Evening journal., 1914-02-11
NEWSY DOINCS
OF new CASTLE
City Council Passes Wharf
Purchasing Ordnance
After Debate
CITIZENS SPEAK
FOR IMPROVEMENT

SPECIAL TO TIE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Feb ii-city Coun-
eli. at special meeting last night.
gave the third reading TO the ordin-
ance providing for the issuance Of
$1,000 dvc per cent. river front inn
proeemeut bonds. This action means
that CITY Council win ratfy the
aerccmen, made several weeks ago
with the William Lea and Sons Com
pany for the purchase OF the Della
ware street property.
During December. City Council In
atructcd committee 10 walt upon
the owners OF the property and
negotiate for the purchase Of tho
wharf. The agreement was reached
and the price was placed at $4,000.
since then there has been consider
able discussion over the purchase Of
fhe property. Petitions we're cir
ouIatod. conferences held and argu-
Inonts took place Finally. a week
aro. when the third reading OF the
ordinance was called, Il was laid over
By vote OF iive 10 four.
n was then decided TO bold a spe-
ciai meeting last night. and the ordin-
ance was given its third reading ana
adopted by the vote Of 70 ..
When Council met last night many
nrominent citizens we're present Al
ter some parliamentary work regard
ing the Offering of the motion, the
ordinance was given ite third read
inc. Mr.. Sullivan and Mr.. McGrory
raised the point that those who we're
in the minority on the question at
the last meeting had a right to make
the motion. Mr.. Poole. having
changed his opinion during the week,
ihon mado the motion.
Andrew Bryson. principal owner OF
the Brylcon steel plant. congratulated
Council on ia work Of getting a
wharf for the CITY. He believed
such action was the greatest good ac-
complishod IN the town In forty
years.
Mayor Richard S. Rodney. John r..
Lambson. Edward V. Plat, l. p.
Eliason. John =. Murphy and James
u RYAN addressed Council regarding
the purchase OF the wharf. Moaers
sullivan. McGrory and Weggenmaun
opDosed the passage Of the ordinance.
In| lily ANnWIIA VIII NA'"N - AN""
day. February %. when the bonds
viii be offered and bids opened.
Chauncey p. Holcomh sent a tole-
gram from Washington 10 City Coun-
cn requesting that tho wharf DO pur-
chased From the TACT that he
chesapeake and Delaware canal Is 70
become free waterway, New Castle
harbor win hc the sheltered link IN
the inland waterways, npc New Cas-
d, is bound 20 grov.
Alexander b. Cooper delivered an
interesting lecture last night on
'Foft Cassimir. The attendance was
large aud apnroclatiye.
The Eager Amen American Mau-
canese steel Company has been noti-
fcd hy city council not 70 permit the
mndinc OF frame stables on rs prop
Criy opposite Dobb.nsvilio.
Mrs A. r. Kec and Edgar Meggln-
son. who have been IN the Delaware
Hospital. Wilmington. have returned
home They were patients Of Or.
William Wertcnhaker and went un-
der operations IN tho hospital
Rose Bennett. colored. was arrest
"a hy OHcer Tohin on a charge Of
breaking and entering. ole Hood al
legcs he heard o chicken make a
noise SO his cabin and when he went
there Dc SAYS he found Rose had
broken into his cabin and chicken
coop. but the chickens did not like the
sirl aud created the noise.
Charles Dohcrty is spending d few
day IN Atlantic City.
Thomas Nolau has removed from
the Bruce property TO the phiiip
Johnson property opposite the ellis
farm.
Joseph Farnan has taken posses
sion Of the blacksmith shop at Horo's
Corner
Charles Gricr viii remove to bis
now property az Richardson Park
George r.. Haliett viii occupy thl
property az Landen'e avenue. vacated
by Greer.
Edward Wier SIS pushing the work
90 bis new residence end barn OF
the Churchmane Bridge road
George Madden. principal of Eden
School az Bear reports the following
pupils deserving Of special commen.
dalton:
William Walthor. Helen Hayes. Eu.
gene Burris. Helen Boys. John Bur.
ris, Howard Stanley. Julian BOYS
Alfred Walker. Elizabeth Hntchison
Edith Stanley. Howard Burris. Johr
STANLEY, Ruth McNiuilln. Rachel Ap.
pleby.
The Temple Club will Give a dane.
10 The Opera House on Foruary =.