Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-23
NEWS or 4 DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Commissioners Get Estimatss
on Cost Of installing New
Water Plant.

of Water & Light Commissioners met. |
William Esaby, Jr, engineer, sub
mitted plans for the improving of the |
present water supply and Furnished |
an analysis OF the old and new water. |
The new water supply is better than
the water from the Nonsuch creek
according TO the chemical analysis
submitted by the American Chemical
Corporation of New York. The new
water has no ingredients that are de-
trimental TO health and contains an
excessive amount of sodium chloride.
The water was three degrees harder
than any water that the chemical
corporation has ever analysed and can
be made more suitable for use by
f1ltering which would make the water
96 per cent pure. The cost of in
staling the plant was estimated at
$4,000. The water from the Nonsuch
Creek was found TO be polluted by
water from the Christiana Creek and
It was estimated il would cost $4,000
to make the water suitable for use.
The catch basin would cost $4,000
and chemical used TO make the water
pure would cost 81 per day. The
members decided to hold a meeting
the searly part of next week when
bids and definite plans would be fur
nished for the two water supplies.
Last evening the members OF the
Board OF Education met in special.
session and elected Mrs. Lewis f. Ella
son teacher for the opportunity or
overflow room which is being con
Quoted on the second floor of the
Town Hall. at a salary OF $50 per
month. Mrs. Eliason took the ex
animation at Dover. last week. and
has secured provisional certificate
| from the state superintendent, IL. ".
| Holloway. The Board granted the
request of several male members of
the 1920 graduating class 10 take up
| special studies. Miss Marguerite IL.
Barnett will open the Americaniza-
| ton Schools on October 3. Professor
Henry T.. Snavly was allowed 5000
from the general fund to purchase
| books.
Yesterday the members of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union of
New Castle County held a conven-
ton in the Methodist Episcopal
I Church. The officers of the organi-
cation are Mrs. Mary B. Donnell OF
Newark. president; Miss Lille h. Will
liams OF Marshallton, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. X. b. Dockety of Will
mington. treasurer. The exercises
were as follows: 10 o'clock, devotional
service conducted by Mrs. William l..
Pettingiil Of Wilmington; address OF
welcome by Mrs. William w. Leach
and Rev ]. r. Bicking: response. by
Mrs. James II. Gam OF st. Georges
appointment OF committees. resolu-
lions, kilograms, courtesies and
finances; reading of minutes. Mrs
Addie c. Fisher OF Marshailton; re-
port OF secretary: report OF treasurer
Mrs X. B. Dockety, of Wilmington
! "The Soldiers Reading ROOM" by Mrs
! Wilkins OF Delaware City; 11o'clock
address BY Madame LAysh BA~kat;
offering; noon tide prayer: i.4s, Bible
ro&ding Mrs. Rudd Neal OF West
: Virginia; address. Rev. e. c. Pretty.
man, Superintendent OF the Anti
Saloon League; address. Robert Ell
lott, Prohibition Director; THE In
i dustrial School For Colored Girls
Mrs. M. Z. Jackson; reading. Mrs
I Aux dSta FilCuStiWdtQ III Csst dftAOlls a.
O'Clock. devotion; literary produc
tion- Address, Mrs. Rudd Neal.
|. Word was received here yesterda,
by relatives and friends of the deati
of Mrs. Hannah Hermann a forme,
resident of this city, wife of Georg,
Hermann Of New York. She died a
the home OF her brother, John White
of Wilmington.
This evening in a game of baseball
the New Castle Athletic Association
team viii play the Union A. A. team
of Wilmington at Battery Park. The
. game will be called promptly at 5.45
, Nathan Katz. a local tailor, has
sold his place Of business to Morri.
Waldman of Philadelphia.
Workmen of the Wilmington q Phil
Adelphia Traction Co., were held "
for several hours when they attempt
/. /. ed to erect poles on the school greer
by the members of the School Greer
; Commissioners. After being informe'
that it was necessary to install pole
on the green in order to properly TAX
scare Of the installation of new wire
the work was continued. The com
/ pany will begin on Monday to stretcl
!. the No. wire which will take tn
place of the No. fire Of the primar
4 system.
& B. r. O'Rourke and Joseph Multi
n last evening defeated John Fahey an
i Peter Sculley at the home OF Nj
; Fahey in several games of bridg
whist and 500.
Francis p. Price. = medical studen
}. at the ST. Joseph's Hospital of Phi
adelphia. is spending several days a
:, the guest Of friends
4 All light and water rents not pa.
i by September 80, service wifi be di,
: continued. BY order OF the Board
Is Water and Light Commissioners
70 Adv.
+, Oysters for sale. John Canno
le Fifth street. New Casue.--Adv.
!, Friday and Saturday specials. Ds
: licious assorted chocolates 44c 10. ]
= Challenger e. Son, Prescription Phal
= macist.-Adv.
|y We have the Phospho vitamir
"a Yeast Tablets. E. Challenger & So
E. Prescription Pharmacist.-Adv.
ne Ever ready razor $1.00. Ever reac
rs brush $1.00. Ever ready shavir
I'd cream s.55. The whole combinatie
I'd for s1.3s. z. Challenger q Son, Pr
v scrption Pharmacist.-Adv.