It Is said, TO ae-
caving Vegetable matter. To obviate
this the company contemplates the
erection OF stand pipe. or water
tnwer az a point IN or near the city,
where artcsiah wen water can be OBJ
t1ined IN suncient quantities to meet
the demands Of consumers. BY this
method the company viii be able TO
close dawn its present pumping station
when the Nonesuch water DIS polluted
and supply the city with wholesome
~ "a
other meeting OF the directors will be
held IN few days when the subject
viii be gone into more thoroughly and
contract Tor the work may be given.
Democrats Are Asitated.
Democrats 90 New Castle are agitated
over bill IN the possession Of Repre-
sentative Elwood l.. Wilson. notice Of
the proposed introduction OF which has
been given by him 10 the House Of
Representatives at Dover. The pro-
posed measure provides that hereafter
Judges and inspectors OF city elections
IN New Castle shall be voted for in
stead OF being appointed by the mayor,
as at present.
Tho bill Is so drawn that In the event
OF At being passed by the present Gem
eral Assembly the elections OF officers
for the next city election may be
named by the trainers OF the measure
and that thereafter the said officers
must DE subject to a vote of the peo-
pie. Word has been passed down the
line by Democratic leaders OF this city
as to the melning Of the bill and as Il
takes a two-thirds vote Of both houses
10 amend a city's charter there seems
10 be but little possibility OF the meas
ure becoming law at present.
Work on Roof Progressing.
The roof OF the Baldt steel Casting
Company presented an animated APP
pearance yesterday afternoon, no less
than a dozen men being engaged in the
work OF putting a composition coating
thereon. Several large cranes have
been <nsalled in the plant and tho work
OF completion Will be pushed as rap
idly as possible. IL DIS probable that
another large building will he added 10
the works during the present year.
Schooner Fast in Mud.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
yesterday 10 get under way the schoon-
er Raymond +. Maull. from Fernando
ma. Fla, to Philadelphia. which has
been ice-bound In the harbor for sew
eral weeks. The tug j. S. w. Holtou
made fast to the vessel with the inten-
tion Of towing her up the river, but was
unable to move the vessel owing 10 the
fact that her stem had settled In the
mud.
collided With Wharf.
A crash which could be heard for
some distance awakened the residents
OF Front street on. Monday night and
ffs,l.
count FOR the cause OF u. IL was learn
ed later, however, that one of the
barges under tow of the tug Sweep-
stakes bumped intc the steamboat
company's wharf while making harboI
but that fortunately mo damage was
done The towboat had in charge the
barges Elk Garden. Annie NJ. Ash nnd
Hampshire from Norfolk, Va, to Phil
adelphia.
Will Have No Sports.
The sports" OF New Castle will be
devoid Of amusement this week, as nei.
ther basketball nor sparring exhibi.
tions will be engaged in. All the mem
'oers OF the Columbia basketball team
are members of Company II and are
drilling nightly in order to prepare foi
the Inauguration and will leave 10,
boxing exhibitions have been so poorly
attended that It IS probable they may
be abandoned entirely
Voting Place Changed.
BY an act Of the Legislature passed
yesterday the voting place OF the west
ern district Of this city has been chang
cd from the United States Hotel to the
cooperative store. at Ninth and Wash.
ington avenue. The measure in the
Senate was carried by a strictly part,
vote, all Republicans voting in favor
Of the bill, while the Democrats. under
the marshalship of Senator smith. op-
posed Il.
Richard Was Easy.
Richard Gardner. a well-known char
acter about town. is a guest OF A. =
Meserve at Greenbank and viii remain
as such for several days 10 come. For
some time Constable Frank Cleaver has
carried warrant for Richards arrest
sworn out by Robert Harrington
charging him with trespass and threats
Gardner however, had made himself
scarce until yesterday. when he was
apprehended by the constable As Mr.
CleaNer WAS passing the watch box al
the CUTOFF crossing on South street
6ardner approached him and said.
hey, Mister, I hear Magistrate Terry
wants me as a witness"
who are yOu?" queried the Officer.
Dick Gardner was the reply.
On yes, believe he does said
CIeINer, who had a wa -~.,,. - t,. I