Evening journal., 1917-03-07
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Trustees Of the Commons
Elect William ]. Ferris
President
COUNCIL TALKS OF
WATER PROBLEM

of the trustees OF the commons las1
night resulted in the choice OF WI u
liam J. Ferris for president fatrlSk
NcGrorv treasurer and Francis dell
Janvier for secretary. James u
Shaw. John Il. Taylor and James H.
Blgrs we're elected as the acting com
mittee; William J. Ferris, james NJ
Wise and John NJ. Hance, committee ,
on public buildings, and James T.
Challenger and James G. shaw, aual'
tors to audit the treasurers DOCKS
/ Mr.. Biggs and Mayor Richard ;. KIDD
ney we're tellers. B. f. Lancaster
was elected ianitor
Treasurer McGrory reported receipts
of 80 .4Sts6 with about $1,000 still h
due for rentals. etc. BINS amounting
TO S743.5i were ordered paid and II
was voted to reduce the note In the
New Castle Trust Company by at
least 81 900 and as much more as the
auditing committee thinks advisable
after they have audited the treas
urer's accounts.
Mayor Rodney wanted the town
hall fixed up while Mr.. Janvier op.
posed spending any OF the money OF
the trustees Of the commons for that
nurpose at the present time. IL was
finally decided TO ask for bids for |
painting the interior Of the hall.
A vote of thanks was extended Mr..
, and Mrs. George Blackburn OF Hare's
Corner. for the hospitable manner In
b which they entertained the members
b Of the body at dinner recently
81 Some discussion was held as TO the
/ reasons why Il has been so hard TO get
{ a quorum together lately to do bust
I ness. Last night it was necessary TO
, send out for member who lives
- close by the place OF meeting In Or
z der TO have enough present TO pass
? bills.
e City Council az its meeting last
r. night. threshed the water question
o over as was expected after the poor
o service that has been given since and
prior TO the fire which destroyed the
IS Delaware Water improvement Com
: pany's pumping station Copies OF
D. letters were read, one from Mayor
. Rodney to the headquarters Of the
water company at Reading. and an
other from City Solicitor Francis deli
Janvier to the company in which the
attention OF the company was called
Al TO the unsatisfactory service and a
Al letter from Mr.. Hearn, OF the water
company, was read in reply.
ul In his letter Mr. Hearn said that
&C the lack OF ADEQUATE water prior "a
ar the FIRE was caused by the extraordt
n nary drain upon the resources OF ths
Is company by the industrial plants an'
ue others, and that the situation woull
DC soon be remedied through the new
NJ well that is being driven. This well
ITO he said. has been sunk 10 n depth o
over 500 feet and IL will have a ties
&C. this week In another week, he said
at tho well will be supplying water. AL
I'm luding TO the FIRE, Mr.. Hearn said I
his situation had arisen because OF tina
i'm which the company had not fOreseeI
ty. and he asked the indulgence of thu
err people for short time. promising Z,
las have the pumping station working
in satisfactorily very soon, and tn
zen street lights restored. He urged tina
en- the consumers OF water I'm New Cas-
Md tie assist the company financially b,
en- paying their bills promptly, and SAT-
IAN that returns from the investment fl
ex- New Castle did not warrant any fur
ost Their expenditure OF money on thi
plant It was stated az the meet
any ing that the water supply had rC
her turned to normal Saturday or sur
se- day and that the street lights Ia
,el- been restored Saturday night.
bile Because Liberty Fire Company.
low Wilmington. and other Wilmingto
ex. fire companies are willing 10 respor
ad- to calls for assistance from New Ca
ing tie and do not charge for the servic
ing City Council voted TO reimburse ~
tools, which was bounced off the al
paratus while returning from the fl
at which they had rendered assistant
recently.
inn The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Cor
IN pany notified the body that a lig
~ would be installed az the railroi
Her. crossing by the high bridge on q
nted road TO Wilmington, in accordan
ates with a request to do so made by CT
and Council.
ates Upon motion OF Councilman Whale
Their Council unanimously voted to endOr
the present nine-member Council. Sc
tary eral members OF Council expect to
hers TO Dover tomorrow either in the
and terests Of the defeat Of the bill CALI
-egi- for a change I'm the number OF COu
ank- cilmen from nine 70 five and OF
Will method OF electing them, or OF
,nta- bill authorizing the city 20 raise 81
r is 600 TO pay for city Improvements
Del Permission was granted Selden
ltees Deemer to move the tracks ACRE
tents Ninth street. 60 feet north. because
ston, improvements he is making at
;;,,, steel plant.
NE, ,Ie A communication from the engine
MAJ who will start dredging the river
I, ~ spring. I'm which permission was a
h pa',' ed 20 locate a temporary building
T,' the New Castle wharf for about th
IN months. was read and the permiss
wi VII granted. It is the intention of the
'0'N gineers 20 make New Castle IL
headquarters.
CAPTAIN John Proud. Of the a
team of Seminole Tribe. No. ~. J.
R. NJ. has heard from the Bran
an, wine Athletic Association QUOT re
iii of Wilmington, in reference to-a sci
Uhb Of games for the county champi
shin. Jesse r. Talley. Of the Bran
< old. wine team, replied 10 Mr. PROF.
miami challenge. issued through these
fall umns. and the two will get ioge'
80 and arrange for a series OF gan
o,,ntv nrobablv ten In number. I'VE TO
PLAYED in Wilmington and i've here
Cam Neil r. Seminar and Harry J. re
4 and rock the newly-elected members
the Board OF Education. we're sw
us on i'm by President Phillips at m
erday ing for organization Monday nj
: half with six Of the nine members in
ed on tendance. they failed to perfect a