Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Council Calls for Detailed
Report of Street I'M
provement Com
mission
DEMAND MADE
ON WATER COMPANY


that the Street Improvement Commits
sion in charge of the street paving done
IN l9l4 and 1915 had not finished its
work by turning its vouchers, etc. over
to City Council and giving a detailed re-
port, that body last night refused to 90
further with the bond issue Of S25 900
authorized by the fast Legislature for
street improvements. l.. +. Eliason,
president of tho commission, represented
the commission at the meeting and for
a time there was straight talk between
him and Councilman Selden s. Deemer,
Mr.. Eliasou contending that the work
of the commission was not finished 10
that point whore its papers. etc. ought
to be turned over TO City Council. while
Mr.. Deemcr insisted that the work was
done.
The meeting was called for the pur.
pose of discussing the now bond issue
ordinance which has been passed TO its
third reading. Whether the Street Inn
provement Commission expected that
City Council would proceed TO adopt the
ordinance and set the machinery in
operation that would permit them TO
proceed at once with the paving of adj
ditional streets is not known. When
tho counoilmcn assembled only one
member of the commission. Mr.. Ella son,
appeared. Tie presented q report of the
commission. which consists of himself.
r. H. Meeginson Andrew Brvson, James
T.. White and Patrick f. McGrory, of
which the financial part is as follows;
Moneys received to date-Proceeds
from sac of bonds. $50 1887: from
interest .$29l.S0; from Wilmington
southern Tract on Company. SS.324.-
So: from property owners for curbs
and cutters, 81 $3.50. Total, SAB
1888.
Moneys expended 10 date-Burke
and Bonham S37.651.07; engineering.
Sl.150 testing materials 5000; legal
services S224.76 commissioner and
city treasurer. $500 office rent $50:
general expense 0uclud.ng printing
and aivortisingl $500. Total S4O.l
500 OS.
There ig balance in hank of 81 300.
Sill due the city from curbs and
cutters between $500 and $500.
This Mr.. Deemer sad was not
complete report Mr.. Elason replied
that the work OF the old commission
was not all finished Asked what the
commission intended doing with the
$4,000 and the $500 or $500 still to be
collected. Mr.. Elason said il could he
use1 on the streets. Mr.. Deemer
said the report submitted was not a
report Of the kind required by the
statute. and until the r.ght kind OF
report was received he would refuse
to go further with the new bond
ordinance.
We'll, il you want to hold up the
new work go ahead" said Mr.
Ell ason
we shall insist upon the kind Of
a report we are entitled TO-" said Mr.
Deemcr.
Councilmen Weggeumann and Rie1
and President Stops backed the
stand taken by Mr. Deemer while Mr.
Eiiason was just as insistent that the
work of tho commission had not pro-
ceeded to the point where 1t could
prevent the detailed report. The
vouchers books etc. OF the commits
sion were open TO anybody who cared
To examine them. he said, and he in
vsted the councilmen to come in and
look thom over. Mr.. Dee'ner said il
was not the duty OF Council to 90 TO
the commiss on. but the duty of the
commission to bring their report to
Council The meeting ended with the
adoption OF a resolution presented by
Mr. Deemer that the city clerk be
authorized to send a report TO the
commission for a detailed report of
the work done as well as the money
collected.
Following this meeting City Coun-
Gil Immediately organized as Board
of Health and listened to communi-
cation from President II. f. Ahrens. or
the Delaware Water Supply Company,
i'm which Mr.. Ahrens offered TO have
his superintendent, Mr.. Onger nush
all hvdrants clean the filler basin at
Newport and place new filter sand IN
the filter there as soon as il arrives
and then allow the water to be tested.
The communication was ordered re-
ceived and filed. after which the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted ana a
copy ordered sent him by registered
letter as the Board of Health's reply:
Resolved. That the New Castle
Water Company be directed to have
the settling pond cleaned out. the fill
ter put in proper shape to filter the
water its basin cleaned and all pipes
flushed. the work to be completed
within ten working days at the eX-
pcnse of the water company and
under the supervision of the Board
of Health; all OF the work 10 he done
10 the satisfaction of the Board OF
Health before supplying water 10 the
city or the residents of the city,
This resolution was passed with
out debeate. Just what action the
Council will take in case the order
is not complied with was not stated.
The registrars appointed to take the
registration next Tuesday have begun
to register men within the prescribed
ages whose homes are elsewhere. In
all four districts last night registrars
were at work, some of them, especial
" L. +. Eliason, having a large num-
Der to register
Harry Comeski pleaded guilty to
disorderly conduct before Mayor Cav
cnder yesterday and was fined 81 and
costs. John Herbert. arrested on the
same charge was fined a like amount
Policeman Palmer made the arrests
A man with an unpronouncable name
entered upon the books as Joe Doc,
was given fine Of 81 and costs.
Lewis Owens, OF Chester Heights
was picked up by Policeman Lewis
yesterday on complaint of the authOri-
ties OF West Chester, who want the
boy to answer charge of the larceny
Of a bicycle Owens had been in
town since last Wednesday and was
taken into custody. wheel and all
The West Chester authorities came for
him today
The New Castle Reserves baseball
club want two games with out-of-tOwr