The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06

| man Coopers substitute was lost on a
rising vote Those voting for IL were
Aldermen Cooper. MurrelI. vonGlahn
and Spencer. Alderman Spencer had
seconded the substitute when it was
presented
On motion OF Alderman Hashagen. the
mayor and board Of audit and finance
were authorized to borrow $4,000 for
the city for a reriod OF six months. at
q rate not to Exceed six Der cent This
Is done every year to tide over the sum
mer.
Upon recommendation OF the finance
committee. the city clerk and his assis-
books without additional compensa-
TONS. after the tax lister has completed
the tax lists.
The contract for lighting and clean
ing the city lamps was awarded to w.
B. Duke at $500 a ear. The other bid
der was ]. B. Casteen. whose bid was
1925.
Upon recommendation Of Alderman
VonGlahn. T. G.. Evans was elected a
regular policeman in place OF W. r.
Furpluss, resigned, and j. II. Lewis
and J. w. Howard were elected substi-
tutes.
Alderman Tiencken of the committee
on markets. recommended that the fish
market be macadamized n link or
marble stalls be added. No action was
taken
Alderman Johnson of the streets and
wharves committee submitted bids for
furnishing the city crushed stone for
the streets. a. follows: A. R. Stewart,
Columbia, S. c., $155 per ton free on
board cars al Wilmington; NJ. Y.
Johnson 81. 80 a ton delivered in the city
or Sill at the quarry. he agreeing to
lease the city quarry for s25 a month:
c. III. Dock. SLIP 1-2 per ton, at the
quarry. with 50 cents additional per
ton for delivery, he 10 pay s25 a month
TOR the quarry: l.. A. Weldon, s1.O3 a
ton. and s cents a ton royalty. and to
pay $25 a month for the quarry. The
bid Of Mr.. Weldon was accepted.
Alderman Bailey, chairman of the
special committee on the contract of
VIM. Mclean & Co. for the Fifth
Ward Water works reported thu the
contract was not satisfactory, but AL
derman Tiencken stated that he and
Alderman Murrell had agreed to report
the matter satisfactory the board
of audit and finance had settled with
the contractors
Alderman Bailey resigned as alder
mand from the Fourth Ward, giving
as his reason that he expected to make
a change in his business and would not
have time TO devot to his duties as an
alderman. His resignation was accept
ed, and sa it left the craftsmanship of
the publis buildings committee vacant
Alderman Murrell was made chairman
IN his stead.
On otion of Alderman Cooper, the
city requested the war department to
loan the city d couple of parrot guns
n a number of balls captured during
the var with Spain.
Alderman VonGlahn rendered his
resignation as mayor pro tenn, and the
same was accepted.
The board elected the following Board
OF Commissioners of Navigation and
pilotage: Col. Thomas Evans, and
Messrs. James Sprunt, C. w. Worth,
riss, n Samuel Northrop
The board ordered that s330.S5 be
paid OF satisfy the Judgment of Eme-
line Mask against the city.
The clerk read a notice from Edward
J. Hall, president of the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
saying that his company accepts the
privilege recently granted for putting
it's wires underground.
Upon statements made by B. G..
Empie, Esq, Herbert McC7ammy, Esq,
and Hon. George Rountree, the contro-
versy with S. A. Schloss. lately lessee
of the opera house was settled. The
board allowed the Cowan Bros, the
new ~lessees, to lay s425 for the property
which Mr.. Schloss removed, the prop
erty to become the city's and the
Messrs. Cowan to be credited with the
AMOUNT on the lease of sS5O.5O a year.
On motion Of Alderman Tiencken,
the city attorney and the ordinance
committee were instructed to draw up
an ordinance, requiring all boarding
houses and hotels to apply for license
to the board He did this in order to
prevent a certain disreputable class of
boarding hOuses to congregate in one
quarter. The license for boarding
houses is $50 a year.
| The board then adjourned.