Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-03
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
City Council Decides to Borrow
Money for Water Works
Improvements.

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New Castle, May s.--City Council
met last evening In monthly session.
Treasurer Manlove submitted tho fol-
lowing report OF collections from
Clerk George Allen Smith: Taxes for
1918, N2; 1919, s4s4s; 1920, sibi.12;
f1s2i, $t92.at; building permits, SIS. A.
petition WAS presented by j. Ernest
Phillips. containing tho names of eev-
eral or tho residents of West Sixth
street In the vicinity OF fremont and
South. protesting against the contem-
plated erection OF garage by Will
bert Meredith who has purchased n
'piecc OF ground OF 60-foot frontage on
Sixth street adjoining the lot owned
by Francis Reynolds. The petition
stated that such II building would be
detrimental to the residents of this
section and would increase their fire
insurance rates and create fire
hazard. Tho matter was discussed by
members OF Council II was decided to
have n special meeting Mt the call OF
the president, with tho mayor. city
solicitor and fire chief, to discuss the
plans and specifications for tho pro-
posed building.
II A complaint wae received from the
American Manganese steel Co. signed
by Walter Brinton. vice president.
!, relative to tho water supply. on ad-
vice of City Solicitor Janvier the n
nance committee Charles Klingmeyer,
chairman, was authorized 10 enter into
tentative negotiations for the selling OF
$4,000 worth Of bonds. authorized by
/ Ia OF I toll i,,,,
TO tho water plant. The committee was
also empowered TO make negotiations
for the $4,000 bond Issue for street
improvements. which had been adver-
,ised, but so far no bids received.
Council. after discussing the men
ace as n fire hazard OF the unoccupied
building at Fourth and Chestnut
streets, belonging to the Russell es-
tate. voted TO condemn the same. on
motion OF Mr.. klingmeyer, as being
dangerous az n fire hazard and TO
J pedestrians. Councilman Kee, chair
man Of the fire committee. was en-
powered to have the building torn
down. Complaint was made relative
to persons stealing globes from cluste,
lights at the Ruttonwooda. The names
warrants will he Issued for their ar
rest. A bill of former City Enginee,
; William KINNEY was placed I'm th'
s hands Of the finance committee 70
Q investigation.
Trustees Of the Commons met las
!. evening In monthly aeeslon state
ments for the year ending March /
1929. were presented, showing receipt
Il Of 24,8b72S; due from tenants. 81,
: 2l0,7s; expenditures, s21.1b5.02: bal
' ance cash on hand, t3.40226. out
= standing obligations. New Castle Trus
Co, $1,000. The auditing comnItte
' comprises James II. Challenger an
Iamos @. Shaw. A communicative
was received from tho Street Improve
i ment Commission requesting tho us
\ OF the Commons room for the trans
action OF business. The request wa
, granted without charge. Tho matte
I of the erection OF signs on the Com
I mons farms was brought up and die
cussed ut length. II was rcportc
that T. II. T. Clark. a tenant on IN
Center Hall farm, had erected n sig
on the farm. IL was decided that n
future signs should be erected on an
of the Commons farms without tn
approval of the acting committee TT
: sum of 81 900 was authorized paid III
= New Castle Trust Co. with intere,
- applying on the outstanding obligs
tons of $500. which would leave
:. balance in bank of s1,156.S6. II WI
= decided to cancel the insurance @
:. the Union and Bayard farms, covei
= ing buildings which had recently bee
;. torn down and insura nee taken out G
- the new buildings erected.
All members of the New Castle CeI
tury Club who desire TO attend the al
= nual luncheon which will take pla.
=, on Thursday. May 1s, in the Paris
IA House, are requested to pay a fec
"a 80 cents to Mrs. J. Ernest Phillips G
" or before May Sth. Each member
le privileged TO take a guest who mu
III pay the sum of rs cents.
at The opening of the twilight be sebs
Id season Will take place tomorrow ever
~ ing at Battery Park, when the Ne
ct Castle Athletic Association team w
er play ST. Marys team OF Wilmingto
The game will begin promptly at
s. O'Clock, advanced time
m John Leonard, Jr., the five-year-o
he son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Ieona-
e. of Second and Chestnut streets we
terday sustained fractured coll,
In bone, while at play with several cor