Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-01-12
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
No Definite Action on City
Improvements Taken
Last Night
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR Mr.. FLEMING

Special 10 TIE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Jan. 12.--Iack OF
definite knowledge as TO the object or
The gathering caused so many opiD-
IONS t. be voiced at the mass meeting
.n. City Hall last night that action
1n proposed city improvements was
clcrred until next Thursday night,
.hcn il is hoped q larger representa-
lion Of taxpayers Will be on hand
Several suggestions were made by
he citizens present. but no action
was taken on any except n PROPOSE
ZION 10 request City Council 10 90 be-
foro the Legislature and ask for au-
hority TO borrow $4,000. which was
oted down.
President Theodore Lavender, OF
ity Council. was named chairman OF
he meeting and Owen Sheridan was
slected secretary. There were about
b men IN the room when Mr.. Caven
lor called the meeting 10 order and
explained that Il had been called 20
diecuss ways and means 20 bring
about certain Improvements In the
rltv and called for expressions from
hose present.
John z. Lambson was among the
iret 20 respond. He said that he
had come 10 the meeting under the
impression that Il was called 10 dis
russ the paving OF North Fourth
street. and that he believed most OF
he others thought tho same thing,
and that many people who would
otherwise have been out stayed at
nome because they were under a
ike Impression. He said that II gen
raj city Improvements we're 10 be
considered he would advocate a new
fire engine Looking around az the
score or so Of men gathered about
The stove. he spoke against any con
crete action being taken at such a
small representation OF the tax pay
crs Of the city.
John Sheridan opposed any post
Donement and urged the men present
10 get down TO business. IF we so
away tonight without doing anything
n will be Just what has been done
az every public meeting called in
New Castle 10 cons der town inn
provements," he said.
Peter Madden called attention Go the
bad condition Of the streets which
have been paved, due 10 the fact, he al
legged. that the water company, tho gas
company. plumbers and others had been
allowed to open up the streets when
Ner they saw fit to do so, and had not
been compelled 20 put the streets back IN
as good condition az they were before
lie called attention 20 a job Just com
plctcd hy the trolley company at Sec
ond and Delaware streets where new
curved rail has been put ia place. The
mon present agreed with him that the
streets were I'm bad condition. some.
ono proposed that the meeting adjourn
until next Thursday night, but this was
voted down.
The question as to whether the meet.
ng had been properly advertised was
laiscd n was said that "a hand bill
calling attention go the meeting had
boon distributed throughout iho town.
and hat notices of the meeting had mp
pcared two on three times IN THE
FNENfNG JOURNAL. When call
,amc for q look AZ tho hand hill no one
hnd one and no ono could recall the OK
lri wording on them.
John Sheridan moved that City loun-
~ he authorized 10 90 before the Legis-
laturc and ask permission to borrow
$l2. 600 for tho paving of North Fourth
Street Councilman Gallagher asked
leave 90 amend The motion. making IL
read $4,000 for city improvements, and
NE amendment was accepted by 5ho
maker and secondor When the motion
was put IT, was defeated.
Harmony street is another street that
needs paving. said some Of those pres
emf. Other streets wcre mentioned.
After discussing various matters having
to do with the welfare of the city IN an
Informal way for an hour a motion was
made to adjourn until next Thursday
night, and in the meantime 20 advertise
the object of the meeting every night IN
a paid advertisement in THE EVENING
JOURNAL in the hope that a large at
tendance viii be the result.
DR.. Elmer l. Cross has moved from
tho Rodney house. on Third street, 10 Al
apartment in the pfrommer Building, 6
few doors further north, where he vii
be located permanently
Funeral services for Samuel Will
son Fleming. who died Tuesday. we're