The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-10
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~nications Referred to Different
Committees.
The board Of aldermen held its regu-
liar monthly meeting last night and the
session, alike the several previous ones,
Twas marked by a lengthy debate of the
liquor question, which finally ended by
the rules adopted a couple Of weeks
lagO being revoked. which now leaves
everything as of yore. though the or
jdlnanCe committee was instructed to
act in conjunction with the city attor-
ney and formulate a set Of rules that
Will be both consistent with the laws
and at the same time better reguIate
the liquor trade.
All this was brought about by the
policemen reporting tnrea saloon keep
Iers, Messrs. j. W. DulIs, L. S~urothsr-
Hand and E. w. Pace, as having vio-
Hated h recently adopted rules. The
first two were charged with selling
Liquor to women in the grocery parts Of
thelr saloons and the last was charged
with having the blinds raised at his
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Messrs. Duls and Switzerland plead
Ied a misconstructiOn of the rules and
We're consequently excused, though AL
ldernlen Moore. Murrell and Gafford
voted for revoking the licenses.
Both Aldermen Moore and Gafford
made hot speeches in support of their
positions. and the latter accused the
saloon keepers of attempting to evade
the law.
Mr.. E. w. Pace admitted that the
|blInds at his saloon We're raised Sun
DAY, but said it was due to an over
Islght. He was also excused.
After this action a running fire of dis
IcussIon ensued between the aldermen as
TO the good of the rules II Aldermen
wv. H. Yopp and Sweeney offered
amendments to two of the rules.
City Attorney Bellamy gave it as his
Iopinion that the rules to become effec-
tive had to be ordinances n as they
had not pursued h proper course
when presented they had been uniaw-
fully adopted. This ended the whole
business" and the rules, which a
been the cause of SO much worry and
trouble, were consigned to the waste
basket, n the Instructions mentioned
were given.
The meeting was called to order
shortly after 8 o'clock by Mayor Spring
Ter, with Aldermen w. H. Yopp, Kari.
IMurrell, Moore. Sweeney. Behrends,
lHashagen, Gafford and Tiencker pres
lent. Alderman W.. E. Yopp was alb
,Sent.
After calling the meeting to order
mayor Springer requested Police Chief
lFurlong to step Onward and sharply
Ireprimanded him for the stand he had
taken before the board at the meeting
Hast week when he and Hon. John D.
lBellamy got into an alteration. The
mayor in delivering the reprimand said
lit was a painful duty on his part, espe-
Icially as Chief Furlong had proven HIM
self a brave and faithful officer. In
CLOSING his remarkS he said all the of
Ulcers of the administration should re-
member that they are servant of the
people and should be willing to listen
politely to all advice M complaints.
Aldermen Sweeney stated to the
board that he felt responsible for the
situation Chief FurlOng had been plac-
led in as he had asked him to make a
Statement about the question that pre-
Iclpitated the regrettable occurrence. He
highly complimented the chief as an
~Iofficer n a mar and said that he, for
one member Of the board, intended to
I"stick by him"
The usual monthly reports were pre-
scented and accepted.
Cattle Weigher s.. L.. Yopp reported
Having collected and turned over to the
Ic1ty treasurer $24S5
Fire Cnlef SchnlDben reported thlr
teen alarms during June. with an ap-
lDrOXimate loss of $3.50.
City Attorney Bellamy reported the
collection of 1924 "a back taxes, which
had been turned over to the treasurer
DR.. Chas. T. Harper, city superlnten.
Ident of health, reported that during thu
past month there were 81 deaths, o.
(which number rs were whites. and g
births of which 10 were whites. The
health officers mad Alb inspection:
land issued 1888 lime and acid orders
They made three fumigations. Thu
trash carts mad LAO collections anC
the scavengers reported 1,571 closets.
Police Chief Furlong reported 121 ar
rests, of which As were whites.
Treasurer's report showed balance Oh
. hand June 1, SIS, 560.0 S; receipts durini
June. $S,35S.61; disbursements durin,
June, s9,0O0.43; On han July 1, s14,
1915 6.
A communication from the Whining
ton Tobacco Warehouse Company, ask
, ling for a hydrant near its warehouse
; was referred to the waterworks com
lmittee.
The hog-limit was asked by a nun
Iber of citizens to be extended to DaW
= lsOn street on the south and Tent