The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-11
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF THE
ALDERMEN LAST NIGHT.
Resolutions With Respect To the Death
of Mr.. w. a. Riach-Contract for
Paving street Awarded to
Roger Moore's sons d Co.-other
Matters.

monthly session last night at 8 O'Clock,
Mayor Waddell presiding. The mem
bers present were Aldermen Spencer.
VonGlahn, Skinner, Maunder, Parker
Harriss, Johnson and Mann. The mayor
announced with regret that Alderman
West was still i'll and could not attend,
and that Alderman Bailey was absent
at Charleston.
After the reading of the minutes, the
reports of committees were heard
Mayor WaddeII, for the finance COM
mittee. reported that in accordance
with the former action Of the board
he had notified former City Attorney
Iredell Meares as to his bill for COM
missions, that he must first turn over
to the city all the funds of the city in
his hands. He said he had not yet re-
ceived an answer from Mr.. Meares.
Mayor WaddelI, for the police COM
mittee, reported that the S. P. Cowan
Co.'S suit against the city for $279, for
the police patrol wagon. was now in the
superior court. He explained that the
police committee purchased the wagon
and that the board of aldermen ap-
proved the bill, but that the board OF
audit and nance disapprOved it, al
though the wagon was in use. He said
as mayor. he had answered the COM
plaint by acknowledging all the allega-
tons, and that Judge Allen will shortly
hand down a decision in the matter.
He a City Attorney W. j. Bellamy
was appearing in the case and that
Judge E. K. Bryan had been employed
by the board of audit and finance.
On motion of Alderman Harriss OF the
fire committee, the board appropriated
5000 TO purchase and erect a steel tower
for the fire alarm bell at the Fourth
street bridge.
Street market. He also reported that
fireman r. H. King, who was recently
injured by the explosion of Il cartridge
ar hook and ladder house No. l, had
applied for reinstatement, and that a
blank for physical examination had
been sent to him. He had. however,
paid no attention to it, and he had
heard that the fireman proposed to sue
the city.
At the suggestion OF Alderman Har-
riss. of the fire committee, the board
authorized the sale of the heater In
the house of engine company No. l, on
Fourth and Princess streets.
Alderman Harriss. or the
committee, reported four new ordl-
nances-one to prevent any person OF
corporation from digging up the streets
only on one side at the time; another
TO require all persons and corporations
who n streets to repair the
same Immediately in as good condltloh
as they were before and maintain them
in such condition for twelve months:
and a third to require all persons ana
corporations e~Xcavating the streets
to cover excavations at street crossings
with a suitable bridge so as not to I'M
pede travel and traffic. The three or
dinances were adopted. Another or
dinance. regulating plumbing IN the
city. was introduced bv Alderman Har-
riss. but it was laid over till some SUD
sequent meeting.
Mayor WaddeIl. of the police commit
fee reported that substitute > j.
BRYAN had been placed on the force as
regular policeman instead OF policeman
William Watson.
Alderman Skinner reported that the
new police headquarters IN the pase-
ment had been completed and are pc
ing occupied by the policemen. He sane
work was progressing in the ofhces o.
the city treasurer, chief of police anC
CITY Superintendent of health.
Alderman Johnson, of the sanitary
committee. reported that the depaT1-
ment was getting along satisfactorily
81 chat he thought the board if audit
and finance would allow the three per
manent health officers asked for by The
aldermen.
Mayor Waddell. for the streets and
wharves committee, reported Inat tle
new pump, boiler and engine have peer
placed at the rOck quarry N that tne
the rock crusher is n and me
work is getting along SATISFACTORY
now.
The matter of the pavement of two
blocks of Princess street, from SeconC
to Fourth street. was reported to the
board by the mayor, together with sew
eral bids. The bid of Roger Moore
Sons & Co. at $1.74 per square yari
for laying Catskin blocks on he two
squares, the contractors to do the grad
ing, was accepted. The sewer is TO Dt
laid on Princess street tomorrow anC
next day and then the work OF paEllis
will be commenced.
The aldermen made suggestion as Il
various needed improvements in thell
wards and the mayor said he would dc
all he could for them.
Alderman Mann moved to allow tn
saloons to remain open all night during
the Elks' carnival. between the 14tl
and 18th. but the board declined to re
lax the regulation closing at mid
night.
At the instance of a. ]. Marshall
ESQ, the board granted license to vi
H. Groom to retail liquor at No. 5 Nortl
Front street. provided the law is CON
piled
Alderman Harriss and VonGlahn re
ported ~unfavorably as to the PROPOSE
ton of Judge f. X. Bryan t
arbitrate the difference hin
and the city. They recommend tina
for prudence's sake the matter be I'D
justed in the courts.
Licenses for private meat market
were granted to the following: Johl
F. Carroll & Co., northwest corne
Second and Market streets; Powell
Co.. at is North Front street; q. +
Cumber, at Front and Queen streets
J.. T. Welch. on Castle between Stxtl
and Seventh streets, and r. A. Mont
gomery. at Eighth and Princess streets
A petition from A. w. Allen an
others for a brick pavement on bot
sides of Brooklyn Baptist church, wa
referred to the streets and wharve
committee.
A petition from the A G. L. {
change it's dummy line SO as to make
switch in The Worth Co.'s yard an
cross Grace street at the former G. T
& Y. V. yards at the foot OF Grac
street was rofarrod IN the streets an