Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-04
NEWS OF A DAY
AT NEW CASTLE
New Council Meets in Monthly
Session and Transacts
Much Business.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening.
New Castle. May last evening
City Council met in monthly session.
large number of citizens were pres
ent To listen to the first meeting of the
newly elected members Of the body.
Prof. Henry Handy Hay, chairman Of
the law and sanitation committee of the
Civic Club was in attendance and pre-
sented To Council several resolutions
which were passed by the organization
during the April meeting. Peter g.
Madden. representing the beach com
mittee appointed 10y the president of the
club presented verbal protest against
sand being taken from the Battery
beach and the beach owned by the Ma
tiunal Tube Co, stating that II was
destroying the valuable beach front
used by many bathers Frank Beck
complained of automobilists running
frequently over his pavement at Seventh
and Young streets The matter was
referred to the street committee with
power to act
Richard Davis. who owns property
situated between Iarkin and Washing
ton streets appeared before Council
relative to a lot which has bedn open
for 40 years. extending from the rail
10 claimed by Herman Padbcrg md is
covered by his deed. The Council de-
cidcd Ia have civil Engineer William
KINNEY make "A survey of the property
To ascertain whether IL belongs To the
city as a street or is private property.
The engineer will on thu same day
make n survey in order 90 establish q
curb limo on the south sidt II Clayton
street between Eighth and Ninth and
also tho curb line on sixth and Seventh
streets between clark and Clymer.
| Council ordered Clerk Smith to notify
all residents who own property on the
said streets TO properly curb and gutter
in front Of their holdings. The clerk
was instructed to notify the Levy Court
md the Highway Commission relative
10 roads which lead 10 the city that are
in had condition and ask that necessary
repairs be made a discussion took place
relative 70 tho city paying for the
| amount of water and electric current
| consumed by the city from the recently
! purcha sed plants The ordinance was
referred to. which stated that tho Coun-
cil. in liou Of paying water and
light rental. may meet any deficiency
which NAV occur 20 the commission for
the operation of tho plants. may
enter into mutual agreement with
tho water commission for tho payment
oC stipulated sum az rental Council
man kee reported that tho first floor
of the Good VIII Fire Co was in need
~ attention Navor w Leslie Cramer
submitted a communication 70 Council
requesting the renovation of the
MAYORS ONCE and refurnishing the
building. The request was favorably
received by Council and committee.
comprising Mesars klinRmeyer. Hsnce
and Doughorty. was appointed "a take
care of the matter.
Tho second communication recon
n,endcd that now uniforms hc secured
for the police At the expense of tho
city Tho matter was approved vii
liam Hanna of rcunFvilc. representing
William Action tho owner Of Rivervicw
Reach At tho Action Hotel. rounsvillc.
appea red in reference TO permission Tor
q ferry limo operating between this city
and Pcnnsville. He explained 60 Council
that nothing definite could he stated AT
this time. Tho owner has two expert
steamboat men inspecting a fcrryboat
belonging 70 the Reading Railroad Co.
which he expccaed TO make a bid for by
the middle Of this month and then coun-
Gil would receive from him a letter as to
the plans he would like 10 make. No
action was taken.
The matter Of paying the transror-
tation charges Of prisoners committed to
the workhousc was left in the hands Of
the clerk.
Bids were received for supplying stone
Of =. inch size for the various road