Evening journal., 1913-07-09
new CASTLE
MAYOR WANTS
A DOG POUND
Also Will Enforce Town Ord
inanCeS Against CANNES
Running at Large
COUNCIL PASSES
LIGHTING FRANCHISE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. July o. Mayor
Richard S. Radnor sent an important
letter to Council last evening re-
garding dogs. There are three or
dinances on the hooks regarding
dogs and the Mayor wants City
Council to renew the ordinance re-
garding the muzzling of dogs and the
appointment of a dog catcher Mayor
Rodney is opposed to the shooting OF
dogs on the streets. He says II is
dangerous, unsightly and often
brutal The Mayor favors a pound
where the dogs can be kept for a
time and later killed in a humane
way in case the animals are not re-
deemed.
The compensation for catching the
dogs in the opinion of Mayor Rodney
should be sufficient to keep one man
alive. If an owner devised to re-
deem a dog the fee should be sufi-
cient to pay the costs and little
profit to the city The month of
August is the most dangerous of the
summer months for dogs. Council
will take action toward protecting
the people before that time.
AT an adjoined meeting OF the
Board of Educationn last night the
contract for the painting Of the school
buildings was awarded to Newlove
and White The bids we're:
w. H. Owens-No. 1, $9S; No 2,
$50, No. 8. S4S; total. S226.
Newlove and White-No. /, $50;
No 2. $40; No. 3, SOS; total. S225.
L. II NJ McCullough-No. /, Sl2l;
No. 2, s675O, No. 3, $5l; total, S365
President Ferris reported that no res
ipnation as a teacher had been received
from Miss Margaret Lawler, who was
married last week. Her successor viii
be elected ON July 20.
CITY Council held an adjourned meet
ing last night and gave the third read
ing to the ordinance granting the VIII
mingtun City Electric Company the
right to erect a new line Of poles and TO
string wires on the poles OF the Della
ware Water Improvement Company. The
poles are TO be placed along the Viii
mineton road to Fourth and Harmony
streets. and thence 10 Sixth and to Sew
enth and Clymer streets, where connec-
ton will be made with the line TO Della
ware City. 1he substitute ordinance
presented by City Solicitor Janvier was
finally passed by the vote of to J, Mr..
Sullivan voting in the negative, "as he
sclieved the company should give num-
ber OF frec lights to the city,
Members of Council discussed al length
the possibilities and probabilities OF the
future. The present company is getting
the power for lighting purposes from the
Southern Traction Company. The sup
ply Of water at present IS inadequate.
The new company will be able to furnish
All the power needed. New plants COM
ING here can be assured that the current
viii be available day and night. The
poople can put in fans and use electric
irons because the current will be con-
tinuous. John +. Neary. representing
tho company. informed City Council that
the company does not give free lights to
anbody.
Miss Reeder Stoops. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. John r. Stoops. has been elect
ed vice president of the Cecil County
High School at Llkton.
Mrs Margaret Bacon. matron OF the
Vow Castle County Hospital, is recover
inc from injuries received by falling of
a porch at the institution. Mrs. Bacon
had boeu.in rocking chair and had not
noticed how close she was to the edge
of the porch until the rocker tilted and
she fell to the bottom % the steps.
Captain Joseph u. Cofeld. who was in
inrcd in q runaway near Wilmington, IS
abln to be about again.
Work on the garage at Fourth and
Chestnut streets for Schuchardt q Co.
is being rushed
Mrs. John McCallin. son and daugh-
ter. Francis and Anna McCallin. of
Philadelphia. are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Garreau.
The Methodist Sunday school excur-
sion will 20 TO Washington Park to-
morrow week.
Probation Officer p. Ross Farra, was
here for a time last evening. He had
heen to Delaware City. where he found
a colmed girl who had been entieed from
home i'm which she had been placed by
Mr. Farra. There is a heavy fine Tor
doing such an act Mr.. Farra found the
girl and took her back to the home.
Miss Cecilia Mahoney and Miss
Helen Mcdaniel spent today in Phila-
delphia.
Miss Jessie Carswell. of Whining
ton. was the guest Of her cousin, Miss
Bessie Mcfarland. last evening
Jnmes s. Rodney. who has been
visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John n. Rodney returned to his home
in Clarksburg. Va.