The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-27

suited In i've arrests for such vic
latlons in Negro luke joints"
The need for city-owned wreck
Ter to haul in miscellaneous We
h1cles from the city streets ant
10 be used for the city's flee
"1 cars and trucks was discussed
with action postponed until fur
ther study Of the need can b.
made.
City Manager A. c. Nichols pre-.
scented the matter.
II was then divulged that some
criticism has been directed against
me city administration and Mayor
cameron because cars are otter
nauled into the mayors autono.
Die establishment BY members 81
the police force, and that hauling
ana storage charges are made.
cameron was positive in his
opinion that the city should moi
invest in a wrecker. that it's MIR.
chase would require the services
o! special operator, and that the
city in buying it would "be 60
ing into private business"
However, he was equally as nos;.
tive in his demand that the CITY
and the police department make
use OF establishments other Than
his own for hauling service He
ordered Chief of Police c. H, Cas-
Teen to call other wreckers hence
forth. Casteen reported that Mac.
MILAN and Cameron was general.
~ the only establishment on "a.
hour duty but that he would &C.
cede to the request.
SCOT that falls over the uptown
district, and that repeatedly comes
from the smokestacks of local
!aunderies, was cited, and CITY
manager Nichols directed to study
means for eliminating it.
Nichols said that there was no
lack OF diligence on the part of
the city responsible for the con.
tlnuance Of the soot-falling. He
pointed out that laundry owners
mad not cooperated in curling SCOT
An ordinance requiring attention
to soot-falling was discouraged
temporarily.
Codification Of city ordinances
was strongly urged by Mayor
cameron, and Nichols and CITY
Attorney Campbell were asked to
make Immediate ARRANGEMENTS to
complete the codification of the
laws JOB that has not been done
since 1922. One-third Of the work
necessary has already been &C.
complished, and lack of person
mel plus pressure of other business
were cited as reasons why tho
work has not been finished
II an extra employee is needed
to consumate the project. the com.
eli Will favor his employment for
the purpose.
Work Of the Recreation denart-
ment was reviewed by the coun.
Gil, incident to the establishing Of
the budget for the organization for
the coming fiscal year.
Some phases Of the recreation
work were neutrality-suspicious.
ly that applying to adult recrea-
tlon-and emphasis was placed
upon the Importance of building
up Fairgrounds and a reservoir
OF equipment that will be Of value
when the governments financial
assistance is Withdrawn and tho
city is functioning again on . |
peace-time basis.
Isolated for discussion were
dancing and card-playing under
the program. Councilman Currin
doubted that they constituted a
legitimate expense for taxpayers
Recreation Director Jesse Rey-
holds told the group that Lanham
act funds were not available for
child recreation work exclusively
that the government offers the
funds on the basis Of the needs
Of adults and children in longest
ed war-industry areas.
Mr.. Reynolds work was highly |
applauded, and City Manager
Nichols advised the council that
everyone who knows the setup here
md who knows recreation "says
is leading the way"
1T seems to me that the city's
recreation program is keeping a