The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-13
THE ALDERMEN
THE DEFERRED MONTHLY MEETIhG
HELD LAST NIGHT.

bosed Electric Lfne-Another At
tempt to Block the Sewerage Co.
The board of aldermen held its de-
ferred meeting last night in the moyor's
office at the city hall Mayor WaddelI
presided and the members of the board
in attendance were Aldermen Spencer,
Maunder, West, VonGlahn. Harriss,
Johnson. Skinner, Parker and Mann.
Alderman Bailey was absent. being in
Charleston on business.
Quite a number OF citizens were in
attendance, including Mr.. Hugh Mac
Rae promoter OF the scheme to convert
the Wilmington Sea-Coast Railroad in
10 an electric line. and his counsel,
Junius Davis, Esq, and others inter
ested in the enterprise. There were
also in attendance. General Manager
A B. Shedding, of the Wilmington
Street Railway Company. and the Hon.
John d. Bellamy. counsel for that COM
pany Others present were Major
Chauncey Ives, chief engineer of the
Wilmington Sewerage Company and
Captain Z. G. Parmele. local
of that company.
Under the head OF reports from COM
mittees several reports from committees
were made and acted upon. The most
important matter before the board
came up under this head.
ELECTRIC LINE TO THE OCEAN.
Alderman VOnGlahn. of the special
committee consisting OF himself and AL
dermen Spencer and Bailey, to which
was referred the petition of Messrs.
Hugh MacRae & Co. IN behalf of the
purchasers of the Wilmington Sea-Coast
railroad, asking for the privilege of
running electric lines Oh certain streets
in Wilmington, reported pack to the
the streets of the city mentioned in the
board the petition and proposed ordi-
nance cavering the privilege asked. He
stated that owing to the absence of AL
derman Bailey. the committee a held
no meeting to consider the matter and
that it desired to report the matter back
to the board for action.
Mayor Waddell asked what DISPOSE
ton the board desired to make of the
matter and said the board would like
to hear from any member or other per-
son present upon this subject.
Junius Davis. ESQ., counsel for the
stockholders of the Wilmington Sea-
Coast Railroad Company, asked and
was granted the privilege OF saying
something On the matter. He then read
the following petition of the stockhold-
ers of the Wilmington Sea-COast Rail-
road, which he offered as a supplement
to the petition of Messrs. Hugh MacRae
& Co. and the draft of the ordinance
referred to. viz:
Wilmington, n. c., Aug 80.
To the Board of Aldermen OF the City
of Wilmington:
We. the undersigned stockholders of
the Wilmington Seacoast Railroad
Company, respectfully ask your body
to grant to this company the privileges
heretofore asked for on behalf of the
company by Hugh MacRae & Co., and
the passage of the ordinance presented
to yOur body giving the said
the right to run trolley lines through
the streets of the city mentioned in the
said ordinance.
By CT. H. SMITH, Agent
1t has been found necessary to en-
plOy experts to make a physical exam
ination of the line of railroad of the
Wilmington Seacoast Railroad Com
pany and it's equipment, with a view
to ascertaining the cost n expense
which the company would be put to in
converting it's present railroad into an
electric or trolley line.
This examination will cost the COM
pany, we are advised. not less han
81. 200 and perhaps as much as $4,000.
The company does not feel like 60
ing to the expose of making this ex-
animation and paying out this large
amount of money unless it is assured
in advance of the street privileges ask
ed for by the passage of the ordinance.
We are very DESTROYS of making the
change spoken of and of converting
the SeacOast railroad into a trolley
line. and it is our intention to do so If
the report of the experts is favorable
and the cost is not too heavy The
city can lose nothing by the passage
of the ordinance, while it may be Of
great personal advantage and benefit
to the citizens at large.
1t will be easy to secure the city in
this matter and to prevent any abuse
of the privileges granted by providing
in the ordinance that it shall be void
and repealed unless this company COM
mences work Upon its road within six
months.
Respectfully,
B. G. WORTH,
G. HERBERT SMITH,
MRS. P. NJ. McRARY,
By G. H. SMITH, Agent
MISS ROWE WIGGINS,
BY G.. H. SMITH, Agent.
HALL & PEARSALL,
FRED L. PEARSALL,
Per o. P.
L. BLEUTHENTHAL,
Exc Est. F. RHEINSTEIN.
WILLIAM GILCHRIST,
BY G.. H. SMITH.
JAS. H. CHADBOURN & CO.
JAS. H. CHADBOURN, JR.,
GILES.
HARRY STRANGE SMITH
r. W. HICKS,
S. NJ. s. HICKS,
w. H. CHADBOURN.
GEORGE C. WORTH,
. c. w. WORTH.
MRS. D. G. WORTH,
By CHAS. w. WORTH,
Est of ]. S. WORTH,
By CHAS. W. WORTH,
JOHN F. McNAIR,
By NJ. F. H. GOUVERNEUR-
HUGH MACRAE & CO.,
GEORGE L. MORTON.
FRANK H. STEDMAN.
Mr.. Davis went on TO say that the
petition above was signed by all the
stockholders of the Wilmington Sea-
Coast Railroad except Mr.. George r.
French who is in Europe n Mr.. w.