Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-23
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE.
City Council Last Night Fixed
the Tax Rate for City Put
poses at S1.16.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
New Castle, June 23--City Council last
evening set the tax rate for the ensuing
year at 81 ,l6 per hundred for the city
rate and the county will be one-half which
amounts To 5S cents, ono cent higher
than the rate this year The books
showed the amount Of receipts for the
fiscal year ending June 30 to lee s27, 1868, 90
and the disbursements to be SIS, 600 10
The Matter of the ash collecting business
was discussed aud Council decided TO
elect George Webb collector and assistant
to Michael j. Reedy nj 800 per month
Iast year the ash collecting was done bv
james Abbott on a yearly contract. The
setting Of curb lines and giving the proper
grades To Third and Fourth streets will be
given by the city engineer, William A.
KINNEY.
The Board of Eeucation on Monday
evening reelected Superintendent of
Schools Henry j.. Snavely for the ensuing
school year at s2,5oO.0O per year. The
salaries Of the teachers will range from s75
TO 500 per month. The following teachers
were reelected for the year, but their
grades have been unassigned. Misses
Carrie Downie. Anne NJ Platt. Irene q.
Wise, May B. Goodley. Emily r. Iunt.
Elizabeth Davis. Marion Bacon. Iruia
yaquettc. There are still vacancies in the
lnrth grade Of No. ! school and No. 3
school. The school tax rate will bc 90
cents per sl0O
A variety shower VIII he rendered Mr.
and Mrs Hugh Ryan, who reside al Sixth
and Broofue streets. Wilmington. on
Thursday evening ~ the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Mckntt Of East Fourth
street, III honor of the marriage OF their
daughter Eva
The festival that was to be given by
the members Of the Doreas Society of
Nazareth Nj. r. Church on Friday even
ing will be postponed until Friday even
ing, July 2, because Of the visit Of the
Brandywine Forest, Cedars Of Lebanon,
from Wilmington on that evening
festerday afternoon at 3 o'clock a
touring car bearing the license number
l0,3oS of Delaware. listed to Joseph Fl.
Marvil OF Luarel. turned over and caught
fire at helley's Bottom, three miles north
Of this city on the Wilmington road. The
car 1t is claimed hit large pile Of broken
stone. There we're three occupants Of the
ear, two white persons and one coIored
person. They were pinned underneath,
but after some difficulty managed to
crawl out. One Of the three was badly
cut about the body, but the other two
escaped without injuries. The men
boarded trolley car and proceeded to
Wilmington. After the accident Mayer
George w. Eckles got into communica-
tion with Mr. MaTvil at Laurel and ex-
planned the accident. MIR. Marvil stated
that his car was in his garage and his
license was still on il. Andrew Mitchell
d Son were notified to take care of anv
parts that could be easily removed from
the car and upon their arrival were as
tonished to find that a number Of things
were missing. The machine will be towed
to this city today and placed in garage
for repairs.
Last evening at $50 o clock a fire from
unknown cause broke out at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Barber. of South
Fifth street, and the household furnish
ings of the front bedroom we're DESTROYED
Mrs. Barber tainted and was carried by
her husband out of the house into the
fresh air. All of the occupants had re-
tired for the evening. The two children
were asleep. They were rescued bv the
father. The estimated loss IS 800, partly
covered by insurance.
In Eeha If of the American Legion last
evening the ex-soldier boys were presented
with handsome medals by Representative
William Lyons. Jr. The men were well
pleased with the tokens. The comm ttee
in cahrge of the arrangements comprised
Major Jesse A. Mckay, Major Harry B.
Smith and Francis de II. Janvier The ex-
soldiers who were unable TO be present
may secure the medals at the home of
Major Mckay, At the conclusion of the
dance was g ven.
A truck loaded with corn YESTERDAY /
afternoon dropped bag at Sixth and /
Delaware streets. The corn was taken /
care of by r. T.. Pinder.
In honor of his fourth birthday ami |
versary, Herbert kee, son OF Mr.. and /
AS. David B. kee, was given a party /
las evening. The time was spent In 4
games and music followed by refreshments
Another wrecking lighter arrived YES /
terday at the jetty opposite the sunken /
Eagle boat 25' This makes the second /
boat of this type that is stationed along
side of the boat.
Atsthe moving picture show on Monday
evening three boys became tired during
lhe performance and fell off TO sleep. The 4
,ropri etor at the time for closing did not
know that any one was I'm the theatre and
put out the lights. At midnight the police