Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Council Agrees on Clean Up
Week Beginning
May Is
DELEGATES PLOT
AS PUBLIC SQUARE
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

NEW CASTLE, May members Of
the New Castle Century Club secured
a promise from City Council for CO.
operation in a town clean up TO take
place during the whole Of week after
next. as we'll as permission to take
charge Of the triangular plot OF
ground at the northern approach TO
the city and beautify it. At the sug-
gestion OF Mrs. Francis dell. Janyier,
City Council consented to the name
"Casimir Place" or "Casimir Point. "
as the site is very near the location Of
the first Dutch fort, and officially
designated the plot as such.
A committee Of four members OF
the civics department Of the club,
Mrs. John II. Wilson, Mrs. Selden S.
Deemer, Mrs. J. II. Phillips and Mrs.
Lewis e. Eliason. visited Council in
the midst OF its session las night and
urged a general cleanup and better
sanitary conditions. Mrs. Wilson was
the first speaker and her remarks
we're confined to cleanup week which
she urged as necessary. She said the
club would undertake 10 see that all
tin cans and rubbish were collected
from the back yards and placed in the
street II Council would agree TO re-
move the rubbish, and this arrange
ment was made. The week beginning
May 13 was set aside for cleanup
week and the fact will be advertised
and the active cooperation OF every
one will be sought
Mrs. Phillips. the clubs president.
brought the suggestion from Mrs.
Janvier concerning the triangular plot
She said the club had money. enough
10 provide a drinking fountain for
the plot. and that person had prom
ised to be responsible for the water
rent for such a fountain.
Mrs Deemer protested against bill
boards in the city limits and brought
a warning OF another outbreak OF in
fantile paralysis il sanitary condi-
tons were not improved. as we'll as
an epidemic OF typhoid fever. Mrs
Phillips followed Mrs. Deemer with a
protest against expectorating on the
payements and urged that the Ordi-
nance be enforced Her complaint
struck a responsive note among the
Councilmen WHO agreed to see that
the practice is discouraged Mrs
EliasOn spoke i'm a general way OF
the necessity Of cleaning up the town
Last nights meeting was a lOng
one and much routine business was
transacted. The first shot at the Della
ware Water Improvement Company
was fired in the City Councils effort
TO have the water service OF the city
improved A resolution was adopted
authorizing the sending OF a letter tC
the company calling on them to rem
edy existing defects in tho service
The letter was ordered registered sc
that its delivery could be assured.
Councilman Deemer. OF the street
committee. repotrod that he and his
fellow members had taken a genera
survey Of the city streets and found
them in fair condition. A week or ter
days will sec the bitches opened anc
those sewers that are stopped ar
freed from debris. he said.
Councilman Seminar presented q
communication from Goodwill Fire
Company in which the company asked
for horses to draw the apparatus tC
fires or that the present apparatus b.
made a motor driven engine. The
communication discouraged the idea
or relying on the Wilmington Fire
Department for assistance in case o.
big fires. Equipment in the way Of
hose. etc. was requested. and upor
motion of Mr.. Seminar Council vOtet
TO comply with the recommendation
contained i'm the letter as far as ne
cessary equipment was concerned
The city treasurer reported receipts
OF S6S27l from taos and other sources
The Diamond State Telephone Com
pany asked permission TO erect add
tional poles in order 10 improve ii
service to subscribers in New Castle
II was voted that the city treasure
and clerk be allowed TO give bond
signed by private individuals instca,
OF corporation bonds. as was decided
upon at the organization meeting.
With James T. Challenger acting a
chairman in the absence OF the presi
dent, the Trustees OF the Common
met last night Secretary Francis d,
II. Janvier was absent also. and Rich
ard s. Rodney was elected secretar.
pro tempore.
Treasurer McGrory reported tina
because OF illness his accounts hat
not been audited. and promised that /
would be done inside o ftwO weeks
AS this was the first time Mr.. McGror,
had been behind time in his fifteel
years as treasurer, he was readily eX
cused He reported balance OF
hand OF $334766 with all tenant
paid up. although he said he had &C
cepted notes from two of them. aggre
eating S35S.15. He also reported hav
ing reduced the note in the New Cas-