The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-12-23
Special Meeting of the
Board Was Held
Last Night
LIQUOR LICENSES
They e for the Sale
Of Liquors to Fifty-Eight Retailers,
enc Wholesaler, and Two BottIing
ma - Produce &c.
eco I'm Revenue The Overhead
Bridge On Water Street.

"a NAS WAY III ~
dermen was held last night at 8 O'Clock.
Mayor Waddel presiding. All the
Rembers OF the board were in attend
anee. viz: Aldermen Spencer, MurrelI,
Ven Claim, Sweeney. Cooper, Johnson,
Bailey, Hashagen. Mann and Tiencken.
Mayor WaddAl had the clerk to rad
the call for the meeting, which stated
that the purpose was TO act upon appli-
cations for License to sell spirituous and
malt liquors AMI 10 consider such other
business as may be brought to the at
tention OF the board.
Mayor Wadde;I asked il there were
any matters winch the board desired 10
take up before considering Iiquo
licenses.
Captain z. ID. Williams appeared be-
fore the board md asked that a cor
rectiOn be made in the ass -ssment of
the property Of tire Diamond Steamboat
and Wrecking Company. He stated
that the valuation had been given in as
$1,000 and the -tate corporation CON-
nilsson had also sen down that vauIa-
ticn. but that the assessors entered both
assessments on the books. thus doubling
the valuation and axes. On motion the
bo0rd ordered the correction to be
made.
The board also made a correction in
the assessment Of r. y. Carr II, order
ing it to be changed from $3.50 to S25.
the error having been a clearical one.
harSuen Bel.d ny, Esq, appeared be-
fore the board as attorney for the u. L..
Gore Company. and asked that the
board take action upon the application
OF that company for the privilege OF
constructing a b.idge over Water street
reaching from he wholesale grocery
on the east side of the street to the
new warehouse on the west side. This
app cation, he raid, had come up at
the meeting of he board at the first of
the month and he understood that il
had been deferred to the committee on
streets and wha-VeS and to the fire
commission join -ly, with power to act.
For some reason or other they had not
aiken action, and he was present to re-
quest the beard to act upon it, so that
Mr. Gore may not suffer delay in the
erection of the bridge.
Alderman Jo1nSOn of the streets and
wharves committee and Mayor Waddell.
of the fire commission, said they had
not had a meeting owing to some mis-
understanding. After consulting men,
bers uf the streets and wharves COM
mittee. Alderman Johnson stated that
SO far as his committee was concerned
they would m the granting
of the application provided that the
bridge be erected at a height of u feet
IA the clear above the railroad track
o. the Dummy I:ne," on Water street.
Mayor Wad1ell- after consulting
Chief of Police John j. Furlong and
Fire Chief Char'es Schnibben. the other
members of the fire commission, stated
that the commission had no oUJ-Ct.Un.
Alderman Johnson moved that the Z.
l. Cor Company's application be
granted, provided that the height be-
tween the surface of the railroad track
and the lower timbers of the bridge be
Il feet.
Alderman Bailey said he would OBJ
ject to the granting of the privilege un-
less the bridge be 81 feet in the clear,
as required by Jaw.
harsden Beilamy, Esq, said he did
not know wher" Alderman Bailey got
his law. He SID the application was
made with a view to placing the bridge
1T feet one inch above the railroad
track and that to require it to be q feet
would defeat the object of Mr.. Gore.
who he said was the largest taxpayer
in Whining, on. He said he understood
that freight cars were u feet nine
inches and a half high and tina in his
ooinioR seventeen feet one inch would
be high enough tor the safe passage of
cars. He stated that privileges for
bridging the streets had been given for
40 years at Petersburg, Richmond and
other cities.
Alderman Sweeney said he would
to hear an opinion from the city attCr-
ney as TO whether the city would be
Nable for damage in case any one was
hurt on account of the proposed bridge.
City Attorney w. ]. Bellamy d hat
primarily the D. l.. Gore Company
would be liable for damages but the
city would be secondarily liable. The
board, he said. could grant the privilege.
and that while an his opinion any citi-
Zen could have the building of the
bridge restrained the board need not be
bound by convcntionalities. as no one
would tkely take such a step.
Alderman Murrell called attention to
the TACT hat the height of standard
cars is fourteen feet six inches.
Alderman Hashagen moved, and the
motion was seconded by Alderman
Murrell. that the application of the D.
L. Gore Company be granted. provided
that the height of the bridge be II
feet over the railroad track The mo-
ton was adopted. the vote standing as
follows: Ayes. Aldermen Johnson,
Bailey. Cooper, Hashagen. Murret,
Tiencken and Mann. Those voting no
were Aldermen Sweeney, Spencer and
VonGlahn.
Marsden Bellamy. Esq, said he did
not see how Mr.. Gore could build his
bridge. and he suggested that MI.
Gore might indemnify the city against
damages. if the board would grant the
petition for II feet. He suggested a
reconsideration but no alderman who
voted for it would make a motion to re-
consider.
LIQUOR LICENSE GRANTED.
The following licenses for the retail
OF spirituous Il malt liquors were
granted:
p " 7 sAhrnns. son Market street.
George Haar, In place of Haar Bros,
SeNEAI4 anu CHESTNUT streets.
H. J. Bennett, corner Market and
Water streets.
Stelies & Co.. in place of j. d. Stel-
les, corner Tenth and Market streets.
J. II. Aman, in place of S. w. Amal,
No 5 Market street.
e. w. Pace, in place of F. w. Kerch-
aer, ia North Front street.
N. H. Kelly. in place Of +. K. J.
Fuchs, 2o2 rincess street.
Z. A. Todd. in place Of J.. D. South