Evening journal., 1922-09-15
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE.
Council and Railroad Will
Install Pipe Along Bat
terry Park
IS16,68O.7S TAXES
NOW DUE CITY
Special to The Evening Journal.

L evening It was decided TO notify the
| pennsylvania Railroad thst the
| Council is ready for the installing
OF the pipe in the ditch along the
northern side OF Battery Park. The
Il company and City and Council will
IL share the installation cost, the COM
II pany furnishing the pipe and Coun-
N ell paying for the work of installa-
'tlon. This ditch has been a source
iof considerable annoyance to Coun-
icil and more so TO the residents OF
\ that vicinity. During much of the
time stagnant water stands in II.
IT is estimated the cost Of this work
I will be about 5000.
II was further decided TO ellmin-
ate other unsanltary conditions on
|tDelaware and Harmony streets. by
Installing several hundred feet Of
1 curbing and cutters. This work
will be done by the city at a cost
OF s916. according to figures Civ
u en- Council by Contractor Burke,
who is constructing several thous-
and feet of new streets and INSTALL
ing curbs and cutters to about the
n same distance. This with the ex-
Ipendlture Of $1,000 semi-annual ap-
preparation to the Good VIII Fire
$4,000 payment Of street
h and water and light bonds; $4,000
flor lighting the city and $500 for
Ii salaries OF city officials and en-
= ployes. will necessitate the payment
of s22.766 between now and the end
4 of the fiscal year, next August.
III City Clerk G.. Allen Smith report
led due the city treasurer for 1919
O25.36; for 1921 taxes, S4,923.02;
flor 1922, s9.603.02; making a total
due the city Of s16.6sO.7s. This
lamount II collected, and the ball
iance in the New Castle Trust Com
j pany of S14O29.O2. would give the
fcity s30.7O9.72 on which to work
!, ,during the next II months.
It was decided to have the curb
ing and cutters installed on Della
ware street. north of Sixth street,
land Harmony street north Of Fifth
street. and assess the cost against
! the properties adjoining. The street
committee was instructed to take
. .charge of this work as well as the
work Of installing the pipe on the
/ Battery.
The State Road Community Club
entertainment committee presented
the following program at its Sep
tember business and social session
last evening: Singing, Battle Hymn
of the Republic;" recitation by Miss
Elsie Walker; violin selection by
William Hamilton; vocal solo by
Mrs. Chandler II. Gebhart; dialogue,
"a Disturbance in the Family" by
Mrs. Harry Hance. Mrs. William T.
Harrington. Mrs. c. II. Gebhart.
Frank Silvers. Lee Brown. William
t. Harrington. Thomas Brown and
Tilden Hamilton. recitation by Miss !
Margaret Moore: vocal solo by Miss !
Anne Cooper; vocal duet. Mrs c. |
II. Gebhart and william T. Har-
ringtoni banjo solo by Ezekiel |
Cooper Jr.; vocal duet by Harry /
Dance and daughter; comic song |
by Mrs. c. II. Gebhart and W. T. !
| Harrington.
Mrs. c. II. Gebhart, chairman:
Mrs. Wilkinson r. Cranston and |
Mrs. Benjamin Moore were appoint /
/ ed the entertainment committee for |
the October meeting. The refresh /
| Iment committee for same month is .
composed of c. II. Gebhart, w T. [
Harrington and Benjamin Moore.
The next meeting will be October
lii.
The reorganization OF the New
|Castle High School Orchestra took
place last evening. with Prof A. Ar
thur Powell. director. Those COM
posing the orchestra are Prof.
Powell, pianist; Edward ]. Truitt,
2nd and Vernon Mcdowell. violins:
Frank Kern. trombone: Harry
Ahern, saxophone; ogden Wise,
banjo, and Edward p. Challenger.
2nd. traps. The first rehearsal was
held last evening. at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Challenger,
West Sixth street.
Mrs. Horace L. Deakyne, of Second
'7nd Delaware streets. who has been
confined to her bed for several
weeks. Is improving and was able to
Re out yesterday.
The first fall meeting OF the Sun
day School board of the New Castle
Methodist Church. was held in the
church parlors, last evening, when
It was decided to discontinue the
|Dobbinsville branch Of the Sunday
school. This branch was a mission
ary work. started last year, by the
board and was closed because OF
the moving from the city of several
families.
Mrs. Mary McCaulley. Mrs. r.. A.
Yallette. Miss Mary Davis and Miss
Lila johnson were appointed a COM
mittee to canvass the Dobbinsville
section to look after the children
remaining there and get them into
the main school.
1t was decided to hold a rally day
Service Sunday, October 1, and Miss
Myrtle Mcguire and Mrs. Mary
Denny we're placed in charge of the
program.
Mrs. r. A. Vallette and Miss Elsie
l.. Wooeyhan were elected teachers
in the main school.
At the meeting Of the Ladies' Aid
Society Of the First Baptist Church,
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.