Evening journal., 1913-03-14
EWSY DOlNCS
OF NEW CASTLE
Council Will Borrow $4,000
to Pay Off Town Float
ing Debt
LEGISLATION AND
APPEAL DAYS FIXED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, March 14.-City
Council in special session last night
gave the third reading to the ordin-
ances fixing the salary of tax collect
or and providing for the issuance Of
$4,000 in bonds to liqudate the float
ing Indebtedness of the town. The
ordinance regarding the salary of tax
collector fixes his compensation at 5
per cent on all collections up to
$4,000 and 3 per cent for collections
above that amount.
Council will meet on next Friday
evening, March 21, to open proposals
Tor the $4,000 five per cent bonds.
The Finance Committee and Presi-
dent Cannon will issue the bonds.
City Council then announced that
the appeal and registration days will
be held Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings March is, 10, 25 and 26 from
Z to 9. O'Clock each evening. The City
election will be held on April 8 and
all candidates for Office must file their
names with the Clerk of Council on
or before March 20. AT the meeting
of City Council last night Mayor
Rodney presented, a communication
appointing Eugene Lewis, a police Of
fcer, to succeed the late Officer
George Woolson
There was some discussion between
members of Council over the pur-
chase, of stone for The Strand.
The Boys Scouts are arranging for
minstrel performance to be given
IN the X of p hall on next Tuesday
evening.
Mrs Harry Snavely is sick.
John Roberts. Sr., is confined to his
home by sickness
The Levy Court has granted per-
mission to the Wilmington and South
ern Traction Company to remove five
trees at the switch leading to the
bridge over the Pennsylvania Rail-
road company's tracks on the cause
way The headway of the cars GO
ing to the bridge road been
stayed considerably and as summer
Is approaching General Manager Will
nam E Myers knew the trees would
be dangerous to passengers on the
summer cars. Consequently he con-
suited the Levy Court and Mr.. Smith,
commission Of the Fifth district was
authorized to act in the matter and
Mr.. Smith granted the request. The
road workmen will begin at once to
remove the trees between which the
cars now run.
The half hour trolley run between
here and Wilmington meet with the
approval of the public.
Second Lieutenant w. Harry Veg
genmann. of Fort Wright. Conn, ex-
poets to take a bride next fall. The
intended bride is a daughter of one
of the lieutenants at the fort.
Arrangements are well under way
for the entertainment by the New
Castle High School to be given in the
Opera House on Friday evening
March 2S. "The Kleptomaniacs" is the
title of the side splitting farce to be
put on the boards by Josephine Cloth
Ter. Clara Sterling. Elva Ferguson.
Edna Appleby Emily Matthews Of
Dover. will sing and the dumbbell
drill and The Fraternity Girl are
sure to please the people Tickets
are now being sold for the entertain
ment and the young people expect to
have a crowded house
The funeral of Mrs Cornelia Bacon.
wife of George Bacon, will take place
tomorrow afternoon Interment will
be made in the Glebe Cemetery.
Edward Galloway has resigned his
position with B. r. Lank.
It is possible that some of the shad
fishermen will dip their nets tomor-
row
Many property owners who learned
throught THE EVENING JOURNAL
that assessor Lancaster had placed
his books at Mayor Rodneys Office for
inspection have been examing the
books Some whose assessments /
We're raised will appeal to the Levy
Court
The interest in the approaching
election is rather quiet so far but
candidates will begin to bloom in the
near future. It is expected that there
will be no opposition to the re-elec-
tion of Mayor Richard S. Rodney.