Evening journal., 1920-12-08
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Water Companies Offer to
Sell for 100000, But
Council Refuses
OLD TENANTS GET
COMMON FARMS
snenlaI 10 M Evenlnr Ionrnal.

Special to lne Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, Dec. Sat the meet
ing Of CITY Council last evening, the
members OF Council attending the con-
ference Of Councilmen. Trustees Of ihe
Commons and representatives OF the
Delaware Water Improvement Com
pany and The New Castle Wafer Com
pany. held yes,erday afternoon, re-
ported thai the bond holders Of the
Two companies would drop from the
price originally asked Sli5,O 10 500
COO for Their holdings. Council by
motion ordered the report received
and fled. but refuses 10 consider the
purchase Of the plants for more than
$1,000 offered by Council at a pre-
N.0us meeting.
some members are now advocating
HE building Of an ent rely new plant.
There remains only few days, dur
ing which the offer made by Council
VIII stand good At the expiration
OF tha. time ID was said by one Coun-
Gilman. that an effort would be made
10 get the voice OF The people on .he
construction of a new plant
Should the city purchase The plants
Of the two companies. now supplying
the Town Q will taxi over The heat
ing. llghLlng as well as the wafer
equipment and outstanding bills for
water rent
City solicitor Frank deli. Janvier m
formed Council by letter thai Coun-
cl could not legally enter the prop
erty Of the Delaware Wafer Improve
ment Company. and repair ihe broken
pump, but could cancel the franchise
OF The company or could bring man
damus proceedings n The superior
Court 10 force the company 10 place
lis equipment in good condition or
show cause why IL was not done
As several complaints had been re-
ceiNed concerning the poor cond tlon
on sidewalks in c rtaln sections OF the
city. Council ordered The clerk 10
notify s : Deemer, 10 repair the s de-
walk along the Sixth street side OF
his property and put II In a safe con-
d.ti0n for use OF pedestrians. Mrs.
Clara Bacon AID Mrs. Ehason Frank
Hewlett AGENT. were given similar IN
structions concerning the sidewalks in
front OF their properties on East
III ri street
John B. Manlove, city treasurer, re-
ported the following receipts during
the month Of November. From g..
Allen Smith. city clerk. taxes for
1918 S2S. 90. taxes for 1919, Si53. % (;
OF Education for half the coal used
for heating the Mayors ofilce and
the school room above, $3.50; from
Mayor Eckles, for fines for the
month Of November, $40; for rent
from the Western Union Telegraph
Company. ss33
Professor Henry Handy Hay and
Edward Plat, representing immanu
Church trustees, called the attention
OF Council Ia the agreement entered
into by Council 90 keep the fcnc
and gates OF the Holloway Farm, at
Sixth and Holloway streets, repaired
when Sixth street was opened by
Council. stating they were IN a bad
od-ton at pr sent. Council ord,reC
me r.nairs made
II was decided that Council would
. endeavor iO get me State Legislature
10 rass bin establishing a STATE
Utility Commission.
Bills ordered paid were. New Cas-
lie Gas Company $40; Delaware
Water Improvement Company for the
third quarters light bill, 81 i24 a.
incidenials. s2063; Delaware and At
lantic Telephone Company, s629; ].
r. Stcops. merchandise, ST 20, George
for pasture for two horses during
he summer and fall. 500. George
Poole. $3.50; William Deakyne, for
coal. $3.50. Edward Thomas. labor,
5000. Arthur Driscoll, labor, $3.50
w j. Peitiiohn, labor, 1920, and j.
T and l. f. Eliason, Inc. siO39S.
At the meeting Of the Trustees OF
The Commons. held In the CommoA
Chamber last evening, u was by ma
ioriiy vote dec ded 10 re-r MT ihC
Commons Farms 10 the tenants oc-
cupying them the past year. The
tenants, farms, acreage and rent for
The ensuing year follows w Gran
Abbott, No T. known as the Jefferson
Farm. % 10 acr.s. at S61S .75. Mrs
Lydia A. Biggs, No 2. known al
Stockton Farm, i70A acres, a
ki ,3s063; William Railedge No
known as the Ogleihorpe Farm, 79i
acres. 1896 %; T. T. Clark. No.
known as the Center Hall Farm. ~
acres $3.50: Albert Lonand. No.
known as the Penn Farm, is6 T.
acres, si.39750; George NJ. Black
burn. No 9, known as the Bayar
Farm. 2i7h acres 1881 %: Tasker
Clark. No 10, known as the Clayio
Farm. 92is acres. s69375: Francl
Jordan, No. "A. known asthe Mode
Farm, 100 f-3 acres, s60i.32. The tw
stores in the old town han was rC
rented TO John Rees and James Hat
ton, for an annual rental Of $50 eacl
The A. o. L. W. third floor Of tow
han at an annual rental OF S25 Their
were several applicants for the sen
eral farms.
The funeral OF Louise Barber. n
fhree-year-old daughter OF Mr. an
Mrs. Ernest Barber, OF West f0urt
street, VIII o died in the Delaware Hos
pital. Monday night the result {