Evening journal., 1913-05-30
NEWSY DOINCS
OF new CASTLE
Council Refuses to Sell Street
Bonds on Below
Par Bid
VETERANS HONOR
TIE NATIONS HEROES
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, May So.--As an
nounced in THE EVENING JOURNAL
ten days ago. joan p Murphy has
been appointed postmaster hero.
President Wilson sent the nomination
10 the Senate yesterday. From tho
commencement Of the contest there
was no ono in the race but Mr.. Muir
ply His work as a political hacker
Of the Democratic party has always
been the hardest and best. He was
backed by the organization and could
not be beaten. Now comes the wait
ing until the new postmaster bonds
and then the appointment Of the office
force.
Clty Council met last evening in
special session to open bids for tho
sale OF the $4,000 street bonds. Only
4 one bid was received and that from
the New Castle Trust Company. II
bid for only $4,000 at 90. City So
licitor Janyier addressing City Coun-
ell advised the rejection of any and
all bids below par for five per cent.
bonds. He said he knew of another
company which was willing to take
the whole issue but would give only
SO and he felt the city could not al
ford to lose S1,200 The bonds are a
good investment but New Castle can
wait a while until the market shows
a better outlook and FIVE per cent.
bonds sell at a premium or at least
at par.
7. Bayard Heisel addressed Coun-
ell regarding the transfer of the pow
er for lighting the city from the Della
ware Water Company to the VIII
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company. The Delaware City Com
reny viii get its power from. Will
mington through the Delaware Water
Improvement Company. The matter
Will be considered by Council
There was a man chase yesterday
afternoon from the Brylgon Steel
Casting Companys Works to the dyke
bridge Bloomfield Cuff. colored. had
been hauling coke from the pile into
the works as a gang Of Poles un-
loaded a car. Some of the pieces of
coke fell on the track and Cuff threw
the pieces back to the car. One of
the pieces landed on the head of Mike
Smith and he fell in a faint. When
his companions saw their mate fall
and the blood gush from his head
they started after Cuff with their
forks used in handling the coke. They
chased him as far as dyke bridge
where he distanced them Cuff was
arrested on a charge of assault and
battery and for an hour Mayor Rod
ney listened to explanations of how
It had happened. AS a result of hard
work the Mayor found there was no
intention on Cuffs part to harm the
Pole and dismissed the case
City Council will sit three nights
as a Board of Appeals and taxpayers
having complaints should call on these
evenings Mr.. Spencer says that tho
Stock assessment is a farce as II costs
more to make the assessment and col
lect the taxes than the city receives
from the collection of taxes on stock
Early this morning members cf
Captain Evan S. Watson Post No. ;,
G. A. r. we're on the streets getting
ready for the Memorial Day parade.
Flowers we're carried from all sec
tions of the city to the Town Hall.
Company H, o. NJ, d. furnished the
firing squad and the Boy Scouts and
a delegation from Industry Council
No. 25, Jr. o. u. A. NJ. accompanied
the veterans to the several cemeteries
where flowers were strewn on the
graves of their dead companions.
Then they went to Delaware street
wharf where flowers we're thrown on
the river in memory of the sailor vet
Grams. The New Castle band furnish
ed music
In the Armory last evening the
young men held delightful dance.
The New Castle High School will
hold a strawberry festival in the Ar
mory tomorrow evening.
Dancers say that the new dancing
pavilion at Ocean Beach Park is a
splendid one Work on the new bath
houses will commence at once.
Members Of New Castles Social
Circle attended a delightful subscrip-
tion dance in Music Hall on Wednes-
day evening. given by the men of the
circle The new dances, as usual,
took the lead on the dance program,
and some new steps we're shown
those present by Miss Margaret
Bispham, of Claymont. who is
guest of Miss Mary Shaw
Fun and frolic prevailed during the
evening and a dainty supper was
served at a late hour.
Those who attended the dance were
AIR and Mrs. A. V. L. George, Mr.
and Mrs. John NJ Wilson. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Mcintyre. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank de Janvier. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Fulenweider. Mrs. F. NJ. Nun
son. Mrs. II. II Hay, Mrs. George
Rodney Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Wilson.
Of Philadelphia. Miss Adele Case
Miss Mary Shaw, Miss Margaret
Bispham. Miss Florence Case. and
Messrs. Laussat Rogers. James Shaw.