The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-14

The Boar Reconsidered Their Ac-
ton in RevckinG Storms Liquor
Lcense-The Ordinance to Tax Slot
N License Tax of SO n Month-Oth-
er Matters.

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board in attendance being Aldermen
Murrell, VonGlahn, Johnson. Cooper.
Hashagen. Bailey, Mann, and Tiencken.
Absent, Aldermen Sweeney and Spen
Ger. 4
In the absence of Mayor Wdddell, who
has gone to New Orleans. Alderman
Cooper, mayor pro tenn. presided.
The minutes of the regular meetings
on the first Monday in October and tn
first Monday in November were read
and approved.
Communications were then taken up
from the table and passed uJon.
A petition from ]. =. Keys to be al
lowed to sell fresh fish at Seventh and
Castle streets. and a petition from w.
A. Baldwin to sell fresh fish at the
Brooklyn market of job F. Carroll Sc
Co, were rejected.
The clerk read a communication from
Mayor WaddeIl stating that Major w.
F. Robertson, who was elected city sur
EeyOr at the meeting OF the board, Now
ember 3rd, a declined to accept, and
informing the board that under THEN
action authorizing him II do so the
mayor had appointed Mr.. Louis Hatch
city surveyor.
DDOl dppllCdIlOh VI MI l.. L.. LON-
the board granted him the privilege to
use the Queen street dick fer rebuild
ing a boat.
on application of Mrs. Maria A. Nc
Koy. the board ordered the refunding
of the tax paid by her on 5000 of the
stock of the Wilmington Savings and
Trust Company. the same having been
listed twice.
a communication from VolIers & Has
hagen, the Corbett Company, and Cap
- Vt IL
recent fire at the Seaboar1 Air Line
docks, demonstrated the e'essity of a
better water supply in that vicinity and
asking that a hydrant be located there,
was read. 1t was stated that the hy-
draat in the Seaboard Air line yard
had been removed to Mutt and Bruins
wick streets. which would re nedy this
matter.
"A petition from II. w. KONG, S. +.
Craig and others asking the board not
to grant license for the sale of liquor o.
North Fourth street between Bruins
wick and Bladen streets, Vas read
The reasons urged are that there ar
churches at Fourth and Brunswick and
at Fourth and Bladen streets and furth-
ermore that there are already three bar
room on Fourth n Brunswick n
Fourth Z Bladen streets. No action
was taken, as there was no application
for license before the board.
A communication from the local board
of underwriters stating that they were
in receipt Of Information that permit
had been granted for a two story frame.
tin roo warehouse on the west side of
Water street between Market and
Dock streets. had been granted, aid
protesting against the same. was read.
They stated that the granting Of per-
nit for the erection of such buildings
will eventually nuilify the benefits de-
rived from the paid fire department, and
that it is in direct violation CT the city
ordinances which prohibit the erection
of such buildings, and only permit the
erection of single story sheds OF the
wharf when the same are covered with
tin or metal and enclosed with tin or
sheet iron. No action was taken. as it
appears that work has not been COM
menced under the permit.
Alderman Bailey asked permission
for the erection by him of four one
story brick stores on the west side OF
Second street between Burr & Baileys
alley and Dock street. The same was
referred to the fire committee
A petition from the Chadbourn Gum-
Der Company and others requesting the
board not to remove the arc light at
Mutt and Harnett streets. was read.
Alderman Mann, chairman of the COM
mittee on lights, stated that the light in
question had already been mCved.
At the meeting of the board on Mon
day. November 3rd. the liQuor license Of
Carl Stern who conduct Il a saloon, and
lance hall at Water street between
Chestnut and Grace streets, was revok
ed on account OF the d~isOrderly charac.
ter of the place. a mmunicatlo from
Mr.. Stern was read asking the board
ia reconsider their action. AMI agl eeiur
to discontinue the dance hall If tht
board issues him a lie
Alderman Bailey moved. aud the ITO.
ton was seconded by Alderman Tienck,
en-. that Mr.. Sterns's license me restored
to him, if he will agree 20 aO.de Ev th'
promises he makes.
Alderman VonGlahn opposed the mo
ton. He said Mr.. Stern's license haC
been revoked because ne conducted al
immoral, disreputable place, and il wa
child's play to evo his license at on
meeting and then restore it to him a
the next meeting. Alderman VcnGlahl
said he believed that if the board doe
athing they ought to stick tc It.
Alderman Tienckeu favored tn
granting of Mr.. Stems petition. an,
said he was a poor man and should a
least be granted license long enugh t
be able to dispose of the stock whic'
he has on hand
Mayor pro tenn Cooper suggested /
laws as the limit for TIE license, an
asked city attorney w. J. Bellamy
the board could grant a lice, Sc for tie
days.
City Attorney Bellamy gave it as hi
opinion that the board could grant
license fof ten days, 30 lays or an
specific time at their discretion.
Alderman Bailey said ne was in fave
of restoring Mr.. Stern S license, IL /
will comply with his promise TO dls
continue sthe dance hall in Connectlo
with his saloon.
Alderman Johnson asked the chief
police if it was his opinion that If tt
dance hall is discontinued, Mr.. Ster
would run an orderly place
Chief of Police J.. J.. FurloDg state
that he was not able to give such a
opinion, he was sure.
Alderman Hashagen said he kne'