Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-07
NEW CASTLE FIRE CO.
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Seven at the Engine House to
be Placed on Top Of
the Tower.
Special Correspondence Every Evening


New Castle. Dec. THE Good VIII
Fire Co. last evening met In monthly
session. The annual election OF ON
GERS took place and resulted as fol-
lows: President. Jesse A. Mckay;
vice president. John Foster: secre-
tary. Francis J. Reynolds; treasurer.
Charles j. Daugherty; trustees
Charles j. Dougherty and Francis J.
Reynolds: fire recorder. James V.
Campbell; engineer. John Il. Leonard:
fire chief. James V. Campbel first
assistant, Edward 7. Leonard: second
assistant. Charles McGrory: board OF
directors. Edward J. Leonard, Charles
j. D,ugherty. James V. Campbell and
Francis i. Reynolds: auditing COM
mittee. William McGrory. Charles s.
Fleming and James u. Gallagher: in
vestighting committee. Emmett Nc
Grory, Charles !. Dougher,y and
Francis J. Reynolds. The Amuse-
ment Committee reported s92 cleared
on the Halloween ball. The alarm
committee reported that the siren
In the bell tower did not give salts
faction and the committee was au-
thorized TO place the siren on top of
the tower. chief Campbell reported
for the month OF November 21 calls.
comprising 10 ambulance and II fire
calls. James b. Toman. representing
the committee from tho Trustees OF
the Commons. requested report OF
the condition OF the hose on hand
ani the additional number OF feet
required 10 replace detective hose
The matter was placed I'm the hands
" the board Of directors to submit
tho report TO Mcssrs. Toman and
liance Of the Commons. which will
be taken mp AT the meeting of the
: latte body on Tuesday evening
January ?. II was decided that when
the ambulance is called out OF the
city orders are 10 be left In the hands
of tho fire chief. Tho following bills
! were ordered paid: William Dcalyne.
Z S3lS0: Wilbcrt Meredith. - cents;
> Harry II. lianes. $2.69. French street
. Garage. $3.50: Atlantic Refining Co.
$3.50; J. +. a l.. T.. Eliason. Inc.
) Ss.i4: officers salaries. Charles y.
Dousherty. So; John i. Leonard.
$25; Francis J. Reynolds. sl03e
The BOARD Of Education met last
evening in regular session. The FOL.
lowing report OF attendance and per-
centage ~ tho various grades was
submitted: High School. SO pupils. % 4
/, per cent average attendance: eighth
70 grade. 40 pupils. 9i.6 per cent average
attendance; seventh grade. so pupils.
, 9o.2 per cent average attendance: +:
: sixth grade. AZ pupils. 931 per cent
average attendance: NTH grade. ~
o. pupils. S9l per cent average atten-
. dance; fourth g,ade. 40 pupils, 9O>
per cent average attendance: third
= grade. 80 pupils. 97.7 per cent aver
: axe attendance; second grade. 81
A pupils 93s per cent average attcn-
j. dance; first grade. 80 pupils. ea.5 per
! cent average attendance: No. Schoo
s third and fourth grades. "a pupils
" So per cent average attendance: frs
: and second grade. 3s pupils. 9ls pei
i cent average attendance. william
= street school. Nth. sixth. seventh an.
y eighth grades. % pupils. SO per cen
.s average attendance: first second. thir,
Ie and fourth grades. 81 pupils. 76.s pe,
:, cent average attendance. Buttonwoo,
school. 35 pupils. 129 per cent aver
" axe attendance; making a total mum
!, Der Qf pupils of J5S. with an avera z
n ~ 9o.2 per cent: average ATTENDANCE
N tor the month of November. Two larg
~ fire eXtinguishers were ordered 70
The two one-story frame buildings re
ni Gently erected on the Academy plo
Ia on the school green. The exiinguish
- crs Will be placed IN the halls OF tn
!. building. Rev. George W. Cook,
: evangel -. who is conducting gosps
a services in the Methodist Episcopa
'' Church. asked permission 10 address
$ the members Of the High School at a
w early date The members OF the boar
.e granted the request The secretar
r. was instructed 20 have repairs mad
ir 20 the cutters on East Third stree
80 opposite the portable buildings an
IN 90 the pavement on Harmony stree
A. IN rear Of the No. School buildin.
o- The board instructed the secretary I
IN have repaired hole in the third fioC
nj OF the Town Hall Building, which wa
hc reported 10 have been made by pei
sons during the time the opportunit
$ room was conducted on the secOn
he floor OF the building. The followin
20 bills were ordered paid: J. r. & l.. ]
IN E.ason. Inc. s7465: News-Journ.
n Co. $l.35; CHM & Co. sl491; SEQ
Foresman & sCo.. S31.64; McKinle
as Publishing CO.. s46O; Gaylord Bros
er $3.50. Buffers. Inc. si5.s4: Arthu
nd II. Thomas Co. s2I5; John +.
he f.'a,,or "a M. coo-,.o po..,, a.
gh III .sSe'' 20
M AhdIeW Mltrhel son, VOL;
Sne.lenberg q Co. s3l25O Wester
az H'"f" w. ~ '0A'S,
IN Nhalenger n son, 90 cents, j. JaCO
~ shannon & Co. 1851: Water & Idel
20 Commission. Sl0S9; John J. Wall
as s231.