Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-03
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
Residents Comment on IN
creased Taxation of Town
Industrial Plants
MAY SPEND $4,000
MORE ON STREETS

considerable comment heard about the
increased assessment ON a number Of the /
large industrial plants. A reporter
tried 70 set the new assessment figures
showing the increases on industrial |
plants. flhe tax books are in |
the possession OF City Clerk Smith
and he referred all inquiries about
the increases to Councilman Seminar,
chairman OF the finance committee.
Councilman Seminar said that II was
felt thas such information should not be
sivcn out as IL concerned private cor
porations and the assessment lists had
been posted az the proper time when
everyone had n chance to see chem.
Mayor Theodore ". Lavender said
that he did not see any reason why TINS
information should be withheld as iJ
was matter OF public record and No
believed in publicity. especially VIXEN It
would help in booming the town.
Councilman Sontman said that it was
/ felt that Council as a committee of TIE
whole should take some action in the
matter before furnishing the iniorma
ton.
Members of Council will meet this
evening when the question may be dis
cussed. Another important matter 20
be taken up ut tonight's session will b.
the adyisability of issuing $4,000 In
bonds for street improvement as author
lied by the last Legislature. IL is pro-
posed 70 use this money for improving
Third and Fourth streets.
II IS argued that as the total city as.
sessment this year will amount to'about
S2.274 600 which is an increase of $780,
900 over that Of last year. the citizens
should be given good streets
Many OF the officials are in favor
OF these improvements. claiming thst
with tax rate OF S1.3O on every
500 worth OF real estate. the prop
erty owner Is entitled TO some con
sideration.
In speaking OF the need for I'm
provements. one city official said:
I while New Castle has doomed more
/ I'm the past two years than ever be-
fore and the population has increased
70 almost 5000. causing a wave Of
, prosperity for the merchants and
real estate men here, many Of the citi-
zens appear 10 be laboring under the
, impression that anything is good
, enough for the city This view Is err
, roneous inasmuch as there are thoUs-
/ ands Of people employed in the local
I industrial plants clamoring for houses.
q II this city Is 10 be placed on the
I map. now Is the time 10 do e.
+ While hundreds Of men, women and
. children we're standing with uncov
q cred heads in the old court house
last night as the First Infantry Band
O. played THE Star Spangled Banner.
II Mark A. McHugh aged Sc years, walk
h ed into the middle OF the room enS
i peladed TO be given chance to en-
n list for his adopted country. As IN
!. stalwart figure OF the son OF Fri
a stood hatless in the room. the banl
4, ceased playing and McHugh address
4 ing Sergeant Turner OF Wilmington
I'm charge OF the recruiting squad
D. said: Sergeant, take me; ! am
veteran OF three wars and have beer
wounded in one. / served in the Boo
= war. the Boxer uprising. and thu
10 Spanish American war and I can hi
any German in the eye at 900 yards.
=, The remarks we're greeted by ap
lc pause and when informed he was to-
le old to fight, McHugh said: when
ID make another attempt to enlist, III
r. lie about my age"
,a The words OF the aged soldie
IN caused thirteen young men to volur
10 teer as soldiers in Company II.
m About thirty men came here in tw
large trucks. They were caught 4
II the rain storm on the way from vii
n mington.
If Patrolmen Nickerson and Tobi
ID visited Shawtown yesterday after
" noon seeking Mamie Munsen. a n,
,e gress. who is wanted on a charge {
HI disorderly conduct. Mamie got
10 peep at the officers first and made he
pr Escape. It is alleged that Mani
h. got mad when she spied Bertha Pow
no ell and Lottie Lewis, Negresses, wit
M a colored man and she started (
As carve Lottie with a razor. Luckil
10 the man disarmed Mamie and Lott
al obtained a warrant for her arrest.
or Mayor Cavendor. who is engaged
re the sheet metal business here.
n considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of cnga
.et ing in the real estate business as
IN side line. The mayor has a host
on friends and As considered one
no the most progressive citizens.
,st Mrs. Anna Boyle was removed
4 DIT. Jones private hospital in w
mingtOn on Saturday evening suffe
AVG irg from internal troubles. MI
ITO Boyle is a daughter of Andrew G,
us lagher.
'or George Umansky. employed at Z
ms construction works. ran a nail IN Z
ne foot yesterday. -Dr.aR. r. Roth
ew tended him
me Mr.. and Mrs. A. Y. L. George a
70 spending the week at Atlantic City.
ms Mrs. CHINA Green, wife Of one Of
nd Russian inspectors, who has made I
& home here for several months. I
yin yesterday for Washington, ID. c. NJ
Nv Green was bid farewell at the railrc
station by a number OF residents
zoo this city
Ne Scores OF parents here we're alarm
~. on Saturday night when their chlldi
- failed to return 10 their homes
- their usual time and II was thoul
LIE for awhile that the children had b,
"a drowned. they having been seen ale
~ ~, the water front Shortly after
me o'clock Lee Goudiss. one OF the mi
10 ing youngsters. arrived here on a q
ele ley from Delaware City. and explain
l'ei that the captain OF the tug Sam
eee Weller had taken 100 children 10 r
lliy aware City for p moonlight ride. vi
OF n. that place the captain bought
liso cream for his guests and then retu
lss' cd to this city. the youngsters arriv
here about midnight.
With the population ever on the
crease. the city Hall Sneate" is
coming popular. and II has been fol
NC necessary TO add another bench to