The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-06

AIdermen-A Score Of Building Permits
G~ranted-Bids for Boring an ArtesIan
well-A Loan for Current Expenses.
other Matters.
The board Of aldermen met in regular
monthly session yesterday afternoon
At 4:3O o'clock. those in attendance
being Mayor Wright and Aldermen
Twining, Keith, Benson, Hewlett, Wal
ker and Norwood. Absent, Alderman
Green.
The minutes Of the last regular meet
ing were read and approved.
J.. D. Bellamy, attorney for ". w.
King, presented a claim for $50 for the
killing Of a cow belonging to Mr..
King. Referred to the nance commit
tee.
Mr.. D. L.. Gore appeared before the
board and stated that he n Captain
Fl. K. Nash had been appointed by the
chamber Of to petition the
board for police and better fire protec-
ton on Eagles island. He thereupon
presented the following petition, which
was referred to the police and fire
committees respectively:
wilmington, N. G. August 2.
Honorable Mayor and Board of AL
dermen:
We the committee on improved po-
lice and fire protection on the west side
of the river, think the board Of alder
men should have a policeman stationed
there nightly, and that said policeman
should be relieved as often as police
rrap on thic eide of tho river To ia oil
itate this the city should own and have
a small BOAT stationed at some con-
yenient place on this side of the river
for the policeman to cross the river,
and the city should also have a lighter
stationed at Market dOck Or some 9TH
er c~"nvenient place on this side OF he
rive the same to be stationed there
at . xtimes, SO that II there is an
alarm of fire on the said west side Of
the river the fire engines could cross
the river WithOu necessary delay. We
think if the city cannot protect that
part of the city, then the said part Of
the city should be coded back to
Brunswick county"
Committee reports were called for,
and under this head Mayor Wright,
for the public buildings committee, re-
ported that considerable repairs are
being made to the opera house. He
stated hat the appropriation for this
work was $3.50 and that Mr.. S. A.
was having the work done with the I'M
outstanding that the amount expended
will be credited to his rent account
with the city.
Alderman Keith, of the lights COM
mittee, reported that complaints had
been made as to the city lighting, and
that the Street Railway Company had
informed him that they would lave
an expert here to look into the difficult
ty with their electric lighting plant.
Alderman Keith, of the special COM
mittee appointed to look into the mat
ter of having an artesian well bored,
reported hat the committee had COM
He asked for the privilege of advertis-
ing bids for boring a ten-inch we'll.
The permission was granted.
A bid was submitted from Burr &
Baily, who p for $75 to bore a
well 10 feet deep anywhere on Front
street, between Princess and Orange
streets. They do not guarantee good
water, u state that they have such
a we'll at their iron works on Front
street and that they have a fine quail
sy of water. The bid was laid on the
table for the present.
DR.. VIM. D. Mcmillan, city superin-
tendent of health, submitted his writ
ten report for July. He reports that
during the month there was reported
to him the birth of six white males,
10 white females, 10 colored males, 4
colored females, and two colOred chill
dren. the sex of which were not men,
toned. During the month the number
of deaths were IA whites and SO col
ored. Accompanying his report is a
communication from DR.. T. B. Carroll,
the veterinary surgeon, stating that
July 18th he discovered that a horse
belonging to the parlOr market was
sick with CHAMBERS. The horse was iso-
lated and killed. The harness, trough,
bedding, etc, were burned and the sta
Bile grounds disinfected.
The written report of Chief of the
Fire Department Charles Schnibben
was presented. He reports that dur
ing the month there We're fifteen alarms
of fire, four of which were false and
three were on account Of ~incendiary
fires. He states that the loss from the
fires was small.
City Clerk and Treasurer F. 3. Rice
submitted his report for July showing
cash on hand July LIST, $5,765.57; re-
ceipts, $1,534.43; disbursements, $5,-
S63.3S; cash on hand August 1st, ST.
636. 90.
Alderman Keith introduced a resolu-
ton authorizing the mayor and board
of audi and finance to borrow 81, 500 at
8 per cent. interest for the purpose of
paying the current expenses of the
city. City Clerk and Treasurer F. B.
Rice stated that it was thought this
would be all that would be needed.
Alderman Keith offered two ordi-
nance regulating the driving of carts,
buggies. carriages. drays, wagons. etc..