Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-07
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Council Passes Ordinance I'm.
posing $50 License on
Busses and Jitneys.
Special Correspondence Every Evening

Special Correspondence Every Evening
New Castle, Dec. City Council
met last evening In monthly session.
The ordinance regulating the opcrnt-
Lg of bussos and Jltncys within the
city OF New Castle. imposing license
fee of $50 per year, was passed by
vote OF . to 2. Those In favor OF the
| passing OF tho ordinance were Mcssrs.
Hancc, klingmeyer and Wcggenmann.
Those opposed were President
Dougherty and Mr.. kcc. The law
will become elective January 1. 1922,
provided II Is signed by Mayor Crnmcr.
Before the final reading OF the ordi-
nance n motion was made by MIR. Loe
TO amend the bill SO as to provide fer
n tax OF 81 per passenger capacity for
bussos and FOR trollcys the lsamc, but
this motion was lost. Noxtl President
Doughcrty made a motion ho reduce
! the tax TO $40 per year. In place Of
$50 for each bus and the same tax to
bc imposed upon each trolley, but this
motion was lost. Tho schedule as TO
the operating Of the bussea must be
submitted TO tho clcrR of Council and
must contain tho route. For persons
failing TO take out the proper license a
fine of $40 will he imposed for each
day the car is in operation and for
failure of driver TO display license, {,
fine from So 10 $40. Treasurer John r.
Manlovo submitted the following re-
, port of taxes and other money col
lected by City Clerk George Allen
, Smith: 1919 taxes. s2t.94: 1890, ssi.3o;
. 1921. s626.1S; from Board of Educa-
tlon for share Of coal furnished the
municipal building, s63.50 rent OF
Western Union Telegraph Co. office
SS.33.
A reply wac received from City So
licitor Francis de II. Janvler relative
TO the removing of the billboard at tho
corner Of Third and Chestnut streets
on a lot of Wallace l.. Cannon. In ac.
cordance with a petition submitted
10 Council several months ago. NJ
action was taken by Council as 10 th'
> removal, on account of no complaint
: having been made 10 the body during
the time of erection.
a communication was received from
residents Of the Baldton requestin.
lights and also fire hydrants 10 b,
: installed. The matter was referred
\ 70 Council "a a whole.
4 Mayor Cramcr submitted com
municatIon relative 60 o request iron
i the Civic Club, for better police pro
d, lection. The matter was left In TN,
y hands Of tho mayor TO use his iudg
7. ment.
~ A communication was received from
the Board of Education relative 60 tn
!, gutter opposite No. school building
. tho street being lower than the gutter
thus allowing the waste water I,
overflow into tho streets. The matte
q was placed In the hands of the stree
committee.
a Thomas Noon Of Fifth and Harmon,
@ streets made complaint as to tn
unsanitary condition OF gutter op
4 poslte his home and asked that Coun
= ell have a concrete gutter installed
g No action was taken on the matter b!
Council and tho owner was informe'
n that was a matter TO be taken care o
u by property owners IN that section.
! Tho three police officers were oacl
granted three-day vacation durin
!, this month. Special officers viii
~ appointed 10 act i'm their places.
:, Council instructed Mayor Cramer {
Il consult city Solicitor Francis do I
,r Janvicr. relative 10 tho failure of
4 bill posting company 10 remove
al signboard on Seventh street afte
having boen notified several month
ago by Council.
Tho Trustees OF the Commons m,
e. last evening in monthly session
s. Treasurer Patrick McGrory reporte