1977_3 THRU 1980_2 - Trustees of New Castle Common

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March 1, 1977
Board met a t 8:00 p.m. , p r e s e n t Messrs. Q u i l l e n
Herndon, Gallagher, C a r l i n , Tobin, Gebhart, Banks ( 8
The minutes of t h e l a s t meeting were r e a d and approved.
The T r e a s u r e r s r e p o r t as submitted w i t h t h e agenda was by
motion approved and i s h e r e i n c o n t a i n e d and becomes a p a r t of
t h e minutes of t h i s meeting.
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P r e s i d e n t Q u i l l e n p r e s e n t e d a l e t t e r from Holcomb & S a l t e r ,
I n s u r a n c e Agents r e q u e s t i n g an o p p o r t u n i t y t o b i d on t h e
Insurance requirements o f t h e Board. The S e c r e t a r y was r e q u e s t e d
t o a d v i s e Holcomb & S a l t e r t h a n a n o p p o r t u n i t y would be given them
when t h e I n s u r a n c e m a t t e r was b e f o r e t h e Board a g a i n .
A r e q u e s t was r e c e i v e d from S t . F r a n c i s H o s p i t a l , Wilmington
f o r a c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e i r annual Genesis Fund. The r e q u e s t
was r e f e r r e d t o t h e Outreach Committee f o r recormnendation.
The proper O f f i c e r s of t h e Board were i n s t r u c t e d t o pay t o
t h e Mayor and Council of t h e C i t y o f New C a s t l e , one h a l f t h e c o s t
of t h e new Garbage Truck as agreed upon. The amount was t h e sum
of $22,935.00
The Board awarded a c o n t r a c t t o B e r r y R e f r i g e r a t i o n Company
f o r t h e r e p a i r s t o t h e A i r Conditioning System a t t h e L i b r a r y .
Bruce H. Gordon was awarded t h e job of r e p a i r i n g t h e s t e p s
on t h e e x t e r i o r of t h e L i b r a r y , damage having been caused by t h e
s e v e r e Winter months.
A v e r b a l r e q u e s t f o r funds t o assist t h e Board of Trade o f
New C a s t l e was p r e s e n t e d and t h e S e c r e t a r y was i n s t r u c t e d t o
forward a Grant A p p l i c a t i o n from t h e T r u s t e e s t o t h e Board of Trade.
By motion, t h e E l e c t i o n of O f f i c e r s and t h e appointment of
Committees f o r t h e Year beginning A p r i l 5, 1977 was h e l d w i t h
t h e following r e s u l t s :
O f f i c e r s of t h e Board
R. James Q u i l l e n , dr., P r e s i d e n t
Richard M. Appleby, Jr.
Vice-president
Henry P. Gambacorta, T r e a s u r e r
Donald C. Banks, S e c r e t a r y
Assistants t o the Officers
M a A n i t a Banks,
George W. Proud,
Ass% t o S e c r e t a r y
Accountant
Maintenance Committee
D r . H. Thomas McGuire
Paul J . Gallagher
J . Herbert Tobin
Chandler H. Gebhart, Jr.
P r o p e r t y Development Committee
John C. Roman
Horace L. Deakyne
R. James Q u i l l e n , Jr.
F r a n c i s J. DeAscanis
Henry P. Gambacorta
R . James Q u i l l e n , Jr.
Donald C. Banks
Donald C. Banks
James E. C a r l i n
Finance Committee
Horace L. Deakyne
Henry N. Herndon
E l e c t i o n Committee
F r a n c i s J . DeAscanis
I v a n P . Hanson, Term e x p i r e s March 31, 1979
B a t t e r y Park Committee
Buddy S. Deemer (1979)
J . Herbert Tobin (1978)
Robert T a t t e r s a l l (1978)
- P a t . M a r i n t e l l i (1978)
Col. John F. F i s k e (1978)
Barbara K. Ransom (1978)
F i r e S t a t i o n Committee
Donald C . Banks
F r a n c i s J . DeAscanis
C h a n d l e r H. Gebhart, Jr.,
Philip Susi
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L i b r a r y Committee
L. Gladys Jamison, ( ~ i b r a r i a n ) Joan Zerbe, S e c r e t a r y
Col.. John F. F i s k e
John Ryan
James E. C a r l i n
Jana B e a t t i e
Mar-garet J Holcomb
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The f o l l o w i n g Disbursements were a u t h o r i z e d :
Berger Bros., Chair
60.00
Brosius-Eliason Co., Old L i b r a r y
72.04
W. A . Larmore, E l e c t i o n Expense (3-31-75)
155.00
8.00
Delmarva P o w e r & L i g h t , Town Hall
Bruce H. Gordon, I n c . , Town:iHall
507.50
500.00
M. A n i t a Banks, A s s t . t o S e c r e t a r y
500.00
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-;Treasurer
500.00
John C . Roman, Chm. Property Dev. Comm.
500.00
Immanuel Church, Care o f Town Clock
100.00
Hugh Fa George Co., Minute Book
51.45
25.86
Board of Water & L i g h t , Old L i b r a r y
Brandywine Const. Co., Battery Park
15,735.88
Mayor & Council, C i t y of New C a s t l e
Garbarge Truck, Motion
22,935 .OO
T o t a l Disbursements
$ 38,670.84
There b e i n g no f u r t h e r b u s i n e s s , t h e meeting adjourned.
Board met a t 8:00 p.m., p r e s e n t Messrs. Q u i l l e n , Appleby,
Herndon, Roman, Gallagher, McGuire, C a r l i n , Tobin, Gebhart,
Banks ( 1 0 ) .
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The minutes o f t h e l a s t meeting were read and approved.
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The T r e a s u r e r s r e p o r t s u b m i t t e d t o t h e membership w i t h t h e
and becomes a p a r t of t h e minutes of t h i s meeting.
The Property Development Committee recommended t h a t a new
l e a s e be e n t e r e d i n t o k i t h Brantwood (Canada Dry) t h r u
H a G. Young, R e a l t o r , w i t h an e s c a l a t i n g c l a u s e e f f e c t i v e each
Five Years hence of $4000, $4600, $5300, $6100, $7000, $8000.
By motion, t h e proper O f f i c e r of t h e Board were a u t h o r i z e d t o
execute t h e l e a s e .
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Board approve t h e Dedication o f t h e Entranceway I n t o Penn Acres
South a s i s now p r e v a l e n t . On motion t h e proper O f f i c e r s of
t h e Board were a u t h o r i z e d t o s i g n t h e proper P l a t .
The Board r e q u e s t e d t h e Property Development Committee t h r u i t s
a c q u i r i n g t h e M i t c h e l l Property a t t h e O l d Ferry Wharf ( a d j o i n i n g )
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minutes of March 30, 1977. They a r e h e r e i n contained and becomes
a p a r t of t h e minutes of t h i s meeting. The Board approved a
budget of $2,000.00 r e q u e s t e d by t h e Outreach Committee t o be
made payable t o t h e New C a s t l e Emergency S e r v i c e s Committee a s
r e q u e s t e d by t h e Emergency S e r v i c e s Committee.
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Committee i n exoending $200.00 t h r u t h e Emergency S e r v i c e s
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p o s s i b l e Research of t h e e x a c t l o c a t i o n of H i s t o r i c F o r t Casimir.
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with C i t y Council s o m e p r o t e c t i v e measures by funding i f found
necessary f o r t h e p r o t e c t i o n of t h e r e s i d e n t s of Dobbinsville.
On motion, a c o n t r i b u t i o n i n t h e amount of $500.00 was
i n Wilmington
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On motion a S c h o l a r s h i p i n t h e amount of $600.00 was a u t h o r i z e d
t o b e m a d e t o a member of t h e Graduating Class o f William Penn
High School as chosen by t h e Alumni Association of t h e School.
A n a p p r o p r i a t i o n i n t h e amount of $1,500.00 was a u t h o r i z e d
t o be made t o t h e Summer Concert Committee of t h e C i t y of New
C a s t l e . A copy of t h e r e c e i p t s and e x p e n d i t u r e s of t h e Concert
Committee f o r t h e p a s t y e a r was submitted and i s h e r e i n contained
A F i n a n c i a l r e p o r t of t h e B a t t e r y Park Committee t o g e t h e r
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The Board approved an a p p r o p r i a t i o n i n t h e amount of $14,800.00
t o b e made t o t h e Mayor & Council of t h e C i t y t o be turned over
t o t h e Park Committee. The minutes of t h e Park Committee meeting
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w a s * submitted a l o n g w i t h t h e i r F i a n c i a l R e p o r t . The r e p o r t
c o n t a i n e d Three items t h a t t h e y f e l t d e s i r a b l e t h a t were n o t
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i n c l u d e d i n t h e Budget. The Board approves Items One and
~ h r e e a n dw i l l a p p r o p r i a t e t h e sum of $250.00 t o cover t h o s e
costs.
- The P r o p e r t y Development Committee was r e q u e s t e d t o s t u d y
t h e matter o f p e r m i t t i n g t h e rear p o r t i o n of t h e Glebe Farm,
a p r o p e r t y o f t h e T r u s t , f o r p e r s o n a l Gardening f o r t h o s e
C i t i z e n s of New Castle t h a t may a p p l y f o r permission.
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The Following Disbursements were a u t h o r i z e d :
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Brosius-Eliason Co., F u e l O i l , Old L i b r a r y
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67.81
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Board o f Water & L i g h t , Old L i b r a r y
8.50
Board o f Water & L i g h t , Water, Town Hall
Brandywine C o n s t r u c t i o n Co.,
B a t t e r y Park, on C o n t r a c t & Time & M a t e r i a l 7,608.75
500.00
S t . F r a n c i s H o s p i t a l , By Motion
1,500.00
Summer Concert Committee, By Motion
Emergency S e r v i c e s Committee, Motion
200.00
$ 9,969.65
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TRUSTEES OF HIM CASTLE C
TIEASUSER'S BEPORP
MARCH 25. 1977
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February '24, 1977:
Trust ~om'pany,Checking Account
Trust Company, Savings ~ c c o & t
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m t c h Diner, I*=.
3 months
3 months r e n t t o 6/1/77
Air Base Carpet Hart
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months
r e n t to 4/I/77
Shell Oil Co.
B r a n d m e Securities Co. (shell)
Brandywine s e c u r i t i e s Co. ( ~ e x a c o ) 3 months r e n t t o 6A/77
Dr. Lewis Harris
1months r e n t t o 4/1/77
101 W. Tenth Street Corn. (Drive-in)
1months r e n t t o 4/l/77
Goray Management Co.
Qetty Oil Co.
Joseph Quigley
6 months rent t o 3/l/77
h e r i c a n Telephone, & Telegraph Co.
Annual r e n t t o 2/28/78
Maykut Construction Co.
3 months rent t o 6/1/77
Brantwood, Inc. (Canada Dry) .'-- - 3 .months
/ A h -r e n t t o 6fi/77
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Perm Mart, Inc.
3 months rent t o b/i/yy
Weaver Pole Line Construction Co.
1months rent t o 4/1^7
New c a s t l e County
Q u a r t e r l y f d e n t , Library Grantv
of Delaware
Balance of .investment income, capit& Account,
f o r 3 months t o 3/20/77 (net)
of Delaware
Investment Income, Library Account, for
3 months t o 3/20/W (net)
Savings account i n t e r e s t
Uilmington Trust Company
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k r g e r Bros.
Secretary's chair
Brosius-pason Co.
Riel, Old Library
W. A. Larnore, ~nc.
6 Moving v o t h g machine booths, 3/3/75
George W.Proud
Accounting service for February
Delmarva Power
Furnace repairs, Tom H a l l
Bruce H. Gordon Contractor, Inc.
Repdrs, Town H a l l
Bruce H. Gordon Contractor, Inc.
Repairs, New Library
Donald C. Banks
Salary
Henry F. Gambacorta
Salary
Anita Baqks :Salary
John C %man
Salary
IBUQanuel Church
Town Clock maintenance
H u g h A. George C O .
Minute book and o f f i c e supplies
Board of Mater & Light Comni~sioners Electric, Old Library
P a r t i a l payment, Battery Paris
Brandywine Construction Co.
w a l k w a y repairs
Mayor & Council, Hew Castle
One-half cost of new garbage truck
elmarva Power
G a s , Town H a l l
Ã Appropriation
Sew Castle l i b r a r y Conmittee
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Wilmington Trust Company, Checking Account
Wilnington Trust Company, Savings Account
Sincerely,
Barbara Ransom
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Board met a t 8:00 p.m., p r e s e n t Messrs. ~ u i l l e n ,Herndon,
McGuire, C a r l i n , Tobin, Gebhart, DeAscanis, Deakyne, Banks ( 9 ) .
The T r e a s u r e r s r e p o r t as submitted w i t h t h e meeting agenda
t o t h e members, was by motion approved and i s h e r e i n c o n t a i n e d
andbecomes a p a r t of t h e minutes of t h i s meeting.
A c o n t r i b u t i o n i n t h e amount o f $200.00 was a u t h o r i z e d
t o b e made t o t h e S a i n t Anthony's Day Committee and permission
w a s - g r a n t e d f o r them t o use a p o r t i o n o f p r o p e r t y o f t h e T r u s t
b o r d e r i n g Chestnut S t r e e t extended f o r t h e purpose of a
Fireworks Display.
There was no formal r e p o r t from t h e Outreach Committee.
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A n a p p r o p r i a t i o n i n t h e amount of $1,200.00 was a u t h o r i z e d
t o be made t o t h e New C a s t l e Board of Trade t o cover expenses
of keeping t h e O f f i c e f a c i l i t y open. It was m g g e s t e d t h a t t h e
Board of Trade make t h i s f a c i l i t y a T o u r i s t Center.
The g e n e r a l r e p o r t of t h e Finance Committee w i t h r e g a r d s
t o o u r Investments w i t h t h e Bank of Delaware was by motion
a c c e p t e d as d i s t r u b u t e d t o t h e Board members.
The P r o p e r t y Maintenance Committee was r e q u e s t e d t o have
t h e p i p e r a i l f e n c e a l o n g East Second S t r e e t r e p a i r e d and
p a i n t e d a t a c o s t n o t t o exceed $1,200.00.
The P r o p e r t y Maintenance Committee was a u t h o r i z e d t o p l a n t
t h e Flower Beds i n Dewey Park, t h e r e a r o f TownnHall w i t h
Geraniums b e f o r e May 2 1 s t , t h e Day i n Old New Castle.
On motion a payment o f $7,000.00 was a u t h o r i z e d t o be made
t o t h e Goodwill F i r e Company f o r Paid D r i v e r a s s i s t a n c e .
P r e s i d e n t Q u i l l e n appointed Paul J. Gallagher as Liason from
t h e T r u s t e e s o f Common t o C i t y Council.
S t . Anthonys Day Committee, by motion
Board of Trade, C i t y of New Castle, Motion
Goodwill F i r e Company, Paid D r i v e r Approp.
Henry N . Haut & Co., R e p a i r s t o Town Clock
Delmarva Power & L i g h t , Gas Town Hall
Ben Piavosa, Geraniums f o r Dewey Park
16.00
200.00
1,200*00
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9.36
110.00
8,555.36
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June 7, 1977
Herndon, Roman, G a l l a g h e r , McGuire, C a r l i n , Tobin, Gebhart,
Deakyne, Banks (11)
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was by motion approved and i s h e r e i n c o n t a i n e d and becomes a
p a r t of t h e minutes of t h i s meeting.
An a d d i t i o n a l c o n t r i b u t i o n of $200.00 was r e q u e s t e d from
t h e S t . Anthonys Day S o c i e t y t o h e l p t o d e f r a y t h e expense of
t h e c e l e b r a t i o n f o r t h i s y e a r . This makes a c o n t r i b u t i o n of
$400.00 f o r t h i s y e a r i n H e w o f $200.00 f o r 1976. The Board
was r e l u c t a n t t o approve but by motion t h e e x t r a c o n t r i b u t i o n
was approved.
The S e c r e t a r y was r e q u e s t e d t o send a l e t t e r of a p p r e c i a t i o n
t o James T a y l o r , Propriefaor o f S e c u r i t y Fence Company f o r
a r r a n g i n g t o have t h e p i p e r a i l f e n c i n g a l o n g Second S t r e e t ,
r e p a i r e d , s t r a i g h t e n e d and p a i n t e d p r i o r t o t h e Day i n Old
New Castle.
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The P r o p e r t y Development Committee submitted a p l a n of t h e
proposed e x t e n s i o n of t h e Food F a i r ( P a n t r y P r i d e ) B u i l d i n g on
Penn Mart. The P l o t was approve and t h e P r o p e r t o f f i c e r s o f t h e
Board were a u t h o r i z e d t o s i g n t h e P l a t t o be submitted t o
New C a s t l e County.
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A c o n t r i b u t i o n i n t h e amount of $200.00 was a u t h o r i z e d t o
be made t o t h e Boy Scouts o f America. The Board went on r e c o r d
as n o t p e r m i t t i n g t h i s t o be an annual p a r t i c i p a t i o n .
The S e c r e t a r y was r e q u e s t e d t o work w i t h t h e P r o p e r t y
Maintenance Committee i n i m p r ~ v e m e n t sand r e n o v a t i o n s t o t h e
Perm Farm Tenant House.
The S e c r e t a r y was r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e William Penn Alumni
A s s o c i a t i o n h a s chosen Maria T. Yacucci o f West Fourth S t r e e t ,
New C a s t l e , t o r e c e i v e t h e T r u s t e e s $600.00 S c h o l a r s h i p award.
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Brosius-Eliason Co., Old L i b r a r y
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Brosius-Eliason Co., Market Square Fence
27.00
13.06
Berry R e f r i g e r a t i o n Co., New L i b r a r y
587.16
252.60
Bruce H a Gordon, I n c . , L i b r a r y Coping
200 00
Boy Scouts o f America, by Motion
200.00
S t . Anthonys S o c i e t y , By Motion
Delmarva Power & L i g h t , Tor,wn Hall
5.17
Postmaster, Box Rent
14.00
T o t a l Disbursement s
$ 1,332.63
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Banks (10).
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The minutes of t h e l a s t meeting were r e a d and approved5
The T r e a s u r e r s r e p o r t , enclosed w i t h t h e meeting agenda
t o t h e membership was by motion approved.
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The Property Development Committee r e p o r t e d t h a t S h e l l
O i l Company was d e s i r i o u s of t e r m i n a t i n g t h e i r l e a s e and
o f f e r e d t h e f a c i l i t y t o t h e Board i n t h e hopes t h a t we might
f i n d a t e n a n t t o complete t h e l e a s e t h a t w i l l t e r m i n a t e on
March 1, 1980. The Board, by motion was n o t i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e
t e r m i n a t i o n and t h u s makes Shel14s l e a s e continue t i l l i t s
expiration date.
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The Board by motion granted t o Gordy Managements, I n c . ,
a Five Year Lease on t h e p o r t i o n of property of t h e T r u s t e e s
now occupied by them. --The l e a s e was f o r t h e period beginning
October 1, 1977 and ending September 30, 1982 a t a p e r annum
r e n t a l of $700.00 , payable q u a r t e r l y ?r
I n a l e t t e r dated August 31, 1977 from Aldo G i b e l l i n o & Son,
G i b e l l i n o p a i d $6,178.53 on a payment due of $16,178.53.
The l e t t e r concerning t h i s m a t t e r i s h e r e i n contained and becomes
a p a r t of t h e minutes o f t h i s meeting. The Board, by motion
r e q u e s t s G i b e l l i n o t o make t h e payment of t h e $10,000.00 due
a t t h i s time on o r b e f o r e October 1, 1977.
M r . Herndon, r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e Outreach Committee r e p o r t e d
on t h e problems encountered by t h e t e n a n t of t h e Old Library,
Miss Maurine Ligon. The Outreach Committee i s t o pursue t h i s
m a t t e r f u r t h e r and t o r e p o r t t o t h e next meeting.
The following disbursements were authorized:
Bank of Delaware, f o r Investment Acct.
Board of Water & L i g h t , O l d Library
$~,OOO.OO
17.65
6,017.65
There being no f u r t h e r b u s i n e s s , t h e meeting adjourned.
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TREASURER S REPORT
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Wilnington Trust Company-Savings Account
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Markets, Inc.(Farmers Market)
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Brantwood, Inc. ( ~ a n a d aDry)
Sewer charges
Braitwood, Inc. ,(Canadan
Real e s t a t e taxes per l e a s e
Br'andywine S e c u r i t i e s Co. (Texaco)
Sewer charges
Maykut ~ & s t r u c t i o n Co. (Hilex)
Real e s t a t e taxes per l e a s e
~ e a l e s t a t etaxes per l e a s e
Air;Base,CarpetHart
Becker & Ferki -. Lot #l3, Penn Acres, South
Theisen, Lank & Hulford Ã Lot ?a5O1 Penn Acres, South
Library grant
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Bank of & l a w a r e d P a r t i a l payment of Capital Account incone
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Board met a t 8:00 p.m. p r e s e n t Messrs. ~ u i i l e n ,Appleby,
Gambaco~ta, Herndon, Roman, Gallagher, McGuire, Tobin, Gebhart,
Deakyne, Banks (11).
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The T r e a s u r e r s r e p o r t enclosed with t h e meeting agenda t o
t h e members, was by motion approved.
A c o n t r i b u t i o n i n t h e amount o f $500.00 was a u t h o r i z e d t o
ibe made t o t h e United Way of Delaware.
The Property Development Committee recommended t h a t a
Twenty Foot ( 2 0 t ) easement be g r a n t e d t o t h e County f o r a sewer
l i n e running along t h e p r o p e r t y of t h e T r u s t p a r a l l e l i n g
t h e Penn C e n t r a l R a i l Road i n New C a s t l e .
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The P r e s i d e n t by motion, was a u t h o r i z e d t o s i g n t h e Easement
agreement t o t h e County f o r t h e sum of $1,000.00.
M r . Henry N. Herndon, Jr., r e q u e s t e d a meeting o f t h e
e n t i r e Board w i t h t h e Outreach Committee on October 11, 1977 a t
4:30 p.m. i n t h e L i b r a r y Meeting Room.
The Property Development Committee r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e r e had
been some i n t e r e s t shown i n t h e p o s s i b l e l e a s e of t h e S h e l l O i l
S t a t i o n , now closed. The Property Development Committee was
r e q u e s t e d t o s e c u r e an a p p r a i s a l on t h i s p r o p e r t y .
A' l e t t e r from Holcomb
S a l t e r , Real E a t a t e Firm, seeking
t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of t h e a c q u i s i t i o n of t h e O l d F e r r y Wharf
Property f o r Restaurant F a c i l i t i e s , was r e f e r r e d t o t h e Property
Development Committee f o r study.
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The following Disbursements were a u t h o r i z e d :
Board o f Water & Light, Old Library
Hugh A . George Co., S e c r e t a r y s Supplies
United Way o f Delaware, by motion
8.50
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purchase. On motion, t h e Board went on r e c o r d a s noc
interested i n this offer.
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The Property Development Committee r e p o r t e d t h "
a t a n af >pJ - p, . t r. t an mi s a l
" M a i n e d f r o m P a t t e r s o n & Schwartz on t-h (
..- give consideration t o t h e i r request.
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The Board went on r e c o r d of not p e r m i t t i n g Mini-Bikes
t o be o p e r a t e d on any p r o p e r t y of t h e T r u s t .
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January 3, 1978
March 7 Â 1978
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Board h e t a t 8;00 porn* p r e s e n t Messrs* Q u i l l e n ÂApplebyÂ
G a m b a c ~ r t aHemdons
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G a l l a g h e r Â McGuires C a r l i n , Tobins Deakynes
Banks ( l o ) *
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The minutes of t h e l a s t meeting were r e a d and approved*
t o t h e membersÂ was- by motion approvsd and i s h e r e i n c o n t a i n e d
and becomes a p a r t of t h e minutes o f t h i s meeting.
A F i n a n c i a l unaudited Statement was r e c e i v e d from t h e
Goodwill F i r e Company and i s h e r e i n contained and becomes a
p a r t of t h e minutes of t h i s meeting*
The Board of Water & Light Commissioners were granted
permission t o i n s t a l l t h e r e q u i r e d p i p i n g from t h e new e x i s t i n g
w e l l a l o n g Frenchtown Road a c r o s s t h e Penn Farm as p e r t h e
drawing submitted by t h e Board o f Water & Light Commission*
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The Boards by motion, waived t h e balance o f r e n t due from
Bruce H e GordonÂ J r . Â due t o t h e f i r e t h a t destroyed t h e p r o p e r t y
at t h e o l d Ferry Wharf.
The Outlteach Committee of t h e Board was r e q u e s t e d t o pursue
and f o r m a l i z e s h e l p t h a t might be given by t h e Board t o t h e C i t y
p a r t i c u l a r l y t o t h e Emergency R e l i e f C o r n i t t e e o f t h e C i t y *
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Donald C * Banks was r e q u e s t e d and a u t h o r i z e d t o proceed
w i t h drawings and s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r t h e r e n o v a t i o n of t h e
Tenant House on t h e Penn Fram and t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r t h e
r e n o v a t i o n of t h e i n t e r i o r of Town H a l l p a r t i c u l a r l y r e l a t i n g
t o t h e e x i s t i n g e l e c t r i c a l s e r v i c e thru-out t h e e n t i r e b u i l d i n g *
The annual E l e c t i o n of O f f i c e r s and t h e Appointment of
Committees was h e l d w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s u l t s ;
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
R * Janes Q u i l l e n ÂP r e s i d e n t Richard M. ApplebyÂ J r a Vice-Pres*
Henry F. Gambacorta, T r e a s u r e r
Donald C * Banks, S e c r e t a r y
ASSISTANTS TO THE OFFICERS
M. Anita BanksÂ Asslt t o S e c r e t a r y
George W. Proud, Accountant
MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE
D r * H a Thomas McGuire
Paul J . Gallagher
Herbert Tobin
Chandler H. GebhartÂ J r *
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PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
John C * Roman
Richard M. ApplebyÂ J r *
R a James Q u i l l e n , J r *
Horace L. Deakyne
F r a n c i s J. DeAscanis
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Horace L a Deakyne
Henry F. Gambacorta
R * James Q u i l l e n s Jr.
Henry N. Herndon
Donald C * Banks
ELECTION COMMITTEE
Donald C * Banks James E e C a r l i n
F r a n c i s 3 . DeAscanis
Richard M a ApplebyÂ J r *
OUTREACH COMMITTEE
.... Henry N Herndon
D r . H, - Thomas McGuire
Paul J . Gallagher
John C. Roman
LIASON WITH CITY COUNCIL
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Ivan P * Hansons Term expires March 31s 1979
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C a Bankss Secretary
Anita Bankss Asslt to Secretary
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-manuel Churchs care of Town Clock
Total Disbursements
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F e b r u a r y 1, 1978
T r u s t e e s of t h e Common'
N e w C a s t l e t Delaware 19720
Atth:
M r . Henry N * Herndon
Gentlemen:
A s you a r e aware, t h e C i t y o f N e w C a s t l e w i l l be
. r e c e i v i n g a p p r o x i m a t e l y $200,000 i n t h e n e x t t h r e e y e a r s 1 a s
p a r t of H U D 8 s program t o upgracie b l i g h t e d and d e t e r i o r a t i n g
nc ighborhoods
I n order t h a t t h e C i t y might u t i l i z e t h e funds t o
i tsl b e s t z d v a n t z g e , we a r e f o l l o w i n g the recommendations o f
t n e P l a n n i n g Commission and hew C a s t l e County ~ y h i r i n g a
C o ~ m u n i t yDevelopment C o o r d i n a t o r t o e s t a b l i s h and a d m i n i s t e r
t h e program.
In t h e e a r l y s t a g e s of p l a n n i n g and t o comply w i t h
HUD g u i d e l i n e s , C o u n c i l f e e l s t h s t t h e b u l k o f t h e monies
s p e n t w i l l be i n d i r e c t g r a n t s t o low-incone p e r s o n s t o b r i n g
h o u s i n g t o a minimum c o d e s t a n d a r d * Because,of t h e l i m i t e d
f u n d s a v a i l a b l e , t h e s e g r a n t s w i l l most l i k e l y h a v e a maximum
of n o nore t h a n $500 p e r p e r s o n or f a n i l y u n i t .
I n t h e f u l l r e a l i z a t i o n t h a t i n many i n s t a n c e s t h i s
w i l l only s c r a t c h t h e s u r f a c e a s f a r a s providing adequate
h o u s i n g f o r some p e o p l e a n d t h a t f u r t h e r g r a n t s which t h e C i t y
m i g h t n o t be a b l e t o p r o v i d e m i g h t b e needed, C o u n c i l would
l i k e t o a p p r o a c h t h e T r u s t e e s t h r o u g h y o u r O u t r e a c h Committee
and s u g g e s t t h a t working t h r o u g h t h e Community Development
C o o r d i n a t o r , t h a t t h e T r u s t e e s fund t h o s e n e e d s which e x c e e d
the c i t y ' s g r a n t b u t f a i l t o b r i n g t h e r e s i d e n c e s t o a minimum
code s t a n d a r d .
Board met a t 8:00 p.m. p r e s e n t , Messrs. Q u i l l e n , Appleby,
~ a m b a c o r t a , Herndon, Roman, Gallagher, McGuire , C a r l i n , Gebhart ,
Deakyne, Banks ( 1 1 ) .
meeting agenda, was by motion approved and i s h e r e i n contained and
becomes a p a r t of t h e minutes o f t h i s meeting.
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A communication was r e c e i v e d from t h e Chicago Bridge and
I r o n Company r e q u e s t i n g t h e Board t o renew t h e l e a s e on a p o r t i o n
o f t h e Glebe Farm t h a t had been under l e a s e from Immanuel Church
t o C. B. & I. I n as much as t h i s l e a s e would come under t h e
a c q u i r e d from t h e Church, t h e m a t t e r was r e f e r r e d t o t h e Property
Development Committee f o r recommendation.
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The S e c r e t a r y was r e q u e s t e d t o communicate w i t h t h e
Board of Water and Light Commission r e g a r d i n g t h e s t a t u s of t h e
now d e f u n t Basin a t duPont Highway and Basin Road. I n as much
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Light and t h e p r o p e r t y i s a p a r t of t h e Common T r u s t , it i s t h e
can be removed and t h i s p r o p e r t y made r e n t a b l e .
A communication was r e c e i v e d from John lononni r e g a r d i n g
t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of t h e l e a s i n g o f t h e now c l o s e d S h e l l Gas
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S t a t i o n a t t h e c o r n e r of Old Churchmans Road and duPont Highway.
The m a t t e r was r e f e r r e d t o t h e Property Development Committee.
A r e q u e s t from Abram B e l l , p r e s e n t Tenant o f t h e Farmers
Market under t h e Lease from t h e Common t o Mailman, Levin and
Gruber was p r e s e n t e d , B e l l i s i n t e r e s t e d i n t a k i n g on t h e e n t i r e
l e a s e . The m a t t e r was put i n t h e hands o f t h e Property
Development Committee f o r a recommendation back t o t h e Board.
owner of a p o r t i o n o f p r o p e r t y on East S i x t h S t r e e t between t h e
Dyke and Carpenters Hall was d e s i r i o u s of s e l l i n g t h i s l a n d t o
t h e Common. The m a t t e r was r e f e r r e d t o t h e Property Development
t o g e t h e r w i t h a ~ u d ~ feotr t h e ensuing y e a r was r e p o r t e d . The
Board by Motion approved t h e i r Budget of $14,800.00. T h e i r
t h i s meeting.
A c o n t r i b u t i o n i n t h e amount of $200.00 was a u t h o r i z e d made
t o t h e Delrnarva Council, Boys Scouts of American, w i t h a r e q u e s t
t h a t t h i s money be used l o c a l l y f o r t h e New C a s t l e Troops.
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The S e c r e t a r y was a u t h o r i z e d t o have r e p a i r s made t o
B a t t e r y Park Walkway caused by t h e p a s t Winter Storms and f u r t h e r
t o have t h e a r e a a t t h e e n t r a n c e a r e a t o t h e Park a t Delaware
S t r e e t Wharf sodded, t h e turn-around a t t h e f o o t of T h i r d S t r e e t ,
Black Topped and Repairs and P a i n t i n g of The Frenchtown T i c k e t
O f f i c e on t h e Park.
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Board met a t 8:00 p.m. p r e s e n t Messrs. Q u i l l e n , Appleby,
Herndon, Roman, Gallagher, McGuire, Tobin, Deakyne, Banks (9).
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by o f f e r e d t o chicago c ridge and I r o n Company f o r t h e use of t h e
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a t (200.00 p e r annuh with a non-exclusive easement c l a u s e .
o f f e r by motion was a u t h o r i z e d by t h e Board.
The
Acres of ground on East S i x t h S t r e e t a d j o i n i n g Carpenters H a l l
P r o p e r t y , being t h e Property of E a s t e r n S t a t e s Construction Co
and o f f e r e d t o t h e Common by t h e said owners f o r $l47,000.00, be
n o t accepted. On motion t h e Property Development Committee
recommended t h a t t h e Board make a n o f f e r of $3,000.00 p e r a c r e
f o r t h i s p r o p e r t y . Richard M. Appleby, Jr., n o t v o t i n g on t h i s
matter.
Brandywine S e c u r i t i e s (mrs. Nimkin) r e q u e s t e d a 90 day
e x t e n s i o n beyond May 1, 1978 t o e x e r c i s e t h e i r o p t i o n of renewal
o f l e a s e . On motion, t h e e x t e n s i o n t o August 1, 1978 was g r a n t e d .
No f u r t h e r r e p o r t on t h e proposed l e a s e t o an Arthur Treachers
r e q u e s t was made a t t h i s meeting.
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No b a s i c r e p o r t was a v a i l a b l e on t h e Mailman, B e l l n e g o t i a t i o n s
of t h e Farmers Market property.
The Property Development Committee recommended t h a t t h e l i n e
be h e l d on t h e November 1 0 , 1976 proposal of t h e Canada Dry
L e a s e - f o r a p e r i o d of bO days and i f not e x e r c i s e d t h e o f f e r i s
withdrawn.
On motion, t h e Property Development Committee was a u t h o r i z e d
t o r e q u e s t Edward W. Cooch, Jr., Attorney f o r t h e Board, t o
update t h e l e a s e Book ( l e a v i n g out o l d l e a s e s no longer i n f o r c e ) .
p r o p e r t y t h a t had been under l e a s e t o Bruce H. Gordon, J r . ,
b u i l d i n g s b e f o r e t h e ~ a i ny Old New c a s t l e .
J. Herbert Tobin was r e q u e s t e d and a u t h o r i z e d t o have t h e
Flower Beds i n t h e r e a r of Town Hall r e p l a n t e d before t h e Day
i n O l d New C a s t l e .
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Room, as r e q u e s t e d by
Tax O f f i c e i n Town t all t o a ~ a ~ o Court
Council.
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No formal a c t i o n was t a k e n ona r e q u e s t from t h e Goodwill
F i r e Company f o r a p o r t i o n of Property of t h e T r u s t on t h e Old
Ferry Cutoff (Chestnut S t r e e t Extended) f o r t h e e r e c t i o n of t h e
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ayor and Council, C i t y of Hew Castle
Park Committee
ew Castle Board of Trade
Appropriation
Delnarva Council, Boy Scouts of America
Donation
Bank of Delaware
Investment in Capital Account, Lot 'SVJ
Bruce H. Gordon, Inc.
Repairs, O l d Library
b a r d of Water & Light Commissioners
Electric, Old Library
Board of Water & Light Commissioners
Water, Town H a l l
Brosiua-mason Co.
Fuel, Old Library
Delmarva Power
Gas, Town all .
George W. Proud
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Rector, Warden6 & v e s t w e n , Itmanuel church--.
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20,590.50
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1,668.87,
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Gambacorta, Roman, Gallagher, McGuire, Tobin, Deakyne, Banks ( 9 ) .
cooperation between t h e Board, C i t y Council and t h e Park Committee.
After much d i s c u s s i o n , Paul Gallagher r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e T r u s t e e s
was r e q u e s t e d t o meet w i t h C i t y Council
toward planning t h e need of t h e Three Bodies.
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Anthony's S o c i e t y f o r t h e i r y e a r l y c e l e b r a t i o n .
An a p p r o p r i a t i o n i n t h e amount of $2,000.00 was a u t h o r i z e d
t o be made t o t h e New C a s t l e Summer Concert Committee f o r t h e
Concert Season planned.
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An a p p r o p r i a t i o n was a u t h o r i z e d t o be made t o t h e Student
of t h e School t o r e c e i v e t h e T r u s t e e s of Common S c h o l a r s h i p
i n t h e amount of $600.00.
The Property Development Committee was i n s t r u c t e d t o
f u r t h e r pursue and study t h e r e q u e s t by Alien B e l l t o tah
t h e l e a s e of t h e Farmers Market, a now e x i s t a n t l e a s e o f t h e
Board
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The Property Development Committee was r e q u e s t e d t o have
s i t u a t e d between t h e Dyke and t h e Property of Carpenters Hall on
Board.
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The Board approved a n agreement between t h e Board of Water
and Light Commission and t h e T r u s t e e s o f New C a s t l e Common f o r
t h e i n s t a l a t i o n of t h e p i p e l i n e connecting t h e new w e l l of
Prenchtown Road-and t h e Pumping S t a t i o n on t h e Penn Farm with a
s l i g h t modification.
New c a s t l e Summer Concert Committee, Motion
2,000.00
There being no f u r t h e r b u s i n e s s , t h e meeting adjourned t o
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September 1 2 , 1978
,Board met a t 8 : o ~pame p r e s e n t , Messrsa Q u i l l e n , Appleby,
Gambacorta, Roman, Gallagher, McGuire, C a r l i n , Tobin, Gebhart,
Banks (1O)a
The minutes of t h e l a s t meeting were r e a d and approvede
The T r e a s u r e r s r e p o r t a s submitted t o t h e membership w i t h
t h e meeting agenda, was by motion approveda
The S e c r e t a r y r e p o r t e d t h a t Bruce H e Gordon, C o n t r a c t o r , was
t h e low b i d d e r on t h e r e s t o r a t i o n of t h e main f l o o r i n t h e Penn
Farm Tenant House.
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On motion, Gordon was awarded t h e job w i t h a n a d d i t i o n a l $1200 a00
a l l o c a t e d f o r proper i n s u l a t i o n t o a i d t h e h e a t i n g c o n d i t i o n a
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Aldo G i b e l l i n o & Son, Developer of Penn Acres South, p a i d
i n t e r e s t i n t h e amount of $ 1 4 , 2 0 2 ~ 0 0 on Penn Acres South Mortgage.
The b a l a n c e on t h e Mortgage now s t a n d s a t $116,OOOaOO which
y5elds lo%%i n t e r e s t a The S e c r e t a r y was r e q u e s t e d t o c o m u n i c a t e
w i t h t h e G i b e l l i n o Firm, r e q u e s t i n g a breakdown of t h e v a l u e
remaining i n t h e p r e s e n t unsold l o t s *
The Property Maintenance C o m i t t e e t h r u Chandler H e Gebhart
submitted a b i l l i n t h e amount of $ 4 , 7 5 0 ~ 0 0from Robert Latham
f o r t h e c l e a n i n g up t h e p r o p e r t y i n c l u d i n g g r a s s c u t t i n g of t h e
Board a t D o b b i n s v i l l e a M r a Gebhart was r e q u e s t e d t o i n s p e c t
t h e work done a f t e r which t h e Board a u t h o r i z e d t h e payment of t h i s
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The Maintenance C o m i t t e e was r e q u e s t e d t o implement a p l a n
f o r t h e g r a s s c u t t i n g of t h e P r o p e r t i e s of t h e Board, excluding
B a t t e r y Park which i s handled by t h e Park C o r n i t t e e m
The a p p r a i s a l r e p o r t on t h e l a n d of J u l i a n C o n t r a c t i n g Coe,
on East S i x t h S t r e e t extended a d j o i n i n g Carpenters H a l l Property
was r e f e r r e d t o t h e Property Development Committee f o r study and
recommendat i o n a
John Roman, Chairman o f t h e Property Development Committee
r e p o r t e d t h a t Mrs ~ i m t o nof Brandywine S e c u r i t i e s i s r e l i n q u i s h i n g
t h e l e a s e on t h e S h e l l S t a t i o n a t t h e c o r n e r of O l d Churchmans
Road and t h e duPont Boulevarde
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The m a t t e r of t h e l e a s e w i t h Seymour Mallman of t h e Farmers
Market ' ~ r o ~ e r bt e~i n,g a p o r t i o n of t h e p r o p e r t y of t h e T r u s t ,
w a s ' r e f e r r e d t o t h e Property Development Committee ~ 1 1 t ha s u g g e s t i o n
t o c o n f e r with Edward w e Coach, Jr., Attorney f o r t h e Boarde
E r v i n Thatcher, P r e s i d e n t and F r a n c i s Suppe, T r e a s u r e r of
.the Goodwill F i r e Company appeared b e f o r e t h e Board a s k i n g
. a s s i s t a n c e w i t h i n a year f o r t h e purchase of a new pumper F i r e
Trucg. They informed t h e Board t h a t C i t y Council was r e c e p t i v e
t o t h e r e q u e s t and hoped t h a t t h e T r u s t e e s would p i c k up one t h i r d
of t h e c o s t a No o f f i c i a l a c t i o n was t a k e n on t h e m a t t e r a t t h i s
t i m e e Repairs t o t h e F i r e S t a t i o n r e q u e s t e d were t u r n e d over t o
t h e F i r e S t a t i o n Committee of t h e Board,
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Board met a t 8:00 p.m. p r e s e n t , Messrs. Q u i l l e n , ~ p p l e b y ,
Gambacorta, Herndon, Roman, G a l l a g h e r , McGuire, C a r l i n , Tobin,
Gebhart, DeAscanis, Deakyne, Banks (13) a l l members of t h e Board.
The T r e a s u r e r s r e p o r t as submitted t o t h e membership t o g e t h e r
w i t h t h e meeting Agenda, was by motion approved.
C i t y Councilman, Pat M a r i n e l l i appeared b e f o r e t h e Board
r e q u e s t i n g some FinancM. Help from t h e T r u s t e e s i n t h e amount
o f $60,000.00.
H e r s p e l l e d o u t t h e v a r i o u s needs as f o l l o w s :
Washington Park, Drainage
40,000.00
5,000.00
Mayors Court, T m Hall
Dump Truck w/snow plow
10,000.00
Repairs t o Police S t a t i o n
$ 60,000.00
5,000.00
N o ' d e f i n i t e a c t i o n was t a k e n on t h i s r e q u e s t o t h e r t h a n t h e
P r e s i d e n t of t h e Board i s t o a p p o i n t a Committee t o meet w i t h
Council t o work o u t more s p e c i f i c requirements f o r t h e approp' r i a t i o n of t h i s money.
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On motion, a c o n t r i b u t i o n i n t h e amount of $300.00 was made
t o t h e Arasapha Garden Club f o r Christmas Decorations i n t h e C i t y .
The P r o p e r t y Development Committee submitted a n A p p r a i s a l on
t h e Former S h e l l S t a t i o n , Corner of duPont Highway and Old
Churchmans Road, i n t h e amount of $56,500.00 made by Robert E m
Hickman, Co. The Committee recommended a 9% r e t u r n f o r t h e
rental f i g u r e , o r a proposed r e n t a l o f $5,000.00 p e r annum f o r
t h e f i r s t 5 y e a r s , t h e Lessee t o pay a l l Taxes, w i t h a p r o v i s i o n
of a 5 y e a r o p t i o n a f t e r t h e f i r s t 5 y e a r s , o f $6,350.00 p e r
annum. ' T h e Board approved t h e recommendation. End of 10 y e a r s e q u i t a b l e r e n t on market v a l u e o r a r b i t r a t i o n c l a u s e .
The P r o p e r t y Development Committee submitted an a p p r a i s a l
on t h e Glebe Farm P r o p e r t y o f t h e T r u s t .
A p p r a i s a l of $244,000.00 f o r t h e a c r e a g e 18.175 Acres
A p p r a i s a l of $13,400.00 feer Acre.
9% r e t u r n on r e n t a l , $1,200.00 p e r Acre, 5 y e a r s
5 y e a r a d d i t i o n a l o p t i o n 5% a d d i t i o n a l
Lessee t o pay a l l Taxes
The Board approved t h e r e p o r t o f t h i s A p p r a i s a l .
The p r o p e r O f f i c e r s o f t h e Board were a u t h o r i z e d t o e x e c u t e
a Lease w i t h J e r r y B e l l i n i , f o r t h a t p o r t i o n o f p r o p e r t y o f t h e
T r u s t s i t u a t e d a t t h e c o r n e r of Basin Road and SuPont Highway
formerly t h e lase t o Amoco ( ~ m e r i c a nO i l Co., ) . The l e a s e
embodies 0.518 Acres p l u s o r minus, t h e F i r s t 5 y e a r s @ $4,000.00
p e r annum, t h e first 5 y e a r o p t i o n o f $4,600.00 p e r annum, t h e
tenant t o pay a l l taxes.
In as much as t h e r e n t a l an o b l i g a t i o n t o t a x e s i s Delinquent
t o . t h e amount of $ 3 5 , 0 0 0 . ~ 0 on t h e Farmers Market Lease, t h e matter:
w a s o r d e r e d t u r n e d over t o oilr Attorney, Edward W. Conch, J r . , i n
an e f f o r t t o b r i n g t h e status o f t h e r e n t a l and o b l i g a t i o n s up t o
date
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The T r e a s u r e r submitted a t e n t a t i v e Budget f o r t h e Board
w h i c h w a s approved arid i s h e r e i n c o n t a i n e d and becomes a p a r t of
t h e minutes of t h i s meeting.
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Goodwill F i r e Company, a budget of t h e i r requirements f o r t h e y e a r
beginning January 1, 1979.
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~ o a r dmet a t 8:00 p.m. p r e s e n t , Messrs. Q u i l l e n , Gambacorta,
Herndon, Roman, Gallagher, C a r l i n , Tobin, Gebhart, Banks ( 9 ) .
Mr. Ivan P. Hanson, P r e s i d e n t and Mr. Edward J. Murphy,
S e c r e t a r y of t h e Board of Water and L i g h t ~ o d s s i o nof t h e C i t y
of New, Castle, were p r e s e n t a t t h e meeting. They r e p o r t e d on t h e
completion of t h e new 1,000,000 g a l l o n Water Tank. They f u r t h e r
extended a p e r s o n a l i n v i t a t i o n t o each member o f t h e Common t o
a t t e n d t h e Dedication Exercises f o r t h i s p r o d e c t on F r i d a y ,
December t ) , 1978. They f u r t h e r p r e s e n t e d each member w i t h a
model r e p l i c a of t h e Tank.
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The minutes o f t h e l a s t meeting were r e a d and approved.
The T r e a s u r e r s r e p o r t as s u b m i t t e d t o t h e membership
t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e meeting Agenda, was by motion approved.
The S e c r e t a r y r e p o r t e d t h a t a g i f t i n t h e amount of $1,000.00
was r e c e i v e d from Mrs. Nancy duPont Reynolds t o b e used f o r t h e
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maintenance of t h e Octagon House (Old L i b r a r y ) on East T h i r d S t r e e t .
I t was r e p o r t e d t h a t $20,453.51 o f a r r e a r a g e on Taxes and
R e n t a l on t h e Farmers Market l e a s e had been r e c e i v e d w i t h a
promise t o b r i n g t h i s d e b t up t o d a t e promptly.
A c o n t r i b u t i o n o f $500.00 each was a u t h o r i z e d t o be made
t o t h e G e n i s i s Fund of S t . F r a n c i s H o s p i t a l and t o t h e B u i l d i n g
Fund o f t h e Wilmington Medical Center.
A c o n t r i b u t i o n of $300.00 was a u t h o r i z e d t o be p a i d t o t h e
Mayor and Council o f t h e C i t y , t h i s money t o be used f o r t h e
purchase of f u e l f o r t h e C i t y B u i l d i n g on Delaware S t r e e t wharf,
used by some of t h e male S e n i o r C i t i z e n s of t h e C i t y .
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The Property Development Committee r e p o r t e d on v a r i o u s
Foremost was t h e d e s i r e
of t h e Masonic Lodge of New Castle t o purchase l a n d from t h e
Glebe Farm, a p o r t i o n of P r o p e r t y of t h e T r u s t . T h e i r r e q u e s t
f o r purchase was by motion denied. The Board however, i s
i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e l e a s e of some a c r e a g e of t h i s p l o t t o t h e Lodge.
items b e f o r e them f o r recommendation.
The f o l l o w i n g dusbursements were a u t h o r i z e d :
32.00
Bruce H. Gordon, C o n t r a c t o r , New L i b r a r y
52.34
Brosius-Eliason Co., F u e l , Old L i b r a r y
7.20
Ronco Corporation, Envelopes f o r Statements
500.00
S t . F r a n c i s H o s p i t a l , by motion
500.00
Wilmington Medical C e n t e r , by motion
Henry Gambacorta, Postage f o r Mailing Statements 51.30
S t a t e o f Delaware, Commercial L e s s o r s License
50.00
16.05
Senior C i t i z e n s , Addressing Envelopes
100.00
300.00
Mayor & Council, Bldg. on Dela. S t . Wharf
1,608 .89
The meeting adjourned t o meet, January 9, 1979.
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Board met a t 8:00 p.m. p r e s e n t Messrs, Q u i l l e n , Appleby,
~ a m b a c o r t a , Herndon, Roman, G a l l a g h e r , McGuire , C a r l i n , Tobin,
Gebhart, DeAscanis, Banks. ( 1 2 ) .
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The T r e a s u r e r s r e p o r t as submitted t o t h e membership w i t h
t h e meeting Agenda, was by motion approved and i s h e r e i n c o n t a i n e d
and becomes a p a r t of t h e minutes o f t h i s meeting.
The T r e a s u r e r was r e q u e s t e d t o i n v e s t $l40,000.00 due w i t h i n
a few days from s h o r t term c e r t i f i c a t e s , i n Treasury B i l l s .
The P r o p e r t y Development Committee r e p o r t e d t h a t Lease of t h e
Former S h e l l S t a t i o n , c o r n e r of Old Churchmans Road and t h e
duPont Highway t o ad I n c , (Burger King) was ready t o be
executed by t h e p r o p e r O f f i c e r s of t h e Board.
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The P r o p e r t y Development Committee r e p o r t e d some p r o g r e s s
i n t h e proposed Arthur Treacher Lease of t h e former S h e l l S t a t i o n
j u s t s o u t h o f Basin Road on t h e duPont Highway.
A r e q u e s t was r e c e i v e d from Dale T. I r w i n of Wil?nington Manor
Gardens, f o r t h e use of approximately 3 a c r e s of P r o p e r t y of t h e
T r u s t i n t h e r e a r of Wilmington Manor Gardens, f o r t h e u s e of a
Babe Ruth Ball F i e l d . Request was g r a n t e d on t h e b a s i s t h a t
proper, I n s u r a n c e be secured by t h e p a r t i e s u s i n g t h e f a c i l i t y
and t h a t a lease f o r 3 t o 5 y e a r s be executed w i t h no r e n t a l
clause included.
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The P r o p e r t y Maintenance Committee r e p o r t e d t h a t work was
p r o g r e s s i n g on t h e r e n o v a t i o n o f Town Hall and on t h e Tenant
House of t h e Penn Farm.
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The Board by motion g r a n t e d a r e q u e s t from C i t y Council f o r
a n a p p r o p r i a t i o n o f $60,000.00 t o be made t o them as r e q u i r e d
and t h a t Council f u r t h e r be r e q u e s t e d t o submit a budget r e q u e s t
from March 1, 1979 f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g y e a r .
A l e t t e r was r e c e i v e d from t h e Alumni A s s o c i a t i o n o f W i l l i a m
Penn s c h o o l i n q u i r i n g i f t h e Board would be w i l l i n g t o r a i s e t h e i r
Annual S c h o l a r s h i p Grant t o a New Castle Resident Student from
$6*00.00 t o p o s s i b l y $750.00 o r $800.00. T h e i r r e q u e s t was approved
on t h e b a s i s t h a t t h e Board would match t h e Grant given by t h e
Alumni A s s o c i a t i o n .
A c o n t r i b u t i o n i n t h e amount o f $200.00 was a u t h o r i z e d t o be
made t o t h e Delmarva Council, Boy Scouts of America t o be used f o r
New Castle Proper, Troops.
The f o l l o w i n g disbursements were a u t h o r i z e d :
U. S. P o s t a l S e r v i c e , Mailing P e r m i t #l
Board of Water & L i g h t , E l e c . Old L i b r a r y
Henry F a Gambacorta, Reimbursement, Postage
Dougherty Bros., P r i n t i n g Statements
Cooch and T a y l o r , P r o f e s s i o n a l S e r v i c e s
Delmarva Power, Gas, Town Hall
Brosius-Eliason, F u e l , Old L i b r a r y
F r e d e r i c k E. Hughes, Stamped Envelopes
Robert S. Hickman, A p p r a i s a l , Glebe Farm
Delmarva Council, Boy S c o u t s , Motion
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~ o a r dmet a t 8:00 p.m., p r e s e n t Messrs. Q u i l l e n , Appleby, Herndon,
Roman, Gallagher, McGuire, C a r l i n , Tobin, DeAscanis, Banks (10).
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becomes a p a r t of t h e minutes of t h i s meeting.
The T r e a s u r e r s was r e q u e s t e d t o l i s t t h e s h o r t term investments
o f t h e Board i n t h e r e g u l a r monthly T r e a s u r e r s r e p o r t .
The Property Development Committee r e p o r t e d on t h e r e q u e s t from
t h e New C a s t l e Masonic Hall Company f o r t h e o u t r i g h t purchase of a
p o r t i o n of p r o p e r t y of t h e T r u s t on t h e Glebe Farm T r a c t . The r e q u e s t
was denied w i t h an o f f e r t o l e a s e on a l o n g term b a s i s .
The Property Development Committee submitted a proposal from
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i i r c r a f t Corporation f o r t h e p o s s i b l e purchase o r swap of
p r o p e r t y a d j o i n i n g t h e l a n d of t h e T r u s t a t O l d Bellanca F i e l d ,
i n t h e aggregate of some 18 a c r e s . By motion, t h e Board was n o t
interested i n the matter.
The following disbursements were a u t h o r i z e d :
Brosius-Eliason Co., Fuel. O l d Library
Brosius-Eliason Co.. F u e l , O l d L i b r a r y
Bruce H a Gordon, T n c , Town Hall Renovations
Bruce H. Gordon, I n c . , Penn Farm Renovations
Goodwill F i r e Company, f o r Paid Driver
VanDemark & Lynch, I n c . Copies of Drawings
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a t 8:00 p.m., p r e s e n t Messrs. Q u i l l e n , Gambacorta,
Herndon, Gallagher, McGuire, C a r l i n , DeAscanis, Banks ( 8 ) .
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t h e l a s t meeting were read and approved.
becomes a p a r t o f t h e minutes of t h i s meeting.
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The Property Maintenance Committee r e p o r t e d progress i n both
tie r e p a i r s and r e n o v a t i o n s and t h e e l e c t r i c a l work on Town H a l l .
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The Property Maintenance Committee r e p o r t e d slow and c o s t l y
w o r k o n t h e r e n o v a t i o n of t h e Tenant House of t h e Penn Farm. New
firsc f l o o r c o n s t r u c t i o n was r e q u i r e d . Thecommittee was granted
a d d i t i o n a l funding t o complete t h e F i r s t F l o o r r e p a i r s i n an amount
i n c l u d i n g t h e o r i g i n a l e s t i m a t e of approximately $25,000.00
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The Goodwill F i r e Company was granted t h e sum of $30,000.00 t o
cover one t h i r d t h e c o s t a new p i e c e of a p p a r a t u s due t o be
d e l i v e r e d i n July.
The F i r e S t a t i o n Committee was r e q u e s t e d t o meet with t h e
Board of D i r e c t o r s of t h e F i r e Company p r i o r t o t h e next meeting
of t h e T r u s t e e s of :Common.
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It b e i n g noted t h a t R. James Q u i l l e n , J r . , President of t h e
T r u s t e e s of Common had r e c e i v e d an award of Merit, on motion t h e
f o l l o w i n g n o t e of t h e award was ordered spread on t h e minutes of
t h i s meeting.
' R . James Q u i l l e n , J r . , P r e s i d e n t of Q u i l l e n Brothers
Auto S a l e s , I n c . , 800 Wilmington Road, New C a s t l e , h a s
r e c e i v e d a 1979 Time Magazine Quality Dealer Award.
Q u i l l e n , a Ford Dealer, was one of 68 d e a l e r s nationwide t o win t h e award f o r "exceptional performance i n
t h e i r d e a l e r s h i p s combined w i t h d i s t i n g u i s h e d community
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Edward W. Cooch, Jr., Attorney f o r t h e Board was a g a i n
r e q u e s t e d t o l o o k i n t o and reconwending updating t h e By-Laws of
t h e Board.
The following O f f i c e r s and Committees were e l e c t e d o r appointed
t o . s e r v e t h e Board f o r t h e ensuing year:
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
Richard M. Appleby, Jr., V. P a
R . James Q u i l l e n , J r . , P r e s i d e n t
Henry F a Gambacorta, Treas.
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M. Anita Banks, Asst. t o S e c r e t a r y George W. Proud, Asst. t o Treas.
MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE
J. Herbert Tobin
D r . H. Thomas McGuire
Chandler H. Gebhart, Jr.
Paul J . Gallagher
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John C . Roman
R. James Q u i l l e n , Jr.
F r a n c i s 3. DeAscanis
Horace L a Deakyne
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DeAscanis, Banks(l1).
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meet w i t h t h e O f f i c e r s of t h e Century Club i n an e f f o r t t c
r e s o l v e some o f t h e i r problems.
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The proper O f f i c e r s of t h e Board were a u t h o r i z e d t o - execute
.l e a s e with M e M. P. Corp., (Arthur T r e a c h e r s )
minutes of November, 1977.
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J e r r y B e l l i n a , a t e n a n t of a p o r t i o n o f p r o p e r t y o f t h e T r u s t a t
Basin Corner and t h e duPont Highway was granted Two Months f r e e r e n t
due t o a mixup i n t h e P l o t Plan submitted w i t h t h e Lease.
(Minutes of November 1 4 , 1978).
t h e ~ r a s sc u t o n t h e p o r t i o n of p r o p e r t y o f t h e T r u s t i n
Dobbinsville s e c t i o n o f t h e C i t y .
The following disbursements were a u t h o r i z e d :
F r e d e r i c k E. Hughes, L e t t e r h e a d s
Delmarva Power, Gas, Town H a l l
A. & A. Burns, Plumbing, Town H a l l
Board of Water & L i g h t , E l e c . , O l d Library
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u n l e s s c a l l e d by t h e c h a i r .
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18.85
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Board met a t k 0 0 p.m. p r e s e n t Messrs. Q u i l l e n , Appleby,
Herndon, Roman, Gallagher, McGuire, Tobin, Gebhart, Banks ( 9 ) .
The minutes of t h e June meeting a s submitted w i t h t h e meeting
agenda, was by motion approved.
The T r e a s u r e r s r e p o r t a s submitted t o t h e membership w i t h t h e
agenda, was by motion approved and i s h e r e i n contained and becomes
a p a r t o f t h e minutes of t h i s meeting.
~ e f e r e n c et o t h e Treasures r e p o r t , by motion approved.
That t h e Finance Committee by a u t h o r i z e d t o determine
requirements o f t h e T r u s t e e s over n e a r term and t o a r r a n g e
f o r investment o f accumulated income with Bank of Delaware
as a p a r t of t h e Agency account b u t segregated from t h e
p r i n c i p a l of t h e Agency account.
The S e c r e t a r y r e p o r t e d on t h e S c h o l a r s h i p Recipient of t h e
T r u s t e e s t o a graduate of W i l l i a m Penn High School:
Miss Teressa Gorman
118 Casimir Drive,
Van Dyke V i l l a g e
New C a s t l e , De.
Communications were r e c e i v e d from Gambacorta Motors and
James L. Taylor w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o a c q u i s i t i o n of p r o p e r t y and were
t u r n e d over t o t h e Property Development Committee f o r study and
recommendations.
The Property Development Committee r e p o r t e d t h a t f i n a l
n e g o t i a t i o n s had been completed on t h e l e a s e t o M.M.P. Corporation
f o r a n Arthur Treachers Unit and t h a t t h e same i s under c o n t r u c t i o n .
The Property Maintenance Committee was r e q u e s t e d t o procure
e s t i m a t e s f o r t h e p a i n t i n g of t h e Old L i b r a r y b u i l d i n g and t o have
t h e roof r e p a i r e d as needed.
The Porperty Maintenance Committee was a u t h o r i z e d t o expend
an a d d i t i o n a l $15,000.00 toward t h e renovation of t h e Penn Farm
t e n a n t house. M r . Roman voted Negative on t h e motion. The Committee
was f u r t h e r r e q u e s t e d t o study t h e r e n t a l s i t u a t i o n on t h i s l e a s e .
A l e t t e r was r e c e i v e d from Haggerty and Haggerty, C.P.A.,
r e q u e s t i n g t o be considered on t h e next F i s c a l Audit of t h e Board.
The r e q u e s t was r e f e r r e d t o t h e Finance Committee.
The S e c r e t a r y r e p o r t e d t h a t mailing l a b e l s had been secured
through t h e c o u r t e s y of t h e Board of Water and L i g h t , t o be used
i n m a i l i n g c o p i e s of t h e annual statement t o t h e C i t i z e n s of
New C a s t l e .
175.00
Brosius-Eliason, burner c o n t r a c t F i r e Co.
44.71
Bd. of Water & Light, E l e c . , Old Library
Delmarva Power
8-93
Teressa German, S c h o l a r s h i p
750.00
5,000.00
Goodwill F i r e Company, Paid Driver
750.00
Mayor & Council, f o r Board of Trade
1,149.84
Bruce H. Gordon, Penn Farm
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Donald C . Banks, reimbursement f o r postage
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Board met at 8:00 p.m., present Messrs. Quillen, Gambacorta,
ernd don, Appleby, Roman, Gallagher, McGu:
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The minutes ;of the September meeting as submitted with the
meeting agenda, was by motion approved.
meeting agenda, was b y motion approved and is herein contained and
becomes a part of the minutes of this meeting.
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%?heFinance Committee recommended the renewal of a Money Market
Certificate in the amount of $60,000.00 with the Bank of Delaware.
The recommendation was approved.
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contribution in the amount of $5-00.00w:
made to the United Way.
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be entered into-with James Taylor of Wenchtown Road for a portion
uation of lease be entered into with Brandywine Secui
Lesee of a portion of Property of the Trust under the following terms.
3-1-80 to 2-28-83---$6,000.00
per annum
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3-1-83 to 2-28-85~-~$6,600.00per annum
On motion the recommendation was approved.
T h e Property Development Committee reported in reference to the
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~ellinalease became effective as o f June 1, 1979 and that Bellina
had requested 2 five year options on the lease, the matter was
referred back to the Property Development Committee for recommendation.
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was m e n d e d for an extra $1,000.00 if required. The recommendation
and amendment was by motion adopted.
A contribution in the amount of $1,000.00 was authorized to be
madeto the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Delaware, towards the
completion of alterations now under way.
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Report was made r e g a r d i n g h e l p through Outreach. The committee
was r e q u e s t e d t o c o n f e r w i t h . C i t y Council toward t h e appointment of a
Housing Commission t o s t u d y needs throughout t h e C i t y .
The By-Laws Committee submitted a d r a f t of p o s s i b l e By-Laws f o r
t h e Board and each member was r e q u e s t e d t o study same and t o r e p o r t
o r make recommendations a t t h e n e x t meeting.
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A r e p o r t of t h e Budget Committee was submitted and approved
and i s h e r e i n contained becoming a p a r t of t h e minutes of t h i s
meeting.
The Property Maintenance Committee r e p o r t e d t h a t e x t e n s i v e
r e p a i r s were needed on t h e O l d L i b r a r y S k y l i g h t Roof and t h a t t h e
e x t e r i o r of t h e Building was i n need o f p a i n t i n g . The Committee was
r e q u e s t e d t o look i n t o t h e r e p a i r s needed and t o have t h e work
completed.
Delaware S t r e e t Wharf Funding f o r R e s t o r a t i o n was r e f e r r e d t o
t h e Outreach Committee f o r Study w i t h a r e q u e s t t o c o n f e r w i t h
Mike Gallagher, C i t y Co-ordinator i n f i n d i n g F e d e r a l Funds t o launch
the project.
Board of Water & L i g h t , Town H a l l = Water
Moore Bros., E l e c t r i c Work, Penn Farm
Ronco Corpn., Envelopes, Statement Mailing
Brandywine Const., B a t t e r y Park Walk
Henry Gambacorta, P o s t a t e , Statement Mailing
S e n i o r C i t i z e n s , P r e p a i r i n g Mailing
Board of Water & L i g h t , E l e c t r i c , O l d L i b r a r y
United Way Fund, By Motion
Robert Latham, Grass C u t t i n g , Dobbinsville
Bob Cat Lawn Maintenance, O l d S h e l l S t a t i o n
Grand Opera S o c i e t y , By Motion
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66.40
572.00
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800.00
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SOC. BLDG.
51 EAST MAIN STREET
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involving unauthorized and improper selfd e a l i n g by a trustee i s n o t merely presumpt i v e l y o r prima facie i n v a l i d , b u t i s voidable by the b e n e f i c i a r y , i r r e s p e c t i v e of any
loss s u f f e r e d by the trust estate, of the
payment of a v a l u a b l e c o n s i d e r a t i o n , o r of
good f a i t h , i f good f a i t h i s p o s s i b l e under
such circumstances.
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"The p r o h i b i t i o n a g a i n s t self-d e a l i n g o r mingling of funds by a trustee
should n o t depend upon any q u e s t i o n of fraud,
b u t i s made a b s o l u t e t o avoid the p o s s i b i l i t y
of f r a u d and t o avoid the temptation of selfinterest.
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"Further, t r u s t e e s are n o t permitted t o
p l a c e themselves i n a p o s i t i o n where it i s
f o r their own b e n e f i t t o v i o l a t e their d u t i e s
t o the b e n e f i c i a r i e s of the t r u s t o r t o deal
w i t h themselves as t r u s t e e s ; and as a general
p r o p o s i t i o n , the mere f a c t t h a t a t r a n s a c t i o n
i s made between a c o r p o r a t i o n a c t i n g i n a
f i d u c i a r y c a p a c i t y and an a f f i l i a t e corpor a t i o n may, i n i t s e l f , show a v i o l a t i o n of
the d u t i e s as t o l o y a l t y imposed upon a
trustee, and render a c o r p o r a t e t r u s t e e
liable t o account n o t only f o r any p r o f i t
that it may have made, b u t also f o r any
p r o f i t , by whatever named called, made by the
affiliate... For the purpose of the rule, a
c o r p o r a t i o n may be termed an a f f i l i a t e of the
trustee i f it i s i n such c l o s e r e l a t i o n w i t h
the t r u s t e e t h a t p o s s i b l e advantage t o it may
i n f l u e n c e , consciously o r unconsciously, the
judgment of the t r u s t e e , who i s duty-bound t o
c o n s i d e r only the i n t e r e s t of h i s c e s t u i gue
t r u s t . " 76 Am. Jur. 2d, T r u s t s , s321.
A s o f t e n i s the case i n analyzing t r u s t l a w as
it p e r t a i n s t o the Trustees of the New Castle Common, it
i s impossible t o f i n d c a s e a u t h o r i t i e s d i r e c t l y on p o i n t
for the unusual f a c t u a l s i t u a t i o n created by the very
n a t u r e of the T r u s t e e s of the New Castle Common. However,
a u t h o r i t i e s t h a t w e have found raise a v e r y s t r o n g possib i l i t y t h a t the contemplated t r a n s a c t i o n , although f o r
a f a i r market r e n t a l v a l u e and perhaps even e n t e r e d i n t o
after p u b l i c n o t i c e and o p p o r t u n i t i e s of o t h e r s t o submit
b i d s , would be set a s i d e on complaint of a b e n e f i c i a r y
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The f o l l o w i n g b i d s w e r e r e c e i v e d on t h e e x t e r i o r p a i n t i n g
of t h e ~ i b r a r B
y u i l d i n g a t F i f t h and b el aware S t r e e t :
1,451.00
Joseph F. Toner
N. B. Maccari & Son
1,770.00
On motion, t h e c o n t r a c t was awarded t o Joseph F. Toner.
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be made t o t h e Mayor and
S e n i o r Group of Men t h a t
b e used f o r t h e purchase
t h e amount of $300.00 was a u t h o r i z e d t o
Council o f t h e C i t y f o r t h e use of t h e
meet a t t h e W h a r f B u i l d i n g , t h i s money t o
of Fuel O i l .
Brosius-Eliason, Fuel, Old L i b r a r y
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S t a t e of Delaware, Commercial Lessor License 50.00
Park Committee, on Appropriation
3,000~00
20.43
Board o f Water & L i g h t , Old L i b r a r y
50.00
C . H. Gebhart, ~ l o w e r s ,F u n e r a l
50.00
New c a s t l e H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y ; Motion
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Board met a t 8:00 p.m., p r e s e n t Messrs. Q u i l l e n , Gambacorta,
Herndon, Roman, McGuire, C a r l i n , Tobin, Gebhart, DeAscanis,
Banks ( 1 0 ) .
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The minutes o f t h e December meeting as submitted t o t h e
members w i t h t h e meeting agenda, was by motion approved.
The T r e a s u r e r s r e p o r t a s submitted w i t h t h e meeting agenda,
w a s b y motion approved.
On n o t i o n , t h e T r e a s u r e r was i n s t r u c t e d t o i n v e s t $40,000.00
i n Money Market C e r t i f i c a t e s .
The P r o p e r t y Development Committee suggested t h a t a n a p p r a i s a l
by made on t h e Old F e r r y Wharf l a n d and t o a t t e m p t t o c l e a r up
t h e ownership of a small p r o t i o n of p r o p e r t y i n c l u d e d i n t h i s
t r a c t , a l l e g e d l y p r o p e r t y of t h e Lunt Family.
. The S e c r e t a r y was r e q u e s t e d t o have a p o r t i o n o f p r o p e r t y
o f t h e T r u s t , p a r a l l e l i n g t h e narrow Dyke, bull-dozed i n t o a n
I c e s k a t i n g r i n k and t o have t h e F i r e Company Pump water from
the Dyke t o f i l l t h e same?
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The Outreach Committee r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e y had met w i t h
C i t y Council i n an a t t e m p t t o f o r m a l i z e a Committee t o handle
welfare and needy c a s e s i n t h e C i t y . They r e p o r t e d p r o g r e s s i n
t h e matter.
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Messrs. Banks, Roman, DeAscanis and Tobin were r e q u e s t e d t o
s t u d y t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r a n a d d i t i o n t o t h e maintenance b u i l d i n g
on t h e B a t t e r y Park and t o o b t a i n a c o s t i n t h i s m a t t e r .
P r e s i d e n t Q u i l l e n submitted a R e s o l u t i o n on t h e d e a t h of
Horace L. Deakyne, t h a t had been prepared by Edward W. Cooch, Jr.,
Attorney f o r t h e Board. The R e s o l u t i o n was by motion adopted
and o r d e r e d s p r e a d on t h e minutes of t h i s meeting and c o p i e s s e n t
t o members of h i s f a m i l y .
The Board d e c l a r e d a vacancy i n i t s membership due t o t h e
d e a t h of Horace L. Deakyne and t h e E l e c t i o n Committee was
I n s t r u c t e d t o proceed w i t h s e t t i n g up an e l e c t i o n f o r h i s s u c c e s s o r .
The f o l l o w i n g d a t e s were set-up by t h e E l e c t i o n Committee.
For R e g i s t r a t i o n o f Voters:
February 1 2 , 1980 (Tuesday Evening
7:00 p.m. t o 10:OO p.m.
March 1, 1980, (Saturday Afternoon)
1:00 p.m. t o 6:00 p.m.
A t t h e Goodwill F i r e S t a t i o n
For E l e c t i o n of a T r u s t e e :
March 15, I980 (Saturday
10:00 a.m. t o 6 : o o p.m.
A t t h e Goodwill F i r e S t a t i o n
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40.00
Postmaster, New Castle, Bulk Mailing P e r m i t
I.B.M. Typewriter S e r v i c e
66.00
Moore B r o t h e r s , Relamping Town Hall L i g h t s
160.00
Brosius-Eliason, O l d L i b r a r y
123.42
15.00
Board o f Wate,r & L i g h t , Water, Town Hall
~ o a r dof Water & L i g h t , E l e c t r i c , Old L i b r a r y
29.81
29.81
500.00
S t . F r a n c i s H o s p i t a l , Genesis Fund
Wilmington Medical Center
500.00
Goodwill F i r e Company-Driver
5,000.00
3 64 .04
O t h e r c i v i c matters a l s o claimed h i s time and
attention.
Though c h i l d l e s s , he devoted many y e a r s oÂ
s e r v i c e a s a member of the Board of Trustees o f t h e N e w
C a s t l e S p e c i a l School D i s t r i c t .
H e was a member and Director
of the New C a s t l e H i s t o r i c a l Society and served a s i t s
Treasurer f o r many years.
H e and h i s l a t e w i f e - formerly
Edna Appleby Deakyne. were v i t a l l y i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e h i s t o m
of New C a s t l e and w e r e instrumental i n t h e p r e s e r v a t i o n of
A m s t e l House and t h e Dutch House, and the operation of those
buildings a s h i s t o r i c museums f o r the education and enjoyment
of both t h e c i t i z e n s of New C a s t l e and the many v i s i t o r s t o
the town.
H e a l s o p a r t i c i p a t e d a c t i v e l y i n H i s t o r i c New
c a s t l e , Inc., an organization formed t o make a study of t h e
a r c h i t e c t u r a l h i s t o r y of New C a s t l e with a view t o i t s
proper preservation.
Horace Deakyne t r u l y recognized t h e
h i s t o r i c value of o u r comnunity i n a l l of his endeavors'.
N o memorial t o Horace Deakyne would be complete
without a mention of the f a c t t h a t he and h i s l a t e w i f e Edna
operated t h e Old Courthouse Tea Room i n t h e y e a r s p r i o r t o
h i s becoming P r e s i d e n t of t h e New C a s t l e T r u s t Company.
The
r e p u t a t i o n of t h i s Tea Room f o r i t s c o r d i a l h o s p i t a l i t y and
e x c e l l e n t food spread f a r and wide and became a f a v o r i t e
stopping p o i n t f o r many v i s i t o r s t o the town, and f o r t r a v e l e r s
on t h e i r way North and South.
Horace was t r u l y a n a t i v e Delawarean and a t r u e
New C a s t i l l i a n .
H i s r o o t s were deep i n lower New C a s t l e
County a t a small crossroads v i l l a g e c a l l e d Deakyneville,
February 5, 1980
Board met a t 8:00 p.m., p r e s e n t Messrs. Appleby, Gambacorta,
Herndon, Roman, Gallagher, McGuire, C a r l i n , Tobin, DeAscanis,
Banks (10).
Due t o P r e s i d e n t Q u i l l e n being ill, Vice-president Richard
M a Appleby, J r . , p r e s i d e d .
The minutes of t h e l a s t meeting as submitted t o t h e members h i p w i t h = t h e meeting agenda, was b y motion approved.
The T r e a s u r e r s r e p o r t as submitted w i t h t h e meeting agenda,
was a l s o by motion approved.
.
The p r o p e r t y embodying t h e o l d Gas S t a t i o n on Delaware S t r e e t
between 6 t h and 7 t h S t r e e t , a d j o i n i n g t h e O l d Armory, was o f f e r e d
t o t h e Board f o r purchase. The o f f e r was r e f e r r e d t o t h e Property
Development Committee f o r study and recommendation.
The Property Development Committee r e p o r t e d t h a t Weaver
Pole Line C o n s t r u c t i o n Co., had renewed i t s l e a s e . On motion
t h e a c t i o n i n t h i s matter was approved.
The Property Development Committee r e p o r t e d t h a t Wilmington
College, a l e a s e e o f p r o p e r t y of t h e T r u s t on t h e duPont Highway,
was i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e purchase of t h e ground and b u i l d i n g s . The
m a t t e r was r e f e r r e d t o t h e Property Development Committee f o r
study and recommendations.
The Property Development Committee r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e r e had
been a meeting between s e v e r a l members of Property Development
Committee and Lex Tarumianz r e g a r d i n g t h e development of a
Retirement Libing Building on t h e Property of t h e T r u s t a t t h e
Old F e r r y Wharf Property. The m a t t e r was r e f e r r e d back t o t h e
Property Development Committee f o r a more d e t a i l e d r e p o r t .
The l e a s e e n t e r e d i n t o w i t h J e r r y B e l l i n i on t h e Amoco
ease
was r e f e r r e d back t o t h e Property Development Committee
for final clarification.
The Outreach Committee r e p o r t e d t h a t Mrs. Mary Duncan,
ItBertieN had accepted t h e appointment t o t h e New Housing and
S e r v i c e Committee. The S e c r e t a r y was r e q u e s t e d t o n o t i f y
C i t y Council of Mrs. Duncans acceptance.
The Park Committee r e q u e s t e d t h a t t h e s e r v i c e b u i l d i n g on
B a t t e r y ' Park be e n l a r g e d t o accomodate more s t o r a g e and a
maintenance shop a r e a . The S e c r e t a r y was r e q u e s t e d t o o b t a i n
a c o s t on t h e p r o j e c t
.
The E l e c t i o n Committee r e p o r t e d t h a t 3 c a n d i d a t e s have
f i l e d f o r t h e e l e c t i o n t o t h e Board on Saturday March 15, 1980.
Stephen E. Leach
J a n e t E. C a r l i n
Catherine C . Keenan
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