Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-02
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Trustees OF Commons and City
Council Hold Meetings.; Water
and Light Question.

Special Correspondents of Every Evening
New Castle, March 2-At the meeting
of the Trustees Of the Commondla laatlcven-
ing Francis Buck, representing the State
Highway Commission, was IN attendance,
relative TO the replacing of the fence along
the state highway opposite the properties
controlled by tho Commons. An offer per
rod was made for tho trustees 10 do the
work or the work would bc done bv the
State Highway Commission. The matter
was left in the hands of the Acting Com
nIttee TO report on Saturday. Damages
10 the Harcs Corner Hotel property by
the widening of the road was discussed.
The trustees will visit che property Satur-
day afternoon foI Investigation and will
hold meeting M the farm TO decide on
the necessary repairs meeting will he
held next Tuesday evening ~ s o'clock
and report rendered + i Clark asked
for a request 10 sell II tons of hay from
the farm which he had IN excess Of his own
use The disposition of the hay was left
IN the hands of the acting committee
with power to act Treasurer Mct;rory
reported balance IN hand OF S3255 The
trc as,ircr was instructed TO pay 81, 300. on
account OF the outstanding note Of 81, 500
~ the New Castle Trust Company. The
trustees organized for tho ensuing year
bv the election of Francis Sc II Janvler
rs president Richard : Rodney secretary,
for uno wear each pnd Patrick ] hcGrory
treasurer for two wears, acting COMMITTEES,
Iohn i Tavlor james T. Biggs. and james
9 shaw public building committee
James / Challenger. James II Lancaster
and Francis de II Janvirr. Bcnnett 7
Lancaster, laaltor President lanvior
aamcd James I Challenger md James
6 Shpw MS hc auditing committee, "a
audit tho annual settlement foi the wear
ending March |. 1927
CITY Council met Inst evening owing 20
the Illness oi President John I Stnops,
Howard |, Wilbclme presided \ bill pre-
~rntrd ~ the meeting bv Gcorgc ! | ugcr
amounting 20 S1l t. caused considerable
discussion The amount was for ia" r.
pl1clrg Of thc DESTROYED fixtures ln The
lock -up last FRIDAY evening ~ Casper
Nualgn Couuclluu NALL ublcctcd 10
tho payment on account II used wash
stand placed II the cell hy the contractor
The fixture was sold to The ,ltv ~ re-
duccd coat Thc hlll WAS passcd hv
vote nf 3 to
The following resolution was gwen fret
and SECOND reading and VIII i. considered
AZ the adjourned session on Ihursda,
evening" " hcrcas arrangements have
already bccn made between fhc city and
the owners 81 tho plants for purchase hy
the city OF the water and hight svatcmR
now m the CITY nf Vow astlo, hc Il ~
solved hv the Councd that thc offer IN
writing of Edgar : Richardson ~ Reading
IN on behalf of owners. 81 the sad systcms
offering the transfer IS the Cltv by proper
legal conveyance and deliver posscsslon
~ All the property Of the \ow astlc Mater
Company and of tho former Delaware
Mater improvement COMPANY. upoa the
pavmrnt therefor II fhc sum If S15 600
ln cash bc hereby accepted on tho part
oi the city ~ \Cv ostly transfer IF good
legal Hfl, cl,at - aa> Npns - hc made
on Nptl la1l or +, soon thereafter ~
the r.f> can arrang, tor the sale - tic
bonds - provide for tho plir, A;4sr lricr
Il y understood that Tia, property to hc
transferred. all Of the water systems real
and personal property rights nfranchlses
and paraphcrnalia Of tho SAID New Castle
Water Works (known as Nonsuch plant
and 81 the former Delaware Mater I'm
provcment Co. known as the ncw plant
and including the ecctrlr lighting svstcm
and the benefit of all contracts for the
purchase ~ sale 81 electro power or light
and wator Thu sellers are 70 retain and
collect the outstanding accounts - the
dav ol transfer
Ele8' o. the lI-vear-nld daughter 81
Mr. and Mr~ " Leslie Crancr II East
Third street celebrated hcr birthday