Evening journal., 1905-09-30
NEW LIGHTS FOR
DELAWARE CITY
Water Company to Extend
Its Lines and Furnish
Power
Will OPERATE NEW DYNAMO
sreeIaI 10 The EvenIng JournaI.

ware Water Improvement Company
Iwnl next week begin the work of
erecting poles and strnging wires for
the purpose OF supplying Delaware
iCty with an arc and incandescent
light system.
Messrs. Ahrens and Schaeffer, Of
lReading. and Hicks and Wallace, OF
Philadelphia. who mre interested IN
1.-The new company. were In New Cas-
tie yesterday and looked over the
plant with a view OF establishing the
new line. This evening the 1876 k. W.
dynamo will be put in service and
will relieve the 90 X. W. machine which
has been In operation since the plant
started The new dynamo has sufii-
cient power 10 supply two cities OF
the size of New Castle even II lights
were installed IN every home and bus
iness place.
This afternoon the steamer viii be
given a test at one OF the plugs and
will force water through four nozzles.
MAY IMPROVE STREETS.
II Is said that paving company Is
contemplating making a proposition TO
THE Mayor and Council OF New Cas-
Tile" whereby II will agree to pave
delaware street beginning at Front
street and running to Sixth street,
laying a pavement which Is said TO be
lono OF the best and most durable and
yet moderate i'm cost. provided the cit
izens OF the city shall approve the pro-
ject
The company Is willing, In payment
therefor to accept as much money as
the condition Of the city treasury Will
from time to time permit and that
! whatever balance may be remaining
unpaid shall be paid when the time
shall arrive when the city Is able TO
make provision for final settlement.
The proposition appears to be lib
eral one and II a contract could be
made to this effect with such COM
many as this one purports TO be there
l seems to be an opportunity for the
: city to have much needed repairs TO
D Its streets done
D IMPROVEMENTS AT HOTEL
J. stokes Goodwin owner OF the Gill
= pin House, is having the interior Of
!, the hotel repainted and repapered
/ when finished the house viii present
!. Ian attractive appearance.
a MONEY MUST BE EXPENDED.
= People living IN New Castle and
employed in Wilmington are much in.
terested as to what will be the outcome
: Of the petition presented by Senator
,e Artemus Smith 10 superintendent r
le L. Holiday OF the Delaware division
sr OF the p, b. g. w. Railroad Company
90 asking that accommodation trains b
z. nut ON between the two cities. Su
;. lperintendent Holiday and. Trainmas
V. ter John b. Book met Senator Smit
IA Yesterday and discussed the matter
but final action will be taken by Cen
eral Superintendent Brooks Their
lappears to be but little prospect tina
-, the railroad viii accede TO the re-
quest inasmuch as a considerable sun
. of money would have 20 be expended
before the Battery tracks could be put
" I'm good condition. In case passenger
trains were run 10 the foot Of Front
street on the Battery 1t would be me-
cessary for the railroad company "a
renew It's tracks build platform and
70 probably either put I'm "Y" or build
% a turn-table IN order that trains would
0 not have TO be backed into Whining
@ ton II is not probable therefore that
{ the petition viii be considered fav-
e lorably by the railroad officials.
lsHIPYARD A "RUDDER STATION
At the shipyard OF W. II. Beebe
there has been established what Is
known in maitime circles as q
'Rudder station" al which yachts on
n cruises I'm the Delaware river may OBJ
IS tain mail for parties aboard as wei
T. as supplies. These stations have
y been established at points along ths
k Atlantic coast by O nautical magazine
n published in New York city knowr
a. as The Rudder Yacht owners wh'
contemplate going on a cruise and
p who are subscribers for the publlca'
e ton leave their contemplated cours,
" at the Office Of the publishers anC
they IN turn arrange to have mail for
warded to postomces at ports where
y "Rudder stations have been estab-
]. liished. To designate that New Castle
b Is one Of these stations Mr. Beebe flies
+ an ensign provided by the publishers
lof The Rudder. Mr.. Beebe is busy al
present in repair work.
COMPANY II OFFICERS NAMED.
Under command Of Captain w. +
Myers and First Lieutenant Thomas
2. Gemmil members OF Company II
IN. G. d., were drilled in the armory
last evening. Prior 10 the drill Cap
tain Myers read general orders stat
ing that Sergeant George Poole had
n been named as first seageant of Com
lpany II. vice Sergeant Harry Poole
p whose time Of enlistment has expired
and Daniel McCaughan and Willard
!. ~. Carson corporals to MI vacancies.
FOUND BUNCH OF KEYS.
At Third and Delaware streets las
7 might a bunch Of keys was found and
5 turned over 10 Ofcer Matthew Tobin
r On the ring were seven keys OF diff
a ferent sizes and a brass check number
v ed "145."
d II, IS GAVE AFTERNOON TEA.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Georg
:, Pierce yesterday afternoon at o"clocl
= tea was given to intimate friends o
: the family number Of New Cas-
= ties most prominent people were pres
ent as well as guests from Wilmington
BULLET NOT EXTRACTED.
a William Roy. colored. who was sho
s in the leg by Jerry Cornish, also color
ID ed. some weeks ago. was released fron
l. the Delaware Hospital on Wednesda.
10 and is now at his home ia North Sec
e. ond street The bullet entered Roy
" left leg above the knee and taking an
f. upward course imbedded itself in tn
Is neshy part of the limb near the thigh
D. Gradually the leaden pellet has work.