Evening journal., 1907-02-06
COUNCIL
TO GO TO DOVER
Will Urge Passage Of Loan
Bill Before Members Of
Legislature
TRUSTEES HOLD MEETING
Special to The Evening journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Feb. 6-City Council
held a meeting in the Mayors office
last evening at which Messrs. Smith,
Reynolds, Duffy and Gallagher were
present. Because OF their length The
reading of the minutes Of the former
regular meeting and six or more
special or adjourned meetings were
dispensed with
City Treasurer Manloves report
showed the following receipts: From
Collector Shearer. S4S.52 for school pur-
poses from 1903 taxes S232.0S from
taxes of 1904; S15A49 from taxes for
1905 for city purposes; from Mayor
Boyd, 50 for fines and licenses.
President Smith stated that the fire.
engine house had been taken over. for
the use OF the city from the Trustee
Of the Commons. and that the han
was IN much better condition than
was represented.
The building has been cleaned and
one girder and three iron posts are be-
ing placed in it by John NJ. Hance aud
son.
Mr. Gallagher made a motion which
Vas seconded by Mr. Reynolds. that
the entire Council be appointed a COM
n.ittee TO meet the committee at Dover
on Friday al l. p. m. relative to the biz
for bonding the city.
AR McGrory. who Is one of the mem-
hers Of the committee appointed by tho
Board OF Trade for the purpose OF
meeting with the Council relative TO
bulkheading that portion Of the prop
erty IN the vicinity Of the mouth of
the narrow Dyke which is owned by
the city, and thus reclaiming about
$4,000 square feet Of land was permit
ted to talk on the matter and said in
part that the Board of Trade advocates
the bulkheading Of the land because
they feel il would be money we'll spent.
bill should be drawn al once and an
Ia appropriation covering the cost is
advocated. The Dill can be drawn up
at Dover by Representative Holcomb.
N no cost TO the city, and submitted
to the city solicitor. Notice of the
bin should be given berore the 18th
Of the month.
Messrs. Gallagher, Reynolds and
Duffy were appointed committee OF
three to take the matter UP with CiS
Solicitor Cooper at once.
Edgar c. Bross appeared before the
Council and made a statement I'm re-
lation to the bin for bonding the city
and the many reasons why he favored
1t.
Mr. Gallagher. chairman Of the street
committee. reported that other THAI
that absolutely necessary there has
been but little work done during the
month Of January at Buttonwoods
avenue, at Holcomb's gate. Second aud
Fourth streets. and on Delaware ave-
nue..
The following bills were read. passed
and orders drawn for their respective
amounts as follows; Bross- willard
Co. order book. s6.75; Peter Doris
order OF the Board Of Health, 81; wl-
liam J. Harrington. taking prisoner to
workhouse. So; work on the streets
George A. Morrison. $3.50; George r.
Hewitt. $3.50; Michael Fitzgerald.
s2.25, John Mellon. Sc; George c. Nc
Gregg, $50; Harry McNaily, work on
the streets and at fire hall. S339; VIII
liam Deakyne, ST.
Trustees Hold Meeting.
At the meeting Of the Trustees Of
the Commons last evening suitable
resolutions TO Senator DUPONT were
drawn up by Wlliam Ferris relative
to the proposed establishment OF a
fish hatchery and culture station m
New Castle county endorsing the act
of the senator IN introducing the Sill
i'm Congress and asking that the plani
be located i'm this city.
Secretary Janvier was directed TO