Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1921-01-10
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Owners of Water and Light Plant
Offer to Sell to the City
for $4,000.

Special Correspondence 10 Every Evening
Now Castle, Jan iO.--City Solicitor
Francis de ii. Janvlcr who has Tor some
months been negotiating for the purchase
by the city of the water md lighting sys-
tens. received on Saturday laat n letter
from n representative Of the owners 10
the effect that the sale Of the present eya-
tenn would be made TO tho city ior the
sum Of SIS. 900 in cash The city solicitor
has turned the proposition over to Coun-
ell The property involved consists oil The
electric lighting system and both the old
and new water systems. II the purchase
is made city bonds would have tn be ia
sued and aold tn provide the purchase
money. II IL claimed that the income from
the plants under local management would
more than provide for the interest ON the
bonds and n ainklng fund for their pny-
nent when due
James Noel. Of the Philadelphia Anti
Saloon League membership campaign,
last evening addressed the congregation
of the First Baptist Church. Several
members joined the league The speaker
told If the prent work accomplished ~
securing the passage ri the eighteenth
amendment 10 the constitution He pnid
that this was the easiest task act before
the league, claiming the enforcement ot
the amendment would be of greater mn
tnent and a much harder tnsk To accom-
plish He cited % Legislative bodies out OF
d possible ps had hy n twu-'hrds vote con
currrd in the passage Of the amendment,
which was proof conclusive that II was the
most largely sought amendment over
enacted He also said ono Of the best
known senators Of the national Legislative
body said immediately after the success
ful fight for the amendment that the Anti
saloon League was the greatest political
orrn nizaton IN the world
Many residents of this city are pleased
Ia know that the General Motors Cor
pnrntion. If which 7 s du Point is rresi-
! dent has aru,,irpd substantial interest ~
the Penn aeahoard Steel Corporation rs
! adding two If tie representatives ~ the
| hoard nf directors They ARE A 7 sloan.
| n vice-nresslent ~ the General Motors
! Corporatinn. end President II the ! ni'ed
/ Motors Corporation. and J. = NeisP,
4 prnaident If The HYATT Roller Bearing TO.
/ a General Motors subsidiary Tho ON
plnyos recently laid Of are hoping that the
local nlant will snnn resume operations
An aged man giving his residence ~
Ntid,lletawn and former resident II the
Western section e this city, Yesterday
afternoon had marrow escape from heinF
/ killed whrn he attempted ~ alight tTfFi
The 4 ~ anu,hbound passenger trim ~
tho loral station and fell beneath the
train which was NJ Tho iifne dischafeinR
other messengers The conductor assisted
The man from beneath tho train and helped
| him On tho coach. -
| Tho members of the choir 81 the FIRST
paptist Church will hold choir rehearsal
tomorrow evening in preparation Tor eele-
bratirr tho fnrty-Fifth anniversary 81 tho
church on Monday evening, January u
Tomorrow evening tho members nf tho
| New Century Club will meet ~ the club
/ narinra FOR the purpose Of taking action on
/ an amendment IN tho bylaws
The trolley company to-day placed N
I of,ect nm tho local lines the following schp'l-
ule Tho operation Of the iirai cars IN he
I norn,nu until o o'clock will be every 20
| m,n,,,ea from 9 until ! 70 every ball
| hour from Z ~ until Or m every ~ MN
u,ea and from until midnight every hall
| hour
Tho local members Of the New astie
County Republican COMMITTEE VIII at
,end meeting al The Wilmington heal
quarters at : o'clock tomorrow afternoon
Srrs John +. Il Clayton, the chairman,
urges All local members 70 lie present.
The members of the seminnle lrihe.