Evening journal., 1911-04-05
new CASTLE
NEWS NOTES
Town Board Of Trade Pre-
pareS to Entertain Visiting
PhiladeIphianS
COUNCIL IN LAST SESSION
TRANSACTS MUCH BUSINESS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, April 5.-There will
be an interesting meeting of the Board
of Trade this evening when action viii
be taken on the outing of the Philadel-
phia Sons of Delaware, who Will hold
an outing here. Delawareans in Phila-
delphia contemplate a trip here to par
take of shad dinner. There will be
$50 men in the party and they Will
come here in a special train.
Levi G.. Sterner, who is connected
with the Parker Fibre Company ap-
peared before City Council last night
and presented a letter from Richard
Fisher, of Philadelphia. Mr.. Fisher is
the chairman of the committee on out
ing. AS the present Council goes out of
office this week it was deemed advis-
able to let the Board of Trade take
care of the visitors Every active mem
ber of the Board of Trade is expected
to be at the meeting tonight. The idea
is to have a half holiday, open the
town plants for inspection and enter
tain the visitors in various ways.
Treasurer McGrory, of the Trustees
of the Commons, has the option where
to place the funds of the trustees.
Town residents think the money
should be deposited in the home banks.
There was a fair discussion of the
question last evening Treasurer Nc
Grory reported having received dur
ing the month from George Black
burne, $500; Joseph Bacon, S39;
Thomas Holcomb, $23; T. Thomas
Clark, $780, E. Megginson, 5000. There
are two tenants who have not sold
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payments.
There was a general discussion re-
garding the delinquents. The members
are determined that the rents must be
paid. Mr.. Toman said he had been in
formed by a man who worked for one
of the delinquents that he raised 900
bushels of wheat and sold twenty-one
tons of hay and twenty tons of straw
Straw" shouted Mr.. Hance, why
we have had no straw for eighteen
months and we did not know straw
was being sold"
Council Has Busy Session.
City Council had much business al
its final monthly meeting last night
Overpaid taxes were returned i'm sew
eral instances. In the case of former
Collector Shearer an error list was
allowed. Mr. Cooper who represents
the collector and his bondsmen, still
has S40S to collect
Tax Collector Leach turned in his
error list for 1908 and it was refer
red to the finance committee.
John ]. Sheridan opposed the CLOSING
of 9th street and requested City Coun.
Gil to order a crossing that is blocked
by the Edgar Allen Company to bt
opened. The clerk was instructed tC
send the notice.
Mr. McCaughan requested motto,
to be sent to the New Castle and Della
ware City Railway Company to pu
Seventh street in repair Under it,
franchise the company must do so.
The question of the Deemer sluic
was considered. The Deemer meadow
owing to the sluice being out of repai
is flooded and the water is damagin,
Seventh street.
Extra poles for the telegraph com
pany and trolley company can bI
erected upon permission of the prop
erty owners.
Owners of property in front of whicI
are bad pavements must make repair
at once
The Good Will Fire Company meet
tonight when considerable business
will be transacted.
William II. Bradley is improving
steadily
There were no bids received at thl
/ special meeting Of Council Monda.
evening for the $4,000 street paving
bonds.