The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-31
ALDERMANIG SENSATION
SHERIFF STeOMAN WALKED IN ON THE
BOARD LAST NIGHT.
The Board Met to Continue its Fight
Against the Wilmington Sewerage
Company-An Injunction Issued by
Judge Timberlake Prevented Them
From Acting.


From Acting.
Mayor Waddeli yesterday afternoon.
upon a written request OF Aldermen
SonGlahn, Bailey and Johnson the re-
quired number, called another special
meeting of the board Of aldermen last
light at s O'Clock fol the purpose OF
xassing on the ordinances and resolu-
tions adopted at the special meeting
Friday night and to transact such other
business as may be brought before the
hoard.
Last night at s o'clock the mayor and
d number OF the board assembled at the
city hall and waited a while for other
aldermen to drop in Finally nine Of
the aldermen were in their seats, the
only absentee being Alderman Sweeney.
who Is sick at home Mavor Waddell
announced that it was S:13 O'Clock and
called the board to order.
The members of the board in at
tendance were Aldermen Spencer. Won
Claim, Maunder. Johnson, Harriss.
Skinner. Bailey, Mann. Parker. A few
citizens were present and it was noticed
that several Of the representatives of
the Wilmington Sewerage Company
we're on and. including Mr.. w. E.
Worth. president Of the company, Major
Chauncey Ives. the chief engineer. Mr..
z. G. Parmele. the superintendent. and
MI. E. F. Kitson. superintendent of con-
struction for Messrs. William Mclean
& Co. the contractors who are con-
structing the sewer system.
After calling the board to order,
Mavor Wadden read the call for the
meeting and Just as he had concluded
st. Sheriff F. H. Stedman walked in and
informed the mayor that he was there
to serve a summons On him and each
Of the aldermen and to serve d writ
upon them. He then read the sum
mons. which ordered that the mayor
and aldermen appear at the next term
Of the superior court of New Hanover
county. on March oath. in a cause in
which the Wilmington Sewerage Com
pany is plaintiff and the a and al
dermen are defendants. He then hand,
ca to the mayor and each of the alder
men a COPY of the following:
state VI NOTIH CdIOlitldb
New Hanover County.
In the Superior Court, Jan'y. term. 1902
Cne Wilmington Sewerage Company,
A. NJ. Waddell. mayor. George Harriss
John H. Sweeney, w. G. VonGlahn
E. F. Johnson, w. Z. Mann, c. c
Parker, John F. Maunder. G.. L
Spencer. Louis II. Skinner and E. P
Bailey. constituting the Board OF
Aldermen of the City of Whining
ton.
This cause coming On to be heard
before his Honor E. w. Timberlake
upon a motion made by the plaintiff
fer a restraining order, and being
heard. and it appearing to the court
that a cause of action exists in favor
Of the plaintiff and against the defen-
dauts, and the complaint in this cause
having been duly verified and exhibited
to the undersigned as an ftidav anC
il appearing to the court that the de
PENDANTS are threatening to take some
action, the effect of which will be I
practically stop the Elaintiff from its
work in laying its sewerage system. anC
that if such action is taken, it VIII re
suit in ~irreparable injury to n plain
tiff:
1T is now. on motion of Messrs. Bell
amy & Peschau. and z. X. Bryan. at
torneyS for the plaintiff, ordered. con
sfdered and adjudged Dy the court tina
the defendants and each of them anC
their agents and ~eTvantS and any anC
all other persons are hereby enJolneC
and prohibited from passing any ordi
nance or resolution. or enforcing any
uIdinance or resolution heretofore
p2ssed, or in any way taking any actor
or proceeding the result of which vii
DC to interfere with the plaintff in th'
prosecution of its work in laying I'll
system of sewerage in the city of viii
mington. either directly or Indirectly.
1T is further ordered and adjudgeC
By the court that the officers. agents
servants and employees either OF In
Board of Aldermen or of the City o
Wilmington be and they are hereby re
strained from in any manner or way
interfering with the plaintiff in tn
prosecution of its work in laying 1t:
system of sewerage; and the defend
ants are hereby restrained and enjoin'
ell from taking any proceeding or &C
ton or i~nstituting and proceeding or &C
ton the effect of which will be to retarC
tins plaintiff in the prosecution of 1T:
work; md all persons are hereby pro
htbited from in any way arrestlng an!
CT the agents, ervan or employees o
this plaintiff.
ct is further ordered upon the plain
tins entering into a bond In the sun
os two hundred and fifty dollars. con
dltioned to pay unto the defendants al
such damages as may be awarded
against the plaintiff in this action b!
reason Of this restraining order. which
said bond shall be approved by tn
clerk of the Superior Court, then TN
sneriff of New County sinai
serve upon the defendants and each o
them a o of this restraining order