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gS: : 'iHE- -MORHINfl ; STAR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One r, byMnU". . SI Month,,, by- Mall v Thrrp Maalka, br Mall 3.00 . 2.30 Twi, Montha, y Mall ! TV'r , ... WILMINGTON, N. C., THURSDAY FEBTJARY 15, 1906. WHOLE NUMBER 11,945 ..if-e OUTLINE a vote of v W" j five RepuDiicu" inst it: the ..bill oting teamshil' l""?8 .Dd Pacific pons hdc. uu" ., iTiipr can, ami lent, C"?' HoUSe passed erica T. , fter strong op Lms W an Th Re- JPSSe Committee "le are nopeie; &mo Star.. PEARSALL-HUNT .:- NUPTIALS m tne n-- . con- tmKZ nf representa Alld with the k- " inferred witn tr U, men comeneu R, S proceedings be i publican campaign B.. Anil Gavnor 8wterday, there was between Major GH frae, counsel for he stated that him- Ln were snubbed by so nn,i Osborne r . ... ,nnrriU- mm- the Cuoans uca-.- SL and other Americans to the heroes m a I"""1 r .... t'nno-ia VPS- '.passenger train was fcree lives wwc Maryland Legis- i, Richmond to agree on "ifitl the Virginia Legis- cnnoress oyster iu n Uiesterdar. the vays Committee iavia.ui. Mil to remove me ic.u if tobacco am I' without restriction i. convention is busy endea ompromise the differences ermanv and France, and it e tiat tne suggestion mc delegates mil e san&idc- Ormanv, as a cablegram Lr York markets: Money teadv, hignest d per cent, Kne rare 4 1-2 to 4 1-2, id 4 1-2, offered at 5; spot poinu higher, closing steady Sour dull ana tarei bieauj , a 2 red SS 5-S elevator; ly No. 2, 50 elevator; oats iked 35 to 33 1-2; turpentine it! to 71; rosin steady; mm to good 3.S5 to 3.90. EATHER REPORT. spartment of Agriculture I Aier Bureau. kngton, X. C, Feb. 14, 1900. tsical data for tie 24 ling at 8 P. M.. Wednesday, fcture.at 8 A. M., 49 degrees; u degrees; Maximum, G4 de- Mmum, 45 degrees; Mean. for the day, .CO; rainfall of month to date, 2.C3. If water in Cape Fear river :eville at 8 A. M.. Tuesday, and rising. Weather Forecast. rth Carolina Partlv cloudy, per; brisk possiblv hieh north is: Friday fair, not so cold i portion. i Popular Wilmington Young People Plighted Their Troth at Hymen's Altar Yesterday Afternoon. At the home of the bride's uncle, Mr. Philander Pearsall, ' on South Front, street, yesterday afternoon at half -past five o'clock the marriage df Miss Elizabeth Pearsall, the attractive young daughter of Mr. Oscar Pearsall, of East Wilmington, and Mr. H. Lacy Hunt was celebrated in a pretty ser vice performed by the Hev. A. D. McClurer D. D., pastor of Sfe Andrew's Presbyterian church.- The parlors of the home were very tastefully decor ated in white and green and ' were thronged with friends of ithe , youne people to the marriage vow. Promptly at the appointed hour for e service the party was. ushered into the room to the strains of a bridal chorus from Lohengrin, played-by Hol liowbush's Orchestra., The bride was attended as maid of honor by ner cou sin, Miss Alma Marsh, of Marshville, N. C, while Miss Eva McCue : and Miss Sue Hall were the bridesmaids. The groom was attended as best man by his brothear, Mr. Andrew Hunt, of Henderson, N. C, The bride wore a beautiful creation of white crepe de chine over taffeta, tulle veil, -and car ried a Bouquet of -.bride's 'roses f and Lilies of the Valey. " The - maid of honor wore pink crepe de chine and carried pink carnations. The brides- n;a;ds: wore becomingly . gowned in white organdie and carried ferns. The wedding scene was a Tery pretty and impressive " one, the orchestra having played softly as th6 words of the service were spoken by Dr. McClure. ; The exit from the parlor was to the gladsome -strains of 1 -Mendelssohn's Wedding March. Following the ceremony a brief re ception was given to friends at the residence, and . later Mr. and Mrs. Hunt took their departure on the northbound train for New York and other cities. They will return via Lexington, N. to visit the groom's mother, and will be at borne in this city upon their return, at the (resi dence of Mrs. R. W. Hicks, on South. Third street.. ' . . The bride is a young woman of many accomplishments and is much loved and admired in a wide circle of friends. The groom is a young business man of great promise and is now assistant v cashier of Ihe ,MurcM son National Bank. Many tfWends wish for them a happy journey through life and the greatest prosperi ty. Among the out-of-town guests here for the wedding was Mr. Fred Pear sall, a brother of the bride, from Red Springs, N. C. 5& CHAMBER IN SESSION Important Special Meeting of Business Men Yesterday at Noon "DUMMY" TRACK FACILITIES Report of Special Committee Adopted Condition of Streets Enlarge ment of Postoffice - Building Sale of Old C. F. & Y. V. The congestion of freight traffic on the "dummy" line tracks extending through.the wharf district of the city, t he "condition of the public streets and incidentally ' the competency of the municipal a dministration in general ; endorsement of the movement by Cus todian Thos. E. Wallace for an enlarge- hnent of the postoffice building., and steps looking to the improvement of freight traffic facilites on the South- date twelve cars for the merchants of me city making it one of the most val uable spur tracks in Wilmington which at present cannot be used for any kind of traffic save at extreme hazard and cost. We recommend that the end nearest to the river of the north ern spur be used by the city for the delivery of its material instead of be- jing used by private individuals as at present. In conclusion we believe the Atlan tic Coast Line are doing all in their power under present conditon to fa cilitate delivery; of freight' and we. sug gest this Chamber pass resolutions helping the delivery by limiting the time for discharging cars on the' dum my line to an equitable limit and af ter this time limit is up and the cars still unloaded that the railroad compa ny have discretion to switch them to some other point without objection from the consignees, and that the merchants be more generous; and not object to , the shifting of cars which being unloaded or loaded, that others may be' placed for - their 'neighbors use.,"s We believe the solution of this prob- Aem jshebuildingiand operating of a belt line in .the' southern part of Ifie of the city. . Your committee have carried out your orders to confer with the ofri- ern Railway's end of the A. & Y. di vision of the Coast Line were import- jcials of the Atlantic Coast. Line and ant matters which engaged the atten- linrestigate conditions of the dummy tioa of the Chamber of Commerce at ,ine- The3r respectfully submit this . , .. , j - . treport and. ask that they he dis- a . special meeting yesterday at noon. !CUarge(li " A pian tor renei irom tne freight con- JAMES I. METTS. Chairman. C. C. COVINGTON, MALCOLM McKENZIE. LOCAL DCH gestion on the wharf was evolved by the special committee to which the matter was referred and steps will be taken at once to"" carry out the committee's recommendation: an im provement in the condition of he pub lic streets: will doubtless follow as a result of the agitation of the ques tion; the movement for an enlarge ment of the postoffice building as rec- Hhe committee's report and that a Mr. Jacobi thought a recommenda tion should be added to the report asking for a .spur track on Orange street. Mr. Covington said the matter had been investigated by the railroad officials and the grade there was found too high and the curve loo sharp. Mr. Calder moved the adoption of RT ALMANAC Feb. 15. 0:50 A. M. 5:40 P. M. t 10 hrs. 43 min. ter at Southport. 12:23 P. M. pat Wilmington. .2:53 P. M anjehow all reformers think step in the direction of reform t them to an nffiw tlj Senator Tillman thinks resident who lets Knox sit in oils deserves knocks. Dame, of Chicago, is credit- le propositon that the light lies should light the city Mayor Dunne is so much aTerase man these elavs trv- somethlng for uoiluii" Other Local on fourth; page. The New steamer C. W. Lyon, of the Tar Heel Steamboat Company, cleared yesterday afternoon on her maiden .trip to Fayettevile. Capt. Jeff Bradshaw is in ' command. A young white man named Ed, King was severely, but not seriously injured late last night while working at a planer at the Angola Lumber mill. He was struck on the right leg but it is thought .no t.bones, were broken. - . A dispatch to Capjt, W. A. San ders last night says that the schooner J. Holmes Bisall, previously report ed ashore off Cape Lookout," is in Lookout bight and is alright. The tug Blanchewhich went to her asisstance Is expected back tc-day. Frying Pan lightship which broke loose from its moorings and drifted to sea in Monday night's storm, the Re venue Cutter Seminole and the steam er Compton returned to Southport last night, the cutter . coming back from Charleston in search of the ship. The Seminole went to the anchorage of the ship but she was nowhere in sight. On Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the First Baptist church there will be held a service in memory of the great W." C. T. XJ. leader, Frances Willard. A - special programme has been prepared for. the occasion and all friends of temperance are cordially in vited to be present. At the close of the service an offering wil be received, which is sent every year to the Nation al Society for organizing the work. preia colonel calls another '"a 18 liar." whv ..... at expressions wh-n snmr- as gooc can be. Ieamed ""fried !ady j Wiimin,t. h!r hushand "a perr-nnial man ot t, , " " -ieno,Ohio. has takPn !,mgS frc" her husband but caused i,ert en .JL r- Bng as she is a wnmn '0 Sav that ri,J , iu.:. ' eint nun- caiWS hack." i " bad PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. in co'lisio;!s and "re not Way. has been automobile S01ng tojrhave it all devftlA- -''""fU 111 New --.en 1, . 1 einc fiuierak navigation and A few aeri:il Wered and that Mr. A. M. Barbery," of Clinton; was among yesterday's arrivals. Miss Louise Chestnut, of Hamlet, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Murphy, on Walnut street. . --Miss Ethel Holden returned yes terday from a delightful visit of two weeks to relatives in Horry county, S. C. ' - Capt. W.-A. Sanders returned yes terday from Brunswick, Ga., where he has been superintending the extensive repairs and overhauling of the tug Al exander Jones. - Yesterday afternoon's Fayetteville Observer: "Messrs. W. L. Holt, John R. Tolar, Jru and Ed. Tannahill, of New York, left to-day on the City of Fayetteville for a pleasure trip to Wilmington." Among yesterday's arrivals at The Orton "were W. H. McCabe, Durham; D. Sam,. Cox, Columbia, S. C; E. L. Crumpler, Pembroke; Ben. J. Smith, Charlotte; Mrs. J. S. Wililams and children, Red Springs; O. R. Taylor, Greenville, S.-C; J. J. McKenzie, Flor ence,. S.C; Dr. W. H. Wakefield. Charlotte; .Mrs. J. C. Hubbard and child, L. B. Barbry, Cliriton; W. S. Primrose, Raleigh; L. H. Piatt, Ashe- vnie; E. M. G.orham, Rocky Mount -"uiuetnn n . ... - l u, " rust !(- ,s oenaiTTfTmTTititt eommercp win ,,.... Bil.. - M"I. fa : 'l rat, The skelfe- or bones of less, the ooi.imitiee will Wnieat off tt. ... . if it v. wpunrn bill, "a! any. lorntr eanals aitn-, ., "- use iif.ii.. r phi,. Nttti... .""""'""e on in v-n, is maki spanei-s !H lit hi.. W T.Jf. . ' ""' uony that : "imrwt. Cllra,, re . '"c. LTV-" Tbey,,i en,. y CTl,mi Wallace. Ks me testlmonv ng an eported Florence Lewis in Jail. Florence Lewis, the dissolute white woman upon whom judgment was re cently A suspended In the Superior Court upon condition , that she . leave the county, was arrested . Tuesday night at Cedar Grove, on the Sound, and has been lodged in jail until the next term of the court. , The Lewis woman was -with young Smith who hired a horse and buegy from Messrs. Orrell & Alexander and ran away with it to Warsaw... . - . NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. huti fine Pin . 11 'clock: ttEs Polvogr - Grace . Sunday School Musicale, ALlahtic Trust A. Banking Co.-rSave Orient Lodge, A.. P. & A. M. Meet St. John's : Lodge, A, F. & A- M,-- Mc-etinfe'. . , s - . , ' : BUSINESS LOCAL5. ; Lost Black Ohiffon Rouche. - Catherine Price ' Soclety-Valentine Tea, -- A. H. . Latab Horses, lEackS, for Sale. , .-. -, ' - ; " Rothschild & Co. Typewriters for. Sale. - ' -' ommended by Custodian Wallace was endorsed and our representative and Senator in Washington were urged to support a bill for the same while the matter of beter transportation facil ities on the Southern's end of the A. & Y., and incidentally, the legality of the late dismemberment .of the old C. F., & Y. V. system were deferred for consideration at a special meeting which it is understood will be called late.'. - Those present were President J. A. Taylor, in. the chair; Mr. James Kyle, secretary; Messrs. S. P. McNair, L. B. Rogers, M. F. H. Gouverneur, J. A. Springer, Wm. H. Sprunt, B. J. Jacobs, Jos. H. Wa tiers, .C. W. Worth, Wm. F. Robertson, C. C. Covington, Malcolm McKenzie, Jame.s I. Metts, E. A. Metts, R. H. Pickett, G. J Boney, Wm. E. Worth, J. S. Funchess, Geo. B. Left wich, Wm. Calder, T. D. Love, Isadore Bear,. John E. Crow, M. W. Jacobi, Jno. S: McEachern, H. K. Nash. Dr D. W. Bulluck, A. L. DeRosset, T. S. McManus. By invitation, vCol. Alfred M. Waddell and Postmaster T. E, Wal lace were also present. The president stated that the meet ing had been called to receive the re port of the committee on the "dummy" line. He had invited the Mayor to bi present; also Postmaster T. E. Wal lace, who desired endorsement of his efforts for an appropriation of $75,000 by; -the- government for -the enlarge ment of the postoffice building in this city. Mr. Malcolm McKenzie read the re port of the committee as to the trans portation matter. The report is as follows: v To the Chamber of Commerce: On motion from your Chamber your committee reports as follows: On the 12th instant they visited Messrs. Al bright 'and Fountain representing Messrs. Royall- and Anderson, of the L Atlantic -Coast Line; the last named gentlemen being absent. These gentlemen assnred your com mittee that their company' would do all in their power to facilitate a de livery of cars on the dummy line; that they would keep a second engine in service on the south end of the line and further stated that the matter , of the belt line was nJw under considera tion by their executives and that they hoped to arrive at some definite con clusion regarding it in the near fu ture. It was suggested that a spur on the government wharf would relieve the congestion at this point, for at pres ent it takes from six to twenty-four hours to discharge a car of coal from the main track. Your chairman call ed on the collector of the port in this connection and was assured that appli cation would be made by him to the proper authoriteis for a spur on the government property if the Chamber requested it. The' 13th instant your committee walked, up and down Water street; in spected the condition and respectfully recommend the following: ' : That the spur tracks on Walnut street be repaired. That a spur on the government wharf be installed. That the spur on Whiteman's wood yard be repaired. That the spur and main line track in front of Thorpe & Applegate's wood yard be repaired. That the railroad company co-ope rate with the city in these repairs to J i a 11 j. ' roau-ueu tinu sireei aujaceui. That as far as ' possible all coal be delivered to steamer by lighters in stead of by rail as at presnt. We find only one small property owner on south side of Dock, street ob jects to spur on that street' This in dividual admitted to your committee that no one joined him in his protest to the Board of Aldermen. We rec ommend that his property be not en cumbered any more than possible uf- der strict business methods. We. do not find it possible to put in any, more spur tracks in the limited spade avail able. We find the conditon of Water street south s of Dock street erj bad and recommend that it be repaired. We find Walnut street from the inter section of Nutt street to . the -river in very bad condition; . large quantities Of ahes encumber the street for one hun dred feet or more "at the .side of the compress from two'to four feet deep and cotton waste and other material the entire length of the building. : We f nd' that about one hundred feet from the river is occupied by wood, slats and other material which we under stand belongs, to private individuals and further up near Nutt street a pile nf hrik and miscellaneous junK iu- iHt.9- hfAken class bottles and heaps of dirt on each' side of the railroad fvai.- Tn the center of the street we i find a quantity of Belgian blocks wWch rr?o ; iirirfprHtnnd are city proueti., recommend all these obstructions be removed and the street repaired in or der that a safe and easy traffic be re sumed,:' When this IS done mere -"-" petrackage enough on -the two spars now listing at that, point to accommo- copy or same De lorwaraen 10 me Board of Aldermen and to the railroad officials. Mr. Jacobi insisted that the spur be put on Orange street The committee finally agreed to incorporate the rec ommendation in its report if the same was found to be practicable. A LIVELY MEETING Board of Aldermen In Special Session Last Night Had Much to Say AN ADDRESS BY THE MAYOR Replies to Recent Criticisms Emanat ing From Chamber of Commerce Streets Versus Water Works, a Titanic Fight. " Condition of the Streets. President Taylor said he had visited the localities around Walnut and Nutt streets, complained of by Mr. Coving ton,, and found the conditons bad. He recommended that the Mayor take steps to have the trash, etc., there re moved. He said he was unwilling to believe that the city government was disinclined to assist the business men of the city toward improved conditions and called upon the Mayor for any remarks that he might be inclined to make. The Mayor said he came at the in vitation of the president of the Cham ber. He desired to say mat wnen ac tion by the Board of Aldermen on the Dock-street matter was taken, he was absent and he believed thatMr. O'Brien and himself were the, only ones who opposed the action. He was Informed, however, that cars had stood for as much as twelve days at a time on Dock street. If the Chamber of Commerce would let the Board of Al dermen know what it wanted, he felt confident it would be granted. He hd ordered removal of cotton" waste and cinders on the wharf. It had been put there for several years and used in the street improvement. The city only has 13 street hands and the amount of money available was total ly inadequate to keep the streets in proper, condition. He thought it ad- isable for the city to issue $000,000 of four per cent bonds and put the public thoroughfares in first-class con dition. It could be easily demonstrated that the bond issue is the most equita ble way of- reaching the general im provement so much desired. He said that if the Chamber would send a com mittee to the Board- of Aldermen, he felt sure that an agreement could 'be reached. Mr. Wm. Calder thought the -time to critctse a man was before his face and he wished to repeat there some critcisms he had made privately. ,As he understood it, the Mayor's chief duty was to enforce the lawa, which are now daily violated. Either the executive officers receive no reports from the police or they do receive them and no attention is paid to them. The police can see these violations and should, report same to the execu tives. He notified the city again and again about the conditon of the street in the vicinity of his office, which was almost a cesspool -and nothing was dona' Finally he notified a member of the Board of Aldermen that unless something was done, he would go be fore the grand jury' and have them in dicted. Then the trouble was removed, He did not say that the Mayor in par ticular was responsible but the city government was. Why does not the Mayor enforce his own .laws? 'Mr. Covington did not believe that he criticised the Mayor unjustly. He thought the duty of the Mayor was to enforce the laws. On September last Mr. Covington said he reported the condition of Walnut street to the May or and he would tell the Mayor then that he could not handle a dray load from his warehouse oh account of the condition, which is as bad now as it was last September.. He had no per sonal feeling against Col. Waddell and had always supported him. He was simply telling the truth, which could be verified by members of the Cham ber who cared to visit the scene. Report is Adopted. The question was then called on the "dummy" line matter and the commit tee's report unanimously adopted. Mr. Rogers thought it was essential for the receivers to agree upon the time' they would consume in unloading the cars. Mr. W. E. Worth, thought the truth should be known about the Dock street-situation. -The city used tha t track "more than anyone, else and left cars there for 10 or 12 daysT "' - Mr, McKenzie said some New York capitalists were here recently -and were rather enthusiastic 'over' locating but finally I went to Baltimore on ac count of poor freight traekage facil ities on the wharf here. If the city had the belt, one had" no Idea how the port would expand. -The water facil ities are fine and, the rail facilities should equal them. s; ,v r There was some- discussion about the agreement of receivers as to time of unloading-cars and a suggestion by the President was finally adopted re questing' the city, to pass an ordinance requiring- the - unloading.; of cars In a specified time.,- - - - - A letter was read by the president durine the' course of the meeting from Mrs. Preston L. Brldgers stating jthat If the-sour track is-removed .from Dock street, the "expense of hauling (Continued on Fourth Page.) Probably on hundred and fifty citi zens attended the special meeting of the Board of Aldermen last night Re cent developments at the Chamber of Commerce ; . meetings. - the general knowledge thaT a committee from that body would be present and the fact that the meeting was called primarily ithejp.urpose of considering the municipal ownership of a water plant were -fficienit to awaken a general interest in the proceedings and the crowd was there. However,, nothing sensational developed with the possi ble exception o a public address by the Mayor in which he, made vigorous reply to recent attacks made, upon the ' administration. The Mayor and all members of the Board were present at the meeting; also Assistant City Clerk and Treas urer C. H. White, who kept a record of the proceedings; City Attorney Marsden- Bellamy, Jr., City Engineer P. Matthew and other department of ficials. "A boomerang was sprung at the outset when the point was raised that the meeting had not been called with the legal notice of 48 hours and, therefore, no official action' could be taken. The Mayor stated this at the opening of the meeting, saying the Boards had been called together through a misapprehension as ad journment at the last meeting was to Thursday "instead of Wednesday night However, Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Rathjen and others thought as the Board had already assembled the various ques tion to come up might as well be dis cussed and the sentiment of the mem bers ascertained, to which the Mayor said there was no objection. And such a meeting it was! The Board drifted here, there, everywhere; first discussing water works, then sewer age, then streets and, finally, the "dummy" line. The motion to ad journ was the most welcome thing heard around the circle when mem bers left their seats to meet again to-morrow (Friday) night. The meeting last night opened with the submission of the final report on Water Works by Alderman Johnson. The legality of, the meeting was call ed into question and discussed. It was decided to go ahead as stated. Then the point was raised that the report of MJr. Johnson was signed only by himself and Mr. Price. It was stated that Mr. McQueen no longer considered himself a member of the Commission which he considered dis solved with their report on the Green field mill pond proposition. Mr. Brown' -came- in later-and Affixed his signature. Meantime the report had been read anyway as follows: Water Commission's Report. To the Mayor and Board of Alder men: Gentlemen, Your Committee on Water -Works, having given full con sideration to the matter of munici pal ownership of a water works and sewerage plant, beg leave herewith to submit their findings and recommendations: 1. W have considered the matter of the cost of construction of a sufficient and modern system of water works and sewerage, and are advised by the experts employed that the water works plant can be constructed for about $160,000 and a sewerage plant for about $125,000, the estimate in both cases covering a . complete and up-to- date system. 2. We have had the matter ofjin ample supply of good and pure water thoroughly Investigated and are ad vised by the experts employed for this purpose that a sufficient supply of good water can be easily obtained. . 3. Believing- that all arguments advanced in regard to the desirability of municipal ownership of water work, applies strongly to the matter of isewerage, we have included, as will be -'. noted. In our Investigations, the subject of a proper sewerage system. 4. This matter has been fully dis cussed by this Board, and in the com munity, and your committee believes that the people are desirous of having this work inaugurated immediately, and therefore recommend. 5. That the City advertise for sale at once an issue of $300,000 bonds to provide for the acquirement or construction of water works and sewerage. In this connection, we at tach the opinion of the City Attorney to the effect that such an issue can be be made by this Board. . Said bonds to run for thirty yeans, at a rate of 4 per cent 6. The interest on this issue and the amount required to be set aside as a sinking fund, can be provided for without the increase of a single dol lar of taxation, and with a reduction also of the cost of water service as now charged. 7. We recommend that a commis sion be provided by the Legislature as soon as it convenes for the purpose of handling this improvement, free of any changes that are liable to occur in the- city government from time to time. 8. In the event that the Board of Audit and Finance thinks if. advisable to submit the question of the issue of these bonds to anvelection, we recom mend that this Board coincide therein, provided there Is no delay involved. -- E. F. JOHNSON, . cnairman J. O. BROWN. . v -R- W. PRICE. The report was supplemented by the reading of the opinion of the City Attorney, which had been requested at the last meeting aa follows: 1 x Wilmington, N. C, Feb. 10, 1906. To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of tne City of Wil mington, N. C. . -" ' . . Gentlemen, Complying with your remieat. that I elve a writteC opinion as to the authority of the City of Wil mington to issue its bonds for the improvement of its streets, ior uie erection of a water plant and a sewer age system without submitting the question to a, vote of the people and without express authority from the general assembly so to do,. I herewith submit the following: ;'-. v , t om nf 1hA oninlnn that the Board of Aldermen with the concurrence of the Board- of Audit land Finance of the" City of t Wilmington can i issue hsmriA not to exceed the statutory limit for the purpose of grading and paving its stireets, for erecting a water plant and installing a sewerage sys tem without the vote of the people. The Supreme Court 'of our State has decided that street improvements, a water works plant and a sewerage system are public necessities and in such event the Constitution of our IState does not require the vote of the people to authorize the City to pledge its faith or loan its credit Thonly limitation being that where the char acter of a city or town or the gen eral law requires the vote by the peo ple before such. can be dome, then our Courts have held that the people must vote upon the same. I cannot find in our charter or general law any such provision. I would cite the follow ing cases in pur State reports in sup port of my opinion as given above; Fawcet vs. Mt. Airy, 134 N. C, 125, Davis vs. Fremont 135, N. C, 538, and Greensboro vs. ScQtt 138, N. C, 181, the last case being decided by pur Supreme Courts as it is now consti tuted. The last case holds "to provide the City with a water works plant; a sewerage system and for grading and paving the streets is for its necessary expenses' tmd , &eac0 . the- issue of bonds- far such purposes- need not Te submitted to a popular vote." Very truly yours, MARSDEN BELLAMY,. JR., City Attorney. 0RL 8 Comfort and Economy are the chief characteris tics of our product. Don't take our word lor it. Ask your neighbor. He will teli you. The pricejs right, and within reach of al 1. A trial will convince the most skeptical. Join the procession and b urn our coal. WM. E. WORTH 6 COMPANY, 'Phone 94. The- presence of several prominent business men was noted and a mo tion prevailed that they be beard. Mr. Hugh MacRae gave way to Presi dent J. A. Taylor, who presented the petition, and made a strong address in favor of a bond issue for the street improvement to take precedence of all other improvements.- Mathematical deductions were made to show that with the present amount being spent annually for streets an actual saving could be made, whereas a bond issue, tor either of the other two purposes would entail an increase in rate. About the same argument was used as was employed before the commit tee to which the matter was referred by the Board for conference with the business mien some time ago. At the close of his argument he was in terrogated by several members of the Board and finally by the Mayor, who, in the light, of recent developments, wanted to know if Mr. Taylor thought that any more satisfactory progress could be made on the streets of the city than is now being made with the-J means at hand. Mr. Taylor frankly admitted that he could see nothing to criticise in this trespect. The Mayor then asked Mayor-- Pro Tem. O'Brien to the chair and took Mr. O'Brien's, seat in the council. Mr. Johnson was trying to gain the floor when Mr. W. H, Yopp (rose to a point of order and asked if other business men present should not first be heard. Mr. Johnson gave way and Mr. Hugh MacRae was introduced. He said the question of the desira bility of bonds for street Improvement hid been thoroughly and logically ar gued by Mr. Taylor. Nothing was left unsaid. He endorsed every word. He had one hobby all his life and that was to see Wilmington progressive. He believed no one thing would pro mote prosperity more than street im provement Industries like to come to progressive cities" and to shun inert places. Wilmington is still the metropolis of North Carolina but other progressive towns are close up on her heels. If she must retain her primacy there most be no backward step. A foothold once lost is ten times as hard to regain. The time for action is the present. The Mayor Has a "Word." The Mayor said' if the business men were through, he would submit a "few remarks." He desired to say what he had just heard about street improve ment was exceedingly refreshing. He was glad to know that views he urg ed six years ago have at last met with the endorsement of the business men of the town. He had always contended it was foolish to under take general street improvement out of the current receipts of the city- But we have wet nurses in town, the Mayor said. The Aldermen are elected by the people to legislate and attend to their affairs while. another body appointed by an author ity in Raleigh and not elected by the people, responsible only to them selves, sat in judgment upon all mat ters, held the purse strings and the elected, legislative body Was power less. It was an anomalous govern ment. The other Board had the pow er of veto; that was all. There was no concurrent jurisdiction. The May or then referred to his visit to the Chamber of Commerce and occur rences there. The criticism seemed to concentrate itself about the foot of Walnut street. It was not a commer cial street. Cotton waste had lain there for years and there had been no complaint before; not under the last ad mist ration when the conditions were the same. The Mayor said he found after his statement to the Cham ber of Commerce, he had to sit there and submit to severe personal criti cism. He told the Board they in com mon with himself and Mr. O'Brien were denounced as incompetents. The man who criticised most severely, one of the richest in town, was the same man who refused to lay a sidewalk in front of his property when n- "poor nigger" owning adjoining property had come forward and borne the expense of a sidewalk in front of his place. The law as to the "dummy" line was then adverted to and the Mayor said if the business' men wanted that en forced, he would enforce it until they were sick of it. . The cHy had been very indulgent in this matter and even now would do everything to assist merchants on the wharf in the trans action of their business, it did seem unjust to receive nbthing" but abuse and vituperation for their efforts. For one, he was tired of this eternal hack ing, and pecking and criticising. He was not above criticism) as a public official it was the price of office but the traducers should confine ,tneml selves to the facts. The Mayor heartily endorsed every word Mr. Taylor and Mr. MacRae said and didn't see why the city shouldn't issue $600,000 In four .per;. cent bonds for streets, sewerage and water. The Mayor- was. applauded at the conclusion of his remarks. Mr. Taylor explained to the Mayor that the Chamber of Commerce as a body had taken no action in criticism of ,the administration. The criticism was by individuals on the floor of the Chamber. . , . - Alderman Johnson spoke vigorous ly In : opposition to sidetracking the municipal ownership of water works, a matter upon which the Board had already voted .and for which a petition representing five millions of proper ty had been submitted. He was hear tily in favor of good streets, but the water should come: first1 - He "had no idea that the signers . on the petition for streets would;: have- given their signatures had it been known, to' them that the proposition - was to -give streets the precedence - over watev works. . The argument, for entenston Mr. E. M. Andrews, the well known furniture dealer of this city, has added to his beautiful stock of Furniture, a Music Department under the special supervision of a man wih seven years experience. We will handle these celebrated instruments: PIANOS: KRANICH AND BACH. STULTZ AND B-AER. LANGDON. ORGANS: Packard; putnam.v ESTEY. . We invite the" .Musicians of Wilmington and surrounding country to come and examine these beautiful instrumments. Before buying, remember these goods- are Flrst-Class and are worthy of inspection. We have an ex perienced man for tuning and repairing. E. Luu. &IKlDlr3EW5 117 So. Front St., fell-tf W. J. BRADSHAW, Manager. Embroidery Sale All This Week. S. & B. SOLOMON. i fell-tf of streets was upon a purely commer cial basis; the argument for water and sewerage was upon a basis of health and sanitation. One life in his own j-family or in that of any one present would be worth millions. It was pass ing strange to him that all these years tne Dona issue ior streets should have lain dormant until tnis water works proposition was sprung. He said the Clarendon Water Works Company had broken their contract time and again and referred to tne pressure at the recent fire and the supply furnished for human consump tion. Mr. Taylor replied to Mr. Johnson that imMl now the conditions were not favorable to a bond Issue. That was why it had never been brought for ward before. The growth of the town now demanded that civic improve ment whieh" only a bond issue could accomplish. Recent efforts to get to the begin ning of an agreement for the pur chase Of the present water plant were related, but nothing had been accom plished. Cant James I Metts was asked to present the wishes of the Chamber of Commerce with i-eference to the "dum my" line, but it was stated that no action for the present was desired. There was then an effort to get merely an exDression troni the Board on th idea of the street bonds, but Mr. Johnson managed to so load down the original motion with amendments and substitutes that an were iu. sight of and a motion to adjourn pre vailed with the understanding that another special meeting will be held Friday night Always Ahead We Are Leaders With Agencies for These Goods. Atkins' Silver Stell Saws. Ohio Valley Split Pullies. Cleveland Rubber Belts. Chicago Leather Belts. Milo Canvas Belts. Lunkenheimers Values. Fairbanks-Morse Steam Pumps. Pemberthy Injectors and Oil Cups. And all goods used in Factories, Mills, Railroads. Call, Phone, Wire, or Write To-Day. T. J. PRATT, Gcn'l Mgr., INTERSTATE MACHINERY & SUP PLY CO., 204, 206 N. Water St., ' Wilmington, North Carolina. 'Phone 439 fell-tf - To-day at Polvogt's 10 to 11 o'clock; 10c Challes, Ginghams and vvaistiuga only 7c per yard. Anniversary saie. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ACADEMY OF MUSIC! THURSDAY NIGHT, FEB. 15th. The World's Greatest Romantic Actor, MR. JAMES O'NEILL IN A FIRST, ONLY AND POSITIVELY FAREWELL TOUR OF "Monte Cristo" Prices: 50 cents to $1.50. Seats on Sale Wednesday.' Our Spring Goods are in. We have now a beautmii line oi orgaumes, white mercerized shrit-waist goods,' silk mull enjbroderies, etc, etc. La dies' and Gent's Shoes in whites, blacks and tans; high and low cuts. Gent's two and three piece suits; a smart line of odd pants, newest styles and patterns. Call on us for your Spring Supplies. THE HUB, THE ORCHESTRA of - GRACE M E, SUNDAY SCHOOL. Will Give a , MlJSlCALE FRIDAY EVENING, FEB. 16th at S:15 in ' Lecture Room, Fourth and 'Grace " v"""""" streets v " " -1 REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED . .-. ADMISSION 10 CENTS. . feb 15-2t " . v - MASONIC NOTICE. . at Tnitnv lvitrp No. 1 A. F. and A. M. There will be an Emergent Com munication" this (Thursday) evening at 8 o'clock for work In tne sru ue- "'---' ' - R C. MERRITT, Feb-16-lt " .-Secretary. " 603 N. 4th St. fell-tf B. F. PENNY & CO. Proprietors? , OMENT"l.blMSE, WO.jSsWa.F. A. M, Emergent CommaWcation this (Thurs day) evening at 8 Vctock for work tn the- F.-C-' Degree.- Visfthuf brethren cordially invite " " -FeV 16-lt - - Secretary: NOTICE! MAKE THE ORIGINAL WASHINGTON BREAD. MAKE CREAM PUFFS. MAKE PURE POUND CAKE MAKE CHOCOLATE ECLAIRS. EVERY DAY WARREN'S STEAM BAKERS - 22 North Front St. Phone 246. . R. F. WARREN, PROPRIETOR," feb 14-tf. - WE ATLANTIC. TRUST & BANKING CO. ' SOUTHERN - BUILDING , . Interest 4 Per Gent Save Something Nowr 'and Accumu late Weafth. v feb 15-tf. ' C ' -." ' ' . v - 11 0 ft u-fi . f if mi t ' -1 1' I fi I - r.
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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