Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-07
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Engineer Hopes Recommends Fill
ter System for City
Water.
spccial Correspondenoe 81 Kverr Evcnlng

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
New Castle July AT Councils meet
ing last night John j. Sheridan pre-
sented a request to be relieved Of bill for
cleaning ccsspools on Seventh street
which he claims was never done at the
time stated. He claims they were cleaned
in July and again in August and pro-
diiced receipts showing that he had paid
for the work done by James II. Wright,
who was also paid by Council for work
done as stated in their bill
City Engineer w. H. KINNEY pre-
sented plans for a box and also piped
underground drainage to be placed on
Harmony from Second to Fifth The
pipe drainage would cost approximately
81 ,97g, which is about $500 ieas the cost
of box drainage which he claims is IN
adequate in comparison with the pipe
drainage. After considerable discussion
the plans were laid over till next week.
Councilman Weggcnmann stated the
men working on roads were at present
employed in the suburbs but would begin
work in the center Of the town today.
John Manlove, city treasurer, re-
ported taxes paid for 1917 Of s455; for
1918, sl0o 92: for 1919, S309 %, total
tax receipts for June, s5l4.40 Received
from Mayor Eckels from fines s5 and
from license $40, making a grand total
OF S52g. 40
The offer Of the Board Of Education to
pay half Of the coal bill or SEQ 25 for
heating the Municipal Building and the
Manuel Training room, was accepted.
Repairs to Fifth street between Della
ware and fremont streets made neces-
sary by excavation by the New Castle
Gas Light Go. for installation and repair
work Is TO be done by Superintendent
James B Lancaster
resolution was issued to the city
clerk, notifying the Wilmington, Phila-
delphia Il Southern Traction Co., that
unless repairs. were made 10 Seventh
street between South and Hamburg
within the next 30 days action would be
taken TO nullify its charter which calls
for il 10 keep tho road IN repair from curb
TO curb, for use Of street.
The police petition requesting a raise
in salaries 20 s25 per week received no
action.
order OF Mrs Margaret Bscon for s23 %
the amount due her from the sale Of her
property ON Second street, winch was sold
for taxes
letter was received from Edgar NJ.
of None Such Creek rs a source Of supply
for the city water He suggested that
Council write the Roberts Filter Go. Of
Darby, Pa, and the Pittsburg Filter
Manufacturing Co Of Pittsburg to ascer-
tain the cost of installing a filter that
would meet sanitary requirements. He
wrote that eventually the source Of supply
of water would be q difficult problem and
recommended the city not to consider
the driven well supply at the new water
works.
A special meeting Of Council will be
held as soon as the representatives Of the
two filter companies are heard from.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles $. Fleming are
visiting friends in Milford.
The Keystone Baseball Club Of the
Ail-Wilmington League will play the New
Castle Club at Battery Park Saturday.
Walter Hoffman for twelve years
chemist at the Penn Seaboard plant,
who is now employed rs a chemist in the
navy department at Philadelphia, is re-
newing acquaintance which he has not
done for several years.
Frank Michael of Jersey City. n. r.,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs J b. HoIsten.