The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-28

be enforced, Mayor Wright said IL was
the opinion Of severa1 Of the best law
yerS that it could be enforced.
| After the ordinance had Dee adopt
ed, Mayor Wright, as chairman of the
board Of health. appointed the follow
ing physicians rs public v~accfnators:
DIR. A. d. Mcdonald, DR.. c. ID. Bell, DR..
Wright Hall, DR.. J. II. Alston, colored.
and DR.. T. r. Mask. colored- He
said these vaccinators would meet at
the office of the board of health, in the
| old court house, on Princes street, at
s O'Clock this morning, 10 organize for
work. He also announced that here
after the vaccinators wou be at the
| Office Of the board of health from s
a.. m. to 9 a. m, and from 2 p. m. to
3 D.. m. to vaccinate all persons VINO
call between those hours. After the
hours named. they Will make a house
to house canvass and vaccinate people
as they go.
On motion of Alderman Keith. the
pay OF the physicians was liked at o
exceeding s25 per week.
The clerk read rhe following, and af-
Ter discussion and amendments by
| Aldermen Gore and Keith, il was
adopted, in the following shape:
Whereas, Section 8 of Article VI of
the revised ordinances of the city of
Wilmington, requires that a standard
keeper shall be annually elected by the
board of aldermen, and
Whereas, There has been no election
of a standard keeper for a number of
years, the fulfillment of the duties of
said office having been performed by
the standard keeper elected by the
county commissioners, and
Whereas, 1t is deemed to be impor-
tant, on account of the refusal of GER
tain dealers to allow the present le-
gally qualified standard keeper to an
nually test their weights and measures,
h a We should elect a said standard
keeper. and
Whereas, w. J. Harris has been duly
elected and qualified as the county
standard keeper and has in his posses
sion all the STANDARD weights, meas
ures and tools of office, now, there
fore, it is
Resolved, That the said w. ]. Harris
be declared duly elected standard keep
er for the city of Wilmington, N. c.,
for the period beginning on the LIST day
of February, 1898, and ending the 26th
day of March,. 1899, and it is hereby
also ordered that it shall ibe the duty
of the said standard keeper to make
at least one rOund of testing scales,
weights and measures for the city of
Wilmington during each year; and it
is further ordered that he shall for the
performance of aid duty charge for
and receive such fees as are allowed
for like services by the state and
county.
Permission was granted to DR..
Wright Hall to erect a two story, seven
room house on Front street, between
Castle and Queen streets, and to DR..
T. r. Mask to erect a two story house
on Walnut street, between Seventh
and Eighth streets.
A communication was read from
the Wilmington Street Railway stat
ing that they would fix their crossings
by the 9th of this month, in accord
ance with the previous request of the
board.
"A petition from James Elder and
others for a light at Eleventh and
Princess streets, was referred to the
| light committee.
! On motion of Alderman Keith, the
City surveyor was instructed to see
that the fences of the residences to ba
constructed at Fifth and Chestnut
and Fourth and Market streets, cor
respond to the street alignments.
The board then adjourned.