The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-01-19
TO Give CITY
ROOM TO GROW
New Boundaries for Elizabeth
City Would Take in Much
Territory

or EllIaDCln Olty mas Dccn
drafted and is in the hands OF
Senator p. II. Williams in Ra-
leigh, for introduction in the
General Assembly. The bill
also provides for an extension
of tic boundaries Of Elizabeth
City; and extension OF author.
ity for The city council; a
change i'll election methods;
and acts for the protection OF
local merchants.
Senator Williams bill has been ap,
proved hy Tn" Board of Aldermen of
which he is also Il member. Among
is many clauses are provisions for
the establishment and maintenance
of one or more cemeteries by the
city; for th" enumeration of Il census
of the city; for Il raise in pay for
the Mayor. AMI the Auditor; and for
= chourc in thr mrtbod of rIrr,iuy
aldermen
Trdcr This hi1 ,yo ,IJo,,ocn wouh
he elected from each Of thc four
wards or the city. as usuol. but thc
aldermen getting fine biahcst uum-
Der of VOTES would be elected for
four years and thc ones getting seq
ond highest number of votes would
he elected fo? tWo-ycar term.
In tn $500 wear would be al
lowed for the NIayor'S salary: and
up 10 81. lOO year for the auditors
salary. The Mayors salary is now
$lrO wear. and the Auditors is ST.
500.
Among the new tax items would
be a tax of $40 wear on newspapers
published in the city; Il tax of 5000
on fortune tcllcrs, clairyoyantS. or
gypsirs: 4 S1nO fax on persons hold
ing fire sales. 5000 for itincrant sales
.uf other goods on streets, and if the
itinerant merchant was no property
holder, the lax would he doubled -J-
The provision applying TO the c.ty'S
boundaries would take in a lot of
territory on the south side of the
city. and COMPARATIVELY little on the
west end: this i'm the residential dis
trfrt. On the north side of the city
mo- new territory would be included
tbcrc is considerable industrial prop
crty still TO remain outside, and tex
tile mill propcrtv on the north and
west SIDES. To avoid opposition, two
plaHts. one Il meat packing plant, and
another. building material plant were
cut around and excluded in the new
boundaries. Here is the clause as
amended in This bill:
THE corporate limits of Elizabeth
CITY shall be- bounded as follows:
"Bcginning at 4 point Oh the Pas
0uolank. River at the center Of the
southern mouth of KnobbS creek,
thence up to the center of said creek
to 4 poiut Immediately opposite the
East side of Fourth Street. to the
r'rht Of WAY Of the Norfolk Southern
RriIroad. thence wcstwardy and
southwardly along the northward
and westward side of the said right of
way of the said Norfolk Southern
Railroad. to point 400 feet from
the Norfolk Southern passenger sta
tfor. thence castwardly 10 the east
,;dc nr West End Main Street thence
.,.o,t,,.,rdlv in thc north side Of
Church Street thcnrr caxtwardly up
thc north side Of Church Street, to
q uofnl opposftc thcPritchard town
rood. thence southwardly across said
Church Strcct.to and along said road
to thc center of the of the first street
south Of the said Church Street,.
thence castwardly down the center of
said street to Scldrn Street, thence
southwardIy along west side of Sci
den Street. and the Southward prof.
cction of same TO Ehrnghausc Street;
thence in straight line southwardIy
by thc wrstcrmoSt wall of the new
brick colorcd graded school, fronting
Body Road. to said Body Road,
thence cpstwardly along the north
side of said road. to Il point directly
opposite the northeast corner, of the
Alexander Wadsworth farm on Body
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