The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-24

Matters Discussed.
The aldermen met in special session
yesterday afternoon with all members
present except Alderman w. E. YOpp,
who was kept away on account Of bus
mess. In the absence of the mayor,
Mayor pro TEN OBrien presided. Many
thought it would be a short meeting
Of the board but it was those who
were unfamiliar with this board of
aldermen for as far as holding meet
ings are concerned they are certainly
earning their salary. It is a rare thing
for a week to pass without a meeting
of the board of aldermen and 1t is
safe TO predict that another meeting
of that body will be held for some
purpose during the present week al
though the regular meeting does not
lake place until the first of the month.
The meeting might possibly be post
pOned tltil next week as one meet
ing has already been held this week.
At one time Yesterday afternoon it
looked very much like Aldermen
johnson and Brown were going to-
gether but a large table separated
them or this article might have been
longer than it is. A large table sep
arates those aldermen who are most
apt to get together and on more than
one occasion nothing has kept them
apart but the table. Some have sug-
gested that the table be removed so
as to give them a chance 60 scrap
occasionally.
The special purpose for which the
board was called, or at least what
nearly all of the members thought it
was called for, was to disc ISIS the mat
ter of p~urcha~ing a crematory. It was
decided not to purchase a crematDry
at the present time but before doing
so to get bids from other concerns.
But the meeting was not devoted en-
tirely to this matter, but all manner
Ct things were d~igcuC-ed and the
presiding off eer called upon the va
riOus committees same as II 1t were a
regular meeting of the board.
Alderman w. H. Yopp chairman OF
the finance committee stated that MS
cammittee would ask for further time
in resard to the bill for attorneys fees
in the Bryan case. He stated that the
city had never received any Of the
money and thought it fOOlishness to
pay ont any money until the amount
due the city is paid.
AS a member of the street and
Wharves committee, Alderman ". y.
Y0pp read a petition from Mr.. !. +.
Kenly. third vice president of the
Atlantic Coat Line. asking permission
to extend wharf at foot of Red Cross
stl@~t IS feet on south side, running
west about 24O feet. Railroad COM
pany was granted permission to ave
work dore. 1t is understood that the
work will cost about $4,000. The Coast
Line is to pay the city 800 per year
fer use Of the dock.
Captain Edgar D. Williams made
offer to have Chestnut street dock put
in good condition and also to pay 500
per year for zee of came. He stated
that he would expend between $500
and $500 on dock. The city is to have
use of same fer use Of slip for fire
boat and use part of wharf fer fire
department. purp tses in cas- of need
This was approved by streets and
wharves committee an1 cOnseQu CntiF
was granted with understanding that
the city is tC relinQuish none If its
rights 10 same and II be open to the
public.
Alderman Yoi p read report of En-
gincer Matthews relative to the cost
of putting down pipe on Princess
street. from Ninth street to Macum-
ber's ditch. and gave the size cf r:pa
he thought Necessary TO carry eff the
-r,+rr \1Ior~1cn Johnson asked ff1-
10 inch pipe be put down on part OF
street instead of . u inch pipe, as re-
commended by the city civil engineer.
Cost Of puttins down TIE pipe VII
be something over S1.400.
There was a warm debate on ms
point ard in the course of his remarks
Alderman Brown declared, in answer
Il charge made ty Alderman Johnson,
that anv enc who said hat he was
against everything that Alderman
johnson did merely for the SAFE or
being against him told z ~falsenOod.
Alderman johnson was quickly to his
feet and declared that any 4 who
said y inch pipe was large enough
fCr Princess street told a falsehOod.
Presently the speakers got quoted
down and the board once more pro-
ceeded to business. Alderman ". H.
Yopp in the excitement had moved
to have q y inch pipe put down and
Alderman Johnson offered as a sub
stitute that It be is inch pipe. Sub
stitvte was put first and resulted in
Aldermen Johnson, Price, Moore and
King voting in affirmative, and Alder
men w. H. Yopp, Kari, Kathleen and
Brown against it. Mayor pro tenn
broke the tie, casting vote against