Evening journal., 1905-02-22
NEW CASTLE
INAUGURATION
AND ELECTION
Election Of Board of Educa-
ton to be Held on
March 4
ITALIAN BARK LIBELEB BY MARSHAL
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Special to the Evening Journal
New Castle. Feb. 22-Saturday,
March will be the day upon which
President-elect Roosevelt win be in
augurated as chief ruler of the nation,
and on the same day here will be
held IN this city an election for five
members of the Board of Education,
an event which viii interest people Of
New Castle more possibly than the
inaugural ceremonies.
This election has a significance more
than ordinary to New Castle, inasmuch
as the new board may deem II neces-
sary TO call an election for the purpose
OF ascertaining the will Of the people
regarding bending the city to the ex-
tent OF $4,000 for the purpose Of erect
ing a high school building, providing,
however, an act permitting such cleo
ton is passed by the present General
Assembly.
The term % Eve members Of the
board will expire in a few days and
at the coming election their successors
will be chosen. Three Of these terms
are FOR three years. one for two years
and one for year. The retiring
members are Messrs. Eliason, Frazer,
Manlove. Clewell and Montgomery. Mr..
Clewell has refused to be a candidate
for re- election and James f. McIvor
will present his name as a member to
succeed him.
Mr.. Eliason, the present president Of
the board. will endeavor to succeed
himself and viii be elected probably.
Mr.. Eiiason has been a member OF the
board For nearly a quarter OF a CEN
tury and during his term has done
good work along educational lines.
Messrs Manlove and Montgomery viii
also seek reelection. Mr.. Frazer has
removed from the city and is not
eligible. SO far no one has been mem
TONED as his successor.
Action Again Postponed.
Members of city Council met in
special session last night for the pur-
pose Of considering the bond offered
by the Delaware Water Improvement
Company in the sum OF $4,000 for the
faithful performance OF its work i'm
erecting "a new water and electric light
plant In the city.
Owing TO the absence of President
Reynolds who Is working overtime at
the Brylgon steel Casting Company
MIR. Jemison was called to the chair
and Mr.. Dumy acted as secretary pro
tenn. city Solicitor Cooper was press
ent and stated that so far as the re-
liability Of the American surety Com
rany was concerned II was unquestion-
able. He suggested however that Coun-
ell should receive written assurance
from the company that it was willing
70 become surety under the resolution
passed by Council extending the con-
tract time from june 10 September
and that the acceptance OF the bond be
withheld until such assurance was re-
ceived
The bond offered by the American
Surety Company also only covered n
period OF one year and lnasmuch as
the contract between the Delaware
Water Improvement Company and the
city continued for twenty-five years
Mr. Cooper believed that Council
should arrange with the water COM
pany whereby II should guarantee a
continuous bond Tor that period unless
otherwise ordered by Council. A spec
ial meeting of Council win be held on
Friday night at which time w. II.
Cooper. Jr, attorney for the company
viii report what action the new water
company win take In the matter.
Members Of Council will meet the
city solicitor tomorrow evening for the
purpose Of discussing proposed legis-
lation for the benefit of the city.
Italian Bark Libeled.
Deputy United states Marshal James
L. Hawkins of Wilmington yesterday
afternoon proceeded down the Della
ware River on the tugboat Harriet and
libeled the Italian bark Teresa Castel-
lano. bound from Buenos Ayres to
Philadelphia with cargo of bones.
The master OF the craft is charged
with failing to report the entry OF his
vessel within forty-eight hours after
reaching Lewes and as the craft halls
from a foreign port. this is gross
neglect Of the custom laws. The matter
was reported to Collector Of Port Rob-
ert c. Houston yesterday morning. and
after District Attorney John p. Nields
had been consulted libel papers were
issued.
The bark was tied up to one Of the
piers Off this harbor and will be held
here probably until the matter Is ad-
justed. Frank Winslow Of this city has
been placed aboard the boat as watch
man.
"Prof." Houeh Leaves City.
Prof" Edwin L. Hough, the itinerant
whistler. left New Castle rather un-
expectedly sometime during yesterday.
There are several persons who regret
the Professors" absence exceedingly.
Aged Man Wandered in Snow.
Wandering i'm the snow between New
Castle and Delaware City a man aged
about 20 years was seen by several
trolley men yesterday He was first
noticed coming toward this city about
1o.45 o'clock and at that time was on
posite Schaener's farm. At 1.2O
O'Clock the man was noticed lying I'm
snow bank near the lane OF the
Harry White farm. At O'Clock troll
ley men Timms and McCallin saw a
man answering the description Of the
wanderer sitting In the shed covering
at Riverside Park station. He wore a
long gray beard. carried WALKING
stick in his hand and was wrapped
about with large shawl. Who he was
or what became Of him after that hour
is not known.
Social.
Miss Lucy Forii and Mrs Francis Nc
Calm were Philadelphia visitors yes.
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