The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
CITY AFFAIRS.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
ALDERMEN.

There to Look After tia Work of
Boring an Artessan Well-Mr. W. j.
Kirkbaum Elected Superintendent Of
the Fire Alarm-An Avalanche of Build.
ing Permits-Other Matters.
The board CT aldermen Y1et in regu-
lar session yesterday at 4 p. M, those
in attendance being Mayer S. P. Wright
and Aldermen Twining, Keith, Benson,
Walker, Green and Norwood.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Committee reports were called for.
Mayor Wright, for the finance pom-
mittee, reported that the city had Dor
rowed 1850 from the city banks to de-
fray current expenses.
Alderman Keith, of the waterSxorks
committee, reported with reference to
the matter Of boring an artesfan well
in the city, that the committee had in
vited bids for the work and that n or
two contractors are now here look
ing after the matter. He asked that
Mayor Wright be added to the COM
mittee and that the committe be given
power to act whenever 1T makes salts
factory arrangements.
On motion OF Alderman Twining,
Mayor Wright was added TO the com
mittee and it was given power to act.
Alderman Walker called attention to
complaints that sparks from the smoke
stack at the power house Of the VIII
mingto Street Railway endangered
property in the vicinity.
Mayor Wright stated: that sparks
came from the smoke stack but GIVING
ito it's height they went ont before fall
q ing on roofs of buildings in the Vicln-
ity. He, however, referred the matter
to the fire committee to request the
; Street Railway Company to put a
spark arrester on their smokestack.
Alderman Twining offered an amend
ment to the market ordinance striking
out the figure 3 and inserting the word
z in section 5, article 8, with reference
to the sale of fresh meats in the stores
outside the market The ordinance pro-
viGes for the sale OF fresh meats at the
stores after it has beer sailed 3 days.
The object Of the amendment was to
require it to be salted z days.
Aldermen Keith, Walker and Nor
wood opposed the amendment as con-
trary to the interests OF the merchants,
the citizens and the m who bring
fresh meats to the market. Alderman
Twining advocated it as a protection
to the butchers who rent the stalls in
the several markets. -
On motion of Alderman Norwood, AL
derman TWining's tramendment was
tabled.
Alderman Keith said he meant no re-
Election upon any sone, or upon the
mayor, who he thought, was doing ex-
tremely we'll in his position, and in
whose ability he had the utmost conf
dence, but he desired to introduce a
resolution and made this explanation
before hand so that he could not be-
misunderstood. He then offered a res
olution i~nstructing the city treasurer
not to pay out any moneys except on
Is approved by the finance commit
eGe Of this board.
On motion of Alderman Twining, the
resolution was tabled till the next meet
ing Of the board.
Alderman Twinimg of the special
committee appointed to consider the
claim of MI. w. w. King against the
city, for the killing"of a COW, reported
with the recommendation that the
claim be disaNowed; as the city is not
responsible. The report was adopted.
Mayor Wright, for the committee ap-
pointed on the petition for police and
fire protection on Eagles island, asked
for further time Granted.
The following building permits were
granted:
To President w. G. Elliott, Of the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Company, to erect a building near the
railroad shops, the same to be erected
in compliance with ordinances.
To John E. Taylor to erect a one
story frame house on Wilson street be-
tween Church and Nun streets.
To N. 3. Rankin to erect a two story
house on Fourth n >0range streets
To w. III. Todd to erect a one story
frame house on Second street between
Dawson and Wright streets.
To Nathan Schluss TO erect a shed
adjoining his stables, OH Princess
.street between Fourth and Fifth
streets.
ITO L. "A. Weldon, to erect two frame
iron roof buildings and a boiler and en-
CINE room, on block IS, near the power
house Of the Wilmington Gas Company.
To Samuel Bear, ST., to erect two
frame houses on Fourth and Parsley
streets.
To D.. Shepard to erct a on story
frame house on Twelfth street between
Orange and Ann streets.
To A. c.. McEachern to rect tive
frame houses on the westsside OF Sixth
street between Orange and Ann streets.
To G. D. Morrill, to erect a orle story
frame building on Ann street tetween
Eighth and Ninth streets.
To A.. p. Adrian to erect a metal
rooted building on Front street. near
Dock, provided he complies wit h the
fire ordinance.
To T. ]. Callet, president OF the Will
mington Brewing Company to er, ect a
sheed iron, fireproof building on Water
street between Dock and Orange and
run an iron drain from same to the
river, provided he complies with the
ordinance.
70 William Hall, trustee Of the G GOD
Samarftans, to erect a hal Ion Prime ess
street between Tenth and Eleventh.
A petition from Colonel w. L. De-
rosset asking for the privilege to ere ct
a small frame building at 205 81 d
Market street, was disallowed, the
same being in the fire limits.
A petition from w. H. Merrick and