Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-02
NEWS OF THE DAY
At new CASTLE
City Council and Trustees OF
the Common Hold Business
Meetings.

Special Correspondence Everr gvenlnG.
New Castle. Nov. 2.~--Iast evening
the Trustees of the Common met in
monthly session. Treasurer McGrory
reported balance OF S21726.
Francis Jordan. tenant on the Model
farm, reported that he would be able
to pay this years rent, which would
be s601.32. provided the members
grant him permission to dispose OF
the excess hay on the farm, approxi-
mately 30 tons. The members decided
not TO allow this 10 be done.
The members of the acting commit
tee, comprising James G.. Shaw, John
Il. Taylor and James II. Biggs, report
ed the new barn on the Bayard farm
tcpanted by George NJ. Blackburn. to
be near completion. IL was decided "a
erect a new COW stable at the cost OF
approximately $500. The implement
shed on the Penn farm. tenanted "
Albert n. Lofland, was ordered placed
I'm good condition. The members will
meet in special session ON Tuesday
evening November 15. for the purpose
OF securing applicants for the Model
Farm and renting 1t. Public notices
were ordered placed in the Whining.
ton papers FOR the rental of the farm
Several persons have made verbal APP
plication for the property.
City Council met last evening
Treasurer John Il. Manlove submitted
the following report of taxes ant
money collected by Clerk George Aller
Smith: Taxes for 1917. 1895; 1919
s57.4l: 1920. S141I3; 1891. $317.ss
Pennsylvania Railroad Co, refun,
freight on stone received. s314; renta
of Western Union telegraph office
sS.S4; fines from Mayor Cramer
S12.75: licenses. $3.50. A petition wa
presented containing the names o
several residents for the removal O
the billboard on a lot near the corne
Of Third a..d Chestnut streets. owne
by Wallace l.. Cannon. The matte
was referred TO City Solicitor Franci
de II. Janvier for advice.
The ordinance introduced into Coun
Gil at the last monthly meeting cover
ing a tax Of $50 per year on jitney
and buses, which has been given tw
readings, was deferred until a specia
meeting on account OF the absenc
of one of the members OF the body.
The members of the Board of Wate
and Light Commissioners We're re
quested to furnish the city with a ma
containing the location Of the arc an
incandescent lights and fire hydrant
| throughout the city. A request wa
made TO Council for the installing q
/ fsl, ~ - VI.
one in front of the Van Dyke Armory
one at Fourth and Chestnut street,
and one on the Strand. The last hal
of the annual appropriation of 81 90
was ordered paid the Good WIN Fir
Co. Bids were ordered secured for tn
furnishing Of 500 feet of Eureka fir
hose for the fire company. Mayo
Cramer informed Council of the an
pointment OF William Taylor as spe
cial officer at the Royal Theatre,
Frank Long as a special officer for tn
New Castle Trust Co, and James Get
hart as a special officer on call TIL
appointments were approved by IN
body.
The members of the Home an
School Association win meet o
Thursday evening in the assembl
room Of the High School at o'clocl
The speaker will be Prof. Harry y
Holloway. a former local superinten
dent, who is now State superintendent
OF public instruct~n. Several ex
hibits Of work done by students wi
be on exhibition.
Arrangements are being made b
the members of the Sixth Compan,
c. A. G, ID. y. G.. for a military bal
which will take place on Thanksgiv
ing Eve in the Van Dyke Armor,
The music viii be furnished by Georg
Madden's orchestra and dancing wi
be from until ..
In addition TO an automobile tir
and shotgun, stolen from the garag
OF William y. Kee, early yesterda
morning, a set OF stocks and die.