The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-06-21

recently granted by the board of al
dermen at the requcst of the chambe
of commerce, concurred in the ap
preparation of $4,000 for the erection
OF a joint engine house and marke
on Fourth and CamDbell streets; ap
proved the contract drawn up between
the city and Wooard and FurlOng;
and approved the action of the al
dermen in accepting the proposition
or the chairman of the sinking fund
for the purchase of $1,000 worth oi
the street bonds.
The board was called to order at s
O'Clock with the following members
present, viz: Chairman Mcqueen, and
Messrs Wilder, Tiencken, McNair. and
Yates. The minutes Of the last reg
and approved.
Alderman w. A. French, Jr., of the
fire committee of the board Of alder
men, appeared before the board with
regard to some change in the scale
OF wages recently decided on for the
members of the fire department. After
some discussion, the members decided
not to reopen the question, but to
leave it as first decided on.
Mr. J. H. Chadbourn appeared be-
fore the people of North Carolina in
preparation of $1,000 recently unani-
mously granted by the board of alder
ment on request of the chamber of
commerce to help defray expenses of
putting the 30 foot channel project be-
for hte people of North Carolina, in
an effort to have united action by the
congressman and senators from this
state before congress to get the neces-
sary appropriation from the govern
L1ent. He asked that the board of au-
dit and finance approve the appropria-
ton. All the members appeared in
favor of granting the appropriation
and on motion of Mr. Yates it was
unanimously carried
Chairman Mcqueen stated to the
board the proposition recently made
AS chairman of the sinking fund, to
the city to buy $50 worth of the
street bonds, at the price which the
hrst series is sold for. To indemnify
himself against possible contingency,
the city is to give the chairman of the
sinking fund its note, at 5 per cent.
interest The board Of aldermen unan-
imously accepted the proposition and
on motion of Mr. McNair the action
was concurred in.
The action of the board of aldermen
in granting the use of the teams own
ed by the sanitary department to the
contractors, Messrs. Woolard and Fur
long, who have taken charge of the
disposal of the city trash and garbage,
at terms agreed on between the SAN
itary committee and the contractors
was discussed. 1t was decided that
the matter be sent back to the alder
men, with the information that the
bid of Woolard and Furlong was to
buy the teams of the city, at rea-
sonable price and that this action of
granting them the use of the teams
is not concurred in.
The appropriation by the aldermen
for placing Sixth street bridge in con-
dition, nOn-concurred in, on account
of the fact that this work will be under
the street commission.
In answer to an inquiry from the
mayor it was stated the graded sala-
ries granted to the policemen depended
on continuous service and applies only
to regular men on the force and not
TO "subs."
A modification of bid of the Con-
solidated company for furnishing gas
and electric lights to the city, was
agreed to.
Concerning the $4,000 appropria-
ton for joint fire engine and market
house of brick at Fourth and Campbell
streets. to take the place Of the old
market building now there, it was de-
cided to agree on the appropriation,
the concurrence being unanimous,
with the understanding that the plans
and specifications and bids be sub
mitted to the board of audit and fl
nance for approval.
The contract uld"A up Dy tue CITY
attorney between the city OF Wilm-
ington an dWoolard and Furlong, fol
the removal of trash, garbage, etc.
was read and approved. and
their bond of $4,000 for the faith
full performance of duty, signed by
Messrs John Barry, J. F. Woolvlr
and W. B. Cooper was accepted.
The bond the assistant city clert
and treasurer was referred to the
=, chairman with power to approve.
The bond of the chief of police tol
$4,000 with the American Bonding CO.
of Baltimore, was accepted, as were
also the bonds of the Springer Goa
* Company and J B. Casteen.
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