The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-09

At a meeting of the board of alder
men held last night action was taken
relative to the munifcent gift of Mr..
James Walker in presenting to the
city n county a splendid hospital
building to be known as the James
Walker Memorial Hospital.
Mr.. James H. ~Chadbourn, Jr., Mr.
D. l.. Gore and DR.. C. P. Bolles APP
peared before the board as a special
committee representing the citizens
meeting held Tuesday, February 9th
and DR.. Bolles read the resolutions
which were adopted III the citizens
meeting as published in full in the
Messenger of February 18th and the
same was adopted by the aldermen to-
gether with the following, to wit:
Whereas, This Board is informed
officially Of the purpose of Mr.. James
Walker, a citizen of this community,
to build at mis- own personal cost a hos
pital upon the present site of the city
hospital grounds, which are the Joint
property Of the city and the county;
and,
Whereas, at a meeting of physicians
and citizens of this city a report of
the committee previously appointed,
consisting of DR.. G.. c.. Thomas, Rev.
Robert Strange, D d. Dr.: c. 2.
Messrs. Hugh MacRae, Samuel Bear,
Jr. and Colonel Roger Moore, outlining
the plans and covenants to be entered
into in the erection and maintenance
of the said hospital, was unanimously
adopted and is now submitted to this
board for it's consideration; therefore
be it
Resolved, That the board of alder
men in meeting assembled adopts in
full the said report and directs that the
same be spread upon the minutes of
this board, and the good faith and
pledge Of the city is made to carry into
effect the purposes and scheme con-
templated by said report.
Resolved, 2: That Mr.. James Walk
er be authorized and empowered to
at his convenience the erec-
ton of the said hospital Upon the said
grounds and that he be authorized and
empowered to remove the old buildings
now on the grounds and utilize the ma
terial of the same in the construction
of the new hospital, and that the Off
Gals of he said hospital be directed
to extend to Mr.. Walker all facilities
and convenience for the work of con-
structing the said hospital.
Resolved, 8: That this board mac
cepting for the city the philanthrOpic
offer of its distinguished citizen, Mr..
W ~ IC1 " q liz w
personal cost, and in accepting the
plan OF organization adopted by the
committee, desires officially to express
to it's benefactOr the deep appreciation
which ~preVades this community for his
generous and munificent presentation.
1t cordially endorses the sentiments
of esteem and gratitude so beautifully
expressed in the report of the commit
tee and directs the clerk to Immediate
" transmit a copy of these resolutions
to Mr.. Walker, with the assurance
that this board as we'll as Its citizens
generally extend to him its best wish
that not only may he live to see the
completion Of the hospital to be erect
ed, but that many years may be spared
to him in which he may see manifested
the great blessings and good IL Will ac-
compliSh."
Aldermen in attendance upon the
meeting last night were Mr.. Hugh
MacRae. Mr.. J. Allen Taylor, Mr.. w.
F.. Springer, Mr.. II. P. West, Mr.. J.
II. Handy. MT. u. l.. Spencer, Mr.. c. C.
Parker and Mr.. F. A. Montgomery.
VITRIFIED BRICK PAVEMENT.
Another matter of considerable pub
lie interest considered last night was
that of the situation as to the efforts
to have Princess and market streets
paved with vitrified brick. Mayor
Waddell brought the matter to the at
tention of the board by referring to
STATEMENTS "lIS1 d CSCIIly DCCA
published regarding the right of the
city to COMPEL property owners to bear
their proportion of the expense of such
paving. He said that in his opinion
the statements were Alder
man MacRae called attention TO the
fact that only one property owner has
declined to sign the agreement on Prin-
cess street and he believed there was
a way to force such an one to the
agreement. Let a committee of three
g.. -~-A o-l
three on the part of the property own
ers adjust the damage. Mr.. Handy
moved that the streets and wharves
committee be given authority to pro-
coed to make any voluntary compact
with property owners to pave with
vitrified brick. The motion was car
ried.
MONTHLY REPORTS READ.
Contrary to the usual order of bus
mess Mayor Waddell last night called
for the reportS of city officials, etc, az
one of the first features of business.
The report of George Irwin as cattle
weigher showed 1S7 cattle weighed
and s2S.O5 paid to the city treasurer.
The report of the superintendent of
health reviewed the city's recent eX-
perience with smallpox, reported the
completion of the bath house at the
placing of a barbed wire on the fence
enclosing the hospital. The report
showed further that there are nc
~Quarentines in the city. that the health
officers made 1.131 Inspections: paid IS
special visits; ~fumigated "a rooms and
issued 40 orders for disinfectants.
The treasurer's report showed the
following:
Balance on hand Feb. 1st.... s4I ,6S1.31
Receipts during Feb.......... 13,S51.2I
TOtal..-.. SOL, 5SS.0S
Disbursements....-.- .........s 9,516.SI
Balance March 1st ............ 52,021.7
]. T. Batson was granted license &c
retail spirituous liquors at the corner
of Ninth and BIaden streets.
Chief Charles Schnibben submitted
a report showing % alarms of fire re
sponded to by department during
February.
Applications were read from U. III
Aman- Samuel Hall and W. 3. Bow
d. fnr The nnsitinn of summer healtl