The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-09
THE COUNTY
Meeting of the Board of
Commissioners
Yesterday.
MEMBER RESIGNS
Commissioners Montgomery, whs u
to Go Into Business in the Count
try, Resigned-The Board of AaSis-
trates Called to Elect His succe
the Superior Court.

The regular monthly meeting or the
Board of Commissioners Of New Han
Ger county was held yesterday at rs
D.. m. The members in attendance
were Chairman d. McEachern and
Commissioners Holmes. Vollers n
Alexander.
The following jurors were drawn
for the next term of the superior
court which convenes January 10th
for the trial of civil cases:
First Week. James II. Curtis,
Simmons. c. 5. Rigs. I. F.
Tyler, R. A. C%ulpepper, w. NJ
Cumming, d. b. Sellers, T. NJ
Emerson, W. B. Cooper, job e
Shepard, w. X. King. w. S. Bunting.
kenny X. Nash. James Sprunt, J. s.
Potter. -. Stein. A. A. Moffit.
Second Week.. T. Burke. j. w.
1atson. j. A. Huske. John w. Eng
lish, j. Alves Walker, w. l.. Vann.
Gea. W. Tucker. j. 8. StanIand, D.
w. Trask,R. B. Moore, =. L. Tay-
lor. j.. V. Fore. A. B. Cook, w. HI.
Dock, D. F. Klein. Nc l.. Bell, r. S.
Pridgen, 1. w. Cooper.
Messrs. Saml. Bear. Jr., Walter G..
MacRae, w. H. SprunI, George r.
Ere Ich C. P. Bolles, NJ. S. Willard
and DIR. w. J.H. Bellamy, members OF
the board of of the James
Walker Memorial Hospital, appeared
before the board. Mr.. Bear spoke
for the party and said they were there
to lay before the board the situation
of affairs at the hospital. He stated
that undrr the act of the general as
sembly Of 1891, SIS, 200 was authorized
to be appropriated by the board Of city
aldermen and the county commission
ers, but that it has been demonstrated
that noun would not take care OF
the hospital. The management esti-
mated that 1T would require $1,000 a
month to keep the hospital UP to ITS
present high standard and the man.
ayers were present to ask this board
to come to their relief.
Messrs. Sprunt, Mac Rae and VIII
lard and DR.. Bellamy also spoke in be-
half of the hospital. and urged an ap-
preparation TO keep its standard from
being lowered.
Chairman McEachern read them
the act ( 1891, chartering the hospitaI
and showed them that in his opinion
the board could not exceed the amount
named in the act-s4.SO0 to be appro-
priated by the commissioners and
So, 200 by the board of aldermen.
Mr.. Sprunt then asked the board TO
endorse their application to the leg
islature to amend the act so as to to
provide 81, 900 for the hospital instead
Of $4,000. The board agreed TO meet
eide upon the matter.
Commissioner F. A. Montgomery
sent in his resignation as a member
Of the board. 1t was read by the
much they regretted to have to accept
it some one would have to move to ac-
cept the resignation Of Mr.. Montgom-
cry. On motion of Commissioner Vol
lers, the resignation was accepted.
On motion the board called a meet
ing OF the board of magistrates at IL
o'clock next Saturday at the court
house to elect Commissioner Mont
gemery's successor.
The board elected w. W. Kink keep
er Of Oak Grove cemetery at a
neration of 800 a yeaI. and awarded
to him the contract to bury the pau
per dead at his bid of g each. The
only other bidder was J. w Hansley.
whose bid was s1.es.
Sol. J.. Jones was reelected super
intendent of public roads at a salary
of $40 per month. provided he gives
90 days attention out of each month
Of his time to the public roads.
Several other matters Of little inter
est were discussed, after which. the
board then adjourned.
Science has given q great boom to
the market for lemons-and whiskey
sours. the latter also being reported