Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-07
HARD TO GET
A QUORUM
Trustees of Commons Have
Difficulty in Getting Bust
ness Transacted
NEW CASTLE COUNCIL
In MONTHLY SESSION

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del. Sept Fail
ure on the part of the members of the
Trustees of the Commons to attend
the meetings has tied up business.
Bills cannot be paid and those who
are owed the money are demanding
payment. II requires seven members
of the board TO form a quorum and
nine to pay bills. For months past no
bills have been paid. The members
at the meeting last night said they
are tired of such treatment. They
want the members either to resign or
attend the meetings.
Mr.. Biggs reported last ever%Ig that
Tax Collector Wallace l.. Cannon has
signified his intention Of Selling the
rents of the farms to collect the
taxes. The trustees will again test
the law and therefore the trustees
will not pay az present
City Council will not recede I'm its
stand for the Delaware and Atlantic
Telegraph and Telephone Company TO
pay its taxes The tax on each pole
is equal TO 81 and the Council feels
this is reasonable.
Council last night ordered that the
curb line in front of the Lambson
property, Seventh and Delaware
streets be placed the same as the
adjacent properties.
City Treasurer Job h. Manlove re-
ported having received $9,745.1S. Col
/ lector Hunter for 1910 turned into
/ the city treasurer $9,334.01.
When the bill of Officer Tobin for
taking Henry Hollis. colored, to the
workhouse came up members Of Coun-
ell said Hollis ought to be arrested
twice a year and be given six months
each time. In this way the expenses
would be less, the councilmen thought.
petition was received from resi-
dents of South Third street asking for
an arc light. The committee on
light and water will look into the
matter.
The Anti-Saloon League asked for
permission to erect a sign board on
the plot at Third and Chestnut
streets.
A discussion took place over the
payment of S61.47 for repairs TO the
fire engine. The engine had been re-
built at Elmira. n. Y. but when It
came back IL was not in working
order. A representative OF the COM
pany came here and made the re-
pairs. The bill was not paid
A letter was received from T. 3.
Heisel advising Council that he has
been instructed by the Delaware
Water Improvement Company TO col
lect $40 ,460.34 water rents from the
city. City Treasurer Manlove re-
ported that $4,000 will be paid at
once and other payments will be
made later.
| Patter. patter went merry little
! feet Yesterday when the public schools
/ opened. There were many new
scholars and the little people made Q
nice appearance.
\ pSitiiSssf6 ' snns' ~ "arachochial schools
opened to-day following the celebra
ton of the mass Of the Holy Ghost n
the church
The pail bearers at the funeral o
Mrs. Eleanor Gray, Of St. Georges
yesterday were II. Rash, Walter ant
j. c. CHM, !. r. Grassland, r. Il
Walker and Edgar Carrow
New Castle had its warm spell
Yesterday. In the evening a RAINBOW
and lemon colored phenomenon y
the shape Of clouds appeared and re
lief was obtained.
Parties who owe water rents To-
years must either pay the water rent
or have the service shut OF.