Evening journal., 1909-09-18
NEW CASTLEITES
REPORT OF TRIP
Tell Citizens What Salem Has
in the Nay Of Improve
mentS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. sept. 1S.-city Council. |
accompanied by a representative dcicsa-
lion. viii 20 by special car noxt satur-
day 10 West Chester to inspect that pace
New Castles city fathers want just
enough data to help them before going
ahead with improvements. Cobhle stones
that were laid before Penn landed must
be relegated Tor modern street paving.
fhc following report viii be presented
10 City Council at It's mecting on Tuesday
evening regarding the recent trip to
Salem.
The following Councilmen, Mr.. Nc
Caughan. Mr.. Cannon, Mr. Weggonmann'
Mr. White. Mr. Cramer. Mr.. Whaien and
Mr.. Wright accompanied By the Mayor
the city engineer. William J. Ferris and
John r. Murphoy, visited the city OF
salem. n. J.
The object Of the visit was TO obtain
general Information relating 20 the man
aeomont of the various departments OF tho
city government of that city and the
cost Of tho same. with that purpose In
view the following questions were pre-
pounded and answered as follows;
Formulation. 1000: tax rate, sLiSi assessed
valuation. S3OoOOo; total collected not
answered.
The money set aside Tor operating the
various departments is as follows;
For schools. ssiio: for police, $780, for
IRE $1,000: for streets Sl00; fos light So'S0i
Tor board Of health $500
In addition to the above $1,000 IS allowed
for snrinkling and cleaning the streets M
cludcd in the amount allowed the hfe oe-
partment for this year is $1,000 Tor ins1'H-
ing a fire alarm system.
The city owns sewers that are operated
nj pront There are no wharves at
salem. the city owns landings. water
works owned by the city are operated at
pront Electric light plant owned by
iprivato corporation. city pays $50 per year
per light Tor arc lights
rhe city has 10 miles Of paved streets
excellent library, a handsome Y M G. a.
building and recently erected nice hign
school building at a cost OF S2'Sv.
salem has bonded debt Of siiiooo.
Mr. Harry w. sinnichson, member of
Council and one Of the street eommls-
sioners took the delegation in charge and
exniained very fully the different METH
ods of street paving. cost OF same ETC.
aud later was Joined by Henry Burt Ware
lse, city solicitor of salem and Messrs'
pancoast and steelman Of the CITY toun-
IN All Of whom did everything possible 10
make our trip pleasant and prontanie' ana
10 whom we extend our most sincere
thanks.
The police department SIS we'll organized
and consists Of a chief and six officers
two Of whom are part-time men, on duty
four hours each night. They are regularly
employed. however, and receive in add
lion to their uniforms, a salary Of $50 pei
month Under this plan quite a large fore
- --i;;5iforn5ad diaccrs' are on the stree
..heo most needed. and at a conslderaoA
io.e oxponsc than would otherwise be pos
sible
m. street department is IN charge OF
tho atreet commissioners Improved stree''
60 f,r built include bitulthc, brick and
macadam. An are kept in excellent con
difion. clean sprinkied and oiled
The are department is an able organisa-
tion consisting OF one principal company
and four smaller ones, each equipped W'th
hose cart and hose and stationed at points
throughout the city where their services II
REQUIRED. may be had with least poss b c
DELAY.
The public library OF sa'em is pri-
vate corporation. founded in 1904 but Ia
open TO any reader as reference library
free of charge a charge OF s. per annum
or Of Sc per week. per book is made e
those who desire 20 take books out Of th'
building
The library was, IN great part. cndowe
b. John Tyler whose name it bears, an
one very excellent provision Of his be
quest is that hleh school scholars ma
take out one hook per week but that onl
one out OF each four taken out may be
work Of fiction. the other three must
books Of history or travel or science.
Our own New Castle Library Co. hi
also under consideration provision
this same nature.