The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-19

The matter of endorsing the move
ment for the issuance Of the $500 900
bonds by New Hanover county for
permanent road improvement was
probably the most important matter
which engaged the attention of the
Of directors of the Merchants
Association at their session held yes
terday afternoon.
This was done in the form Of a reso-
luton introduced by Mr.. S. H. Fish
blate, the resolution setting forth that
the Merchants Association endorses
the recent action Of the magistrates of
the county in approving the plan of
the county commissioners to have a
bill enacted by the county commission
ers to issue bonds TO the amount of
soo'Ooo to be expended in permanent
road Improvement.
There was a general discussion on
the part OF the directors, Of the gen
eral plan for the issuance of the bonds
and the advantages which the bond
issue has owe the present slow sys-
tenn or accommodating funds for road
improvement.
A prominent member of the board
said that he had calculated very care
fully as to the general cost of the bond
issue as compared with the present
$S,0oO expenditure annually made by
the county commissioners for road i'm
provement, and found that a levy of
49s mills on the SIS, zoo, 900 Of New Han
over property will yield revenue suff-
clent to pay the interest on the bonds
and liquidate the bonds in twenty
years; that is, the levy will yield So
h0O and e1 -En mill No. ~ -4,
the ponds, and the remaining $1,750
Will go annually to a sinking fund
which will pay off the bonds at the ex-
piration of twenty years.
The issuance of the bonds, too, will
enable the county to establish good
roads Immediately, and thereby great
ly enhance the value of property
throughout the county, and result in
lncalculable good to the business in
terests Of the city.
MAGISTRATES COURT REFORM.
There was some discussion of the
movement inaugurated some time ago
by the chamber Of ommerce looking
to the needed reform in the present
system of magistrates courts, but no
action was AIKEN. 1t was the general
opinion expressed that the next session
OF the legislature should be asked to
enact a bill which will provide for a
recorders court with enlarged juris-
diction for the city, or some provision
which will stop the present b~urdensome
Jail fee taxes, an unnecessary waste of
public funds made necessary by the
present system of magistrates courts.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
The only other business of public in
terest transacted by the board of direc-
tors was the adoption of resolutions
regarding the death Of Colonel Roger
Moore, who was a valued and active
member of the association. They were
as follows:
Whereas, In the death Of Colonel
Roger Moore u city received a shock
from which it has not yet
1t was like the fall of a great tree in
the forest. Other smaller trees might
fall and their fall be little felt; but
this giant great is missed, and it's fall
deplored.
I'VE, of this Merchants Association,
have suffered by his death in the re-
moval of a man of courage and nobil-
ity, and a merchant of sterling in
tegrity
II was faithful to the trusts COM
mltted to him, devoted to the things
which he believed to be right, loyal to
friends and chivalrous to his foes.
In counsel he was conservative but
earnest, ~persevering but prudent. His
heart warmed to old fashioned honesty
n cleaved to what was good.
w may we'll resolve to emulate his
virtues and cherish his memory and
his good deeds.
Resolved, That this tribute of re-
spect to his memory be spread on the
records as an expression of our ap-
| probation of his virtues and a copy be
sent to the family, with the sincere
assurance of u profound sympathy