Evening journal., 1907-07-25
TO IMPROVE
STREETS IN
new CASTLE
COunCilmen Busy in Bring
ing About a City
Beautiful
WILL WAGE WAR ON CANNES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. July 25-com-
Gilman John ]. Reynolds spent con-
siderable time yesterday afternoon in
specting the streets and cutters. own
ers Of properties win be notified that
they must abate nuisances and re-
new curbs and pavements. At the
Red Mems Hall i'm Dobbinsville. and
at Seventh and Delaware streets. con-
ditions are such that immediate ac-
tion is necessary.
Mayor Boyd will be requested 20
enforce the muzzle ordinance. Dogs
are creating a general nuisance both
day and night by bowling and bark
ing
The Young Peoples Society. Of tho
Presbyterian Church. went on troll
ley ride TO shellpot Park last even
ing.
War On Weeds.
The street COMMITTEES % City Couron
is arranging for a crusade >on weeds
| Owners Of lots must cut the weeds
inside Of ten DAYS or the committee
will have the work done.
There IS nothing heard but favor
able comment regarding the work OF
the street committee at the Penn
Square. Il presents a pretty appear
ance.
City Solicitor Cooper has turned
over the agreement between the city
and d. EekeFt Tindle regarding the
opening Of North Sixth street from
Harmony 90 the Wilmington avenue.
The idea is 70 use this way as a
dumping ground and then cover the
rubbish with good material. The
opening of Sixth street win be a grea.
convenience to the people from Shaw
town district in going and coming
from the steel plants. II win be very
convenient for the steel plants as the
teams in hauling TO the depot will DE
l enabled to go there direct instead OF
making a circuitous route Rodney
II. Thayer. Of the Baldt Steel Com
pany, is willing TO donate Stag enough
TO cover the street The opening Of
Sixth street viii make a nice drive
as parties wishing to go through New
Castle win not have to drive th'
river section Of the city.
Team Went to Lewes.
The New Castle baseball club wat
accompanied 20 Lewes to-day by ;
delegation of rooters.
Many persons from here went 4
Rehoboth on the excursion train thi
morning.
Owners Of dogs are laboring unde
a false impression as they think n
arrests win be made in case Of per
sons who harbor unregistered dogs
There are over 300 unregistered dog
I'm New Castle and unless they wea
the 1907 tags by August 1 the owner
: of them win be arrested. City Soil
citor Cooper has given his opirio
that Mayor Boyd can fine every of
e fender.
Tax Collector Leach is working har
to gather in the taxes. During Jul
and August there is rebate Of
per cent on All taxes He says tina
not head taxable viii escape. Tn
man who win not pay 500 a year 70
protection. light and the best school
possible to secure win be made to d
so. All non-Droperty owners who re
!. fuse to pay during August win hav
their wages attached.
NAIL CAUSED ILLNESS.
Robert r. Morrison, a former mem
n ber of the Levy Court. and a cor
tractor for bridge work. is III. the re
suit of poisoning, at ew Castle, Will
handling old lumber from which
protruding nail cut his flesh.
The Brylson. Steel Company, d
S New Castle. IS laying foundations fc
new storage building and new pa
tern shop. in addition TO the new 10i
foot building of a few months ago.
It is expected that Rev. W. f. Sh'
t. ro. of Lancaster. Pa. viii be calle
h. to the rectorship Of Emmanuel Pr
testant Episcopal Church, at Ne
Castle. He appears to be the generi
favorite from among those who haN
been on trial to succeed the late Re
Dr. Munson.