The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-10
This Committee VIII Check off Names
on Petition and Ther Report to Al
dermcn, Probably at a Special Meet
ing-Chairman Fennell Wants Pro-
hibiti0n Election Held on the 18th
of March.

and it was Immediately referred by
Mayor Springer to a committee OF
three, this committee being composed
or Aldermen BoITcs. NoIIhTop and
.Irccc ~ 1o.
The committee HI.i thoroughly eA-
anime the names on the petition TO
see that the signers are regularly quai-
flied voters and when they have CON-
pleted their work special meeting OF
the board will probably be held TO re
ceive the report
The special meeting was not asked
for in the petition which requested on
" that the report be made at the next
regular meeting in February, but
Chairman Henry Fennell Of the city
Anti-SallOn League, in statement
asked that the petition be amended in
that respect and that the report be
made as early as possible, at q special
meeting Mr Fennell said the reason
for this was that certain engagements
had to be made and that an early re-
port would better satisfy those inter
ested in the movement.
The committee will probably get to
work at once checking off the names
and if the required number of regis
tered voters are found to have signed
the petition the election will be or
dered by the board. In that event then
the real struggle will begin and a
hard fight will be made until one side
or the other has gained the victory.
In anticipation of the presentation OF
the petition last night there were "a
bout Is interested citizens at the meet
ing Of the board, many Of them being
there out of mere curiosity. Among
the prohibition leaders were Rev. Fred
D. Hale, pastor Of the First Baptist
church; MI H. G. Fennell, Mr. W. NJ.
others.
The petition as presented to the
board was as follows:
Wilmington, N. c. Jan. 6. 1908. !
ITO the Honorable Mayor and Board
of Aldermen, City of Wilmington.
Gentlemen: | hand you herewith a
petition signed by the required num-
ber of registered voters, who were
duly registered for the municipal cleo
ton held in the city of Wilmington on
the 7th day Of May A. d. 1907 request |
ing your Honorable Board to call a
local option election as provided for |
by the laws Of North Carolina.
The names cG yo.:r petitioners are !
contained in oa- @ln 1:et9 naohcrai !
from @ to 20 inclusive
Il will Ee g,aI ii yoI VII r-',r ,Hia
to the special committee ":lh .n~Urc.
tions to chccH The SAFE as early - |
possible and repor, Euc!, to the board !
at it's next meeting, to be held the j
first Monday in February.
You are also respectfully requested
to name Tuesday March 18th, as the
day for the election upon receipt Of
report from your special committee.
Respectfully Submitted
H. G. Fennell, Chairman !
New Hanover County Anti-Saloon
League.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE.
Alderman King moved that the mat
ter be referred to a special committee |
who will investigate and report back !
to the board.
There was discussion as to whether !
the committee should be composed Of |
three or five men and it was decided !
that the committee be composed of |
three aldermen
Alderman Wood suggested that q
special meeting Of the board be held {
to receive the report when it had been |
checked UP. but Alderman Bolles call !
ed attention to the fact that the peti- !
tiOn asked that the report be made at !
the next regular meeting of the board !
in February
Before taking any action Chairmamn !
Henry G. Fennell, of the anti-saloon .
league, stated that he desired to be /
heard and he then asked that the pc
tition be amended so as to have the ,
committee report at a special meeting
of the board if the work is finished. |
The streets and whurveS committee
as certain engagements would have to .
be made and it would better please
the anti-saloon forces to have an ear
lier report made
Alderman OBrien asked if granting /
the petition meant that the election !.
would be held on March 18th, or T.
whether the date would be decided OF
later. 1t was announced that the .
question of date would not be cOnsid-
cred until the special committee had
made its report. The petition as read .
was then adopted by unanimous vote.
and Mayor Springer announced that |
he would appoint the following alder
men as members of that committee:
Alderman Bolles. Northrop and Wood.
a BIG CONVENTION