The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-09
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
ADJOURNED SUBJECT TO THE CALL Of
PRESIDENT WORTH.
sympathy for Vice President VI. w.
jacob i'm Loss OF His Mother-Char-
acter of Proposed System
Discussed Report on Magistrates
Cour Reform.

No business was transacted by the
Wilmington Chamber OF Commerce at
their January meeting called 10 order.
at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. a
motion having prevailed that the cham
Der adjourn subject TO the call o. the
president as a mark OF respect and
sympathy for the Vice President OF the
chamber Mr.. Marcus W. Jacobs whose
mother died on Wednesday afternoon.
The motion was made by Mr.. F. L.
Higgins and seconded by Colonel r.
w. Kerchner
THE QUESTION OF SEWERAGE
As Messenger readers are wei aware
rhe principal business To have been
considerd by the chamber was sewer
age the proper system and best policy
for the city TO adopt for its establish
menT. Through the channel of current
reports OF meetings of the board OF al
dermen and previous sessions of the
chamber Of Messenger read
ers are familiar with h general status
OF the movement for a sewerage Sys-
TEN. 1t seems To be the con-
census OF opinion among public spirit
ed citizens generally as we'll as the city
Authorities that a system OF sewerage
is an imperative necessity and it is now
practically a question Of the character
of the system and the financial policy
for placing and operating it.
1t seems to be a NOTED question as
to whether a strictly sanitary system
or one which shah combine the sanitary
and ~serface drainage shall be placed,
many people insisting that the latter
should be adopted else il win ultimately
neceSSitate two systems in that Il is
ipmerative that provision shall be made
for the city serface drainage. The ar
gument against a combination sanitary
and ~serface drainage system is that
wherever the openings are made for the
entrance OF the serface drainage into
the sewer there win be danger of infec-
ton in that locality
The contention is made on the other
hand that with the use of the most m
proved fixtures for these sewer open
ings this hanger is totally avoided and
all cities where systems of sewerage
have been placed during recent years
have adopted the combination system.
Advocates of the sewerage system
are generally agreed that it Will be out
of the question to issue bonds for the
construction of the plant and that it
viii be necessary to have a
organized and bound with iron clad
restrictions SO hat only a revenue OF
say 6 per cent. can be realized from
the investment and the city shall have
the optionof purchasing the system
within a given period at a price fixed
at the time when the franchise for the
system is granted
LETTER FROM HON. JOHN H.
SMALL.
President w. E. Worth, of the Cham
Der of Commerce has received a letter
from Hon. john H. Small which was
TO have been read to h chamber yes
terday had the meeting developed into
a business session. 1t will be of inter
est TO Messenger readers generally and
i as follows:
Washington, n. c., December 81.
Mr.. William E. Worth, President,
Chamber OF Commerce, Wilmington,
N. c..
Dear Sir:-I hops 1 may be permitted
at this late day to make graceful ac-
knowledgement of the action OF the
Chamber of Commerce of your city in
recommending my name to the speak
er of the house of representatives for
his favorable consideration for APP
pointment on the IN on rivers
and harbors." This action made a
most favorable impression upon the
speaker. and in fact, his and other in
fuential recommendations led him to
say that he would have appointed
me on this committee il there had been
a vacancy. There are seventeen men,
NV ol NAA4o VI iAAS NOAA
are allotted to the majority and seven
to the democrats. Every one OF the
seven democratic members of this COM
mfIttee in the last house were reelected
to this house, and all Of them were
seeking appointments on the same
committee. 1t was the policy Of the
speaker not to disturb the status OF any
member upon n committee in the
last congress, except upon the request
Of the member himself. You wifi.
| therefore, see that 1t was impossible
under any conditions to have secured
my appointment on this committee.
| Permit me through you to say that I
feel a deep interest in the river and
harbor work of the state and / shall
| endeavor to acquaint myself with the
| condition and needs of both the lower
and upper Cape ear river and shall
also endeayor to cultivate an ~acquain-
| tance with the COMMITTEE with the view
Of serving your people. 1t may De
proper to say hat while not obtain
ing the coveted committee assignment
as above stated, that / was neverthe-
less appointed to a very important and
responsible committee, that is to say,
the committee OF merchant marine
and fisheries" This committee has the
jurisdiction OF the question Of American
shipping and Of fisheries, the former Of
which questions is now p and
will continue to occupy a very promi-
nent place in public discussion, both
in and out of congress. I will ask you
to convey to the Chamber OF Commerce
my grateful thanks for your action to-
wards me and to say to them hat It
shall be my pleasure to endeavor TO re-
ciprocicate your kindness and merit
your approval"
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