Evening journal., 1914-07-08
new Castle SOLONS
TALK Street PAVING
Work Under $4,000 Bo d
Issue Will Be Started at
Early Date
COMMONS FARM
NEED REPAIRS

special TO The EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, July s.-Property
owners along the route Of the new
streets will be better off than the ones
along the Delaware square The latter
were compelled to put in concrete curbs
end in some instances the stone curbs
were taken way and the bricks from the
payements broken mp and no remunera.
tion given the property owner.
Under the act creating the bond com
mission the present curb can Be reset
but the owner must pay for the work,
rs well as for the lS-inch concrete put
ter City Council at it's meeting last
night discussed the situation at length
and City Solicitor Janvinr ana Engineer
Fullenwider discussed til matter with
Council When the property owrcr pays
for an ls-inch gutter on each se ui
the street and The trolley company for
eight feet six inches on i narrow street
the city will not have So much to pay
Ter its share of the work. A letter was
read at the meeting from 81 r. Eiason.
president Of the bond commission re-
pardlng The streets to be paYel.
The water company, tho gas company,
the Diamond state Telephone Company
end he tru'lsy company are to te noii-
fed re.afd,u.' & mains md pole- ~ ~
the streets that are to be paved, SO that
all work ean be done before tine streets
are newly paved
President Cavender said an ordinance
should be passed fixing a location for
telegraph poles In case of an unim.
proved lot the new pavement can be
only four feet wide Many poles must
be reset anyhow, before the curbs arc
set
Mr.. Speicher said he felt the bond
commission should prepare the resolu.
tions and get out the notices. He didn't
think Council should be expected to do
all the work and the bond commission
get the glory. Mr. Speieher reported
that the number of lights that did not
burn during the month would result in
reduction Of Sl266 on the company:
bill
Mr.. Boyee presented plans and speci
fcations for rebuilding the Delaware
street wharf. Treasurer Manlove re-
ported having received from James +.
Bacon Sl46; G. Allen Smith. Sl0.33t
Hugh J.. Duffy from wharf. 5000
The following bills were paid. Peter
Toner SIS; Alexander McGue, sl440;
D. McGinn, $3.50; John Y. z. Clayton
S35.54; James A. Tobin. So, NJ Tobin
S3; James Kelley, 1925; J. T. and L. +
Eliason, S2.75.
Miss Pauine Rogers complained about
weeds growing III the dock back of hel
property. A discussion followed regard
ing the right OF the city to cut the
weeds, as they were not above the low
water mark. The weeds are in tn,
centre Of the dock. City Solicitor Jan
viet viii be asked for an opinion on the
question.
Council will 90 ahead with the i'm
provements at Delaware street wharf.
TIE City's Farms.
The trustees of the New Castle com
mon discussed improvements to th'
farms belonging to the city. New barns
pranaries, porches. pumps and other i'm
provements are needed on the farms
The present granaries and barns ar
badly III need OF repair. To do every
thing necessary on the farmss woulC
require an outlay Of $4,000 to $4,000
When the trustees made the inspection
Of the farms recently they found the
land in high class of cultivation. fail
crops and willing tenants. but the out
buildings need to be rebuilt or repaired
The New Castle A, A. will play All
Collegians at Ocean Beach Park on Sat
urday.
Manager John J McDevitt is anxiou,
to get mid-week game with Odessa