The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-19
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN YESTERDAY.
Memorial Hospttal-The Board Re-
versed Itself on the Sewerage Ques-
tion-Other Matters.

A special meeting Of the board Of al
| dermen was held yesterday afternoon
| at 8 O'Clock, Mapor Waddell presiding.
| The members of the board in attend
der, Harriss, Johnson, Bailey, Skinner,
Parker and Mann. Absent, Aldermen
West and Spencer.
Mayor Wadcell stated that the OBJ
| ject of the meeting was to receive the
Walker Memorial Hospital and which
had been completed and is ready TO be
turned over to the city and county by
Messrs James Sprunt and William Gil
| christ. executors of the late Mr.. James
Walker, by whose philanthropy Will
mington has one of the finest hospitals
in the south. The mayor hen read the
following notification which he received
under date below named:
Wilmington, N. c., July II, 1901.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen Of the City of Wilmington,
n. c.:
| To the Honorable Chairman and Board
of County Commissioners of New
Hanover County:
Greeting:-The undersigned, having
duly qualified as executors OF the last
will and testament of the late James
Walker, and having been charged in
the said last Will and testament, item
filth, as follows:
1T is my will and desire that the
hospital which I am now building
should be completed, and, in the event
of my death before the completion OF
the same, it is my desire, and 1 hereby
direct my executors hereinafter named
to proceed at Cnce with the completion
Of the same according to the plans and
specifications by which said hospital
is being erected, n for that purpose
I will and bequeath unto my executors
hereinafter named. such a sum of mon
ey to be derived from my estate, as may
be necessary for hat purpose; and, af-
ter the completion of the hospital, my
said executors are hereby directed to
deliver and turn over the same to the
proper authorities of the city OF Will
mington and of the county of New
Hanover. state of North Carolina, to be
held and used by them n their sue
cessors as a hospital for the treatment
of the sick and afflicted"
Now therefore, we, the said execu-
tors, having completed the ia hospital
according to the contracts and sepcifi-
cations, are ready, as directed, to de-
liver and urn over the same to the
proper authorities of the city of Will
mington and county of New Hanover,
and respectfully request that you will
designate a representative of the city
and county and the time and place for
the execution Of this trust.
JAMES SPRUNT.
WILLIAM GILCHRIST,
Executors.
Alderman Harriss moved that a
committee be appointed to receive the
hospital on the part of the city, and
that upon n day to be agreed upon be-
tween the city and county authorities
the board of aldermen shall go in a
body with the committee to the hospital
and there formally receive the hospital.
The motion was adopted and the mayor
appointed the following as the commit
tee: Aldermen Won Claim, Harriss and
Maunder.
NEW BUILDING AT FRONT AND
MARKET.
The following communication was
read and the permit asked for therein
was granted to-wit:
Wilmington, N. c., July u, 1901.
ITO the Mayor and Board Of Abdomen:
Gentlemen;--I hereby respectfully ask
permission 10 add two stories to build
ing occupied by me as a drug store, No.
| % Market west corner store, three sides
being of brick and one side facing
Front street to be wood covered with
sheet iron. imitation brick. 1t is impos-
slbie to puild this one side of brick on
account present board partition.
Yours respectfully,
ROBERT r. BELLAMY.
The following communication was
read and referred to the sanitary COM
mittee:
Wilmington, N. c., July 10, 1901.
T His Honor, the Mayor, and Board
of Aldermen:
"Gentlemen:-The undersigned beg to
call you attention to the intolerable
nuisance existing at the city dock, at
foot of Princess street. Open sewers
are allowed to pou their contents into
this dock, which except at full tide is
bare for from 80 to 10 feet, and the
stencil from same is almost unbearable,
doubtless furnishing the causes for dis
ease.
TT has been proposed to dredge this
dock. We do bot think that this would
be a wise step, as the relief would be
but temporary, and at considerable
cost. probably as much as the work of
making the desired changes perma-
nently satisfactory.
I'VE would suggest. and recommend,
that a bulk head De built across this
dock, at low water mark; that the
sewers empting into same be extended
by sewer pipes through this bulk head
into water, which shall permanently
their outlets, filling in and paw
ing the street out to the new bulk
head.
The only argument against this pro-
position that we ave heard of is that
"is is necessary for the city to furnish
docks in which wood flats may lie. We
see no force in this objection, as the
traffic in wood las passed generally
INTO the hands OF dealers, who furnish
their own landing facilities, and those
who do not do so. should be required to
do the same.
I'VE beg that you will take this mat
ter under early consideration, and cause
the work to be done without delay, re-
lieving a large number of merchants of
the city from h terrible nuisance to
which they are subjected.
Very respectfully,
NAvASSA GUANO CO.,
II. w. Malloy, President.
". L. DeRosset, Sec & Treas.
KIDDER LUMBER CO..