Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Interesting Meeting Held by tho
Water and Light Conn.,
missioners.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
New Castle, April 1.-THE Water
& Light Commissioners met last even
ing. Clerk Edward W. Eagle informed
the board that Superintendent Unger
had placed an order with tho Union
Water Meter Co.. for an inch meter
with a registering capacity OF 5000
gallons per minute and a minimum
capacity OF 90 gallons per minute. |
There was some objection to order
ing Of the meter until Water & Light
Engineer William Easily had been |
consulted. The shipment was held up
and n telegram ordered sent to this
effect. Two bids were secured, one
from the Hershey Water Meter Co. |
and one from the Union Water Meter
Co. Each quoted a list price OF $1,000.
the former allowing a discount OF 45fo |
and the latter a discount OF b09c or
making the net purchase price OF $50.
Jacob II. Speicher and Charles 4.
khngmeyer were appointed a COM
mittee 10 audit the books Of Clerk Ed
ward w. Eagle. The members OF the
board decided to join the American
Water Works Association. the initia-
ton fee being $40. A communication
was received from City Council in
structing the commission to install all
new mains and services to curbs be-
fore any street paving is started.
This communication was referred back
to Council. with instruction that
committee be appointed to make
. survey with Superintendent Unger to
find the locations. 1t was learned that
there were no water mains on William
and South streets near Fourth. II
was decided that the reading OF the
electric light meter at the plant be
made every six hours and the eecre-
tary was instructed to procure log
sheets. The superintendent was in
structed TO procure safety guards TO
go over the various gears and pumps
AT the water and light station. A new
light was ordered installed on Della
ware street beyond Sixth near the
Van Dyke Armory. The position OF
the arc light at Third and Delaware
streets was ordered changed in order
tn give a better light. Two car loads
of Cinders We're ordered from the
Traction Co, for the purpose OF maxi
ing new roadway leading to the
pumping station. Bids for repairs 10
the roof. doors and windows OF the
building near the pumping station to
be used as storage plant VIII be
asked for.
Mayor w. Leslie Cramer yesterday
received a complaint from residents
of the Raldton section thai eeveral
Carcases of cows were lying in the
field Of the farm tenanted by Abe
Moore. The animals had died several
months ago from hydrophobia and had
been left in the field exposed to ami
mai and bird prey. An investigation
was made by the mayor and the mat
ter will be reported to the local Board
OF Health.
Word was received here this morn
ing of the sudden death OF Mrs. Rachel
Walters of near Townsend. Mrs. Wal
ters was well known throughout this
section and was a frequent visitor
here. She was the sister OF Mrs. David
b. K<e and Mrs. George Proud.
The members OF the Young Meme
Association of the First Presbyterian
Church will meet on Thursday eve
ming At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Morrill, Thornton on East Fourth
street, at o'clock.
This evening in the parish house
at 80 there will be an illustrated lee
ture On the Life OF Our Lord"
At the close of the drill OF the MEM
here Of Company H In the Van Dyke
Armory last evening Il was decided
for the members to take part in the
Memorial Day exercises during the
morning in this city and during the
afternoon in Wilmington.
On Thursday afternoon IN the Par
ssh House there will be sale OF part
ly worn clothes. beginning at 100
The sale Will be in charge OF Mrs
Joseph II. carp.
Alonzo Miller, a pitcher OF the New
Castle Giants, and Harry Hill a sec
end basemsn, have signed with the
Pennsylvania Giants team.
At meeting Of the Womens Chris
tan Temperance Union. in the home
OF the Misses DealSyne, on the Stran nd
recently, II was decided to try to in
terest the public schools here in scien-
tifc temperance instruction. AS a re.
suit Of former teaching, Il was point
ed out a generation o. men and WON
en- who hated alcohol. and voted i
out of the nation, was grown up. The
following statement was issued b!
Mrs. John B. Manlove, chairman o
scientific instruction:
THE women believe that If the worl
they have done is 10 be permanent. j
will be necessary for the 100000 public
school teachers in the country TO teach
what alcohol does 10 the body, 90 tina
the next generation will be well &C
quainted with its effects. II Is Anne,
TO have these teachers give out infor
nation on and interpret the Eigh
teenth Amendment TO the pupils
and through them TO their families
According TO data given out by tn
Union Signal of Evanston, H., tn
official paper OF the national w. c. 7
L., there are 10000 local unions IL
the United States. Through the page
Of this paper an effort is being mad
TO mobilize the 100000 union mem
bers in campaign against anti-Pro
hibition workers, who are trying Z
repeal the Nolstead Act and do ava,
with the 18th amendment The womel
point out that other nations are anxi
ously watching the United States I
see II she can make a success of tn
prohibition laws. The national w. {
T. L. hopes TO make this nation al
example that may be followed by othe