The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-07

In favor Of requiring all wires to be put
underground and that his was the be-
ginning.
ordinance be adopted permitting the
| company to excavate the streets for its
| conduits and the motion was seconded
The mayor said under the rules III
ordinance could not be adopted at this
meeting except by unanimous consent.
The vote was then taken and all voted
for the ordinances except Alderman
Mann who vote,l no" This required
the ordinances to go over to the next
meeting when they can be adopted by
a majority vote. ~
Mayor Waddel stated thai owing to
the fact that the Hudson river was
frozen and was not open to navigation,
hessrs. Roger Moore's Sons & Co, could
not get the paving stone here in time
to complete the paving of Princess
street before the middle Of April. The
board under the circumstances would
not fall back o their bond. and as
Messrs. Roger Moore's Sons & Co., do
not want pay for what has been lone
until the contract is completed, he rec
commended that $500 of the appropria-
ton be borrowed to continue the perm
anent street work and to keep the
quarries going.
He explained that the Board of Audit
and Finance would agree TO this ar
rangement. On motion 81, 500 of the s3,-
400 of the Princess street appropriation
was appropriated to continue the work
on Orange street and If there is any re-
mainder after Orange street has been
used in completing the block on Fifth
street between Castle and Church
streets. The macadam has now been
laid on Orange street from Sixth street
nearly to Second, so that only about a
block remain to be completed. Mayor
Waddell stated that it costs about
$3.50 to complete one block but that
four carloads of curbing stones are to
be paid for out of the appropriation
| Just made.
Alderman Parker said work was on a
s~tandstill on the Fifth Ward water
works, and wanted to know why the
contractors could not go on with the
work and complete it before it gets too
late to ~excavate the streets.
Mayor Waddell informed him that the
work had been stopped by him because
the contractors were not complying
with their contract as to the weight of
the water pipe being laid. An official
weigher found sixty-two pipes short of
weight.
On motion of Alderman Perker, the
city attorney was instructed to pro-
coed against the bond of VIM. MacLean
& Co.'S if the contract is not completed
in thirty days.
Alderman Johnson arose to a person.
al privilege and read a statement in re-
ply to What he said were Mayor Wad-
delis reflections on the former members
of the streets and wharves committee
OF which he alderman Johnson) was
then a member. He defended himself
from these reflections and said some
sharp things back at the mayor, but
when he finished, Mayor Waddell made
no reply and went on with the business.
Other business of more or less inter-
est was transacted. A communication
from the board of Audit and Finance
recommending that only one paper be
selected in which to advertise, was gem
orally commented. The sens of the al
dermen was that if only one paper is to
be p~atronized the ones to select the pa
per should fall to the board Of oudit and
finance. A motion to that effect, how
ever, received no second.
Alderman VonGlahn suggested that
while advertising could not be put in
all the papers at one time, they could
be rotated
The board approved bills of attor-
neys in the sewerage controversy as
follows: MarsGen Bellamy, $221. 65;
Junius Davis, s215.15; B. G. Empie, s25.
Mayor Waddell Informed the board
that he had appointed April 18th as Will
mington day at the Charleston eXposi-
ton. and asked all to help make it a
| success. ...
After discussing several matters the
board adjourned.
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