Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-03-23
n. 1o.1 Tuesdnv Afternoon

meeting was held at the Court House 10 take into
consideration the matter of survey of the town. as
suvposed to be required by the Act of the last Gen.
eral Assembly, John McRea, Esq. Mayor in the
Chair and Messrs. Owen Fillyaw and ]. J. lippit'
crearies. We say supposed, for we can find no
positive enactment to that effect in the recent act
to empower the Commissioners OF the town OF VILE
ipgton to establish streets in said town. and for 9TH
er purposes" Indeed, the act says, expressly that
the Commissioners shall cause to be prepared plan
Of the town, on which shall be designated the lines
of all such streets and public alleys as may be es-
abshed by the said Commissioners by virtue Of the
subsequent provisions of the act, whether the same
be within the old or original limits Of the said town.
or within the new limits thereof the same are de-
fined in the act referred to in the preamble hereto
that is in the act of the goth January, 1851 being an
act to amend the act of 1882, entitled an act to
extend the limits of the town OF Wilmington, and Tor
other purposes" The I'd section of the present act
authorizes the opening of streets IN the new portions
of town and the Sd section defines how the lines OF
new streets, alleys and SO forth shall be run; that
ia that thew shall conform to the streets designated
in the old or original plan of the town, az far as
practicable, having due regard to the general limits
new streets We find nothing referring 10 a re-sur-
vey of the town, to anything but TO the streets to
be opened and we see no requirement of law demand
ing a general survey.
So far as the streets to be opened is concerned the
law appears to be plain and express, and leaves little
or nothing for the action of town meeting. so far
as streets already opened established IS concerned
we see nothing in the law demanding the action of the
Commissioners. new survey of the town was, we
understand brought forward at the meeting of yes
terlay afternoon, and resolution passed upon the
subject, q copy of which we have not obtained, as
the proceedings of the meeting have not been fur
nished to US by the Secretaries The proposition
seems TO be to have plan of the town made, with
the streets at rght-anges, originally intended, and
another founded uDon survey of the actual state OF
things, to be submitted to the people, showing the
deviatons which have been made, in order that 1t
may be seen how nearly the original plan may be re-
stored without serious expense or damage.
We find the following note from Capt. Fremont, En-
gneer g. Superintendent of the wilmington & Weldon
R. R., in the Herald of the Goth inst:
ENG. & Suprs OFFICE, w. & w. R. R. Co.,
WILMINGTON, n. c., March II, 1855
Mr.. ED1roR-
Dear SIR: see by your paper OF 1o-uay' taI you
think it {" injudicious for the Wilmington and Roam
oke r. R. Company 10 advance the freights on Flour
at this cricis' | concur with you in that opinion
and beg leave to you that the freight OF
Flour is actually reduced little by the new tariff
and further provision made authorizing the Super
ntendent of this Road to enter into an agreemen
with the General Superintendent of the N. G. R.
10 bring Flour the distance of 168 miles for fifty cents
per barrel. by the car load; of not to breal
bulk at Goldsboro The proposition to collect TIL
through freghts here has already been made by tn
N. Z. R. r., and will be arranged here without an
difficulty think.
1t is the wish of the President and Directors Of thi
Road, to give every encouragement and offer every
faculty to business from along the line of the N
r. R., and confident that satisfactory rates vii
be fixed.
Flour is now taking the route, via Goldsboro t
Portsmouth, Va.
am very truly yours,
S. L. FREMONT.