Evening journal., 1917-08-08
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nrovided Council poys for the reseting Of
tbe curbs The bad drainage is due to
tho fact that the pavement is lower than
tbe street grade and water from the
n,,r,ns stands in the depression thus
made. Mayor Lavender presented 70
Council the request OF Colonel H. u
Cavenaugh that Council donate the cost
Of a concrete curb in front OF the new
armorv 10 be erected on Sixth street
Tho matter was referred TO the street
committee.
The treasurer's reports showed total
recein+s for July TO have been S2666.S2
Council granted the request OF the
school board that the city furnish heat
for tho school room TO be opened in the
room above the mayors Office. Michael
Reedv. the ash man, had his salary
raised FIVE dollars a month. The gas
company was given permission to lay
four.inch main on the west side Of
South Fifth street for o. distance of 425
feet and the telephone company was
given . permit 10 erect such new tele-
phone poles as were requested Of Cotn-
Gil nj its last meeting
When the members Of Company Il
were drawn up on the school green fol-
drill Yesterday afternoon, Colonel H. G.
Cavcnaugh appeared before the members
of the company and in a neat speech
presented the soldiers with a baseball
outfit, consisting of a catcher's mitt
protector and mask, a first baseman''
mitt, plenty Of baseballs and bats. The
boys received the gift with three cheers
and a tiger. Captain Jesse Mckay, in Q
few well chosen words, accepted the gift
on behalf Of the company.
Members of the Board of Health have
decided to start a cleanup campaign
with special attention to the cesspooli
and drains. The city has no sewer sys
TEN. but is honey combed with cesspool
which the health board members say
are not any too deep, but are at aboul
the same depth as the wells from whicl
the people get their drinking water
Examination Of the water by the Stat
authorities has revealed the fact tina
all the water. with the exception OF tina
from one we'll, contains intestine
bacteria. The Board of Health will In
4 aueurste its campaign at Us meeting
Friday night.
Officials of the water company, thei
attorney and City Solicitor AleXsude
3. Cooper. had a conference in Whining
ton today 20 discuss the various ques
] tions In dispute between the city an
the company, including the line Of actio
to be taken by the city to compel th
company TO live up to its contract re
gsrding The furnishing Of light and Z
also make the company furnish NOR
and better water.
John Nelson, Negro, was hailed hefoI
Magistrate Taylor last night on
charge Of assaulting his uncle, jaime
Bradford The men got into some Kin
/ of an argument about Bradford's SUI
posed relations with female members
the Nelson househould. and In the mir
up Nelson Is alleged TO have assaulte
the aged man. Magistrate Taylor fine
! Nelson 81 and costs.
While Magistrate Taylor was hearth
this case, Mayor Lavender was hearin
evidence in another assault and batter
case. IN which it was claimed that Tin
Kelly and Lodina Schona INDUCED in
hair pulling match at the Schona HON
The evidence indicated that Tina sublu
part of her house TO Icdina and the
tried to eject her tenant and the fgl
followed. The case was continued unit
Thursday.
Trustees Of tho Commons tried to no
their regular meeting last night, bi
only five members appeared and as
takes seven TO make quorem. no nee
ing was held It was the intention
the trustees to pay over tho 81 900 d
the American Manganese Steel Cor
panv, this being is bonus for locatii
In New Castle. The money is due Al
Z should have been paid last night b
action he'd to be deferred With 4
payment Of this tho city will have pa
its last bonus for the location Of
dustries IN the ely. particularly (
/, steel plants. The members who we
! present last night urged that every mel
Der be present at the next meeting
that the bonus proposition can
settled
Postmaster John P. Murphy r