Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-06
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
Fire Company Ordered Dis,
banded and Temporary
One Se.ected
COUNCIL TRANSACTS
IMPORTANT BUSINESS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. June 6.-frhe prop
erty of Goodwin Fire Company was
taken over by City Council last night,
who also voted 70 disband the COM
pany. and elected fifteen citizens as a
temporary IRE company until a per-
manent one can be organized. The
action was taken upon recommenda'
ton OF the FIRE committee on the
ground that Goodwill Company had
failed to live up 20 its agreement with
the city respecting the care Of the fire
apparatus. hose 5ecc.. catered into
with the city in 1907 Tho resolution
was introduced by Councilman Sent
man, chairman of the fire committee,
and was passed unanimously.
Mr.. Seminar then offered the fol-
lowing list OF citizens who we're elect
ed as temporary fremen Jesse A.
Mckay. John p. Murphy Andrew
Lenoir, Archie Wilson, Charles To-
ner. Charles Dougherty, Edward
Gormley. James v. Campbell, Joseph
Becker. John Doris. John Benoir,
Walter Sibley William Stevenson, Ed
ward Leonard, James Toman. or
these men. Mckay was suggested for
chief Campbell for first assistant
chief, Toman for second assistant.
Andrew Lenolr for engineer and Dor
ris for assistant engineer. These rec
lamentations were adopted Mr.
Seminar also reported that the deed
turning over the engine house prop
erty 10 the city had been executed
and placed It in the hands Of the city
clerk.
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Council took action on the appoint
ment OF the two extra policemen
named by the Mayor last month,
Charles W. Nickerson and Clarence
Palmer. They were acted upon sepa-
rately. and both the appointments
were confirmed, Councilman Weggen-
mann alone voting in the negative
upon 'Nickerson, and Councilman Sent
map. Having been excused 10 return
to hisN duties with the registrars
In a communication TO Council
John Dani complained OF the condi-
ton OF two houses, part of the row
destroyedN by fire sometime ago in
the southwestern part Of the city. The
cellars are exposed to all kinds OF
weatherA he NSnpte. aid are filled with
stagnant water that gives off an of
fensive odor and is detrimental 70
health Besides. he wrote. that the
water-hlled cellars were danger holes
as two children had fallen into the
water and narrowly escaped death by
drowning Upon resolution of Coun-
ell the city clerk was instructed 10
write the owner Of\the property TO
Questing that he haven't put in a safe
and sanitary condition
Mrs Mary II. Wilson. chairman Of
the civics committee Of the New Cas-
tie Century Club urged an ordinance
against splitting on the sidewalks and
ite enforcement. Upon motion OF
Councilman Deemer IL was voted 10
adopt such an ordinance and to post
signs all about forbidding the prac-
tice under a penalty Of S. fine. Mrs.
Wilson said that tho sidewalks. es-
pecially IN front OF the post Office and
other public places, where men and
hoys congregate. was often I'm a
nltly condition. annoying to women |
and dangeous TO health Councilman |
Refs bore out Mrs Wilson's state |
ment by relating conditions as he /
often found them around his hotel I
Y was the opinion Of City Council (
that the practice must be stopped.
Inc resignation OF Francis deli. |
Janvier as city solicitor was accept /
ed and Alexander 3. Cooper was
elected IN his stead. Mr. Janvier
wrote in his letter that he had not
wanted the appointment at the time
Il was given him and asked that his
resigntion take effect July or al
date earlier II Il would be a convent
ence TO City Council Mr.. Cooper's
term will commence at once. MT
Cooper has held the Office before. hav-
Ing been city solicitor at one time for
period OF twenty years
The ordinance providing for
bond issue OF $4,000 for street i'm.
provements was passed TO its third
reading and laid on the table until
next Tuesday night when 81 viii be
acted upon. A further communica-
ton from the Street Bonding Com
mission IN response to request
from Council for a more explicit re-
port, was read but was not deemed
a complete report in the sense speci-
ned IN the resolution and the bills
receipts etc. we're ordered returned
70 the commission
Councilman Deemer. for the street
committee. reported that his commit.
tee was getting the streets ia condi.
ton gradually but that the work was