Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-05-17
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Laird & Co. Successful Bidders
for $4,000 Municipal
Bond Issue.
Special Correspondence Every Evening

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
New Castle. May 17.--City Council
net last evening I'm special session,
when the question OF floating $4,000
worth Of bonds was taken up. Two
bids were received one from A. q.
Stollenwercle. representing Hemphill
& Co. of New York city, whose bid
was s40,1SS. The other was from Laird
& Co. OF Wilmington for $4,000. The
bonds were sold TO the latter company.
/ An ordinance for the second ISSUE of
water bonds amounting TO $4,000 was
given first and second readings. Rob
Iert Newlyn appeared before Council
Tand requested the privilege Of leasing
part of the city property on Delaware
street wharf Tor the erection of stands
for the disposal of ice cream and soft
drinks. The request was refused as
iCouncil contended that they would
inot lease the wharf property for this
purpose TO any one. The meeting adj
iourned to reconvene in special Sos
sion next Tuesday evening.
Robert Newlyn. proprietor of the
lNewiyn Hotel, has leased the Jeffer-
lson House. pavilion, dance hall. gar
leges and dining room for the summer
season. Carpenters VIII begin work
this week of making improvements
and alterations TO the interior of the
building in the way OF converting the
garages into bath houses. Mr.. Newlyn
is the local representative Of the Bak-
er Amusement Co. OF Philadelphia. and
arrangements will he made TO land
excursions at the Delaware street
! wharf several days per week during
the summer season. Daonces Will n,
conducted several evenings each weel
and music will be furnished by AT
, eight-piece orchestra. The Baker
Amusement Go. has purchased tn,
steamboat Columbia. which has a car
rying capacity of $500 persons. Tn,
first excursion will land here on Ma.
so.
The Board of Education last evening
, Iheld a conference with the Schoo
Green Commissioners and Trustees OF
Market Square in reference to III,
erection of a temporary additiona
school building on the vacant lot mex
to the No. ] school building on III,
iail property. The trustees and th'
School Green Commissioners decided
to hold n meeting this evening whel
the matter would be taken up and de
cided. as to their consent TO the us
of the ground.
Lightning accompanying the storm
on Monday evening struck the resi-
= dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moore O
Moore's avenue about a mile north q
- this city and tore off several shiugle
" o a Nd do, l,a 1,
$ er boarding of the home to a eligh
= extent.
y Samuel Burrels of the Buttonwood
e last evening was fined 81 and cos
= for alleged assault on Samuel Ray. tn
y eight-year- son of Jacob Ray OF tn
e Buttonwoods, before Mayor w. Lesli
II Cramer.
y Two cases of scarlet fever develope
10 at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robsl
N II. Talbot. of "a East Third street. TT
: two children of Mr.. and Mrs, Talbo
o are confined to their home und,
II quarantine.
i, The members of the Young Men
Bible Class and the members of Il
II Maize d. Girls of the Methodist Episc
- pal Church are making arrangcmen
to give a playlet. The Depot LunC
> Counter, under the auspices of Il
Ladies' Aid Society, TO take place
Newport In the Masonic Hall on Thur
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Barbaras of Ea
ID Third street are receiving congratl
IN lauons upon the birth of a daughte
T. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Council al
e. daughter Mildred of Chester, form
h. residents here, spent last evening
ne guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse A. NJ
rs Kay and family of Delaware sire
IN near Fifth.