Evening journal., 1905-03-30
WILL FIGHT
NEW COMPANY
New Castle Water Works
Company to Ask for In
junction
CLAIM TERRA TENANT RIGHTS
sDeclal % mo Evonlne JownaI

No,r castle. March so.-Aithough no OF
fcial Information on The snplect mas
been given out 1t is generally conceded
that the New Castle Water Company VIII
put up q legal fight against the Delaware
water Improvement Company ana IN
thoNcourse OF day or two viii ask Tor
an eniunction restraining it from oper-
atins. temporarily at least in the city,
ciaiming terra tenant rights.
The old company has been significantly
and slnspiciousiy silent during the past
few weeks and has allowed the new conn
pany tol formulate and perfect its plans
without opposition. Now, however as
the thne draws near for the Delaware
water Improvement Company 10 begin
oporatA,ns Chancellor Nicholson will be
appeaio to and restraining order
sought. James C. shaw said last night
that the, company was not prepared TO
make any statement at prosont.
AUTH -oRIzED NO STATEMENT.
Rerardhi e the assertion made before
the Board OF Education at its meeting on
Tuesday right that City Tax Collector
CHARLES H. Shsarcr's challenges were not
recocnizedi by the election officers at the
recent, election for members Of that body
Mr.. Shearer says: II made no such as
sortion nor did / authorize anyone TO
make it. Iiho subject was brought up
without niy knowledge"
Or DER STUBS MISSING.
city ire, ,sirer John B. Manlove is IN
a ouandary regarding the making out of
his annual rcport as the books contain
ing stubs fo orders issued IN the past
twelve years cannot be found. II was Mr..
Maniovc's int sntion to make out COM
piote report "a 10 the eXaot financial
standing of IA p city's treasury. but viii
have TO make It mp now from his own
books which sho w o balance TO the citys
credit of 30 centsA Last years assessment
book Is also mis- png.
INSPECTING TRITON MILLS.
Several out-of-to,sn parties are inspect
ing the Triton mills today with "a view of
putting them ia opcratiou=shortly. This
will be good news Eor New Castle az
when running. the mlls employ about lOC
hands
RAILROAD DELAYS WORK
owing to tho inability OF the Baldt steel
Casting Company TO obtain material
throueh the railroad companies the work
of completing IFS plant is greatly delay
cd. There are now nearly 100 tons OF raw
material on The ground while the machiu-
cry necessary for worklps il up has not
arrived
THERMOMETER AWAY UP.
summer. rather than spring weather
prevailed in this city yesterday and the
mcrcusy teoil.a rise u,tlit b. went abovl
tie 9l mark ST O'CLOCK last evening th'
thermometer stood at 81 degrees.
CANDIDATE FOR ASSESSOR.
s. Harry Timms has announced him
SELF as a candidate for assessor at IN,
coming election and his many friends
are pushing him forward with mucl
energy. Mr Timms, who is motor
man ON the local trolley line has lived 81
Ncw Castle for eighteen years and ha'
never sought nor held office. lie is
Democrat.
SEVERAL sHAD WERE CAUGHT.
Local fishermen caught several more
shad in the Delaware river yesterday, al
though SO far they are not running IN
any sreat numbers. William Reaean
caught Ave and william Connor thre
FISH.
POLITICS BECOMING HOT.
The political situation In New Castle !
becoming hotter every day and candidate
are looming up ia every direction. Tomor
row night the Citizens League viii hol
meeting and nm the vacancies causc
by the withdrawal of James B. Brad
and Edward r. Dealsyne as candidate
for council. The leaguors do not appea
TO take kindly to the proposition of IA
Republicans TO give them city treasure
ana city assessor IN the event of ther
endorsing three Republican councilme
and It is said that they win have naugh
10 DO with the offer.
HELD FOR UPPER COURT
Thomas Clark. colored. faced tw
charges Of larceny before Mayor Evan &
Boyd yesterday. on the nrst charge. tina
Of the larceny of quantity of meat frol
Mrs. Reed, he was held in $3.50 bail &c
upper court and on the second charg
that of the larceny Of 81 from the stoi
Of Thomas Leonard, he was also place
under $3.50 bail. Being unable 20 furnis
the required bonds Clark was taken
the county workhouse by officer Matthe
robIn 10 await trial.
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