Wilmington journal., 1872-01-19

Railroad which was argued before the Sill
lTAn' Court. on Tuesday last, was for the
recovery Cf SJ0o,U 900 in bonds. wliicli lad
be,A deposited with the STATE Treasurer l,y
t." Wilmington. Charlotte and Rnthci ford
Railroad, as collateral, 10 secure thc State
IL Tia paEnan cf Interest by the Road,
bat Thir'i the Inoagrcl Legislature Of
lSG>-'Go, saw lit To donate To the Western
Road. The legislature, of co;use, had 10
li:,ht 20 this. IS the bonds did moi holnng
to The State, and an injunction has there
fo2" been su"a ciil by the authorities Of the
road, :orbi,idiny the sale of these bonds.
and the matter itas Row been laid before
tie Srprem" Court. The decision of that
body las not yet lc2n ANNOUNCED, but it
viii probably be made in a few days.
MEMORIAL. MoNUMENT.-I'he sto,c for
the monument 10 our Confederate dead,
which the Ladies' OF the Memorial As>ocia-
ton have ordered for the Confederate en-
closure IL Oakiale Cemetery, arrived here
yesterday, and i; now II the depot Of the
Wilmington d Wciton Railroad. The ci,-
tire monument is OF granite, from the quar-
iesNtar Iidgcway, in this State. NOW work
I cd by Z. Lcnahan, Esq. 1t will b., when
completed, 20 feet from the level of the
ground, this tn include a statue heroic
size, Cf 4 good old rc5 lean
ing Oh his gun, AMI exc ,uted, in
/ in the puIest bronze, 10y Maurice j. Pow
els, Esq, Of New \ ork. This statue is
said to b. a mSt exquisite piece Of work:
nanshiP. and forciblc illustration Of the
character it is intended to represent. Ii is
now completed and awaiting shipment TO
this place. We will not attempt TO de
scribe the form OF the monument, as We could
not succeed III doing SO here; ii must c
seen t. hc understood and appreciated.
, On tj.r front is to be the simple, vet touch
ing, inscription, 'TO the Confederate
Dead while on the rear face will be found
the words Erected by the Ladies' Meme
rial Association"
The cost CT the monument and Of ti:e
statue has been paid with the funds al
ready realized hy the Association, together
with balance advanced by friends OF the
cause. The expense of placing the monu-
ment in position, and the rcfInding Of the
amount advanced, must necessarily he
raised by subscription. which the Ladies
hope will be cheerfully made when called
(os, as it will be their last appeal and will
complete the Object Of their Association.
EEPuEr OF TIE CRY MAEsIIAI.-1hc
report Of Mr. w. u. Cana,iaN, City Ma
sl,I, for the year 1871, has just been pre-
pared. We are unable 20 give it i'll tall
and therefore make the following synopsis:
The street force is composed Of 2S hands
under /. J. Denton. These are. divided
iuto four squads, with overseeIs, respective
q ~. One squad is for paving, one for ditch
ing, one tor driving the street carts, and the
other is for cleaning the streets and fpr
miscellaneous purposes.
During the past year there has been cut,
Ill thc Northeastern and Southern suburbs
OF the city, 1900 yards Of ditching, and
all Of tie old bitches have been cleaned out.
This ~ ork was all done. the report states,
under the adv.ce If some Of the most eA-
pcri2uccd citizens.
The number Ct deaths iii 1871 has been
less th:n during any year since the war,
While the population Of the city is very
rapidly increasing. This is thought TO be
due, in a great measure. To the draining OF
the ponds near the city. 1t is recommends
ed that the work be continued. and ii will
probably be completed during the year, at
the cost Of about $1,000.
The worl, Of improving the streets, hy
tic laying of shayings and slw-dust, has
been vigorously curied on during the past
wear. \ large tvo-hoiSc wagon, and two
carts, are kept constantly employed at this
work. This is a great convenience t" The
. public. AMI ha+, lcsiles Increased the Valrc
of property. Abou, 10 miles Of streets
have been covered in this manner during
the ra9t ycar 1t IS recommended that tie
woil, bc con;iaUc".
In consequence Of the suburbs, of the city
hcinc l,,;It up 50 rapidly, it is necessary Il
: open :, number Of now streets. The mat
, ter is submitted with Recommendation tha
t i lie done.
HE DocI>s are il very bad condittoa, a::t
/ the labor Of coouing them out has bccE
un,,cItailcu Of late, but il is slow work, "l
? accoliut OF Interruptions by the tides
Recommends that reservoirs he built to re
: cciyc the water running down to the docks
r before it enters them, 80 rs to keep then
clear CT sand.
The bad condition of Water Street
is dwell on at length, and paving recon-
m2nded. Il costs about 8, 800 Per annur
to keep It in passable condition, and
would therefore be cheaper to pave H. Nj
r. B. Wood, Sr., estimated the cost ofth
:, Nicholson pavement, from Mulberry t
= Niarnet street, Il distance of about j,3j
;, square wards. to be at $4,000, or 81. 40 Pc
: square ward. Recommends that commit
@ tee lie arl pointed to consult with the rTo1
: cytv holders i'll reference to the matter.
! Strongly recommends that bridges be bui
.s across the Wilmington and Weldon R.R. o
! Second, Third and Fourth streets. Refer
n to tic very poor facilities afforded b
p Boreys Bridge, and to the right of the cit
; zens living north Of the line, to be heard
- this mat:er. Says that $4,000 woul
III build thscc elegant bridges, and recon
,e mends that a special tax Of II per cent
20 levied on the property to oc benefited
20 them, for the cost of construction
p During the year there have been oa'''
@ros+s b1,.tI,e nolica. about l50 ofWhich hay