Evening journal., 1914-08-12
THREE WOULD BUILD
NEW CASTLE WHARF Wharf,
Estimates on Concrete
Structure Please and Will
Be Considered
THE
AWARD LATER

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Aug. l2.-When City
Council met in special session last night
there were three bidders ior the
contract TO rebuild Delaware street
wharf The bids were; Cloud, stiles Il
Work, Of Chcster Henry l.. Iatnall,
Wilmington and kcely McFeeley Com
pany Of Camden, n. j. The bids will
be tabulated and Council will hold an.
other meeting following conference
with the committee from the Trustees
of the Commons. The three bids were
close, and Cloud, Stiles q Work put ia
an alternate bid for concrete work in
stead Of white oak. The work must be
completed in 30 days A concrete wharf
is favored by many New Castle people.
The contractors representatives, who
were present said last night that it will
require considerable counting Of the
bids before the lowest BID Is known.
Twenty wharf builders looked
over the work, but only three put in
bids Nv hen New York wharf build
ers come down here on $1,000 job"
said one Of the men last evening, "it
shows that work is getting scarce. Sev-
er9l of the boatmen who are out of
work were present at the meeting last
night, but they did not address the
meeting They favor concrete wharf.
believing that the logs below the water
line are in good order.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. lobin, formerly
of New Castle, were among the resi-.
dents of North East. Md, who enter
tanned the delegation from the vii
mington Chamber Of Commerce yester.
day.
The funeral Of George Freebury
took place yesterday morning. Mass
of requiem was celebrated In st.
Peters Church, by the Rev. Francis
Mahoney, and interment made in st.
Peters Cemetery
The pail bearers were Matthew
Tobin Patrick McGrory. James b. |
Toman, Jr. James y. Brady and
Charles }. Dougherty.
The West End Jrs. defeated the |
Southside Jrs yesterday by the score |
OF TO to 4. The Jrs. are composed of I
Freebury, pitcher; Colt. ccatcher;
treebury, first base; Tidwell, second I
base: T. MoGrory, third base: Thomas
Colt, centre field; Wright, right field,
and Ryan left field. Captain McGrory I
will be pleased to hear from all teams /
IN the county whose players are under
sixteen years Of age.
The prizes for the spot dance at
Ocean Beach Park tomorrow evening
will be gold bracelet and gentle
mans scarf pin.
Miss Carrie Gemmill attended the I
wedding Of Miss Edith Holt, near Elk
ton, Md. yesterday
Mrs Mary Cooper Fry and two chill /
dren who have been visiting her
mother. Mrs w, w. Cooper. on North
Sixth street have returned to Strcuds-
burg. Pa.
Mrs. William n. Barr. Of Philadel-
'hia Is visiting New Castle relatives.
Miss Mary Atkinson, OF Elkton, has
'een the guest Of Miss Vera Atkinson. 1,
The New Castle Az A. base ball team n
viii so to Milford tomorrow to play
he ball team of that town.
The heavy rain last evening was 4
cry beneficial
Postmaster John p Murphy reports
he following letters at the postoffice
Mr.. Alex. II. Crooker. Miss May Ir-
vim, Mr.. Frank II. Loomis, DR.. Frank
4. Payne, DR.. Edmund c. Payne, Mr..
!. Farmer Miss Eliza Prettyman,
lrs Henry Rogers, Mr.. George Tow
on. MIR. Jos. Willow.
Wilbur Meredith is serving as sub
utute rural mail carrier while We'll
in Vining is on his vacation. Tho
ubstitute carrier uses his automobile
II the route.
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