The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06

other revolutionary patriots. Alder
man Behrends stated that he thought
no city in the state was more entitled to
such a monument than Wilmington
and moved that the request be granted,
which was done.
A petition was read asking that the
ordinance covering the closing of the
market house be changed so that 1t
could remain open until II m instead
of IL a. m. and open again at 3 instead
of 4 y. m. The matter was referred to
the market committee.
A request vas read from Swift and
Company asking that the sum of SAB. 80
which had been paid by them as the
tax on solvent credits be refunded. the
city attorney having held In Armour
Packing Company case. that the COM
pany was not liable for x on SOL
vent credits. City Attorney VIM. j.
Bellamy stated that he was under the
impression that there existed a differ
ence in regard to two companies. The
Swift Company he stated he thought
had become domesticated. The matter
we referred to the finance committee.
DISPENSARY PETITION.
! At this juncture that which a at
tracted the large a~ssemblage of spec
tators n which is of more or less
general interest, the d~ispensary petit
ton, was presented. The motion to ar
SSpS liz SNAIAO "oo AlAGlOC bS <l1oS
man u. E. Murrell and was seconded by
Alderman w. E. Yopp. The motion
was as follows:
by que of over 700 of the citizens
of our city I desire to present their
petition, asking this honorable body to
call an election to vote Upon the ques-
ton of a dispensary. 1, therefore, move
sir. we receive the petition and that the
chair appoint a committee of five to
Investigate these signatures for the
purpose of aScertaining if the conStitu-
tional number are lawfully registered
voters, and that this committee be re-
queSted to report the same at the reg
ular meeting of this board in June"
Alderman Sweeney offered a sub
s%titute, authorizing the appointing of
a committee of three instead of five.
Upon being put TO a vote the original
resolution was adopted, and the pc
tition received. Alderman Moore
said he thought that an alderman
from each ward should be selected
upon the committee TO investigate
and see what number of the petition
ers were qualified voters. On this
committee was appointed Aldermen
w. II. Yopp, q. E. Murrell. John H.
Sweeney. W. e. Yopp and w. P. CAT
ford. The committee is to take h
petition and see what humber are
qualified voters.
The law requires that the petition
shall be signed by not less than one
third of the qualified voters in the
last municipal election before the
: local option election to be held. At
the last municipal election the num-
Der of qualified voters was about
1.400. OF his number the members
of the Anti-Saloon League claim
that they have 512 names of qualified
voters. The exact number of names
on all of the petitions is 700. The
members of the Anti-Sa1oon League
state that they have checked off the
signers of the petition with the regis
tration books and hat 512 qualified
voters is correct.
The petitions presented read as fol-
ITO the Honorable. the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen Of the City
of Wilmington, n. c.:
1.-THE undersigned being one-third
of the registered voters of the City
! of Wilmington, n. c., and who were
registered for the preceding munich
pal election. petition the Honorable,
the Board Of Aldermen of the City
of Wilmington, \. c.. to order an
election to be held. after thirty days
notice. except within ninety days of
any city, county or general election,
to determines:
"1.-Whether intoxicating liquors
shall be manufactured in the said City
of Wilmington, n. c.
"2.-Whether dispensaries hi be
established in the said City of VIII
mingtcn. N c.
THE ROCK QUARRY.
The notice which was served upon the
mayor and board Of aldermen by the
attorneys Of J. W. Monk notifying them
that they would be held personally la
bic If the Supreme court should hold
that the board of aldermen in making
a contract for what is known as the
city Rock Quarry had exceeded their
powers and furthermore notifying
them to cease removing rock from the
quarry, was read. Ex-Judge E. K. Bry-
an, who is representing the city in this
case, together with the city attorney,
was present and made a statement in
regard to the existing conditions. He
stated that there was no danger Of the
3 city being stopped from getting rock
from the quarry. That the attorneys
! representing Monk might get an injunc-
ton to restain them from removing
Any rock but that the. city could give
| bond and continue the work.
Mr.. B. G.. Empie, who represents Mrs.
! T. J. keenan, who is one of the plaintiffs,
! also made a statement in regard 10 the
/ matter. For a short time it lookei
! like the board OF aldermen had bsen
converted into a court CT justice 10 hear
argument in the q Alderman w.
P. Gafford wished to know what bust
ness the city had in fighting other peo-
pies cases for them. City attorney
Bellamy stated that an agreement could
be more easily reached by comforting
with a small committee than the who e
board. Upon motion OF. Alderman
E. Yopp the matter, was referred To the
street and hafVe5 committee.
The report OF the city ~attornev show
ed that S735 Of back taxes were OIL
lected during the month of April. The
Masonic Temple corporation, me Wi :
/ mington Lodge cf Elk aud ssver !
other charitable o-rganizatiors requested
! that they be exempted from taxes il
! accordance with an act passed D. he
general assembly OF 1893.
DIR. Charles T. Harper's reo -
the month Of April showed that ihsre