The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-09

CIoCh, HIS nOlOT, mayor "duuell pre-
siding. The members of the board in
attendance were Aldermen VonGlahn,
Spencer, Murrell, Johnson, Cooper,
Bailey, Hashagen and T~iencken. Abb
sent. Aldermen Sweeney and Mann.
Present was John H. Whiteman, COL
ored, and one other male and six fa-
male representatives, representing the
various denominations n societies of
the colored people, and before the
board began it's regular business, they
were given a hearing. job H. White
man was the spokesman and in the
name of the delegation and the inter
ests they represented, he requested the
board to have the road from Eleventh
and Red Cross to Pine Forest cemetery
repaired. He said at Macomber's ditch
there is a valley full of water, while on
each side is a steep sandy hill. He
earnestly asked that this road be I'M
proved.
On motion of Alderman Bailey, the
board unanimously instructed the
chairman of the streets and wharves
committee to have the Pine Forest
cemetery road improved at as early a
day as the appropriation will possibly
allow the work to be done.
AID FOR THE HOSPITAL.
Mr.. Sam Bear, Jr., Messrs, w. H.
Sprunt. George r. French, and other
members of the board of managers Of
the James Walker Memorial Hospital,
appeared before the board, in the in
terest of that institution. Mr.. Bear
stated that the hospital, as is we'll
known, is maintained on IN apprO-
priation of $4,000, of which the city
pays two-ffths and the county three
ffths. He said he and the other man.
ayers were before the aldermen to say
that $4,000 is not sufficient to main
tain the hospital at it's present state
OF efficiency, and that the managers
did not feel warranted in cutting down
the expenses n lowering the presen,
high standard of the hospital. He
went on to say that in accordance with
the present basis of deficiency, it will
require 81, 200 Il month to meet the eX-
penses of the hospital, or an appro-
priation of $4,000 q year instead Of
IS. 900. After further remarks, he stated
that the managers had been before the
board of county commissioners yester-
day and that board had informed them
that under the act of the General AS
sembly it would be impossible to in
creased h appropriation without leg
islatiVe authority. 1t wouldf therefore,
be necessary to have the hospital act
amended.
Mr.. w. H. Sprunt asked the alder
ment to come to their aid in having the
act so amended as to take care of the
hospital.
Mayor Waddell read the hospital act.
which makes it mandatory upon the
county commissioners to annually ap-
propriate S4,S 500 and the aldermen $4,000
fer the maintenance of the hospital.
The mayor said that while the act
says the board shall appropriate not
less than a stipulated sum for the hos
pital he did not construe it as prohibit
ing a larger sum in the discretion Of
the board.
Mr.. Sprunt said the board of man
ayers would ask the legislature to
amend the act n increase the appro-
nriation and asked for the endorsement
of this board
On motion of Alderman Bailey, the
board endorsed the efforts of the hos
pital managers. and City Attorney W
J. Bellamy was instructed to draw VI
a suitable resolution TO that effect. The
following. which was prepared by the
city attorney. was unanimously adopt
ed:
Whereas. 1t is apparent that the
appropriations authorized by the legiS-
lature of North Carolina for the yeal
1901. for the maintenance of the James
walker Memorial Hospital have proven
inadequate for the present efficient
conduct of the institutions: and, where
as, since it is manifest that the James
Walker Memorial Hospital is q public
necessity n the efficiency of said
hospital cannot be properly maintain.
ed without a further appropriation au-
thorized by the legislature, now. there.
fore, be il
Resolved, That the Board OF Alder.
men of the City of Wilmington, heart,
lily endorses and approves the PROPOSE
ton of the Board of Managers of the
James Memorial Hospital to apply tt
the legislature to authorize q further
appropriation to the extent of $4,000
il being understood that said sun
shall be borne by the City of Whining
ton and county of New Hanover in thu
same proportions as that in which the
now existing appropriation is borne"
TO MARK THE STREETS
Messrs. G. j. Boney and John H
Brown appeared before the board as {
committee from the Chamber of Com.
~merce-irst to request that some &C
ton De taken to put up signs at tht
street corners to designate the streets
On motion the matter WAS referred Il