Evening journal., 1922-02-27
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Residents Advocate Sewer
And Permanent Street
Improvements
20 CONFIRMED
BY BISHOP COOK
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Feb. 27. - The
Street Committee. composed OF the
City Council as committee OF the
whole. is seriously considering max
ing extensive improvements TO the
city streets. The question OF making
permanent repairs is being debated
as many residents OF the several
streets being considered are clamor-
ing for the sewering of these streets
before making the Improvement to
the roadbed and surface.
These residents are pointing 10 the
work done on Delaware street from
Sixth street to the Delaware street
wharf. and West Sixth street, and on
Fifth street, which were asphalted
about four years ago. as a mistake,
as It will be necessary to tear them
up again to construct a sewer.
The State Legislature has enacted
a law whereby the town may raise.
by bond issue, about $4,000. and
there Is now $4,000 with accrued
interest In the New Castle Trust
Company, making a total OF $4,000,
plus the 10 per cent. allowed by law
as an emergency fund 70 meet any
emergency.
Philip ID. Laird. OF Laird & Co.
brokers. Wilmington. assured Coun-
Gil at recent meeting there would
be no difficulty experienced In float
ing the loan for street repairs.
The majority OF resident property
owners are expressing themselves as
favorable TO the sewering and street
repairs. claiming that each will have
tendency to Increase the possibili-
ties OF industrial plants locating
here.
Several progressive citizens have
taken it upon themselves to en-
deavor 70 interest some industries tt
settle here. Edward +. Hushebeck
is having a number OF blue prints
made in which the building sites
available for TIE above-named pur-
poses are shown These he and a
self-constituted committee are COINS
to send TO possible seekers OF plant
sites.
The Mayor and Council has gone
on record as favoring the elimina.
ton OF taxes on new industries FOL
given period, while two personi
owning buildings available for ligh
manufacturing purposes have state'
the first years rent OF their huild
ings wauld be donated to any re-
sponsible persons.
While none Is opposed TO thu
steel industry. many feel the city
would be greatly benefited by indus
tries OF other classes locating here
Three large steel plants. the Bethle-
hem. Penn seabord and the Brnlgor
are. at this time, practically idle
only dismantling being done.
The entertainment to be given at
the parish house at o'clock tomor.
row evening promises to be enc Of
the most interesting OF the season
The committee, Mrs. Francis deli
Janvier chairman. has completed
all arrangements for the presenta
ton OF the program.
Mrs. j. Rogers Holcomb will SIM
ten songs accompanied by Georg
! II. Madden, pianist, and ILLUSTRATED
by picture poses by a number o
young people.
Kathleen Mavourneen," Miss
Lewis Booker; "A Japanese Low
Song" by Miss Elizabeth Bull
Carry Me Back to old Virginny,
by Miss Margaret Janvier; "Kalua.
by Miss Frances Rees and Miss Eliz
abeth Cannon; The Alice Blu
Gown" by Mrs. Philip ID. Laird
The Shelk," by Miss Josephin
Ciothier; "The Crystal Gazer." b
Miss Mary Y. Elkinton; AN Incl
2 dent OF the French Revolution" b
Mrs. Hattie Barnes; The Old Ma
drid," by Miss Louise Eiiason; Ain
= We Got Fun2" by Miss Sophia Jan
! vier. Two plays will be presente
l. also. First. How the Story Grew
by Mrs. Horace L. Deakyne, Mis-
, Reba Holcomb, Mrs. Frank Hewlett
1 Mrs. Henry ]. Kite, Miss Mary Sha'
! and Mrs. Harry Cummings. Th
second will be THE Sniggles Fam
! ily." by number OF Century Clu
. women.
This entertainment will be for IN
benefit OF the parish house fund an
the Associated Home Relief Con
mittee.
n There will be no meeting OF IN
a New Castle Century Club tomorrow
+ Mrs. Janvier will complete the boo
!. review OF "A Woman Named Smith
j at 2.30 o'clock next Friday aftel
$ noon at the weekly session OF n
e Current Events Glass. Mrs. Esth'
Stewart will review current event
n following the book review.
The Women's Auxiliary OF In
/, manuel Episcopal Church will me
n in monthly business session at g.,
II o'clock Wednesday afternoon in Il
= parish house.
+ The Rev. Joseph II. carp a.
T. nounced yesterday that Ash We
7. nesday services would begin at g.,
S, o'clock instead OF 7.30 O'Clock as
2 first stated The first service will
r. the celebration OF Holy Communi,