Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-06
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suH correspondence Of Every Evening
New Castle. June 6-At the session Of
CITY Council last evening, all the meme
bers were in attendance. Mr.. Duiiy was 1
made acting secretary.
Mr.. Gallagher reported men at work /
on the streets. cleaning up and placing \
IN position two trunks IN the westerly /
aide OF tho city.
from the tracks Of the PennsJ lvania |
Railroad Co. was overlooking Eighth and |
South streets, causing damage TO the |
roadbed
Tic following bills were passed and |
orders drawn. Peter Doris, work on
streets. S2l50: burying dogs, S3, John
NcCalln. $3.50. work on the streets for
April. May. June; Eliason Bros. sl6.le;
John Carlin. Sl2: William ID. Grecr, $500
George Morrison. S27; Harry McNally, SO;
NJ. Fitzgerald S3O75, Felix McCaiircy,
$3.50: George Williams, Sl.50; Julian
b. Robinson, S957 for books Delaware
Water Improvement Co.. $50, for two
arc lights at $50 each, which the com-
pany had failed TO include IN the bill pre-
viously rendered.
Bills for incandcscont lights from Janu-
AIRY until March, at the rate of $50 per
formed q subject of much discussion
Mr. Jemison, Mr. Smith and Mr. Gallagher
claimed that they were IN favor OF paying
AZ the rate of only SIS per year per clus-
ter
Mr.. Duffy said Mr. Ahrens had decided
that rather than accept less than $50. he
would cut the lights of On motion of
Mr.. Iemison. seconded hy Mr.. Gallagher,
the Council decided to pay Sl5 for the
frst year
Mf. Jemison brought up the payment
Of the salary of City Solicitor Cooper,
and Mr.. Gallagher objected 90 the pay
ment of the retaining fee of $50, stating
that the salary was not due until August.
The election OF q solicitor was discussed
at length and laid over Mr. Smith
stated that the solicitor had not been
elected but had simply been continued
from year TO year
William II Cooper attorney fur VIII
liam III Becbe, asked for a lease of part
Of the Harmony street wharf for q period
Of five yean atran annual rental Of $40,
VI Beele to place the wharf IN good shape
by bulkheading IL and having II filled i'm
with mud from the river; and If nc the
end Of FIVE yehrs the Council does not
see III 20 renew the lease II shall pay Mr..
Beehe the cost of the work.
Mr. Reynolds wanted an estimate of
the cost of the work. but Mr. Cooper had
not the figures az hand
The matter was laid over until Monday
evening of next week. when il viii be
taken un M the close of the session of
Council as a Court of Appeals.
On application of Mr.. Reynolds, the
clerk was instructed TO notify the Della
ware Railroad Co. TO abate nuisances az
Eighth and South streets on the Casterly
side of Tenth street near the tracks of
the company where the stagnant water
hes
The clerk will notify the residents Of
Delaware street. between Fifth and Sixth
whose properties abut on Cherry street
that they must not dump refuse ON the
latter street
A bin for damages was presented by
Hampton Cuhit of stanton, for allogeC
injuries 10 his horse. wagon and harness
90 the extent of SS5 .by getting into "a cul
vert ON the old tronchtown turnpike
opposite iolcomh's gate II was show
that two lights had been placed at th
point where the accident occurred. ant
that the city had been at work ther
making repairs but that during a storr
the lights must have been eNtingnshed
The matter was laid over for further ir
vestigation
A communication was read from Sc,
retarv Ferris of the Citizens Building am
Loan Association In relation 20 the hi
hall, and Messrs, Jamson Gallagher an
Duffy were appointed a committee
meet with the Trustees of the Common
in relation 90 the matter, on Iuesda
night next
Bills due by the fire company we
cleared of. consisting of $500 TO John
and SIN IIt Nln AnttI IiuafIIa
Light Co
Treasurer Manlove reported the follo'
ing receipts from Collector Charles
Shearer. For school purposes, 100
S3947; 1901 500; 1905 si7. For ci
purposes. S2lS.i6 for the year 1904.
Adjournment was made until Mondl
evening at s O'Clock. when the Coun
will meet as Court of Appeals, relati
to the assessment recently made.
At the session Of the Trustees Of {
Commons last evening, Mr. Mahou
presided in the absence of DR. Bla,
Treasurer McCrory reported having plac
S3 600 In tfc National Bank oi Milmif
ton and Brandy,Nine as a special depo
az 2 per cent interest, pending "a decisi
in regard 20 the matter of county tax
Mr.. Rodney reported that the co
mittee appointed TO take mp the mat
OF the enginehouse had met with co
mittee from the City Council and that
committee of the trustees would reco
mend that the trustees take mp the
debtedness still due on the building. ah,
$1,000, and thus acquire the building
the use of fire apparatus Il was stat
that in the event of the trustees assum
the debt. the Council would take cha
Of the apparatus and pay the rum
expenses.
Nothing was done in the matter.
the trustees desire first 10 learn Whet
City Council viii approve the plan III