The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-11
MUNICIPAL
Meeting of the Board OF Audit and
Finance Last Night-How the Appro-
priations Stand-City Attorney Meares
Has Collected s23, 743.43 Back Taxes

The regular meeting of the board Of
audit and finance. postponed on account
of the holidays, was held last night at
the city hall. Chairman H. c. Nc
Queen presided, and Messrs. Jesse
Wilder, S. P. McNair and C. W. Yates
were in attendance. Mr., w. A. Riach
was absent.
After the reading and approval of the
minutes, the routine business was
transacted.
Bills for current expenses were audit
ed and approved to the mount Of ST.
217.06.
Bills Of City Attorney Iredell Meares
for fees in cases in which the city was
concerned Wee approved to the amount
of $232.S as follows: 1. c. Williams
and w. T. Mercer VS.. Sergeant ]. r.
Davis and Policemen H. H. Woebse
and Leon George. for $1,000 damages
against each defendant. SIS; E. D. Nc
Ilhenny VS.. City Of Wilmington for &c.
900 damages, $157.S0, including brief.
A bill for refunded tax to the amount
of 1896 was approved.
The board ordered that two notes of
the city given for the steam road roll
Ter, one due in February. 1901, and the
other in February, 1902, be paid at
once in order to ave interest. The
two notes and interest on the same
amount to ST. 48.9 81.
The board ordered that commissions
amounting to s179.3 be paid to City
Attorney Iredell Meares for the COL
lection of s., 60 in back taxes. A
statement filed by Mr.. Meares shows
that during his term Of office. about
two years, he has collected $23, 743.43 in
back taxes.
A communication was received from
the board of aldermen asking concur
renee in the sction of that board in re-
ducing the license tax on junk dealers
from $3.50 per month to $3.50 per month
and in ordering the refunding of taxes
paid by individuals on stock of the At
lantic national bank, the same already
having been paid for them by the bank.
This board concurred.
The report of City Clerk and Treas
urer B.. F.. King for December was re-
cefved and placed on file.
Mr.. w. H. Northrop, Jr., clerk of
the board of audit and finance, sub
mltted "a statement Of the amounts ex-
pended n U~nexpended Of the appro
priatiOnS for the various departments
of the city. The statement. which does
not include December bills, shows the
following:
Appropriation for streets and wharves
expended, Sal, It's. SO; alliance unex-
pended, $5,171.47.
Police ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s13,-
6O7.97; balance unexpended, s7,423.03.
City hospltal-expended, 81, 1888. %; un-
expended, $685. y.
Salaries-expended. s4,570.s4; unex-
| pended, $2,S79.16.
Public bullGings-expended, 81, 9O7. 40;
unexpended, 49, SOS. go.
Fire ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S14, 153.4S;
unexpended, S7,021. 02.
PriSOnerS-eXDended PA 60. uney-
pended. $255,5S.
City lighting--expended, 81, 7sO.6 SO; un-
expended, So, 469.37.
Markets-expended, ssss.35; unex-
pended. s416.65
Printing stationery and ADVERTISING
expended, s447.53 u~nexpended, $552.47.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $1,000: unex-
pended 81, 800.
Sanitary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, $780,
60; unexpended. $93.40.
Eaections-unxpended, 500, for the
approaching city election.
The board adjourned till the next
regular meeting on Tuesday night
next.