The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-06
CITY BUSINESS TRANSACTED
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN IN SESSION
FROM 4 TO 6 O'CLOCK YESTERDAY
Severa Members Absent and Little
Business OF Public Interest Trans
acted-Reports of Committees Heard
and Several Communications Acted
Upon-Another Meeting soon.

was transacted yesterday by the board
OF aldermen during their regular July
session held from 4 TO 6 o'clock D. m.
and 1t is announced that another meet
ing VIII De called by the mayor within
the next ten days to consider a num-
Der of matters of Importance, including
a tax rate 10 be reported by the nance
committee.
Inc attendance yesterday was un-
avoidably small. Mayor Waddell pre-
sided and aldermen present were w.
E. Springer, J.. H. Handy, H. P. West,
c. c. Parker. C. L Spencer, ]. NJ. Wool
ara and j. F. Littleton. j.. Allen Taylor
came in a few minutes before the
BOARD adjourned, having been detain-
ed py reason of work as a grand jury
man
AS a matter of unfinished business
the board first OF all took under CON
sheraton the granting of licenses tgo
retail liquor to c. d. Gore and w. d..
moore, which were passed over at the
last special meeting of the board. Both
were granted.
Mr.. {. w. Whitlock came before the
BOARD n asked to be refunded tax on
Sl,loo worth Of personal property which
mad been enormously collected from
2AO I'LL q IL
GUIDED in the cal estate list. The mat
ter was referred to the finance commit
tee with to act.
The calling of the several commit
tees Tor reports was the next order Of
business under this head. AS a member
Oh the nnance committee, Mr.. Springer
said that they a just completed the
tax rate, which they are ready to re-
port, but thought it best, owing to the
absence OF several aldermen, to defer
the report until some future meeting.
Regarding the work Of the commit
tee on lights, of which Mr.. Springer is
chairman, he said that they had made
some investigation as to the need of
an arc light at the corner of Second
and Queen streets but were not ready
10 make hnal recommendation. Regard
ing the placing of lights in general. he
SAID that there was danger of letting
down the bars so that the board would
De hooded with petitions and, if lights
were granted, the city put to far more
expense for lights han her finances
would warrant.
Mr.. Handy, for the committee on
public buildings, reported progress in
the work of repairing the various fire
stations. In this connection an appro-
priation of S25 was made for the pur-
pose of decorating the fire stations for
the firemen's convention and tourna-
ment.
Action on the motion of Alderman
Parker that the street hands be
granted a weeks vacation was deferr-
ed until the next meeting, when mem
bers of the streets and wharves COM
mittee are in attendance.
AT the request of the board of health
the regulating excavations
IN the city was suspended for sixty
days, permits to be granted by the SUI
p~erintednent of health at his discre-
ton.
A largely signed application for a
light a. the corner of Campbell and
Eighth streets was referred to the
lights committee with power to act.
Alderman Allen Taylor having ar
rived, he was asked by Alderman
Springer as to the progress of the work
of street improvement, he being a mem
Der of the streets and wharves commit
tee. Mr.. Taylor in ported that
the carts are now hauling about 140
tons of crushed rock per day from the
quarry. h principal macadam work
is being done on Fifth street, the COM
mittee having adopted the policy of
paving one side OF the street at the
time. The rock being quarried is, he
said, of a very satisfactory hard quail
lty. He reported the arrival of the new
steel street sprinkler.
A communication from the board of
audit and finance was read regarding
liS 91,-UU SdldIy " Tie superintendent
of health, voted by the aldermen. The
communication merely called the at
tention of the aldermen to the fact
that the regular budget passed upon
and adopted by the board Of audit and
finance fixed the salary of the superin-
tendent of health at $500
The board of health sent a communi-
cation asking the aldermen how far
they considered the city responsible
for the condition of the sewer on Sec
ond and Grace streets down to Front
and thence to the river, the same be-
ing IN a very a candition. The mat
ter was referred to the sanitary COM
mittee n city attorney.
A proposition from Mr.. Otto Banck.
TO improve Brunswick street between
Fourth n Eighth, provided he be
credited with the cost on his city taxes
was read. The proposition was referred
to the streets n wharveS committee,
as was also a communication from the
Second Advent church, asking for side
walk Improvement on Wooster street
W Sixth and Seventh.
The report of the superintendent of
health reviewed the treatment of
smallpox patients, showing five pa
tientS and three contacts at the city
smallpox hospital June 30th. The re-
port also showed that the health Off
GERS made 2,9S3 inspections; that 1,240
acid n lime orders were issued, 1875
closets n pits cleaned by the scaven-
gers, and that sixteen permits for the
removal of earth were granted.
The clerk and treasurer'sreport for
June showed a balance on hand atlast
return OF S6,236..59; receipts for June
$50, 760, As; disbursements S13, GA. O3, and
valance on and July 1st S29, $50. OF.
Chief Charles Schnibben reported
that during June the fire department
responded to eight alarms. the losses
being very small.
Cattle Weigher George Irving weigh
ed and inspected zoe head of cattle and
5000 paid into~the city treasury.
An addition of $500 per month was,
on recommendation of j. Allen Taylor,
granted to the s. P. Cowan Livery
Company on their contract for the
feeding and shoeing of the city horses
In consideration of the fact that they
are to provide lot and a shelter for the
city carts.
motion was adopted providing that
al! income from licenses TO shows and
other special attractions here during
the nremen's tournament go TO the