The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-18

So in my opinion. as City Attorney,
which Of course Is rendered regardless
Of any personal views I might hold in
connection with the matter. is that the
board Of aldermen may on motion OF
any OF its members and by 4 majority
vote. abolish ali existing committees,
and either ransa its business with
out committees IL deemed i~udicloas OF
appoint such new committees as in the
sound discretion of the board may be
deemed necessary.
THE DISCUSSION.
Alderman Johnson started to explain
why he was going TO vote for the mo-
ton. but Alderman Earriss raised the
point OF order tnat only could be done
after the vote vas cast
Alderman Johnson then said he
wanted to explain why he made the
motion TO take the appointment Of the
committees out OF the hands OF the
mayor. He said he was elected as al
derman. Ii carried responsibility with
IL, and he proposed TO bear that re-
sponsibility and do his duty by the
city. He then went on to say that it all
comes down to the restoration OF the
streets after they were torn up by
the Wilmington Sewerage Company.
He said the streets and wharves COM
mittee tried to do its duty. but the
mayor did not enforce the laws. He
(the mayor had said the laws OF the
book were sufficient TO compel the
| Sewerage Company TO put the streets
In proper condition. but after giving
him q chance to enforce the laws, the
board took the matter out of his hands
and placed il III the hands OF Capt.
| Lucas. He said since that has been
DONE, ne understood that not two miles
Of the twenty-five miles OF the streets
have been restored.
Alderman Maunder called attention
to the fact. that the board was respon-
sible when ii took the matter out or
the hands OF the mayor and placed il
in charge of Captain Lucas.
Alderman Johnson said il was only
two weeks now until the
forbidding the digging of the streets
n what he said before, he would say
now that mayor was responsible As he
had four months to see that the street
were restored. 1--WE don't know why
the mayor would not restore the
streets =" he said: but the people would
like to know. l want to put myself on
record. and say that they shall be fixed
if we have To carry the matter TO the
supreme court" If the Sewerage CON-
pany is not compelled TO restore the
streets an extra tax will have To be
levied on the people. He said ii was
true hat the Sewerage Company had
given Il DONu Oh Sla.oUU Dul dlEed'lE -
had a damage suit on hand that may
take I'D that amount
Alderman Maunder had a sharp @"i
loauy with Alderman Johnson, telling
him thar the streets and wharVes col"-
mittee. of which he alderman Joh0@n
and Alderman Bailey and himself CAL
derman Maunder) were members was
where the trouble laid. He took his
part of the blame. He said he saw by
| Alderman IOhnSOn'S committees that he
| alderman Maunder) was not in II n
more ~Qaughter). MY usefulness is az
an end but while / was in IL 1 got al /
could for my ward and | am satisfied
| We got the bell tower. the Fifth street
bridge and the majority of the police
force and / would have taken the earth
| if I could have got it Qaughter.)
| Alderman Bailey did not like what
| Alderman Maunder said about the
! streets and wharves committee is CO.
ing nothing when he alderman BaiieYl
was on it. He wanted Alderman Mau1-
der to repeat it. and Alderman MaundeT
told him that was what he intended To
saw and that he took his own share
of it.
Alderman Harriss made the Do;'t
that the discussion was out OF order. ne
IL was not confined to the motion he
fore the board. He called for the ques-
ton and called for an aye and nay
Solt. ne Sdlu lie lOpSl Ho pei SUM!
feeling would enter into this matter.
Everybody was sick of the w%rangling
of the board.
1T don't seem like it." interiecteu
Alderman Maunder.
Alderman Harriss continued. He
said he hoped the board would get TO-
gether. All should have their opinion
but it should he without prejudice nr
jealousy. AS for him he hoped tonight
would settle it. He said he favored the
motion of Alderman Johnson, for the
nay had no right to appoint the conn
m~ittees-first because he (the mayor
was not an alderman. and second ne
cause he had no vote except upon a
tie. He claimed that as the mayor WAS
not a member of the board he had TO
right to be on any of the committees
and he closed by saying he was hera
TO do his duty and would not shirk it.
Alderman Parker said he would vote
mo" and said this matter was W. a
year ago and the board had Gol-
against the mayor and then rescinGe5
it's action. He was opposed to opening
up the thing again.
The question was called and Alder
man JohnSon's motion was then pu;
and carried as follows:
Ayes-Alderman Spencer, VonGlahn
Sweeney, Harriss, Johnson. Bailey and
Manu..
Nays-Alderr1en Maunder. SkinneI
and Parker.
The carrying of Alderman Johnson's
motion elected the following commit
tees:
Finance-Bailey. Johnson and Skin
ner.
Fire Observation-Disclosures. VonGlahr
and Sweeney.
Lights-Maunder, Bailey ard Harris
Garkets-Maunder. Skinner and Pc
ker.
Ordinances-Sweeney Harriss srf
afann.
Police-VonGlahn. Spencer and Marr
Public BuiliinCs-Skinrer. Parker an
Maunder.
Sanitary-Johnson. Sweeney aat
Spencer
Waterworks-Spencer. Parker an
VonGiahn-
Streets and Wharyes-Bailey. John
son M Mann.
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