The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-16

member of the board was notified
that unless something was lone
at nee that he would go before The
grand jury and have them indicted. He
said the Improvements, or at least the
necessary repairs were then made. |
do not say the mayor is responsible.
Mr.. Calder said, but the city govern
ment is. He pointed out the way that
conveyances are allowed to stand on
the streets and wanted to know why
the law was not enforced In regard 10
them. He also spoke of cutters being
allowed to empty on the street which
is a violation of a city ordinance.
Mr.. C. c. Covington stated thai he
did not believe he had criticised the
mayor unjustly. He said last Septem-
Der he reported the condition of Wal
nut street and nothing he asserted had
ever been done. I cannot handle a
dray load from my warehous on &C
count of tn. condition Of Walnut
street, Mr.. Covington said, which Is as
bad as it was last September. He de-
clared that he had no personal feeling
against Mayor Waddell and had sup
ported him until the last election.
Said he vas ..ierely telling the truth
and what he Said had been verified
by the statements made by other men,
bers and also the committee.
Mr.. L. B. Rogers addressed the
chamber not in regard to street i'm
proyements but on the dummy line
proposition. AS at the former meet
ing he expressed himself as favoring
the shortening of the time allowed in
unloading cars.
The Dock street matter was then
discussed. Mr.. w. E. Worth said he
thought he used the sidetrack more
than any one else and he had never
asked that the track be removed nor
had any of his employees.
He was here corrected by Mayor
Waddell who said that he had under
stood that an employe of Mr.. Worth
had made the complaint and cited
Alderman P. @. Moore as his au-
thority.
Mr.. Malcolm Mckenzie stated that
recently some northern capitalists
were here with a view to locating a
manufacturing establishment and at
first were rather enthusiastic over the
matter but when they learned of the
transportation facilities over rail in
the city limits they decided to go to
Baltimore. If we had the belt line.
Mr.. Mckenzie said, the city would
expand rapidly. The water facilities,
he declared. were fine and the rail
facilities should be equal to them.
The chairman was of the opinion
that it would be a good idea to ask
the aldermen to pass on ordinance re-
curing cars to be unlOaded within a
specified time. He thought this the
best solution to regulate the matter.
His suggestion was adopted.
The president asked to hear from
Postmaster Wallace who had been in
vited to be present. Mr.. Wallace al
dressed the chamber in regard to the
absolute necessity of the enlargement
of the present postofice building and
said it was necessary in the dispatch
of the public business. He read letters
he had received from Congressman
Patterson and Senator Simmons. Con-
gresham Patterson stated that he
would introduce a bill asking for an
appropriation of $4,000 and Senate
Simmons expressed himself As willing
and ready to do all he could to get the
bill through when it hould reach the
senate.
Major w. F. Robertson made a mo-
ton that the board endorse n &C
ton of Congressman Patterson and
Senator Simmons. which motion was
unanimously carried.
The chamber then adjourned.