The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-05

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age plpe had been placed on Marxes
street from Second to within
1es eet OF Fourth street That all the
brick was ON Market street ready for
paving and that rwo-thlrds % the
grading had been finished Work on
Sccond street reported finished as fac
a. Orange. from Orange q Ann streets
ready for rock. and that ~ now
grading between Ann and Nun. The
bad weather Mr.. Sweeney said bad de-
tayed the work on the streets. Quarry
- furnishing 80 TO 90 tons q rock
daily.
The rad roller was reported to De
doing gold work when the weather was
good
Alderman W. II. Yopp said ne wished
TO caa the boards attention to the fact
that n OF the c3tyis mules was IN
Coast Lane authorities said they would
pay any damage that was caused by
injury % the mule.
Police ComnSftee-ChatrTnan Moore
reported that Policeman J. ID. McCfam-
my and y. NJ King had been d<suaased
from the force for breaking rule g %
the police regulations Il was recon-
mended that MessrS NJ Z Guy I'D ~.
NJ. Hunt substitutes. be appointed -
regular ~policement. The r~ecomznendR-
ton Was adopted
Water Works-llairrnan Behrends
Sb~hNNA NAAAA u ht-isNI 10 AAAAAt i1Hs&&oAk
to have a hydrant at present located
near cotton ompreS removed to a polnt
near C~hadSolrn's mill. motor was
second by Alderman Moore and car
ried.
Alderman Bearends made another
motion 20 extend the water main NJ
Nixon street from Fourth to Seventh
streets This he said would entail n
cost OF about 81. 200. but he thoaght &
due 10 the people who lived IN thai
locality to provide a means % give them
protection against fire. There was SONS
discussion in gar To this matter on
account or the water pipe going 10 the
Clarendon Water Works Com
the end OF their contract. eight years
hence. After discussing the matter 10
was decided to appropriate $500 for
extending the water main
Fire CommstteeSCnairman Moore re-
ported that firemen o. ]. Burrows INC
r. A Cromwell hal resigned and that
the committee recommended that
Messrs. q. Brewer and j. c. Bowden
be appointed To succeed them. Messrs.
Brewer and Bowden were appointed
II was further reported that n on
tract had been awarded 10 the FABRIC
Fire Hose Company for 1000 fee =
fire hose at 6s per foot. Alderman Moore
said that there been some tax in
regard to the fire wagons driving rap
idly in going to fires. he said the dr1v-
tIS VI tie NaSouS NSit bINti oI0tlS 10
go to the fires as rapidly as possible.
but to use precaution in turning cor
ners.
Building Committee-Chadrman Muir
rell reported the new heating plant to
be finished and that Il was giving en-
tire satisfaction. The city hap was
heated by the plant last night for the
first time and although IL was a very
cold night the building was wei heated.
Ihe plant viii be given 4 test for Is
days before being accepted.
Alderman Murrell said Il was only a
o time before the opera house was
To be leased and that he Thought the
matter OF having that steam heated
should be considered. He said the com
mittee thought hat the lease SHOULD be
Tor five instead OF for two years and 81
900 should be expended in improvements
on the opera house. and i'm installing a
heating plant. Resolutions in a crd-
ance with these suggestions were drawn
up by City Attorney William ]. Bella
my and were adopted by the board.
Ordinance Committee-Alderman Beh-
rends withdrew his ordinance offered
at the last meeting in regard II OBJ
structing alleys. In the absenca Of
Chairman Gafford. Alderman Y po
made the report Of the committee. He
submitted an amendment to article z
OF the city ordinances ~relative to fire
escapes. The amendment provides that
fire escapes shah be provided on.
ings over two stories high. that they
shall also be provided on school b,,ild-
inss over one story in height. The
amendment furthermore provides that
sixty instead Of thirty days will be al
lowed for the erection of the fire
escapes.
The Plumbing ordinance was left
over until the next meeting.
h ordinance relative to obstructing
the hospital ambulance was amended
making il a $40 fine to obstrIct the
ambulance. No specified fine was men,
toned in the former ordinance.
J. E. Emmett & Co, was granted per-
mission to sell spir.tuous liquors at
101 South Front street.
Chief SChnibben. of the fire depart
melt. reported II fire alarms during the
past month, due to the following causes.
incendiary 3: defective fue 5: unknown
2: false /: sparks from chimney /: lamps
exploding i: heat from fire pace 1.
Total loss Will not exceed $500.
8. l. Yopp. cattle weigher reported
S14-0O collected urin7 month OF Janu-
airy.
City attorney william J.. Beilamy re-
ported s263.22 Of bac taxes collected.
DIR. c.. r. Harper. secretary OF board
of health submitted the following re-
port. for month OF January: Is dsaths.
20 white and IS coiored: IS births. is
white and 81 colored. Heath officers
made 4.041 inspections and did IL fmi-
cations. Two cases OF smallpox: one OF
diphtheria and one of typhoid fever.
The following report was submitted
by John J. Furlong. chief Of police. for
January. Ill arrests. "a white. q blacks.
"a sent to county roads. aggregate num-
Der of days being 64s. and Q bound over
10 superior court, aggregated amount OF
bonds being 1926.
City Treasure King submitted the
following report: Balance, So. 1872.
merchants license. 1921 60: bar rooms.
s616: market rents. s205 81: mayors
court. 1926: pound fees. Si9-15: weigh
ing beef cattle. sli: public buildings,
$212.s7: miscellaneous and extraordf-
nary. S23.6S: real and personal tax
1903. sl4.se6. q: real and personal tax
prior to 1909. s373.TT: dog badges.
s47. 80; costs on tax prior 10 1908. 3s3 -.
Total $I7,71s.29; grand total. &e 5is Fl
Disbursement, 81. i55-E. Balance. 91,-
go a.