The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-11

committee 10 make q report e~ooDernfnU
che purchase OF q IRE boat o9< thaS -
agreement had been reached and there
gore he had no renort to make.
Public building Commfttee-ChAtrman
Murrell stated that the heating psant
| In the city hall had been compiesed =
| had been accepted by the COMMITTEE
| He stated further that the plant was
| giving perfect satisfaction Several
weexs ego the bids for the Academy OF
Music were opened and the Cowan
Brothers being the highest otdder1
was awarded to them The action OF
the committee was confirmed last night
by the board
The mount OF $1,000 was appropriate
ed by the board to make n proposed
improvements to the Academy OF Music
The money to be expended for the said
improvements L. Il come out OF next
years receipts That II after June ist
1904. II viii take several months 60
make the necessary rcpairs TO the
Academy and a resolution was passed
by the board agreeing to rebate To the
lease n amount OF rent during the
time he has TO surrender the butidlng.
The plumbing ordinance which was
TO have come up NJ last nights meeting
was postponed on account or
DR.. Burbank not being II
to be present DrBurbank had
been appointed by the board OF health
to appear before the board OF aldermen
and explain the necessity OF the ordi-
nance. The ordinance was referred to
the sanitary committee. the said COM
rnittee to report bask TO the aldermen
at the next meeting.
City Attorney Bellamy submitted an
| opinion 81 regard 10 the "Eucamp-
ment Grounds" on wrightsv1lls
| BEACH He held that the be-
Ionged to the city OF Wilmington. but
only for the purpose OF making a pub
| lie park out OF the am according TO
| the terms OF the deed. Further. thaa
| the city had TO right TO dispose o.
| said property except by Legislative en-
| actment Mr.. Bellamy held that x
| the State Guard should wish TO u~e
| the ground for an encdmpment
ground. hat the beard OF aldermen.
would by implication. be morally
pound TO grant the privilege I'm ordcz'
| to carry out the original intention ox
h donors
After the reading OF the opinion.
Alderman Sweeney submitted the fol-
lowing resolution, which war seconded
| by Alderman w. III. Yopp and unan4-
mously adopted:
Resolved by the Board OF Alder
men in meeting assembled. That peno-
ing definite action As to the State
Guard encampment ground. We heart
lily tender to the State troops sald
4 RIOunuS TOT ne sUf e4iI-AliliIticbN
extending To the ci~tizen-solders OF
North Carolina n cordial invitation
to at Wrightsvflie and tender
ing to them our hearty cooperation
Resolved further. That this body
stands ready to give It's aid I'm secur-
ing proper legislation for the purposs
OF restoring said property as = per-
manent encampment site"
Major Robertson was present and
made a short talk. citing several i'm
| portant reasons as to why the city
OF Wilmington should undeavor to get
the encampment at Wrightsville this
| year. He stated that this was the hrss
encanpment to BIS held under the
supervision OF the Federal govern
ment. and IL IL were held at Wrigh
Vile and the "Encampment
used, that IN the future the grounds
the State or Federal government and
used permanently for h purpose for
which IL was originally intended.
From now on he stated that the Stan'
troops vould lot encamp NJ separaU
regiments, but as Il brigade The en-
tire humble or TROOPS in h State
Guard is between 1000 and 5000.
A petition was presented asking thas
oil lamps be placed on St James
street between Dock and Orange. anu
] Ninth and 10th street The matter
was referred to Light committee
Petition WAS presented from j. W.
Smith & Company. asking permission
to rstail spirituous and malt Equor
at No. 6 Chestnut street Permisxo on
was granted.
DIR. Charles T. Harper. city super
intendent of health. reported fer the
month OF February 4s deaths. 1s OF
which e whites and - coiored-
and 81 births. 80 white and IS col
ored. During the month the health
L nf7carz rnada OAK 9DAna~oda-n amt
did 10 fumigaionA Two 1se~ %
diphthsria were reported and eight
l cases of SMALLPOX.
Chief 81 Police John J. Furlonh
reported rs arrests during the month
on February. % OF whom were white
l and 81 negroes. Thgrtytf-wo were
sent to the county roads. the total
sentences aggregating 1000 days. and
1--WE bound over to court. aggreganc
bonds amounting to $225.0e.
Chief Schnibben. of the Fire De-
partment, submitted a report for the
past year. The report showed thenI
had been f72 fires. IS more than on
from the fires was: Buildings s23,-
1861: contents. $~57.57s.7t. The te-
tai loss by fires for the past aH year,
and n month has been 329S.556.sS.
The city submitted the
following report for the month Ct
February:
February LIST. balance -. .tt1.3se.sS
Merch'N Licenses 1880
Bar rooms $50. $4,000
Market rent . 1916
Mayors Court. 30e.ee
Pound fees. f1.3S
Weighing beef
cattle -...... 12.ss
Miscellaneous &
extraordinary. see
Real and per
sonaI tax.1s03 17,6e2fS
Real and per-
sona1 tax prior
to 1908 ..... 2aS.s3
/ Co8tz en- tax
prior to 1903 2s4e
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