Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-04
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Railroad Company Refuses
to Pay for Installing
Light
HIGHWAY OFFICER
ARRESTS SOLDIERS
Special to The Evening Journal


Special to The Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE. Oct. 4.-Presiden
Dougherty of City Council, reporte'
atilast nights meeting of that bod!
that the street committee hat
caused considerable filing TO be don'
on. East Sixth street during the pas
month. Both approaches to the new
concrete bridge over the dyke are
! being filed.
Due to the several complaints con.
corning the depositing of large tree
stamps along Sixth street the street
committee has had seven of them
buried.
Councilman Klingmeyer said he
had an inquiry from Superintendent
Sinclair of the Delaware Division OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad concern
ing the recent installation of an arc
light on Wilmington road near the
cut off at the Baldton. He said Mr..
Sinclair informed him the company
would not stand the expense of in
stallation and maintenance of this
+ light as il employed watchmen which
were on duty "a hours a day at the
crossing.
About eight years ago the railroad
company in a conference with City
Council, 1t is said, agreed to pay for
the Installation and maintenance of
such light. due 10 serious acci-
dent at the crossing. This was not
done and Mr. Sinclair said he felt
al; obligations for such a light under
the agreement had ended.
The secretary was instructed 20
inform the Water and Light Com
mission OF the stand taken by the
railroad company. according to in
formation received from Mr.. SIM
clair; also that City Council would
not finance the proposition. The
question of by what authority the
commission had Superintendent I'm
ger do this work was discussed and
the secretary instructed TO request
Information on the matter.
Superintendent Unger. according
TO Councilman Weggenmann, has
the installation complete with the
exception OF the globe.
It was decided to pave West
Fourth street from the east to
the west side of Foundry lane at
the Councils expense. The Street I
improvement Commission will f.
nance the paving OF this street from
Delaware to the east side of Foundry /
lane Intersection.
II was decided to do this work as
the commission had promised Coun-
oil toturn over all bills received from /
>,-ora~*r~ ox,~oo~s fo~ xuhor,o tho COM !
mission had constructed cutters and
curDs. for which the latter must pay
TO the City Council.
Joseph Graham informed Council I
that his wife had met with an acci- |
dent by falling over a curb at Foun-
dry lane on Fourth street, and petit
toned them 10 remedy same as II
was menace. Council informed
Mr.. Graham this would be done.
when the new work was done at
that point
Councilman Klingmeyer said he
had gotten estimates on 20-inch and
12-inch terra Gotta pipe with which
to construct half of the proposed
drain to replace Battery Park ditch.
He said It would cost the city about
s54o. The city and Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, which owns the
park grounds. viii Jointly finance
he installation of the drain.
The matter was left IN the hands
of Councilman Klingmeyer with !
power TO act
The arc light on Wilmington road
at Baldt lane, leading 10 the Penn !
seaboard Corporation plant, was or {
dered discontinued. f:
The street committee reported
that the dirt being taken from the
streets during the excavation for
new paving is now being dumped
on the new section of Sixth street,
near the Dyke concrete bridge.
City Treasurer Manlove reported
he following receipts: From G. Al
en- Smith for 1920 taxes, sS2.55;
or 1921 taxes. s251.75; for 1922
a2es, s497.9s; for building permits. t
is; for rent OF Delaware wharf
'uilding from Western Union Tele-
'raph Company. s16.66; from
favor Cramer for fines. $40: max
ng total, sSS6.94.
AT the meeting of the trustees of
he commons last evening. Treas
Irer Patrick McGrory reported the
valance at this time Is s14s.6s, re-
eived from Mrs. Lydia A. Blggs
6s0.32, for six months rent for the
stockton farm, tenanted by her;
rom W. Grant Abbott s339.ss for
TX months rent for the Jefferson