Evening journal., 1922-05-23
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Street Commissioners Or
ganize and Elect P. ].
McGrory President
WORK TO START
/. ON FOURTH STREET

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Special TO The Evening Journal.
- NEW CASTLE. May 2s.-The or
ganization of the Board of Street
Improvement Commission was per-
fected last evening by the election OF
Patrick J. McGrory, president; John
II. Lambson, secretary, and John b.
Manlove, treasurer. The other mem
bers of the commission are James +.
White Frank +. Bridgewater and
Charles Dougherty. Frances deli.
Janvier was chosen attorney for the
fc0mmissioners.
Following the organization, plans
Tor the Improvement of Fourth
street were discussed, providing for
~rne construction of an asphalt sur
face The Improvement is made
rpossible by the recent sale Of the
S25. 600 of city bonds. II any funds
are left after Fourth street is COM
pieted, Third, Harmony, Delaware
sstreet from Sixth TO Seventh streets
-apd the Strand. win be improved
antil the funds are exhausted. Ten
tative plans have been made and
survew Of Fourth street from South
TO Chestnut streets, a distance or
one-half mile. is now under way, by
the city engineer, Henry L. Fullen-
,sVider.
THE work Will be given out by con-
tract and bids will be advertised for
as soon as the plans and speciica-
lions are perfected. Last evening
following the organization the COM
.niissioners inspected drawings pre-
sented by Engineer Fullenwider, and
IL a
tahlish curb lines and grades and |
present working plans and specifica-
tions as soon as possible. The COM
MISSION is desirous to complete all |
street improvement work before cold /
weather puts a stop to the opera
Hons
Al the special meeting of City
-trouncil this evening the ordinance
providing for sale of $4,000 of city
n5ls per cent. bonds for the installa-
1.tion Of the proposed areating plant,
s-siu receive third and final reading.
-..It is the intention of the Board of
Water Commissioners to begin i'm
.,mediately on the construction Of the
plant.
While the sewering OF the city has
been discussed and advocated for |
several years, from the present in
sairations the street work viii be !
done without this much needed i'm
movement being started. 1t is the
.oplnion Of the city officials that the |
cost of sewering would be too great
TO be considered at this time.
After the proposed repairs to the
streets have been completed persons
-..-.Lx>ring TO install will not be per-
.1hsftted 10 open the new street for at
least five years for such installation. I
.csv Council has announced this fact
sn5 All property owners desiring the
INSTALLATION OF either gas or water
must have II done before the streets
<are improved. The water commits
sjoners will install the water SER
vices from the mains to curb lines
before the street is built. The gas
company has been notified to make
the service installations imme-
~diately.s
Elizabeth. the 10-year-old daugh- !
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Barton HOP
kins. River Road. while playing in
he yard Of her home last Saturday
evening fell from an apple tree and
sustained severe decorations OF her
right arm. DR.. julius Dodd was
called and treated the injury.
In accordance with the program 4
z ntanned by the committee In charge c
Of the Memorial Day celebrations In v
fliis city. a sunrise salute will be fired {
on May 80, when the program will r
start.
Announcement has been made by t
sraptain s. p, I. Duncan that Bat
.tsrv II will participate in the morn C
ing exercises in this city and at noon "
leave for Wilmington by special C
trolley. where they will take part In p
the Memorial Day parade in thai Il
city a
The members Of the Sunday school OF
class Of the Methodist Church, OF n
which Mrs. John f. 2. Clayton, of al
East Fourth street. IS teacher, will es
meet at her home Friday evening IL
% form a social club. the name to
'oc chosen on that evening. d,
Miss Carrie Downey, teacher OF th
he eighth grade of the local public n,
school viii chaperone the mem Or
bers Of her class to Philadelphia on II
an educational tour Of the princi ~
pal buildings Saturday. They will NJ
visit Girard College, of which Miss =
Downey has been a teacher at the =
summer school for several years; -
MefnoTlal t1dllf .LoOloBlcai GaEutnh, A
etc, The trip will be made by boat q
fr<5m Wilmington. :,
The members of the Sunday
school of Emmanuel Episcopal =
Church are already making plans
Slnr their annual outing which will =
take place on Thursday, June 23. at
appkins Beach, JUS below this
chy. The trip VII ne made by farm D
WAGONS and trolley cars. leaving d
.nis city in the early afternoon and e
returning in the evening. g
The members of st. Anne's Guild
of Emmanuel Episcopal Church s
were entertained at the home Of Mr.. h
and Mrs. James White, Jr., Of the I
Strand last evening. Following the
business session social hour was a
spent The members Of this society h
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