Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-19
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Water and Light Comm lssIon-
srs Arranging for a Number
OF improvements.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
New Castle. Sept. 19.--The mem
bcrs Of the Board Of Water and Light
Commissioners mot yesterday after
noon In monthly session. Superinten-
dent George i. Unger reported the
water consumption for August to be
1855, ,0o0 gallons and the electric cur
rent used 24.So0 kilowatt hours. IT
was decided to erect n building l4xl1xd
feet above the ground and pitched
and meter pit are to be raised four
feet abov the ground and piched
concrete roof to be built with trap
door and three windows inserted The
pump pit IL to have one door and four
windows. The superintendent was in
structed to procure an estimate COW
ering the cost OF the replacing of the
two-inch main leading to the Della
ware street wharf with six-inch
main. In order to enable the boats
that stop at the wharf TO secure a sup
ply of water for their boilers. a light
was ordered installed on the Whining
ton roadway near the cutoff tracks
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. This
request was made by the railroad to
Council several years ago. Andrew
Mitchell & Son, contractors. have
completed the suction wells and pump
pit and the work on the aerating ba-
sin will begin within a few days.
Contractor Joseph Burke began to-
day to excavate various streets
throughout the city. in order 10 start
resurfacing early next week.
Tho rANnah.,o ~ of hA
Bible Class OF the Methodist Episco-
pal Church met last evening and
elected the following officers: George
l.. Tobin, president: Douglas Proud
Nice-presiden,: Oakley Eskridge, sec
retary; Eugene johnson, treasurer
The first rehearsal for the play Look
irg For Mary Jane" will take place or
Friday evening.
Leon and Charles King, Joseph Can
non, Earl Weggenmann from this city
and Preston Beck OF Delaware City
graduates OF the 1922 class Of the
High School, on Thursday will enter
Delaware University at Newark.
Many local baseball fans are max
ing plans 10 attend the second game
for the New Castle County League
Castle and Iorklyn on next Saturday
afternoon at Yorklyn. ARRANGEMENTS
.will he made for automobiles TO leave
I'm front OF the postofiice at 1.30. Per
sons desiring to arrange TO procure
grand stand seats can do so by ap-
plying 20 Chandler H. Gebhart. John
i. Murphy or Harry J. Cable. All
orders must be received before Thurs.
day afternoon.
The members OF the st. AIMS Guild
OF Emmanuel Church met last evenins
In the parish house. A report was re-
ceived from the recent bake sale
which will net nearly $50.
Yesterday afternoon on the
Presbyterian tennis court. John +
Cloud and Howard l.. wilhelme de.
feated Oscar Knsuss and Frank Long
sto5.
a new motor hearse arrived yester.
day FOR Chandler II. Gebhart, under.
talser.
This evening the members OF tn,
City Cornet Band viii hold thei,
weekly rehearsal IN the Fireman.
Hall at o'clock.
Alransements are being made for
tennis tournament between player
OF Delaware City On next Saturda,
afternoon. Those taking part fror
this city are Oscar Knauss, Ralp
Watts. Howard l.. wilhelme. John c
Leach and James Wilson.
This evening the members Of In