Evening journal., 1916-05-09
newark TO extend
Sewer SYSTEM
Town Council Also Makes
Distribution of Circulars
Unlawful
FINANCIAL REPORT
IN PRINTED FORM

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, May 9.-At a meeting Of
the Newark Sewer Commission yester-
day afternoon bids were opened for the
proposed sewer extension, and Smith q
Ruggle, of Baltimore. were the lowest
bidders. Their bid was slightly less
than $1,000 The only other bidder was
J.. y. Jacobs, Of Newark, who built the
sewer system and disposal plant two
years ago His bid is said 10 have been
about 81 800 above that OF the Balti-
more firm.
\ large portion of the cost of this oX-
tension will be paid by Delaware Col
egs, as IL is largely for the benefit Of
the college that it is to be built. The
extension will start ON Depot road, at
the town limits, and 90 south to a point
between the home OF DR.. Samuel g..
Mitchell and the Nomen's College. IL
will then be extended across the college
property to Academy street extended,
then across TO South Chapel street. lt
will be necessary to put in a pumping
station ON South Chapel street as the
sewage will not run by gravity there.
All college property purchased last year
and also the WOmen's College viii be
cared for by this extension.
Town Council at a special meeting
last night passed a resolution making
the throwing OF waste paper in the
streets or the throwing of circulars or
price lists in yards. ON porches. or on the
streets unlawful. subject TO a fine of s..
.r hu 4 nrn In of
vreat assistance to the recently appoint
I'd "Town Beautiful committee in its
work. Harlow II. Curtis. chairman of
the latter committee. was before Com-
ii and his committee was given author
ity TO purchase five receptacles for waste
paper to be placed at different points ON
Main street. John Pillng. John r.
Chapman and George X. Casho were
made additional members of the COM
mittee. Thursday and Friday have been
designated rs cleanup days, and cir
,ulars will be distributed asking every
resident to place all rubbish in front OF
their property. to be hauled away.
Council awarded the contract for re.
raulkmg the water mains ON west Main
street from the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road tracks to the town line. TO Daniel
Stoll. at his bid Of S1.35 a Joint. Mr.
Stoll was the only bidder. There are
about l4O Joints to be recaulked Later
in the year this street will be macad-
amized. II was also decided to resur'
face all the new streets in the town.
T. Clifford Wilson, chairman Of a spe'
cial committee, was authorized 10 have
siren fire whistle shipped here for q
trial test. IF the whistle is satisfactory
{ viii be purchased hy Council.
The report of Frank NJ. Luton and
II. Z. Vinsinger. special auditors, wh'
audited the accounts Of town for thu
fiscal year ending March J. 1915. ha'
heen printed in pamphlet form. and Il
heihg distributed among the taxpayers
This report shows the assessment las'
wear 10 have been real estate. sS77.075i
capitation. e3G.Oo0; stock, S0,S50; max
inc total Of 1923 .425 There ar,
s' A-n.22 hack taxes for the years 1911
o. 1918 The tax rate last year wa
nn the 500.
Tho town assets are shown to b
So .Os3.a7. and the liabilities si5. son
The receipts from all sources, including
taxes. water rents light. etc. were S33.
7ae3l. and the disbursements S3l ,236.4s
leaving a balance of 81 2559.s3.