Evening journal., 1921-09-15
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Taxpayers to Make Demand
of Council for Street
Improvements
MAYOR SIGNS
NEW ORDINANCE

dfnanCe concerning the eieSboh oI'N
maintenance OF billboards within the
city limits, passed by City Council.
Tuesday evening. was signed and
made operative by Mayor Cramer I
last evening. This gives the com (
panies that have three billboards, /
which come under the provisions of /
the ordinance on Fifth and Seventh Z
streets. twenty-four hours in which (
to remove them or be. violators Of
the ordinance and liable TO a fine OF
SO for the offense and an additional
fine OF $40 for each day they are
not removed.
That demand will be made on the
City Councilmen for some action on
street improvement is an assured
fact. Several property owners say
they intend to push the matter at
the next meeting OF Council. Mem
bers of Council desire TO get the SEN
fiunent of taxpayers on the matter
before taking any action. One ar
gument against civic Improvement, !
at this time. is that il would result
in increased taxes, which in turn
would cause rents to be boosted,
which would be hardship on many
men out of work.
Business men of near Sixth and
Delaware streets. are demanding
that some improvements be given to
that section. One man In discussing
the matter, said: I'VE pay taxes
and surely are worthy Of some con-
sideration IN the line of improve
ments / appreciate the reason
many are opposed to the opening OF
this thoroughfsre. I purchased this
property and am paying exception
ally heavy taxes for It. We have had
little or no work done on the east
ern end of Sixth street since / made
the purchase. and we. as residents,
demand some consideration at the
hands OF Council at this time. We
mean to have this work done and II
nothing else can be done legal ef-
forts will be made in the near fu-
ture to 1g definite action"
1t was ted that the entire prop
erty of the city was taxed for street
Improvement several years ago and
the money spent on one or two
streets, and residents Of other sec
tons of the city want TO know why
Delaware street property should not
be taxed to provide for improve
ments on other streets.
The meeting OF the Board Of Edu-
cation. scheduled for last evening
was postponed. owing to members
being unable to attend. The meet.
ing Will be held in the superinten.
dents office. at s o'clock this even.
ing.
The enrolment in the locai
schools is considerably greater al
this time than IL was at the corre-
spending p riod last year. There
are about 50 pupils attending the
several schools including the Will
uams street and the Buttonwood
schools. for Negro children. Last
year about AIS pupils attended these
schools at this time.
The desks in No, / building. high
school assembly room. have been
replaced and the old seats placed in
the opportunity room IN the old
Town Hall and in the o.. sr three
schools. This was necessary TO ac-
commodate the Increased number OF
pupils. It is expected that several
more will be added 10 the rolls dur
ing the next few weeks. II was said
last evening that the attendance
rules will be enforced most rigidly
this year.
II is probable that another over.
now room will have TO be provided
for the next influx OF pupils.
Parsonage Day. will be ceie
brated Sunday. October 2. in tn
Lebanon NJ. f. Church. Red Lion
The Tt. Rev. ]. W. Hamilton. chan
cellor OF the American University a
Washington, d. c.. will be tn
speaker at both the morning an
evening services. when collection
win be made in an effort to rails
- SUFFICIENT money to pay for the erec
lion OF the new parsonage.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF tn
Lebanon N. f. Church. Red Lioi
will give an old-fashioned chicke
pot-pie supper at odd Fellows Hal
Bear Station. next Wednesday ever
ing. The money raised will 20 I
the parsonage fund.
Following the supper the frui
shaped money jugs used by the s,
ciety in collecting funds for the ne
parsonage VIII be broken. The tu
persons having the largest amour
IN their respective. jugs will I
awarded blue and red ribbons.
Members of the First Bapti
Church. have completed arrang
ments for a reception to the ne
pastor. the Rev Frank Overheise
TO be held atthe parsonage on Tue
day evening, September 81.
Mrs. Matthew Walk, Jr., VIII,
leaving the trolley car. on secoi
street. yesterday. was taken sudde
" III. Mrs. Waiz had been 70 a W
mington hospital 10 have an x-r
examination made. She had been
poor health for several weeks.
Last evening Oakley Eskridi
Harry Wallace. Richard Watts a
Wallace Fitch gave a watermel
party on the-pier opposite Delaws
street wharf.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF I
First Baptist Church at the montl
meeting yesterday afternoon decid
TO hold a social at the home Of ]
and Mrs. James b. Lancaster. De
ware street, near Fifth street, NJ
Tuesday evening. Each person
tending viii be assessed is Ger
4 which pays for a treat
About nifty persons attended
a monthly session OF the Red Lion
,clal on Tuesday evening at the no
Of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Henry, n
REQ Lion The following progr
was presented. Recitation by N