Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15
NEWS OF The DAY
At NEW CASTLE
City Council and Commons Trus-
tees Planning to Improve the
Drinking Water Situation.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
New Castle, April i5,-Jhe members OF
the City Council and the Trustees Of the
Common met last evening IN special
meeting held IN the rooms of the Commons
for the purpose of discussing the problem
oi the water situation of both the New
Castle Water Co. and the Delaware
Water Improvement Cos plants. A
letter was received from &, II. Wells,
Health Inspector, who with the members
of the local Board of Health visited the
New Castle Water Co.'S plant the first
part of this week. The letter covered the
following factions: That the continued
Use of water from the Nons,ich Creek,
without proper treatment, was a very
grave menace To- the health Of the con
slmers and recommended most strongly
that until proper safeguards can be .ap--
piled the consumers must be urged TO bon
all of the water TINT Is used for drinking
purposes. As previously stated, analysis
of samples is not necessary to reach tins
conclusion As matter Of fact, several
analysists may certify that the water was
safe for consumption today and to-
morrow il may be the reverse opinion,
and it Is against this source of danger
that the citizens must be protected
The matter of bettering the conditions
was lengthilv discussed, and IL was decided
to have an adjourned meeting next We'd
nesday evening and IL is hoped that both
bodies will reach some conclusion whereby
the citizens may have water that IS above
slspi cion
Alexander Melvin. who underwent an
operation in a Philadelphia Hospital
several weeks ago il still confined 20 his
bed. The members Of City Council
viii visit the patient who is a member OF
the body Mr. Melvin is shipping clerk
at the American Manganese Steel Casting
Co
The Members Of City Council are ar
ranging for the cleaning of the dumping
ground at the foot oi Sixth and Harmony
streets of all of the wnste paper and other
refuse that has been aecumulating at this
place for some time. Many residents
in this section lave been complaining
about the dumping Of loose paper ON the
ground and leaving same TO he scattered
By the winds to nearby yards.
Members Of City Council will have
warrants issued for the persons who dump
the paper on the grounds and leave It
without being burned.
The reception 10 Pastor y II. Bicking
of Nazareth NJ T. Church. whirh was to
be held this evening. has been postponed
until tonight week.
The catch Of the Delaware shad vestof-
day was better than for several DAYS.
u total of 1J fish were brought into Della
ware street wharf and placed IN charge
of the manager. Peter q. Madden, who
readily disposed Of them To the local people
as we'll rs tho out-of-town residents, at
the rate of IS cents Tor roes and rs cents
for mllts per pound
William Thompson. son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Thompson who conducts
an oyster establishment on South Third
street. was married on Tuesday, at Hlkton.
Md. tu Miss Mary Davidson, who IS
cmnl wed aa operator fos Diamond State
Telephone Co, at the exchange in Della
ware City. The groom Is stationed at
Fort du Pont Il Is learned that the
bride will continue her services az the
exchange.
On account OF the embargo situation
tying up the transportation OF goods 10
the destination, several hundred pounds
of fish were shipped up to this city from
Lewis yesterday and left at the local sta
tion. Andrew Mitchell & son. truckers
we're authorized by Philadelphia parties
20 haul the fish to their destination
Mayor George " Eckles, has requested
the Diamond State Telephone Co, to
install a pay station telephone IN his Office
rs it. would be n great advantage 10 the
public TO have pay station n this place
Previously telephone of this type was
removed from the office. but the mayor
could not account for what reason It was
done
4 committee of teachers. consisting
OF Mr.. Border. Miss Downie and Miss
Lunt was appointed by Supt. Snavely
10 cooperate with him and Mrs. Frank
dell. Janvier in arranging an "Arbor Day
Program" 10 be rendered on The Green
tomorrow afternoon. The following pro-
gram has been arranged.
song, Hymn for ArbOr Day words
by Henry Handy Hayl audience; recita-
tion. "Arbor Day Greeting James Wilson
Sth grade: dialogue, "Arbor Day. chill
dren from tho 2d grade. Marian kee,
Frederick Wilhclme. Margaret Hobbs,
Thomas Gravel, Norma Leib, Edward
Hemphill; recitation, AN Arbor Day
Tree" Bessie Hardy, 9th grade; song,
"The Robins, lst and 2d grades; dialogue,
"The Spring of the Year" children from
the Sd a nd 4th grades; flowers. Helen
Boyce, Sarah Ramsey. Elizabeth Cramer,