Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-05
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
City Council Abandons the Idea
of Buying the Water Plants
and May Construct One.

Special Correspondence to Every Evening
New Castle. Jan. 5.---City Council
met last evening in regular session and
the members decided to cease further
negotiations with the Delaware Water
Co. and the New Castle Water 20.
President John 4. Stoops WAS instructed
to communicate with the officials oil other
towns with u view Of aseertainnR the cost
of the construction OF plants and the
amount of water obtained and the cost OF
pipinp and general equipment The
members of Council, after this information
is obtained, will visit Middletown, New
ark, Smyrna and Dover for the purpose OF
making personal inquiries Mr.. Poole
was appointed committee of one to
communicate with several we'll drivers TO
find the cost per foot for the digging OF
wells with various diameter castings. The
members of the body stated that II the
city had procured the two plants the pres
ent supply Of water would not hc used and
that new wells would be drilled. The
members decided To meet in the Office OF
MIR Stoups on Friday evening Tor the
purpose of holding conference with the
ash collectors i'm order that the ashes
throughout the city would be properly
collected and that 40 two collectors would
cover the same ground, ms heretofore has
been the ease The balance of the city
appropriation of 81 900 to the Good VIII
Fire Co, was ordered paid for the year
1920. Clerk Smith was authorized to Sc
cure bids from painters for painting the
interior of the fire hall with two coats OF
paint A notice was ordered sent 10
James Booth 10 make immediate repairs TO
4 ri s.tfn
Treasurer John b Manlove submitted
report of taxes received from Clerk Smith
as follows. For the year 1917, s37 Il;
1918. si3.el; 1919, S5f7s. 1920, S63S 81,
making a total of s7417l. received from
Mayor George w. Eckles, fines for De-
cember. $40. rent for the office of the
Western Union Telegraph Co, 1884.
The Trustees of the Commons last
evening met in regular monthly session
and Treasurer McGrory reported bal
ance in bank of 1864 63 The acting COM
mittee. comprising Messrs. Shaw, Taylor
and Ripps. reported the visiting OF the
various farms and noted the necessary re-
pairs needed on the Model farm, tenanted
byFrancis Jordan, consisting of new spout
ING on the house and barn, the repairing Of
the cow shed and several Of the outer
buildings The committee was instructed
To have the necessary work done. The
work OF grading the barn yard Of the Penn
farm. which is tenanted by Albert y.
Iofland. was reported completed and the
work satisfactory The trunk at the
| School House lane, which needed repairs,
was replaced with new one.
Postmaster John +. Murphy has posted
list Of unclaimed letters IN the postofhce
ms follows: Furef Brzerienski, James X.
Blair. Pasuuale Cisorierei, Joseph Camp
bell. H. H. Cephas Giuseppe di Gaetano,
Antonio IA Contino Giovanni Alfred W.
Howard. Mrs. George H. Harris, Mr. and
Mrs George keeley, Miss Enda King,
William Lore. G. Murphy, Miss Viola
McMuller (2l, William H. speer, Jessie b.
Taylor
The revival meetings of yesterday at 2
o'clock were held at the homes of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Clayton on East Fourth
street and Mrs James Walls, on East
Sixth street Today the meeting will be
held at the home OF Mrs Julia Walls on
West Sixth street. at O'Clock. On
Thursday afternoon preceding the meet
ing Of the Dorcas Society brief prayer
service will be held.
Yesterday afternoon, Mildred G..
Rhoades, the three-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Harriet Rhoades of East Fourth
street. had the end of her little finger
lacerated, caused by being caught in the
lamb of door Attention was given by
local physician.
James Tilney of East Second street
has installed in his home pipeless heater.
The Girls Club of the American Man
ganese Steel Co. on Friday evening,
January 2S, will hold dance in the
Opera House. The Original Six Orchestra
of Wilmington will furnish the music.
The Industry Council, No. %, Junior
Order of United American Mechanics, on
Monday evening won three straight games
of ouoits from Wilmington council at
Wilmington. The standing of the local
team is 20 won and lost The locals are
the leaders in the league.
The members of the Good Will Fire
| Co. will meet this evening at s clock in
monthly session.
Nathaniel Watson is shingling the roof
of the property tepanted by George w
Birmingham, the druggist, at the corner
of Second and Delaware streets.
Several war vessels yesterday after
noon passed this city and were outward
| bound.
John Cannon, who has been confined to
| his home for several weeks, Is able to be
| out
City Clerk George Allen Smith was
! taken i'll last evening.
John c. King, who was successfully
operated upon several days ago at the
| Homo opathic Hospital, for the removal oil
| a carbuncle on the back of his neck is
| showing improvement.
George I. Tobin, Jr, who for several
| days has been confined to his bed suffering
| from illness, is able to be out.
George Proud. Jr., is confined to his
home on East Fourth street suffering
from illness.
J. T. & L. L. Eliason, Inc, have com.
! pleted the construction of new fence sur
rounding the property tenanted by Mrs
Susan B. kee on East Fourth street
For Sale: Parlor stove, self feeder, base
burner, apply 1876 East Second st.-Adv