Evening journal., 1922-05-03
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Will Sell $4,000 of Bonds
and Build Aerating
System
PLANT WILL COST
ABOUT $4,000
Especial % The Evening JournaI.

3 Special TO The Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, May 3. - BY tn
! unanimous vote OF City Council las
: evening, on recommendation G
: City Solicitor Francis deH. Janviei
the Finance Committee was in
! structed to negotiate the sale o
sac, 900 of city per cent bonds. o
this amount. $4,000 will be 4
finance the installation of an aerat
ing system at the local water plant
1t was sid last evening that vii
liam Easily, engineer of the Wate
Department. had informed th'
members of Council the proposed
installation would relieve the pres
ent water supply Of a large quantity
OF the sodium bicarbonate. which is
alleged by chemists TO cause great
deterioration to Industrial plants
pipes and boiler tubes and to the
residential water supply pipes.
While the water is OF excellent
quality for human consumption. IL
is contended to be injurious TO any
metal with which It comes in con-
tact. Walter BriDton. vice president
OF the American Manganese Steel
Company, in charge OF the opera
tions at the local plant Of the com
pany, sent a communication to
Council, which was read tnto the
minutes last evening. He COM
pIained because of the heavy losses
sustained by his company through
the eating out OF the pipes and
boiler tubes. He asked Council TO
take some steps to relieve this con-
dition.
Engineer Easily says the water,
by using the aerating system. which
viii cost the city not more than
$4,000. will be made 9S per cent.
pure and fit for either plant or
household use. So soon as the bonds
are disposed of. the Board Of Water
and Light Commission viii have the
proposed system installed under the
supervision of Engineer Easily. Mr.,
Easily has promised TO have the
plant completed and in operation
within three months from time of
beginning the construction.
City Council went on record last
evening as being in favor Of ridding
the city OF all structures considered
a fire hazard. BY unanimous vote
the old building at Fourth and
Chestnut streets, belonging to the
Russell estate, formerly occupied as
a dwelling. was declared a fire haz-
ard and ordered razed. william Kee,
chairman OF the Fire Committee OF
city Council, was instructed 10 have
the building torn down. II was said
BY members of Council the building
was not alone fire hazard, but a
menace to pedestrians using that
street, as it was liable TO collapse at
any time and was a public nuisance.
The question of what control City
Council or other city officials had
over the erection OF buildings within |
the city limits. was discussed at |
length and it was decided to hold n
special meeting of Council. to which
the Mayor, Fire Chief and City So
licitor would be invited when the
framing of an ordinance would be
discussed. Ttds meeting will be at
the call CT the president.
- As no bids were received for the
SOS, 900 of street improvement
bonds. the matter was referred to
he Finance Committee for action
The discussion concerning the
raining and adoption OF a building ]
ordinance was brought up by the ,
of a protest from resi- (
Tents OF West Sixth by j. Ernest $
Phillips. due TO the reported pro-
osed erection of a garage on West {
'ixth street, on the plot of ground {
letweeD the Reynolds and Ingram {
properties, recently purchased by I
Meredith The protestants (
.laimed the erection of such a c
structure would increase the fire T
hazard and insurance rates. beside p
causing the residents considerable a
annoyance by the noise necessary
With work done at garages. The {
city for years has required persons C
desiring TO erect buildings within
the city limits to take out building Y
permits. but II was left to the onin-
ion Of the city clerk and members
OF Council whether the specifca-
lions were satisfactory. The new or
dinance will give a basis by which
TO determine the giving OF the per
nit.
The following bills were ordered /
paid: Barrett & Co. s27.s3: Simon
Cheney. s2.35; Every Evening.
s14.11; ]. T. & L. z. Eliason. S21.81;
Commercial Company. 1880. The
bill presented by william KINNEY.
former city engineer. was referred
TO the Finance Committee for in
vestigation.
city Treasurer John b. MaD'ove
reported the following receipts for
the month Of March: From G. AL
len Smith. City Clerk. taxes for 1918. !
sl2; taxes for 1919, s45.46; raxes
for 1920. s151.12. and taxes for
1921, s1s3.31; for building permit, /
IS, making a total of s404.ss.
The New Castle High School Alum
nj Association will hold a public card |
party in the dining room OF the Hotel /
Louise, Third and Delaware streets /
on Friday evening.
The committee in charge Of the af-