Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-03
NEWS OF The DAY
At NEW CASTLE
City Council Passes an Ordinance
Increasing the Pay OF
Various Officials.

Special Correspondence oi Everr Evening
New Castle. June 3.--City Council met
last evening in adjourned session. when
the matter of increasing the salaries OF
the mayor, city clerk, assessor ana tax
collector was taken up An ordinance,
prepared by City Solicitor Janyief, III
blanket form. was unanimously passed.
The MAYOR will receive an increase oil
500 n year and the city clerk, assessor
and tax collector $500.
This meeting was the first for the set
ting of the court of appeals from The as
sessment. So far but one appeal was made
This was BY the New Castle Gasllght TO-
asking that the assessment OF the OLD gas
works, which IS situated ut the loot oi
Third street. be stricken from The list, as
IL il being demolished At the time the
assessment was made the building wa.
standing. No action will toe taken until
the last appeal night ne assessment
made by the city assessor was accepted
by the members OF Council and the mem
bers will go over # and make addltions
or subtractions az they may sec 1T. In
case of the raising Of the amounts as set
by the assessor the taxpayers will be
notified and. therefore, will have the
privilege of making their appeal before
the final appeal night which viii bc RI
dav evening. The second appeal night
| will be this evening.
The members of the Doreas Society OF
| Nazareth NJ. f. Church will meet this
| afternoon.
The Ladies Aid Society of Lebanon
| NJ. r.. Church on Tuesday evening, juno
| rs. will hold strawberry festival at tied
| Lion
The Good Will Fire Go. mot last even.
ing. when routine business was disposed
of and bills paid
The transfer exercises OF the eighth
grade of the public school, taught by Miss
| Carrie Downey. will be held III the Ma
sonic Hall. Wednesday evening IT :
q clock daylight saving time. he pupils
will nc given n hearty welcome by the
students Of the high school. The diplomas
will be presented by Harry Holiday,
president Of the School Board The JUNIOR
class of the high school will give the
senior class a farewell dance on the Sth
az .Tune. AT s o'clock i'll the parishhouse
Refreshments will be served The 10Th
will be class night and tho exercises Will
be held in the parshhouse Mt Q clock
The 18th will be graduation night nc
/ commencement will be held IN the Ma
sonic Hall nj s o clock There are eight
graduates. Tie 18th viii be the Alumni
Association meeting night. whom the
graduates viii he permitted TO JON tho
Alumni.
Miss Louise A Wilson. who graduates
from he Women : College, has taken tn
position Of French teacher To til tn
vacancy eft by the resignation Of ais
Lucia Jones Miss vi son VIII beRn he
work next September when tho new sehoo
term starts Miss Jones has accepted :
position in Pennsylvania.
Morris Mcdowell. fireman. Whli'
working at the American Manganese stee
pant. Yesterday. was overcome by heat
Treatment Was gwen by DIR. julius Dodd
The avn fcte which was he yesterda,
afternoon and evening At the rectorE o
the Emmanuel Church IT Third and Har
mony streets. was we'll attended ant
everybody seemed to have an enjoyable
time. A large sum WAS realized towart
the fund for the equipment OF place
whereby the mothers may receive frc'
; advice relative 70 the care OF childref
The children were greatly enthused wit
he iitnev rries. which were gwen b,
Edward v. Platt
The Board OF Education met last even
ing. Routine business was transacted.
Ozro :. Imnt. president of the NeN
Castle High School Alumni Association
IS sending out invitations. 10 the member
OF the AltltlHR LOT ttit itHili1l 3*tlqat
: and the election Of officers, which will TAX
/ place on Saturday evening, June L, /
: the parishhouse IN interesting talk NJ
: be given BY the superintendent Of schools
$ Henry f. Snavelv The fee for the bar
Duet will lie 81 - An excellent program
$ IS beng prepared.
y Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Davidson are beir
congratulated upon the arrival OF son
Francis Miller. son OF Mr. and Mr.
: David Miller, had an operation performe
5 for the removal Of adenoids and tonsll
>. Pie operation was performed by d
!, Brice Nallett
Burton Howell of State Road, who VI
k removed to the Physicians and Surgeoi
l.. Hospital, several days ago for an eper