Evening journal., 1917-07-19
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle.
Officials Think Tax Rate
Should be Placed at
Higher Figure
MEAN TO CLEAN
UP OLD TOWN
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Del. July l9.--Dr
julius Dodd. representing the Board Of
Health, and John Il. Stoops, president Of
City Council together with officials OF
the water company, opened several OF
tho fire plugs yesterday afternoon Tor
the purpose Of ascertaining the condi-
tion of the water in the lines, and what
they found was the cause or sharp criti-
cism from tho city officials. Both the
Council president and tho health board
physician declared that in every fire
plug which was opened. when tho water
was turned on. all that came out was
hquid mud. In some of the hydrants
this mud was so thick that 1t would
hardly flow, and there was not enough
pressure behind II 10 send II out of the
hvdrnnt any distance. Both officials
last night declared that had n serious
Gre broken out. the city would have boen
helpless because the liquid mud IN the
hydrants could never be forced through
a hoze nozzle The fire plugs were still
open last night. but there was little inn
provement in the condition Of the water,
according 20 the officials. When tho
merchants heard Of the condition Of the
water they became agitated, and II is
likely that unless the water company can
soon produce an improved condition
that citizens will urge Council TO take
vigorous action against the company 70
compel II % live up TO its contract,
which calls for n minimum II forty
pounds pressure Of water
Lee Anderson. Negro, Of Whining
ton. employed at tho Baldt Steel Com
pany plant. came near losing his right
eve early this morning M the result
Of an accident a. the plant. Andersoa
works on tho night shift, and soon after
midnight soma steel on which he was
40 work splntered and n good sized
piece struck Anderson on the side of'the
head Just AZ the edge Of the eye, cut
ting deep cash about two inches across
his head. The piece Of steel just missed
the eve. but struck with sufficient force
10 cause hlaokening cf the optic. Tho
man vus hurried to the Office Of Or.
Julius Dodd. where several stitches were
required to close the wound.
Police investigation into the circum
stances surrounding the condition Of
one Tom Flynn, an employe of carni'
val company here. who was found yes
terday morning in an unconscios condi-
tion not far from tho grounds. reveals
the fact that tho man was the victim Of
an attack Of fits, and had not been
thugged as was frat reported. The
police learned that Flynn was subject
TO these spells. and that only last Sat
urdav no was treated in a Wilmington
hospital for this trouble, being releases
l. N.NINrg ~
nothing 10 indicate that Flynn had beer
beaten.
Margaret mo three month"; old
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Rutter. Of Dobbinsvilie formerly OF
Wilmington and New Castle. died yes
terday morning about o'clock follow
ing an attack Of child ailment The
littla one was one of twins. and has
been aliing since It's birth The
funeral services will be held on Fri
day afternoon.
Local guardsmen yesterday re
ceived word that the contract for the
new Armory TO be erected az Seventh
and South streets had been awarded
TO James Hlrons. of Dover at cost
OF approximately $4,000. The build
ing will be erected on land donated
for that purpose by Mrs. Willard
Salisbury. OF Wilmington. The plans
for the Armory were prepared by
Leon Wilde Crawford. and call for a
two-story brick building measuring
fifty feet wide by one hundred FIVE
feet long. The floors will he Of pine
and the roof OF Stag Numbers OF
the local guard company are anx-
iously waiting word as TO when tho
construction OF the building will be
commenced.
Members Of the public buildings
committee Of the School Board ex-
pect 70 advertise for bids for MAX
ing fhe alterations IN the High School
Building which are necessary In
order 20 provide additional room foi
/ the increased attendance and 10 re-
] lieve congestion in the schools The
Board OF Education. after deciding &c
divide the seventh grade room
/ changed its mind and has ordered
that the large room used by the com
mercial classes be divided.
City officials will set private prop
erty owners an example in the maj
ter OF getting rid OF the weeds, 81
b that when the time comes for the cit
TO do the work FOR private owners
nobody can tell the city 70 clean So
own back yard before tackiing IN
yards OF private owners. Begnnin
today the city will cut weeds on al
. the city owned properties. and pu
3 those properties IN good condilo
from the standpoint of preventin
disease. After next Wednesday th
CITY will cut the weeds for all proi
ertv owners in the city. the Boar
of Health having ordered that
weeds be cut. and fixing next We'
nesday as the limit within which Oh
owners OF property must comply vii
the order. N the city does the worl
fho hill will be charged against IN
nroper.y owner and rdnain a. ne
AGAINST his property until paid IN
same as an assessment for paving
any other improvement
The sudden bursting or 2 bottle
powerfui acid AZ the Baldt steel plai
Yesterday resulted in the severe burr
I ing Of william Keebler. a chemist
the employ Of tho British Governmer
department Of the steel works. Jul
what caused the bottle 10 burst
not known, but the accident happene
while Mr.. Keebler was handling
quantity OF the acid. The powerfl
LIQUID was thrown all over b
clothes and worked so quickly that
had eaten through the garments an
into his flesh before Ne could pull h