Evening journal., 1920-06-03
NEW CASTLE MAYOR
GETS SALARY INCREASE
1ot0n Council Passes Nep Ordinance FIXING
Executives Salary at $500 Yearly. School
Board Elects Teachers and Prepares For
Commencement Elect NetO School Board
on June I9
speoial 10 The Eyenlns journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. June AT the ses-
sion OF City Council last night It was
neoided to reconsider the action taken
by that body on Tuesday evening, in
the matter OF raising the mayors
salary. and the new salary fixed at
deH. Janvier presented the ordinances
Liking the salaries for all city OIL
oiaiS- Under the new ordinance q.
Allen Smith, who nils the position
OF city clerk and collector. viii re-
ceiNe $500 instead Of 1920 and Mayor
EckleS 500 instead Of 500 The 0rdl-
nance received its flrst and second
reading last night and VIII receive
Its final reading this evening. The
members Of Council Will sit tonight
and tomorrow night 20 hear assess
ment appeals. Several adjustments
were made last night
City solicitor Janvier, in answer TO
a query as to whether the President
nf City Council had a vote in mat
lerS pertaining 10 city business, IN
less a tie existed. said he had.
The Board OF Education met last
tight and elected Miss Laura r. Mes
sick, OF Bridgevilie, teacher Of home
economics in the high school. Miss
ntEElIA 4. "a Vi NlAAE NNdI
class OF the Women'S College. New
ark. Miss Laura A. Nelson. Glass
t930. Women's College. OF Harring-
ton. was elected 90 I'LL the vacancy
caused by the refusal OF Miss Lucia
Jones TO accept terms for another
rear. Vincent S Borders has ac-
bepted the offer OF the board 10 con
tnue as teacher OF agriculture and
principal OF the High school. The
board has no applicant for manual
training teacher. The grade teachers
have not been elected because the
board has not been able 10 determine
their salaries lt was said last night
that these teachers would receive
tome increase. but Just how much
depends upon the amount Of the Slate
Appropriation
Full power TO arrange for the com
tnencemcnt exercises was vested by
the board IN Prof Il. Z. Snaycly.
considerable discussion was caused
. because the members OF the senior
aass gave a dance last week Osten-
nbly for the purpose OF securing a
speaker OF an orchestra for the COM
mencement exercises The members
hf the board resented this action and
by motion refused 10 accept that or
lny other money raised in a similar
manner for commencement purposes
They said the board arranged the
tomencement and paid the bills. and
I'D not propose 10 have il circulated
hat financial aid had been given the
board 10 produce a commencement
The Board Of Education. the school
laculty and the graduating class Will
attend Emmanuel P & Church next
Sunday morning. when the Rev JO-
ieph H. carp, rector, Will preach the
Saccalaurcate sermon
Women OF this city VIII give a
,ard party for the benefit OF the TEN
DE Club OF ST. Johns Lodge. A. r..
Ind A. NJ. when prizes viii be
lwarded-
The present members OF the Board
81 Education. Harry Holiday, presi-
tent Jacob Speicher and George T.
rObin. Jr. will relinQuish their Of
lee on June 30. unless reelected. The
necuon svil be held in the lower hall
n the high school building on June
9. The present Board OF Education
Nill act as election officers The polls
vii remain open from 10 4 p. m. on
hat day. Three members viii be
Elected, one FOR one year, one FOR two
hears and one for three years. The
landidate receiving the largest num-
ler OF votes viii be elected for three
rears. the second highest for two
d. fears and the person receiving the
hird highest number OF votes viii
1e elected for one year Hereafter one
member will be elected each year
rhe election OF three members this