Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-08
NEWS OF THE DAY
At new CASTLE
Street Improvements consid-
cred at Regular Meeting OF
City Council.

StAy Sodit1us
Special Correspondence Every Evening
New Castle. June s.--city Council
met last evening in regular session
Treasurer John u. Manlove reported
receiving the following collection from
Collector George Allen Smith: Taxes
for 1918. sa6.ae: 1919. s32.a2: 1920.
sf0o.52; fines from Mayor W. Leslie
Cramer. si7: licenses, sif. Chairman
of the Streets Dousherty. reported that
one car load of stone has arrived and
that streets are being repaired The
beach at Battery park was reported
cleaned and placed in first-class con-
ditfon. The bitches on the Battery
grounds being cleaned. The pump
committee reported that all pumps
have been repaired. The resignation
OF Edward V. platt as a member Of
the Board of Health was received and
accepted. The ordinance providing for
the trimming and the removal of all
trees which interfere with the elee-
tric lighting throughout the city was
adopted. John Ries, president of the
Water and Light Commission. made
a complaint relative TO the annoyance
to his place of business relative TO the
trolley switch, which seems TO be out
of line with the track and makes an
excessive noise when the cars pass
over II. This annoyance is complained
OF by his hotel guests. The matter
is TO be taken up with the officials of
the trolley company. Other complaints
were made by Councilmen OF places
along Delaware street. Second street
and Chestnut street, of exposed track,
The matter was placed la the hands of
the street committee, which will meet
representative OF the company on
Saturday afternoon and go over the
situation and also will take up the
matter Of making necessary repairs OF
the various streets between the tracks.
The street committee will also take Up
the matter Of asking the Wilmington
Gas Co. to make the necessary re-
pairs 10 streets which they have open
cd. The water and Light Commission
will be requested TO place streets in
the same condition in which they
found them. The clerk was instructed
10 notify the Water and Light CONF
mission TO have the water turned on
al the city fountain on Delaware street
near Third Selden 5. Deemer, presi-
dent Of the Deemer steel Casting Co.
made an appeal for an adjustment In
his assessment, but as the appeal
nights were over no action was taken
on the matter.
Michael !. Reedy and George Webb
were retained as city ash collectors.
Bids were received for the laying OF
zoo feet OF IS-inch terra Gotta sewer |
pipe from the Strand and Harmony |
street 10 the wharf. Andrew NJ. Gal
lagher bid $500: Thomas y. Newhall. |
wilmington, s6O075, including ma
tcrfaI and labor The other bids in |
cluded the furnishing OF labor only as
follows: Frank c. McCusker, ses |
Frank j. Murphy, s70: Frank Nc |
Grory, S95: Eugene II. Sheridan. $500 |
John ]. Walls, s97 SO; Frederick Fehl, |
Sss. Frederick Garreau. $3.50. The |
contract was awarded 10 the lowest |
bidder, Frank G. McCusker. for Sos |
The material will be furnished by !
Council and will cost approximately |
s202 complete including material and |
labor.
William A. KINNEY, city engineer.
stated that he had measured lots on
Ninth and Washington streets and
Iarkin street and also reported that
the LOT which was between the Pad /
berg and Davis properties was the |
property Of Herman Padberg. There
has been great discussion about this I
piece Of property, some tenants have /
been running water on it thinking |
that il was city property. In order
10 settle the matter Council agreed TO /
providing the residents in that section |
purchase Is feet from Mr.. Padberg, |
would install a drainage pipe in order /
to carry Of the waste water. The land |
sxtepds from Ninth street to the /
railroad property.
Plans and specifications for the re-
building of the Delaware street wharf /
and for the repairs TO the flooring of
the Good VIII fire house, were sub
mitted by Engineer KINNEY and ac-
cepted by Council. Clerk Smith was
instructed to advertise for bids. The /
sum of SIS must be paid by the bidder
before he can obtain a set of the |
specifications and plans. Upon the |
return of the papers, however. he will |
be given back the money paid. City |
Francis de II. Janvier sub |
mitted two ordinances and each one |
was given two readings. The first /
one was ITO Locate and Layout Ger |
tain streets Of the city OF New Castle
The second was ITO Establish Grades
of Certain Streets" Council will con- |
slider the matter of the purchase OF |
the necessary benches for Battery |
Park, wharf and Baraca Fairgrounds, |
in conjunction with the members of
the Trustees of the Commons and the |
members of the School Green Commits
sion. The cost to each body will be
5000. Complaint was