The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06

q large number OF people are bene-
fitted. The wealthy can buy books or
have their clubs TO go TO but the
vast number of poor people have not
the money TO do this and can never
hope to have such advantages unless
the city offers such opportunity.
The library committee is composed
of Mayor Waddell and Aldermen P. @.
Moore a1d r. ". Price. and a com
mit.ee of three is TO be selected by
the Scrosis from their members.
AS 500 as the library proposition
was acted upon, the matter of appro-
priating $4,000 10 the public schools
was taken up and a general discussion
INDUCED in. Mr.. George Rountree. a
member of the county board OF edn-
cation. addressed the board favorin5
the proposition, and urged the BOARD
10 again make the appropriation
which was voted last January and
which the board of audit and finance
refused 70 concur in. He argued that
under an act passed by the last legis-
lature that it was not necessary 20
refer the matter to the board Of audi
and finance as the special act giving
the aldermen power TO make the ap-
preparation did not name the board Of
aurit and finance.
Mr.. J. Allen Taylor, Mr.. ]. G.
Stevenson. and Captain Donald Mac
Rae all made talks in which they
urged that the appropriation be made.
Alderman Johnson made a motion
that the board of aldermen make an
appropriation of $4,000 for the public
schools. An amendment was offered
by Alderman w. H. Yopp to the eff
feet that the board not make III ap-
preparation. Alderman P. @. Moore
offered an amendment to the amend
ment providing for an appropriation
Of $4,000, the board of audit and
finance cOncurring.
The vote was first taken on Aldec-
man Moore's amendment and lost by
a vote Of 5 to 4. The amendment Of
Alderman Yopp was carried by a vote
Of 3 10 4.
When the board met Alderman W.
E. Yopp was in attendance but he
was called out on business not very
long after the board met.
Alderman w. H. Yopp, chairman Of
the finance committee, reported that
the finance committee had met several
IIlIlSS ctSI1llS W So OFSl Tx la u
dinances preparatory to getting the
budget up for the ensuing year and
he recommended that a change
be made in the arrangement Of the
different heads of the budget and that
the budget be made up by committees
as the various committees were tamil
lar with matters which came under
their observation. The recommended
ton was adopted.
Alderman O'Brien wanted to kno
what was to be done in regard to the
matter of side walks; that the Ordi-
nance went into effect on April 1st pro-
vided thai after 1st Of April where per-
sons had not a heir streets paved
ame were to be paved by the city and
charged up against the abutting prop
erty.
A motion was made to extend the
time but some of the aldermen thought
that ample time had been given; that
nothing ever would be done if the
board kept extending the time. Alder
man Price made a motion to the effect
that the clerk be instructed to DIVER
tise for bids for laying granolthlc in
the central PORTION of the city or at
least in that portion Of the city Which
the aldermen decided was to be paved
with granolithic. This motion was
carried with the understanding that
the matter be only extended until the
next meeting of the board be that reg
ular or special meeting. This means
that property owners who have not
fixed up their side walks will be given
a little more time.
At this point Alderman O'Brien
made a statement in regard to the put
ting down Of a brick side walk on
Grace street. He stated that some one
had criticised him for the course pur-
sued and this he stated was because
the person was evidently not familiar
with the circumstances. The side
walk in question had a good brick side
walk but it was desired to make GER
tain changes in the grade and the ordi-
nance specifically states hat where
there is a good side walk it is not to
be interferred with. The owner of
the property. though, agreed to have
the brick put back down and buy any
brick necessary if h city would grade
the same. Alderman O'Brien thought
this a very fair proposition SO the
street was graded by h city and the
owner of the property allowed to put
the bricks back down. Alderman
O'Brien asked the board to say wheth-
er they would endorse his course in
the matter or not. Without a dis
senting vote the board passed a reso-
luton stating that they approved of
liz N'hIE1 Nv iAiS ~hiOOSS "A-~
WharveS committee.
The first of April was also the limit
on allowing gates to swing upon the
walks and this time was
until the first of May and so was the
ordinance affecting the allowing of
cutters to empty upon the side walks.
Alderman O'Brien reported that
considerable Work was being done fill
ing up the holes in streets and that
the regular street work was going on
regularly but the allowance of rock
had all been used. He asked that
the board equest the board Of audi
and finance to allow the streets and
Wharves committee to continue to get
crushed rock so that the work of ma
cadamizing the streets would not have
to stop. This was done.
The board approved of the leasing of
the city docks to the following parties:
COWan street, TO John a. Arringdale
for $50 per year: Harnett street, dock
to H. G. Smallbones for 500; Ann
to Thorpe and A%pplegate for
$50: Nun street dock to Messrs. James
Sprunt and A. B. SHIELDING: Market
dock TO Stone e Co for S2150