Evening journal., 1915-03-03
new Castle Police
TO GET MORE PAY
Salaries Fixed at SIS a
Month at Spirited Meet
ing Of Council
TRUSTEES OF COMMON
REFLECT OFFICERS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, March 3.-Trustees Of
the New Castle Common at the monthly
meeting last evening reelected the oiii-
GERS and committees Tor the ensuing
year The election resulted as follows'
President, William }. Ferris; treasurer,
Patrick McGrory; secretary, Francis
deHaas Janvier; acting committee IN
charge of the farms, james G. Shaw,
James f. Biggs, John f. Taylor; public
buildings committee, William J. Ferris,
James NJ Wise, John NJ. Hance; janitor,
b. +. Lancaster.
Upon motion of Mr.. Deemer, the
treasurer was instructed TO have tor
nado insurance placed on the buildings
belonging to the trustees.
Bills amounting to Sill were or
dered paid.
1t was reported that Mrs. Biggs, one
Of the tenants on the farms, has just
sold her wheat and will benefit by the
war prices.
Mr.. Ferris. who was elected president
last night, is the Oldest member of the
trustees in point of service, having been
elected May 20, 1883.
City Council Meeting.
City Council held an important meet
ing last night. The finance committee
was instructed to take out the taxes
from bills paid last night. Mayor Rod
ney in a letter drew attention TO the
pay of the police. He criticized the ex-
isting pay and asked for an increase to
/ S75 a month.
Mr.. Spiecher favored laying the mat
( ter over for the next Council
/ Mr.. Sullivan favored backing up the
mayor in this Council. Mr.. Weggen.
mann favored a raise for the man who
collects the ashes.
Mr.. Poole favored the increase. For
the hours the police work they are not
getting enough pay, he said.
Mr.. Sentman said the police must be
afraid of the next Council. Mr.
Spiecher said that Council had to Dor
row money already.
Mr.. Poole felt that the policemen are
protecting the lives and property of the
people. A burglar is likely to come
around the corner with a gun to greet
the police officer while the people are
asleep.
Mr.. Weldin favored the advance. Mr.
Sullivan said he favored an increase OF
only S. a month.
President Cavender and Mr.. Seminar
remarked it would be a hardship for th'
same Council to increase the salary o
the officers twice.
The vote to postpone resulted as
follows: For postponing-Messrs
Sentman and Spiecher; against
Messrs. Cavender, Weldin, Poole
Boyce. Weggenmann and Sullivan.
Mr.. Sullivan moved that the salarl
of the officers be increased to SIS 4
month.
President Cavender said he favored
raise for Michael Reedy of S5 a
month.
Mr.. Sullivan then included Reedy
in the resolution and Mr.. Poole was
the seconder. The motion was car
ried with Mr.. Spiecher and Mr.. Sent
man voting in the negative.
Gas For New Plant.
The New Castle Gas Light Com
pany presented an application for
permission to lay a gas main from
Fourth and Chestnut streets to the
city limits, as the company will
supply the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany with gas to be used in its plant
at Riverside. The permission was
granted.
The funeral Of Mrs. Josephine Hol-
comb, wife of J. Rogers Holcomb, OF
Germantown, takes place this after
noon. Services will be conducted in
Emmanuel Church and intermeni
made in the Glebe Cemetery.
City Solicitor Daniel o. Hastings
of Wilmington, will address the
Baraca Glass next Sunday after
noon.
Miss Grace Baird, Of Wilmington
was rendered a reception by the
Camp Fire Girls.
George McKnitt won the prize Of
fered by the Great Sachem fol
bringing in the most pale faces tC
the reservation of Seminole Tribe
Imp'd o. r. M.
Mary McKnitt went under an opera.
ton yesterday in Delaware Hospital
Wilmington, for the removal of ade'
noids and tonsils.
Victrolas, Observation-Disclosures.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert II. Megginsor
have returned home from Floridt
where they spent the winter.