Evening journal., 1907-06-05
TO PLACE BAN
ON TORPEDOES
New Castles Council Takes
Action to Exempt Steel
Co. From Taxation
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oHttlAl 10 Inc ENtulnE journal.
NEW CASTLE, Del, June 5-Every
member was in his seat at the meeting
Of City Council last evening. owing
to some one starting the rumor that
the tax collector for 1907 would be
elected there was large number Of
citizens present Council instructed
the clerk TO wait on the city solicitor
and TO have drafted q resolution pro-
hibiting The sale Of pistols ana blank
cartridges, and also prohibiting the
placing Of torpedos on the trolley
tracks within the city limits.
Council PASSED a resolution exempting
the Tropenas Steel Company from
taxation for ten years and agreeing
not 90 open any new streets through
the plants to be erected.
The city tax collector was instructed
to use every means possible to collect
the outstanding taxes The finance
committee was authorized to audit the
tax collectors books and settle for the
year 1903
Discussion Over Dogs,
There was q general discussion of
had a hill FOR buryins six, while VIII
liam Warren placed four dead ones be.
meath the sod 1t was finally agreed
that no bill hereafter for such work
shall be paid unless approved by a
city official
A letter was read from a. A. Penney
Of Chester refusing 10 grant any land
for the widening OF Chestnut street
His lot adioins that of Wallace L.
Cannon, the latter agreeing 70 deed
to the city ten feet of ground the en-.
tire length of his lot in order to have a
good wide street there
Communications were received from
the Board of Trade regarding the
locating of the Tropenas Steel Corn
pany, and Council unanimously en-
dorsed the boards actiou city soI-
citor Cooper sent a resolution TO Coun-
ell regarding the plant and its ex~
emption from taxation md agreeing to
keep open the present new streets and
not TO open others. Vhe question Of
naming a Board of Health went over
until the next meeting
city Assessor Doris presented his
books of assessment. hut it was DEEM
ed advisable not to accept them last
night, so an adjourned meeting will be
held this evening in the Trustees Of
the Commons room.
New Health Board,
The new Board of Health in all proh-
ability win consist of Or. John ].
Black. DR. Wertenballer and DR., David
Stewart and two laymen.
The present idea is To have an execu-
tive officer of the board who VIII en-
force the quarantine regulations. 1t
needs Just such person In New Cas-
tie and he win be sure TO have his
hands full Dr. Wertenbaker says that
what is worth doing Is worth doing
wen. and he believes that the man
should be we'll paid
Trustees Take Action.
The Trustees of the Commons at It's
meeting last evening agreed to finance
the affair brought up by the Boar,l
of Ira ie. and the Tropenas steel
Company will be remunerated. Mo
simonson and Mr. Renhardt were
present and were pleased over the ac-
ton OF the trustees.
The request of the Delaware and At
lantic Telegraph and Telephone Con-
pany was granted provided that the
trees shall not be cut. The company
is 20 reconstruct its lines. The mat
ter of appointing an oYcrseer was laid
over for a month.
Delightful Entertainment.
In the Opera House last evening tho
members of Friendsh,p Lodge No. g..
A. O. U. w, spent a few hours very
pleasantly. They were accompanie Z
by their women friends. The great
benefits of the order That have been
bestowed on so many catherless fami-
lies were set forth.
The programme follows; Overture,
| orchestra: selection, quartette; read
ing. How Jimmy Eased Her Mind,
/ Mss Virginia jones' tenor SOLO,
| Eugene start: harm solo. Signor Vail
nete; duet, hanio and harp, Mr.. and
Miss Kirby; address, William w.
Knowles: glassaphone solo. Charles M.
Banks: musical readings. my Ships,
.Imuabv." Miss NJ Virginia Jones;
bass solo. Henry Weyl; harm solo.
Signor Valinoto; address William ~.
| Davidson: duet, banjo and harp, Mr.
and Miss Kirby; representations, "Boy
office" Miss NJ Virginia Jones; Sc
lection. cuartette: march. orchestra.
George McCann VIII graduate from
the Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, to-
morrow
A new gas main has been laid in
Sixth street.
William p. Ryan. Of this CITY was
married to-day IN the Church Of the
Epiphany, Philadelphia, to Miss Mar
garet A. Doyle.