Evening journal., 1921-04-21
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Civic Club Advocates Bath
~ ing Beach and Public
Playground
PENNSVILLE FERRY
is NOW PROBABLE
star Correspondent.


Of the numerous requests made OF
him, Andrew Eliason, president Of
ne New Castle Civics Club, has ap-
pointed Eugene Chase. Peter G.
Madden and James b. White, a COM
raittee on beach improvement.
Battery Park. owned by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, has
Leen leased by City Council for play
. ground purposes. II is proposed by
several officials Of the civic club to
F.. petition the new council TO take stepsI
TO improve the beach along the river
. front for bathing purposes.
i The city has only one playground,
Fl that provided at Fifth and Delaware
streets by the Baraca Glass OF the
4 Methodist Sunday school. BY the
& operation OF that ground last year.
he value OF public Fairgrounds Tor
4 the children was proved and IL Is
proposed to establish sliding boards,
/ tsind piles and other amusements for
/ the children on Battery Park. There
Is already a baseball diamond, grand
| sand and bleachers on the grounds.
1 Bath houses will probably be erected.
4 This proposed equipping Of this
II playground was caused by the nu-
81 merous narrow escapes OF children
81 from injuries by automobiles, be-
81 cause OF there being no other place
Fl for play than the public streets.
Il Another Improvement. the provid-
i ing Of which will be requested Of
II City Council, is the improving Of the
Il roadbed OF Market street running in
front Of the high school from Har-
4 mony street TO Delaware street. II
II mis- Improvement Is made automo-
Il bile traffic will be diverted from Sec
& ond street TO Market street on the
n square between Harmony and Della
81 ware streets Second street be-
. tween these two blocks, Is extremely
n narrow, being scarcely wide enough
NJ for an automobile 20 pass a trolley
81 car. At the corner OF Second and
n delaware streets because Of the
II building at that point the greatest
. danger exists.
n For anyone wanting a racing type
II car should see 3. T. Lunt before
p buying. Can also be used as delivery.
4 IFS East Third street, New Castle.
A Del.-Adv.
N A representative OF steamboat
NJ ferry company visited Mayor Cramer
a II securing wharf accommodations.
Il 10 is the intention TO operate ferry
Fl between this city and Pennsvllle. y.
N J., to accommodate seashore auto
mobile trafic. The matter Of the
use OF the city wharf at the foot Of
Delaware street will be taken up
with council at it's next meeting.
The boat TO be placed on the line
81 is OF the ferry typo and will accom- -
81 nnodate twenty 10 twenty-five auto
Il mobiles, beside several hundred pas
.anrers. II Is also proposed to oper-
ate tho boat in passenger trafiic 20
i Riverside beach, where dancing Is
n conducted during the spring. sum-
~ mer and fall months. The company
81 is 20 be known as the New Castle
81 pennsville Ferry Company. The rep
resentative Of the company informed
the mayor that moonlight excursions
IN 'Sould be run weekly and on holi-
days.
Mayor Cramer issued a notice to-
day requesting all property owners
TO have cesspools given proper at
Il tention this month and the first two
weeks In May.
The weekly session OF the Current
* Events Glass will be held in tho New
rastle Century Club parlors at 2.3o
E o'clock tomorrow afternoon, with
+ Mn John T. Stoops In charge. Mis-
f barney will read current events and
& Miss Julia Nevin. OF tho Strand, viii
y read a paper.
f A baseball team will be organized
to represent this city in Independent
hall this season. Several players o
~ considerable ability have signihet
IS. their intentions OF playing with th'
locals The team will be composed
oflplayers whose ages range betweeI
ls and II years. a special meetini
u the players has been called fol
tomorrow evening in the mayors OF
(hce.
N Harry Proud. George McKnitt
"a Howard Porter and william Maddei
motored to Delaware City Tuesda,
svening and spent the early morn
81 ing hours yesterday angling. The.
e we're rewarded with a 50-poun'
catch Of catfish
At a special meeting OF the Boar
OF Water and Light Commissioner
held in the city water office recent
occupied by George /. Unger. Il wa
decided TO have IL renovated and tn
< Interior improved with paint an
M paper. II was also decided "a instal
<sz a transformer near the new State ar
- .hory, so that the armory may b
1< nroperly lighted for tho dance ther
< tomorrow evening. Walter Brintor
president and general manager q
the local American Manganese plan
made a personal appeal for the i'm
& ~ brovement The lighting OF thi
81 building. which has been inadequate
" was the cause OF the visit Of Nj
Brinton. David OFT and Frank ,
81 Hensel of the Wilmington and Phila
& delphla Traction Company were re
- gaested 10 meet the commissioner
81 to consult in reference to making
' survey and chart OF the electric;
luipment OF the city.
~ William Easily. Jr, a civil an
sanitary engineer OF Philadelphia
Ia accompanied the commissioners on
"a. tour Of investigation OF the wats
xX plants yesterday afternoon. He wi
< sribmit an itemized statement OF III
needs Of these plants to place thei
s in an up-to-date. adequate and san
tarv condition. Mr. Easily Is an e,
< merit on the work. He has been cor
|<< nected for several years with N
1> ranitary department of the Unive
sitv Of Pennsylvania.
IL was decided TO paint the stan
nipe at the pant near the Wilminl
ton and Philadelphia Traction Con
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