The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09
PRINCESS STREET PAVEMENT.
GITrS PROPOSITION ACCEPTED BY ALL
BUT ONE PROPERTY OWNER.
General Belief that He VIII Sign the
Contract Rather than be a stumbling
Blocki In the March of Progressively
Grea Enhancement of Property VAL
uation will Certainly Result from the
Proposed Improvement.

All tina is needed now to have the
project of paving Princess street from
Front to Second with vitriied brick
assured so that the committee on
streets and wharves can proceed to
place the order for the brick and begin
the preparation OF the street for the
new pavement is the consent of one
property owner to bear one third Of
the expense of the paving in front Of
his property, all the other property
owners on the squar having signified
their willingness to sign an agreement
to this effect.
Messenger readers will remember
that a few weeks ago there were three
property owners who objected to as
Stunning the obligation, but now two OF
them have said hat they viii assume
the obligation and the fact that the
gentleman whose consent has not been
obtained is public spirited and anxious
for the promotion of the very best in
terests of the city and, withal, a gen.
tleman of large means, leaves little or
no doubt that he will acceed to the
proposition and let the work of street
improvement, SO essential to Whining
ton's future growth and prosperity, be
pushed with that effective vigor which
the streets and wharves committee, un-
der the efficient craftsmanship of Al
derman Hugh MacRae, is now proposed
to prosecute it.
The gentleman referred to is Mr.. Sol.
Bear and be it said to his great credit
that he has already signifed his will
lingnesS to pear the expense in front
Of his buildings fronting Princess street
the first floors of which are occupied by
Tienken's barber shop n the Allan
tic Electric Company, formerly How
ellis book store.
The part of the street to which Mr..
Bear objects to sharing the expense Is
along the Princess street front of his
three story building corne of Princess
and Front streets, the entrance to the
street fioor being on Front street.
However his friends are sure that he
will readily see that an exception con-
not be made in his case and that from
a patriotic point of view as well as be-
cause of the very material enhance
ment Of the value Of his property that
must result from the virified brick
pavement he will not unSSer n cir
cumstances be the stumbling LOCK In
the way of the consumation of so ~
nhrfant An enterprise. The fact IS
there seems to be needed only the con-
sent of Mr.. Bear to assure the pa'ihs
of the street with vitrified brick all the
way from Front to Fourth street all
the property owners on the squares De-
tween Second and Third and Third and
Fourth streets being willing to assume
the obligation. The work, however,
must begin from Front street ina
the pavement of this one-third OF the
expense of paving by property owners
will be an excellent investment is con-
cluded by every business mar familiar
with the conditions. 1t is
that the expense of placing the pave
ment will be about $4,000 per square,
and certainly, at the least calculation,
the enhancement of the value OF prop
erty will be SIC, 600 on the square be-
tween Front and Second streets.
While referring to the matter OF
street Improvement 1T will not be amlss
to state that the work OF quarrylhS
rock for macadamizing purposes, at
the Burn Mill creek quarry is being
pushed with all possible speed, addi-
tional laborers being put to work every
day. The rock Crusher which, as pre-
viOusly noted. arrived Tuesday, Will
not be put in operation until a good
supply of rock has been Quarried and
1tbA work can be prosecuted WITHOUT
interruption.
Mr.. 7 4. Perry, superintendent OF
streets. on yesterday lnauSuFa'eu 'ns
work of establishing the new surface
street drainage system, for when me
aldermen recently appropriated S7.Ht'
He put three horse power erapers
and three carts to work on Orange
street. and five other carts will be as
signed to this work today. The plans
of the city surveyor, Captain j.. ID.
McRee, are being closely FOLLOWED IN
the prosecution of the work.
Alderman MacRae, who, as CHAIR
man of the streets and wharves COM
mittee, is at the head of all the street
Improvement enterprises, Will see tnat
an ample force of men is employed
and carts and horses provided to COM
plete the entire work during the next
three months.