Evening journal., 1916-03-08
commons TRUSTEES
REFLECT Officers
New Castle Now is Assured
of free Mail
Delivery
COUNCIL HAS
ANOTHER TALKFEST

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del. March s.
William J. Ferris. president Francis
deH. Janvier. secretary; and Patrick
McGrory. treasurer of the trustees Of
the New Castle common. were re-
elected at the annual meeting of that
body last night Bennett L. Lancas-
ter was reelected janitor.
The following committees were re-
elected Acting Committee-James g..
Shaw. James E. Biggs and John r.
Taylor
Public buildings William j. Ferris.
James NJ. Wise and John NJ dance.
The acting committee reported in
favor Of compensating Edward Meg
ginson to the amount of S30 for a
water tank erected by the tenant.
Members of the trustees warned that
hereafter tenants must not make such
improvements without the sanction o.
the trustees.
Bnls amounting 20 S6037S were or
dercd paid. These included j. r. a J..
E. Eliason s75.63: Frank Bridgewator.
care town clock. $50 treasurcr's eX-
IN'NINIn.
$50. acting committees expenses. $50;
q ~ Lancaster, S25.
Tho committee in charge of the
election OF successor to the late ed
ward Challenger reported that no.
ticcs for the election have been posted
and ihc election win be held ON Sat
irdsy. March 10. The committee I'm
charge of the election is composed of
al
James c. Shaw.
New rules regulating the election
viii be enforced.
City council had another "talNest'
last night. The proposition to install
cells IN the lookup caused q discussion
that continued until after o'clock.
Postmaster John u. Murphy appear
ed before the meeting ia reference to
the erection of posts FOR the hitecn
letter boxes. Inspector Plunmer was
here yesterday and stated that he Will
recommend that free delivery he os-
tahishd I'm Nov Castle He will haN"
fifteen mail boxes erected tn different
parts Of the city. The letter carrier
who will deliver the mail will cover
route of eight miles twice day.
In order TO facilitate his work resi-
dents win be asked TO pat up letter
boxes on their doors or have letter
drops cut I'm the doors. City Council
viii have The street placed ON all
intersecting points and all houses not
now numbered will be numbered. city
Council expressed the dcsirc 10 have
everything done TO help the postmas-
ter give the people free delivery.
CITY Council will take mp the Ques
tion of better gas. 10 Is claimed that
the gas at $3.50 a thousand feet is not
np to the strength of the old com
panys gas.
Another matter to be considered by
CITY Council Is the taxing of the gas
mains Il Is claimed by many that
the widow who owns Tot has to pay
axes. while the gas company with q
valuable franchise does not pay
axes
Superintendent Hart and Assistant
Superintendent Howard of The Beth
chem Construction Company, are in
,haree OF the putting i'm Of the track
from the Delaware Railroad to the
plant OF the Bethlehem steel Com
pany They attended the performance
In Tho Star Theatre on Monday night
and we're pleased with the moving
pictures. They paid compliment to
the pictures shown here.
Wilson Reese had his left hand
hadly mashed by grindstone i'm the
plant OF the American Manganese
steel Company yesterday
Revival services were resumed IN
ho a. Z. Church last evening.
The Rev and Mrs. Alban Richie,
last evening entertained the members
n the Boys Minstrels, who recently
.avc the play in the Opera House.