Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-07
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stan Correspondence Of Every Evening
New Castle, March AT the meeting
Of City Council. last evening. the bill OF
the New Castle Water Works Co. for
Sl00 for water furnished until January
lst, was received and an order drawn for
the amount. The bill was accompanied
by the opinion of City Solicitor Cooper,
to the effect that the money was due the
company according to contract
The bill of the Delaware Water Improve
ment Co. for 50 fire hydrants until Janu-
ary lst, at a cost of S6lS.33, was ordered
drawn, and TO the same company s54O
for 36 arc lights
The following bills were ordered paid:
John McCallin, $3.50; John Carlin. $50;
George Mcdaniel Si2; Harry McNally.
5000; Andrew Mitchell S2225; Patrick
Fitzgerald, SIS; Felix McCaheriy. So;
work ON the streets; Peter Doris. 81. so;
James Emery, 80 cents; William II. Kline.
80 cents, for dog burials; George Williams,
81 so, janitor for the lookup; William ID.
Greer 81 for coal.
The Delaware and Atlantic Telephone
Co. asked permission to lay conduits and
cables through the streets. the main line
being on Delaware street from Front to
Seventh and on lateral streets running
throughout the city. Action was de-
icrrcd
The street committed reported Stag
placed on the New Castle Causeway and
stated that the work WAS stopped. be-
cause OF a scarcity Of the material
No further word was obtained from the
Delaware Water Improvement Co. rela-
tive 10 the disputed price on cluster lights.
The company asks S2i per year for each
cluster and the city offers SIS, as piad
the trolley company.
The condition Of the drainage Of the
property in the vicinity of the Baldton
Land Improvement Co. was taken ND
and for a time there was a heated dis
cussion over the affair, between Mr. Gal
lagher and William H. Cooper. Jr. The
matter was left in the hands of the street
committee.
The Council adjourned TO meet on
Thursday March 10Th, at o'clock
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At the meeting of the Trustees Of the
| Commons, last evening. great excitement
| prevailed during the election of officers
of the public buildings committee, and
eight ballots we're required to elect the
three members. The members, with the
exception of Mr.. Challenger, were in at
tendance and Of the p il required seven
10 elect Mr.. Ferris was elected on the
first ballot, Mr.. Hance on the fourth and
Mr. Wise ON the eighth. The committee
now consists OF Messrs. Ferris, Hance
and Wise in place of Hance Mahonev
and Ferris. The following officers were
elected without opposition: John j Black
president; Francis deli. Janvier. secre-
taIy; Patrick McGrory, treasurer
Alcssrs. Wise and Hance were appointed
tolles and at the close of the board ses-
sion received a vote of thanks from tho
members.
For the acting committee, John C. Ma
honey, James G. Shaw, Jr., and James b.
Ioman were reelected, the first named
receiving nine votes and the two latter
eight each The others voted for were:
John II. Rodney, 2; Robert II. Morrison,
/; James NJ. Wise, .: blank. I.
For the public buildings committee the
ballots were ms follows:
First Ferris, Z; Hance, 6; Mahoney,
| A. Morrison, 4; Wise, 3; Shaw. Jr., 3;
Rodney, 3; three to elect, one elected.
Second-Wise, g; Morrison 8; Hance.
.; Mahoney, a Janvier, 4; Shaw, l;
Shaw, Jr, /.
Third Morrison, 5; Hance, s; Ma
honey, s; Wise, 4; Rodney, B. Shaw, Jr.,
! /; Ferris, /.
Fourth Hance, Z; Mahoney, 6; Nor
rison, 4; Wise, 4; Shaw, Jr., !; Rodney,
| /; Hance elected.
Fifth Morrison, 4; Mahoney, 3; Wise.
3; Black, /; Shaw, Jr., 1.
Mahoney, 5; Morrison, 4; Rod
ney, 2; Wise /.
Seventh-Wse. 4; Morrison. 4; Ma
honey, 3; Janvier. /.
Eighth-Wse, s; Morrison, 3; Mahoney
/. Wise elected
Janitor- Bennett p. Lancaster, un-
opposed.
The following bills were passed: Della
ware Electric and Supply Co., S6O.63 for
pipe and tank; Wilmington Machine Co..
hot AIR engine and pump, SIPS. Harry
r. Hance, carpenter work, S3l 30; A. h.
NJ. Janvier. interest, $50: Emmanuel z.
T.. Church. vestry, $50 for the town clock:
Trustees of the Market Square rent of
room, $50; i. dell. Janvier. stationery.
Sl.35; Patrick McGrory, treasurer, 500;
Bennett q. Lancaster, ianitor, six months
salary, S25.
Mr.. McGrory reported that j. Town
send Warren who had rented farm
of lS7 acres, had refused to occupy il.
stating that there was too much wheat
sown.
"Nathh H. NuibieA oHtltu epuu lot ine
farm for the year. The offer was accepted
because the members of the hoard felt
that there was no alternative at this lato
day. The farm formerly rented for $3.50.
OF S5 an acre.
The note of William Mccoy, deceased
for Sl6S.72 indorsed by James n. Eliason,
was transferred to John ]. Mccoy. n son.
who had purchased the belongings Of his
father. Mr.. Ehason will. il is under
stood, become the indorser Of the note.
Adjourned.
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