The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-22
MORE ABOUT
ZONING
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4, a. which time final action on
the ordinance will be taken.
Follow Up Meeting
Yesterdays zoning meeting with
simons came as a follow-up Tues
day nights City planning board
session, which Simons also attend
ed. Final touches were put on the
zoning ordinance at the night ses-
sion, and it was thought that the
council would adopt it yesterday
morning until the error was dis
covered.
At the council meeting Council
man j. E. L. Wade asked Simons
wheather present deed covenants
on file with the Register of Deeds
would hold up.
Simons answered Wade by de-
claring that deed covenants were
usually for a determined period O.
time, but that either the covenant
or the ordinance, depending on
which was more restrictive, would
be binding.
Wade Motion
Wade also proposed a motion re.
curing the council to inform tbs
public that the ordinance and map
is available and could be studied
in the office of the City Manager.
Wade also asked in his motion that
the City Manager run paid adver.
tisements in the local newspapers
informing the public of the date
set for voting on the measure.
The motion was not passed.
Councilman R. S. LeGwinn sale
the council was going to extremes
when it had to resort to measures
as proposed by Wade.
Wade retaliated by declaring
the public will hit you right be-
tween the eyes when they come If
for permits and assert they hac
not been informed of the
ordnance"
It was then decided to have City
Attorney William B. Campbell pre-
pare an opinion on the deed GOV
enants and present to to councl
at the next meeting.
Legal Matter
This came after Emory hae
pointed out that the problem wa
probably a legal matter and no
one which could be decided by the
council as a whole.
An ordinance dealing with cree
ton of awnings over public side
walks was read and passed during
the meeting. The ordinance pro
vides:
l.. All awnings erected over {
sidewalk must be supported BY
proper metal holders as prescrlb-
ed by the city manager and the
building inspector.
2. The signs must be at leas1
seven feet above the sidewalk anc
must not stand past the inner edge
of the curb.
8. A drawing of the proposed
sign, giving construction specifl-
cations, must be presented to the
city manager and the building in
spector for approval before it can
be erected.
T. The ordinance provides for 6
fine of $40 for each day the sign
is left in place if it does not meet
specifications.
Council also authorized c ity
Manager j. R. Benson to nego-
tate for the purchase of facilities
of the Marine hospital situated on
Mum street between Eighth and
Ninth streets.
Included in the property are
several small buildings, a large
mess hall, boilers, plumbing fix
lures and lumber.
Salvage Possible
City Manager Benson said the
city could salvage a large portion
of the lumber and material and
use it is their current construc-
ton projects. One building could
be moved to the vicinity of the
city garage and used as a ware
house, he told council members.
A petition signed by 152 persons
was presented to council by Coun-
Gilman Wade on behalf of the
residents of Spofford Mills.
According to the petition, a large
swamp, so feet from the Washing
ton Catlett school, is endangering
the lives of school students. Sew