Evening journal., 1920-09-08
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Council Will Request Mayor
Eckles for Itemized
Statement
CITY TREASURER
MAKES REPORT
ipecIaI % The Eyenlng Journal

Special 10 The Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE. Sept. SIT was de
cided by City Council at The moathly
meeting last night to request an item
lied statement OF the official transac-
ions Of Mayor Eckles. In accordance
with a motion made by Councilman
Walls the city clerk Wss ordered TO
communicate with the mayor inform
ing him that all official financial bus
iness transacted by him must be re-
ported TO council at its monthly
sessions.
John b. Manlove, city treasurer re
ported the following moneys re-
ceived by him from various sources
during the month OF August: from
q. A. Smith, city clerk, taxes lot
1918. s5I.3s; taxes for 1919, S3isO7.
taxes for 1920. Si6.3S359; for dog reg
istration, 500: from Mayor q. W.
Eckles for fines, S35; for Moore s
amusemtnis. $40: for rent from West
crn Union Telegraph Company, slOoo :
and from the New Castle Trust Com
pany for interest on moneys deposit
ed, S5i3i.
Ii was decided to transfer s3iOO from
The general account TO tn. bond ac-
count. The Good Will Fire Company
was allowed $1,000 Of their appr0-
priation for 1920. The proposition OF
the local Board Of Education 10 pay
lone-half OF the coal bill for heaAls
the building occupied by the May lr s
office and the Manual Training DC
parimeni, was accepted. Ihe ioiioW-
ing bills were ordered paid Dela-
ware Wafer Improvement Company ,
I o 4 lr.lN NJ TuafNRnNuNa ANI IN i L.
SiOops. Si6.5i: g. II. GeDhart slu'
Fliason. sJO.9S: Horse and wagon
si35: Bridge work, siOS0; }. +. Hyatt
horse shOeing. $500; Telephone, slhV'
road work, Sii3; TarVla, for ROAD re-
pair work, SJ65o. n.o
Herman padberg. president OF ihe
Board OF Health, appeared lh Dehals
of q number OF property owners on
/ Eighth and Clayton streets, 10 sefurs
consent OF council TO secure lana anu
maintain an alley In the rear OF tle
propertv. 20 drain 10 and 70 give
| egress TO clean cesspools. lhe re-
quest was granted. -.o,s
owning dogs. making ailidaVit lls'
same had been purchased since Au-
gust &c, by them, should be requirs, ~
| 10 pay the usual license zee OF 81
I providing said fee is paid williine on'
/ month OF date OF purchase. IT So
cured previous TO that day the owner
must pay g license fee.
A communication was received ron
the brother and sisters OF Alexis noe
+ Melvin, former councilman wiz
died in a Philadelphia Hospital re
Gently, expressing gratitude TOT ln'
svmpathv and Kindness received IRON
counci on their bereavement. Coun
cu adjourned 10 meet again next FIJI
dav evening. when bids Will be open
81 on the repairs TO be made TO IN
Good VIII Fire House. ~,
There was no meeting or the Trust
ees OF the Commons, owing 10 ul
lack OF a quorum. lhose pS,,sci'
were: Frank deH. Janvier, preslqeh,
Richard s. Rodney, secretary =.
NcGrorv. j. +. Taylor and Jane
Iance IL was decided that a cpeca
meeting should be called ny IN
rresident To- consider the estlmate'
damages 10 commons property by in
building OF the State Road, by lh
state Highway Commission. Consld
orable land was taken from the farm
held IN trust by this body, also 10
house al Hares corner has been don
some damage in the building OF IN
road ShOiild the Trustees ana IN
Highway Commi issl0ners not agre
Ia fhe amount Of damages, e3ch part
concerned will appoint a person am
these two will select the third 10 ac
as a board Of arbitration. ,
For Representative or New Daslt
Hundred Edward s Meggins0n; SUD
ject TO the decision Of the hepuDlica
party.-Adv.
with the following corps or teacl,er
In charge OF the respective sIaQles
Professor II. F. Snavely,. superihleh
dent: John =. Hadley agriculture am
manuel training; Miss Lena RUN Mes
sick. home economies, Miss LOUIS
4. Nelson Latin and French; Mis-
Marion r. Swan. English and history
Miss Virginia Guseman. science an
. mathematics. and Mrs. Vaughn Ian
caster. commercial subjects IN IN
: Miss Carrie Downie. principal an
b Eighth grade: Miss Anne VI. Pat
3 Seventh grade; Miss Irene q. Wis
Sixth grade; Miss May Cooley, FIT
grade: Mrs. Margaret Thornton
. Fourth grade; Miss Elizabeth DaNl
: Third grade: Miss Emily f. Lun
z First grade: in the schools No. an
3 Miss Marjorie Pordham, Third an
Miss Irna r. Jacquette, First an
J Second grades, in School NO $.
Mrs. Martha Frazier, Third Eourl
and Fifth grades and Miss Beru
I Howard First and Second grades,
{ the Williams Street Negro SchOO
: James NJ. Coulbourne. First. Secon