Evening journal., 1920-08-17
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Town Officials Have Under
Consideration Purchase
of Water Plants
DELEGATES NAMED,
BY DEMOCRATS
Special to The Evening Journal.

Speclal 10 lne evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, Aug. ia special
meeting Of City Council. Trustees, Of
the Commons and the local Board OF
Health was held in The Trustees OF
the Comomns chamber last evening,
when representatives Of the Delaware
Water Improvement Company and the
New Castle Water company were
present and presented the claims OF
their company. While considerable
discussion on the present water con-
ditions took place there was nothing
definite accomplished. The city Off
cials. had the advice Of two attorneys,
Frank deli. Janvier and Richard s.
Rodney. An offer. the first from the
city, was made to the water compan-
les for the purchase Of the water
plants. The offer did not meet tho
approval as TO amount, Of the repre-
sentatives Of the companies, but they
informed the civic bodies represented
that due consideration would be given
and a communication sent them.
when and on what conditions they
would surrender their plants TO mu-
nio'pal owners.
It was said last night by a City
Councilman that no definite action
would be taken toward the purchase
Of the plants by the city until the
question should have been submitted
to a popular vote.
About 100 Democrats OF New Castle
hundred met in the Court House, last
evening, when delegates and alter
mates were selected TO attend the
State Convention. Previous TO the Sc
lection Of these delegates, Ezekiel
I Cnonnr oh fruann ~ fha Eapf,ao Ma
tional Bank of Wilmington, a resi-
dent Of this hundred introduced a
resolution calling upon the meeting
to go on record, decrying the unfair
representation Of New Castle county
and the city OF Wilmington, in the
State Convention. The resolution was
passed unanimously.
Mr.. Cooper said he considered New
Castle county unfairly treated by not
being given better representation in
the convention. Rural New Castle
county is only allowed five delegates
for each representative district, while
Kent and Sussex counties have six
delegates from each representative
district, and the city Of Wilmington
only three delegates from each dis
trict. The combined strength OF New
Castle and the city OF Wilmington, In
the convention Is, by the present ap-
portionment, only 65. II granted equal
representation their strength would be
60 delegates from rural New Castle
county and 30 from the city Of Viii
mingtOn
The meeting went on record as IA
voring the nomination OF a candidate
for Congress favorable to labor. This
subject brought out considerable de-
bate. Many favored unpledged dele
gates to the State Convention. The
delegates and alternates selected were
For the First dstrict-Frand deli
Janvier. delegate, and John r. Lamb
son, alternate. John P. Leonard wa;
eiected inspector for this. district.
For the Second district-John T
Sullivan, delegate. and jefferson H
DOwnham, alternate. Charles C0Ope
was elected inspector Of this dis
\ trict.
For the Third dlstrict-Robert E
McGrory, delegate. and Chas. Thome
alternate. Lewis j. Rambo was elect
\ ed inspector Of this district.
For the Fourth district-Andrew NJ
Gallagher, delegate. and John Doris
alterante. Everett B. Howard wal
\ elo" od Inspector for this district.
Dor the Fifth district-Walte
Thompson, delegate, and William T
Harrington, alternate. Frank Sterling