Evening journal., 1920-07-21
NEWSGOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Agitation Grows for Sewer
System AS an Economic
Proposition
INDUSTRY COUNCIL
INSTALLS OFFICERS
Special % Tic Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE, July 2t-Several rep
reseniatiVe citizens are agit9ting the
sewering OF the city and say they
Will start a petition in circulation IN
the near future requesting City COun-
eli TO request the next Legislature 20
pass an act TO bond the town for that
purpose.
One Councilman in speaking OF the
proposition said last night he was In
favor Of sewering, Notwithstanding
the fact that 10 would probably in
crease his taxes considerably. lie said
he realized the town would not take
on any industrial or building activi-
ties. until IL was properly severed.
lie said for himself he was In favor
OF Council taking some action In the
matter Immediately following the adj
iustment Of the water question, now
pending.
The representative Of the Roberts
Filter Manufacturing Company, OF
Darby Pa, who was I'm town last
Friday has not made his report as
10 the cost OF repairing the old nlhr
at the Nonsuch creek basin or the in
stallation OF new filter Council is
waiting on this report before taking
any action on the water situation A
recent analysis Of the water in the
Nonsuch creek basin has proven 70 10
be OF a good quality. The water is
good, said this Councilman last night.
but is not properly protected against
disease germs. TWO other members
OF Council said last night they are
only waiting for the report to make a
decision as 20 what will be done by
them in the water situation.
4 citizen has compiled figures on
both the water and sewage mos-
tions. These figures viii be presented
TO members OF Council 20 show them
tho actual cost FOR the operation Of
both, and the cost OF maintaining
same after installed. The actual cost
would be less in the long run. ac-
cording to these figures than the old
method OF having a cesspool, which
requires cleaning annually, al a mini
mum cost OF at least S2j a year.
He says II there are 400 properties
that would be compelled 10 have a
seewr connection at 500 for a con-
nectiOn that alone would pay $4,000
or about One-fOurih Of the amount
required 10 give The main portion of
this city proper sewerage. This
500 would be equal to four years
cost or cleaning OF the cesspoOls and
this system would he a permanent
Improvement doing away with the an
nual cleaning as now required.
The officers recently elected by In
dustry Council for the ensuing six
months, were installed last evening by
the deputy state councillor and stan
The officers were: Robert Harrington
councillor. Marvin HattOn. vice-cOun-
oilOr; David Harrington, assistant re-
cording secretary; Paul Kern, warden
Wesley Preston, conductor: Howard
Porter, inside sentinel; Charles In
gram. outside sentinel, and JOhr
Leach, junior past councillor, who was
also elected trustee for the next ts
months
Andrew NJ. Gallagher, a local bust
ness man. has announced his candi
dacy for the nomination on the Demo
cratic ticket, as representative from
the Tenth Representative district oil
New Castle county
The Junior Auxiliary Of the fmman
uel p. p. Church will give a lawn fetJ
on the rcct0ry lawn, Third and llar
m0ny streets tomorrow evening, from
90 O'Clock. The patrOnesses OF The
feie Will be the Misses Mary Burri
Nancy Faulkner Margaret Janvier
Sophia Janvier, Olga Glenden, Leaf
Glend0n Gladys Clymer Elizabeth
Jones. Kitty Faulkner. Barbara King
Matilda King, Gertrude Miller, Mar,
Miller, Alice LOveless, Mildred Fehl
Cerena Greene. Frances Reese. Emm
Reese, Louise EhasOn, Elizabeth HOl
comb and Olivia HOlcOmb.
A community festival Will be hel,
on the Baracca playground Fifth an,
Delaware streets, saturday evening
This festival is 10 assist the Baaccl
class of the Methodist Church n pay
ing for the material used In 'ha cree
tiOn Of the various amusemenis 10
the children, and the fence which ma
been placed around the ground 90 pro
tect the children playing there Al