Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-09
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
Board OF Health Extends
Clean Up Campaign TO
Shawtown Cellars
IMPROVING CITY
DRINKING WATER

has become tho condition of eight or
ten cellars In the Shawtown section
that the Board OF Health officials
and members OF Council have decided
to start az once on tho work Of pump
ing out these cellars. The force Of
men which has been cutting weeds
on properties where tho owners have
failed TO obey the Council mandate
have been called off that work for the
time being and today were started on
the cellars in Shawtown. In some Of
the cellars. the officials learned stag
nant water stands two and three feet
I deep. The water backed IN tho cell
lars because of defective drainage and
other things With cellar windows
open the smell from some OF the Gel
lars became 40 bad. officials say, that
residents Of that section OF the city
made vigorous complaint to the Board
of Health.
Following a general breaking down
OF his health, due to advancing years,
James Kendrick. n years old for
many years resident OF this city,
| died yesterday morning at tho home
of his sister, Mrs Dona Bowen No.
/ i4S North Fourth street. He Is sur
/ NAN'A ny MAn HAnNNAs \ Alf AuMEAhA hfNH
vices will be held Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock from the home Of Mrs. Bowen
and burial Will be- made In tho Glebe
cemetery. For the past few years
Mr. Kendrlck had been living in re-
tirement
Council this week has made eood
It's threat TO property owners that n
they did not obey the injunction OF
N 80 4
about their places. that the city would
do tho work and charge tho cost 10
such property owners, holding such
charge Az a lien against such proper
ties. A force OF men has been at work
all the week and yesterday was turn
ed loose on the Leslie estate. Sever
al property owners have protested that
the shortage Of common labor made
It impossible for them TO get the
weeds cut within the limit set by the
Board OF Health and that tho Council
and health board acted too soon. 10
is probable that when the show down
comes however, that oil will pay the
costs.
Funeral services for tho infant son
OF j. Harold l.. and Jeannette Emery
B we're held yesterday afternoon from
the family home at No l15 North
Second street and burial Was made in
Glebe cemetery. The child died on
Monday of an infantile ailment OF a
few hours duration Mr. Clewell had
charge OF tho funeral
A large number OF friends Of the
late George FAIRIES, the steel worker
who was drowned at tho pier Monday
night when he fell between two boats,
gathered at hts home this morning
for the funeral services which woro
held at 10 O'Clock. Tho house, No
OIL Clayton street was crowded sind,
though her condition Is serious as
result OF the shock, Mrs FAIRIES bore
up we'll Charles IT, Clewel had
charge OF tho funeral arrangements,
Genuine sympathy Is expressed all
over the city for the mother and her
six fatherless children
Taxpayers, snd especially those op
posed to the $4,000 bond issue. are
asking whether or not Council pulled
a "Merkle" at Its meeting Tuesday
evening In connection with the bond
ordinance Tho ordinance two months
ago was laid or the table on Tuesday
night about / O'Clock after much
discussion of the bond proposition,
/ Councilman Deemer moved to adjourn
and according to some OF tho NOM
bers Council did adjourn. Others say
that the motion TO adjourn was not
carried. President Stops has so
ruled BE that as Il may, after some
discussion the motion to pass the ordi-
nance on third reading was passed and
sent TO the mayor. Some claim that
the Council. having adjouthed and
] huFrfrfu hnera a.. Ia
sion. could not pass the ordinance.
President Stops says there was no
adjournment and the records so show.
Salvatore Faielle, an Italian steel
worker whose home is I'm Bridgeport.
Conn, is a very much worried man
over the draft situation. He was Or
dered by the Bridgeport exemption
board TO report there last Monday
morning for examination but he did
not get the order until the last mail
at New Castle Monday night OF
course he could not get to Bridgeport
In time for the examination. He np-
pealed TO Mayor Lavender and the
executive got busy and last night he
received blanks from the War Depart
ment to be filed IN. This gives
FaeGle a chance 10 explain his pre-
dicament and will probably save him
trouble with the authorities.
In an effort to keep the sediment
out OF the water lines as much as
possible and thus improve the drink
ing water used by the city. the water
officials have started opening the fre
plugs every night aud allowing the
water to run for two or three hours
The water which comes from the wells
contains an unusually large amount
of sediment and If the plugs are not
opened at night, the sediment collects
in the pipes 50 the householders have
unusually bad water to use during the
morning hours.
Military men are wondering what
Is the matter with the New Castle
young men whose numbers have been
drawn for the selectlve army An IN
usually large number, II is said. are
claiming exemption for one reason or
another. Magistrate Taylor stated
last night that fifty had come before
him with exemption afidavits to be
sworn to and William Cramer a no
tary public, has taken the afidavits
Of another fifty-two eiigibes. This
makes a total Of 1O2 young men who
have presented exemption afidavits.
Major Il. G. Parks of the First Del
aware Infantry, was a visitor TO the
local army last night. He said that
ne simply came over 10 see how the
= boys are getting along.
Postmaster ] p. Murphy holds tho
following uncalled for letters Al tho
general dn1fvortr -