Evening journal., 1914-05-01
Council DISCUSSES
clean UP week PLAN
Officials Think Main Streets
Should be Cleaned While
Campaign is on
MACHINISTS WANT
THE SATURDAY CIRCUS


meeting Of Council last night, brought
the matter of Cleanup Week to the
official notice of the body by remind
ing the members OF the campaign
that will be waged next week for a
cleaner and brighter Wilmington.
Mr.. Draper declared it was an excel
lent movement and thought some ex-
preston should be made by Council
regarding Il.
Mr.. Draper suggested that the
Street and Sewer Department take
notice of the occasion by looking af-
ter some of the small back streets
and alleys. which are not as clean as
they should be- He also believed Il
would be a good move on the part
of that department to put force Of
street cleaners at work on such
streets az once.
Councilman McDormott also ap-
/ proved The Cleanup Week cam
! paign but I'm reference to the sug
( gestion made by Mr.. Draper he de-
clared that Il would be a good thing
/ for the Street and Sewer Department
to get out and clean up some of the
main streets of the city, before start
ing on the back streets.
10 was the consensus Of opinion
OF the members that the Cleanup
Week campaign is an excellent thing.
and something that deserves the
hearty cooperation of every citizen
OF Wilmington.
A communication was received rel
ative TO the coming Barnum and
Bailey's circus TO this city on Satur-
day. May .. which was entirely diff
/ fercnt In tone to other communica-
/ tons and petitions received by the
body on that subject The letter was
from Wilmington Lodge, No. lS4. In
/ tornational Association of Machinists.
While the merchants of the city had
| informed Councif previously that the
! Saturday circus would interfere with
their business on that day, the ma
] chinists favored the coming of the
circus on that day. Saturday being a
half-holiday with the shopmen They
thought their wishes should be given
as much consideration as those of
any other residents. They said they
had not protested when the circuses
/ came here on weekdays. although
their pay dropped off when a circus
came to town through the week. most
of the shops closing for the occasion
At the meeting of the first and Sec
ond reading was given TO an Ordi.
nance amending the ordinance de-
filming salaries of city officials. and Il
was referred to the finance and Law
committees for consideration.
The ordinance is designed to max,
II possible to pay the members %
the board OF Assessment, Revision
and Appeals for the work they hay'
: performed In connection with tn
Z new assessment. Under the presen
law each member OF the board. VIII
liam p. White, president of Council
W. 4. Stover, chairman OF the financ
committee, and William =. johnson
the building inspector, each receiv
sl50 year for serving on this board
The new ordinance has the follow
ing amendment: Provided. however
] that there shall be paid I'm addition &
the said sum of $50 to each Of IN
members of the Board Of Assessment
! Revision and Appeals. a further sur
1 of - dollars for the year 1914 Onl
for extra services rendered. the sal
4 -- dollars to be divided among tn
i several members OF said Board a
4 they may determine. and the sal
4 extra compensation shall be due an
payable upon the approval Of thi
d ordinance"
The ordinance as Il stands Is 4
4 blank as far as the amount of tn
4 extra pay Is concerned. IL Is under
stood to have been the intention O
some of the COuncilmen TO make tn
4 sum $4,000 to be paid the members q
i the assessment board In addition
i the $3.50 for the extra work the
have done. but the sum was nc
Y specified and will be determined late
before the ordinance is presented 70
1 the third and final reading.
DR. y. B. Morrison, vaccine physical
for the southeastern district. who wa
u elected by Council last January, pr,
scented his resignation, TO take eifec
Nav ]. lt was accepted, although n
successor was appointed. Mr.. Draper
who presented Dr. Norrison's resignl
= tion. explained that DR.. Morrison ha
been in poor health for some time
An ordinance authorizing City Counc
4 90 borrow $4,000. of which Amour
5000 win be for the police department
and $4,000 for the incidental and mi
ccllancous appropriation, was given il
first and second readings.
Relative 10 the, police fund. IL w.
explained the additional 5000 W,
male necessary by the appointment Ia
year of the ten additional patrolmc
The balance of the loan Is TO hal
money In hand with which TO meet an
l. deficit which may develop in any 9th
of the various appropriations 10 ".
explained that the full amount may M
bc required. but the figures were spc,
iied IN order 60 d. prepared for an
emergency. II j. not thought the def,
win amount 90 $4,000.
Writing for the Y. W. c. A.. W
Il liam s. Prickett asked that the ass
L citation be permitted the use of {
curb space In front of their buildi
ON market days, which space Is n,
essary TO the welfare OF the orgal
zation. The request was referred
the committee of the whole
The finance committee reported
the recent sale OF the $4,000 bon
and the Board OF Education subn
ted their estimate for the next rs
years. The balance in bank was
ported to be S91.S96.26. The Board
Education was allowed S19.S52.34.
resolution was adopted transferri
si.5OO from the salaries appropr
ton TO the tax Office appropriate
and 81 900 10 the incidental and m
cellaneous appropriation.
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Why II Suits Particular People.
II Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
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