The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-12

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held yesterday afternoon, endorsed the
inaugurated by the New
Hanover county magistrates at their
recent meeting, looking TO the enact
ment Of legislation empowering the
board Of county commissioners TO issue
$50, 900 bonds for permanent road i'm
1t will be remembered that the mag
~1strates, at the suggestion Of Mr.. D..
McEachern, chairman of the board of
commissioners, adopted a reso-
luton on Monday of las week declar-
ing it as the sense of h board of
magistrates that the county commits
sioners should use all diligence in the
matter Of securing such legislation by
the General Assembly as will empower
the county commissioners to issue the
$50, 900 bonds for permanent road i'm
provement. Subsequently the county,
commissioners appointed a committed
to take this matter in hand, the com
mittee consisting of D. McEachern,
(chairman), Gabriel Holmes and H. L..
Vollers.
The matter of endorsing the good
road bonds" movement was brought
to the attention of the chamber Of COM
merce by President Marcus w. Jacob,
who expressed the opinion that the i'm
provement of the roads of the county
was of especially vital Importance.
Mr.. d. l.. Gore said that he had not
given the matter of a bond issue care
full consideration, but he believed he
would favor such action if lone in the
proper manner. He said that in case
a nnnlllar alQnfjnn UCorQ hold on tho
question he did not think it would be
right for any other than property own
ers to vote on the question.
The motion to endorse the movement
for the authorization of the bond issue
was made by w. j. Martin, n was
to the effect that the chamber of COM.
merce heartily endorses the movement.
on the part of the magistrates and
county commissioners to secure legis-
lation authorizing the issuance of $780,
600 bonds for permanent road improve
men
During the discussion of the road
Improvement question Mr.. F.. l.. Hug
gins commented very ~favorably upon
the movement for the issuance of bonds
and complimented the extensive work
being done now by both the county
commissioners and the city streets and
wharveS committee. Incidentally he
called attention to the fact hal there
are about six squares on Nixon street
intervening between the improved sec
ton Of street and the macadamized
section of the Holly Shelter county
road, these few squares Of sandy street
serving to make the work done in a
measure useless, for the reason that
in hauling in and out of the city, no
heavier, load can be hauled han which
the team a pull through the sands of
Nixon street. This reference was made
tn i1l11c-ratp tho irnnnrfa nop of a ann-
plete system Of improved roads, such
as the $4,000 bonded Indebtedness will
enable the county authorities to build.
WANTS TO ORGANIZE STOCK
COMPANY.
President jacob reported to the
chamber a letter which he has receiv-
ed from a gentleman in New Jersey,
asking in regard to the opening there
may be here for a wholesale drug
store and the possibility Of organizing
a $50, 900 stock company. The letter was
referred to the committee on industries
and business enterprises.
During the meeting there was an in
formal discussion of the situation re-
garding Wilmington's prospects for
the encampment of the state troops.
Colonel Walker Taylor, chairman of
the committee to whom this matter has
been referred, was present and made
" oS W SHS oNA-AS
made in this direction. Nothing def
mite, however, could be stated.
President jacob spoke very enthu-
siaStically of his recent visit to the
Philadelphia commercial museums anC
said that he was convinced that the
chamber did the proper thing in en-
dorsing the bill for the government ap.
preparation for the enlargement Of it!
usefulness.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
President jacob announced the ap
pointment Of standing committees TO
the ensuing year. They are as follows
Arbitration-J. c. Stevenson, Phi
Pearsall, D. L. Gore.
Finance n Grievances-George 3
French, Samuel Bear. Jr. c. w
Worth.
Banks Currency-H. c.. Nc
Queen, John S. Armstrong, ]. w. Nor
wood.
Industries and Business Enterprise
w. E. Worth, E. P. Bailey, /. n
Bear.
Transportation and Insurance
Walker Taylor, William Gilchrist, c
J. Boney.
Schools, Education and Art-Jame
H. Chadbourn, ST., w. A. johnson
James F. Post. Jr.
Agricultural and Immigration-Tho.
D. Meares, T. F. Bagley, Andre'
Smith.
Harbor, Shipping and Commerce
H. G.. Smallbones, James H. Chad
bourn, Jr., E. W. VanC Lucas.
Towage and Plotage-Captain ]. "
Craig, w. n. Harriss, L. H. Skinner.
Legislation-M. S. Willard, j. 4
Taylor, Iredell Meares.
Health AND Sanitation-Dr. D. "
Bullock, John II. Handy, r w. Hick:
Postal, Telegraph and Express Ser
vicNDonald MacRae, John Bragg, F
N. Wescott.
Streets, Parks and Public Roads
Hugh MacRae, A. B. SHIELDING, L
O'Connor.
Reception and Exposition-Jame
Sprunt, w. r. Kenan, Joseph Waiter
Information n Statistics-C. {
Covington, ]. B. Mercer, j. G. l.. Gle
schen.
Advertising-W. II. Malloy, W.
Martin, J. E. Thompson.
neutrality-suspicious. II. Wrigh,
w. A Whitehead, Aubrey Parsley.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. w. Kerch
ner, d. L. Gore, T. D. Meares, w. L
DeRosset.
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