The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-17
CITY AND COUNTY AT ODDS.
The -iIdermenOf GoldsborO and the
County officials at Outs Over Street
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Goldsboro. y. c., July 14.-I1 looks
now as if the city and county intends
TO go into litigation over the question
Of fixing up the sidewalk in front OF the
court house square. The city in grad
ing the the street in o of the square
has left the surface of the lawn about
three feet above the level OF the street
and left the county TO put up the brick
wall which was needed. This the
county has refused to do and there has
been several conferences etWeen the
two boards on the subject. Recently
the aldermen appointed a committee to
wait on the commissioners and set
their uItimatum.
The committee from the aldermen
consisting of Messrs. kornegay. Harri-
son. Lamb and Mayor Hood met with
the commissioners yesterday n pre-
scented several propositions which Wera
rejected. The first proposition was Tor
all of the city and county 10 come 10
gether and bear the expenses equally.
This was rejected and the committee
then proposed 10 leave the matter Of
expense to q committee from the COM
miSSionerS and 4 committee from the
alderman. which was also rejected.
The aldermen then asked that the com
miSSiOnerS appoint 4 man. the alder
men appoint a man and these JWo select
a third man and leave the whole mat
ter to arbitration. This was also reject
so the matter stands just where II did
before the meeting yesterday.
The county commissioners seem de-
termined not to bear the expense Of
fixing up the sidewalk if there is any
way to get out Of it and the city IS
not disposed to do the work Which they
think properly belongs to the county.
Some of the commissioners stated yes
terday that if they were forced to do
the work they would do it. but they
would not do it if they could force the
city to do it.
Robinson. wife of Mr.. T. r. Robinson,
occurred at their home in this city last
night at 1915 o'clock. after an illness
of two days. She was married TO Mr..
Robinson on the 9th Of last No-em-
Der and had. therefore been married
only eight months. Resides her grief
stricken husband she leaves two broth
ers, Captain Jas. NJ. Hartsell, special
agent of the Atlantic Coast Line. and
Mr.. Ernest Hartsell. a jeweIler OF Nor
folk. Va. She had been a resident of
GoldSborO for quite a while and was a
general %faVorite with all who knew
her. She was a of s.. Steph-
| ems church and was a familiar figure in
| the choir at all services and being an
accomplished musician she often used
her talents in the interest OF charity
| and for public entertainments by home
| talent. The community at large Will
greatly deplOre her untimely death.
The funeral was held from ST. Stephens
church this afternoon at 4 O'Clock and
was attended by a large c~oncourse OF
sorrowing relatives and friends. The
inter1nent was made in WilloWdale
cemetery. The floral tributes We're
many and beautiful, a great many
coming from friends out of the city.
The death Of Mrs. Minnie L.. Pate
wife of Mr.. A. j. Pate. occurred yaster-
day afternoon at their home in Stony
! Creek township. She was just . years
! old and besides her bereaved husband
| leaves a number Of devoted friends who
| will deeply mourn her death. The fun
eral was held from the home this after
noon and the interment made in the
family burying ground.