Evening journal., 1912-12-19
NEWSY DOINCS
OF NEW CASTLE
City Solicitor Prepares New
Charter Draft for the
Town
CITIZENS WANT MORE
MONEY FOR FIREMEN

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Dec i9-City Soil
oitor f. de Haas Janvier is at work
on revised city charter for New
Castle. and expects to have II ready
for presentation TO the Legislature
hy February 1 Under the present
CITY charter the City Council is handi-
capped from time TO time by not hav-
ing sufficient funds TO meet current
expenses. The cost of lighting the
city and furnishing the ere plugs is
lar in excess Of the amount formerly
paid by Council With $4,000 for
schools, there is a big hole in the
amount collected for that purpose.
New streets must be considered and
10 do the work it viii take money.
Residents feel there must be change
in the assessment, so that all property
will be fairly taxed
The fire company is asking for
more money. At present the COM
pany gets but $3.50 year The com
pany is well equipped to fight FIRE,
and no better volunteers ever caught
"A hose in time of FIRE The idea is TO
have an assessment of few cents on
the 500 assessment for fire purposes.
The amount to be collected would
couip the company. buy new hose,
and pay expenses of the horses
Complaint is general about the wa
fer supply in the city. Recently the
supply has not been up 10 the usual
standard and the opinion prevails the
water tower is not kept full. Soon
after Christmas, John 4. Stoops will
40 from plug to plug and test the
service and see If the plugs are in
good working order.
CITY Council will discuss the Ques-
tion OF lights and water at the next
mecting.
The fact that the motormen on the
New Castle line are safe, careful men
anadc no difference yesterday and last
night while the fog hung so heavy
The crews kept on the alert, however
and no accidents happened. The bcne-
tit of the electric lights along the line
mst night was clearly shown.
Wray Bacon is doing rushing
business in Christmas trees.
The Baracca class under the direc'
tion OF Weldin Vining, IS decorating
The interior of the Methodist Church
The Christmas sermon will be
preached on Sunday and the choir has
prepared a special musical program
John II. Stoops has returned home
from New York and Philadelphia
where he was compelled 90 60 TO pur.
chase an additional supply of Christ
mas goods.
The Henry moving picture theatre
for want Of patronage has closed, anC
now New Castle has only one theatre
There will be several select dance
in the near future i'm the diheren
halls
b. T Lank is repairing many dam
aged autos.
Friendship Lodge. No 3, A. o. U. w
expects to have another class of neV
members TO initiate after Christmas
Some of the New Castle members ex
pect TO win some Of the prizes. On
hustler said last night they Will hav
10 watch him or he will pin the prizes
State Organizer William Davidson ha
been here this week hunting mp pros
pectiye members.
George r. TObin and Son, who hay
arranged for over a ton of fresh kill
ed turkeys. said today that the pric
in all doubt viii be % cents
pound.
River men said last night they coul
mot remember a fog as dense as th
ono of last night All river craft rC
mained at anchor
In the High School tomorrow ever
sng the Penn Literary Society wi
hold its Christmas entertainment