The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-09

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laughed off. He stated that he had
heard it intimated hat Alderman
Moore was financially interested in
some of the property under dispute.
To this Alderman Moore said who
ever made such a statement told a
fllsehood.
1t was al this point that a fight came
near resulting.
Alderman Johnson said a number CT
citizens were present. and he made a
motion that Mr.. Timothy Donlan be
heard, he being chairman of a com
mittee.
Alderman Karr made a motion to
adjourn, but before any second could
be made several aldermen seconded the
motion to hear Mr.. Donlan.
Mr.. Donlan said. with Alderman
King, he would like to see the nuisance
absolutely removed. He stated that
the moving of the women from Eighth
and MacRae streets, did not effect those
living at Tenth and Chestnut streets,
and that the citizens asked the board
Of aldermen to give them relief in re-
gard to this matter. No person, he de-
clared, could sit upon his porch and not
say it was a horror. a stencil to re-
spectacle citizens to lave the disreput-
able houses where they are.
Mr.. J. P. Stevens, who also lives in
the eastern section of the city, address,
ed the board in regard to the matter.
He declared that the citizens in that
section wanted the houses of i'll repute
closed; that while the people there
might be o not ave automobiles
to ride around in, that they were hon
est and decent people. He said the
people in the vicinity of Tenth and
Chestnut streets, the decent people,
were ashamed to admit where they
live Several houses. he stated, are
now being erected and the report is,
he said, that money has been deposited
in one of the banks agreeing to take
the houses when completed, and the
people putting the money IN the banks
he declared were women of ill repute.
Not as long, he said, as the despecta-
BILE women can carry oil a n will they
submit to the houses being finished
and occupied by ONE of i'll repute.
He declared that he was making no
threats, but begging the aldermen to
give them relief. eff you refuse" he
said, then we will go into the courts,
W. VII So OC1olC liz hOAC LIN jury.
Alderman Brown made a talk in
which he declared that come what
would he, for one, would never vote to
turn any one out of doors with no
where to go; he declared hat it vas
an evil being discussed that would ex-
ist no matter what the board did. He
was opposed to running the women of
ill repute from one section into n
other.
Alderman Johnson here spoke of the
mayors duty, declaring that he should
enforce certain laws.
Mayor Waddell said he would re-
ceive no instruction from the board of
aldermen; he declared that he vas no
car and would Cypress no one; that
he, personally, did not know there was
a house Of ill fame in Wilmington; that
if any one would swear out a warrant
he would then take action in regard to
the matter
Alderman Johnson said in one thing
Mayor Waddell was wrong; that the
board of aldermen elect the mayor and
have the power to say certain things
he shall do.
The mayor replied with much heat,
that Alderman Johnson was ignorant
and didn't know what he was talking
about when he said the aldermen had
any power over him.
Here a motion to adjourn was made,
and was carried. Thus the meeting
came to an end without any action
whatever being taken In regard to the
petition.