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- . - . . . . . - . , - - ; . . , . - ..... V. ' " 2x-" . - : The Morning Star.. t . ' TjT.TT , M'l T TKh T T TT: "Rv T f t YT7 ' :AiVTRV V ; Suscriptidnerms.- r v-- One year' by Mail ; ?$5.0 Six Months by Mail 2.50 Three. Months by Mail.' - yOL. LXXX-NO. 39 TTiMTNGTOlSr, TUESDAY, MAX T 1907. WHOLE NUMBER 1236 ... . OUTLINES. (Continued on pae four.) Tlje prellmlnariea to the trial of Hajwood. Moyer. "ne- to whom President Roosevelt alluded as nnde- ho. yesterday : they are charged Mth the assassination of Governor Steu cenberf:. "who aa killed by a bomb and the r-rowdlnR yesterday m a motion by the attorneys for the de fens for a bill of particulars In the case of William D-Haywood, who Is charred with belnu the real murderer of the Oorenaof. President Roose- Telt by touching a button at the White House In Washington yesterday fired tfcre shots which inaugurated the fchnetienfest at Charleston: the President heard the shots by tele rhone and also listened to national Jurs played by the a-and. and three Vheers giTen for him by the festive shooters. Rer. Dr. John Watson Iaa McLaren). th Taocous English author, died yesterday at Mount Pleas ant Iowa, where he had gone to lec ture; he wrote "Beside the Bonnie rimr Nnh " and many other books. -tW Gnthrie a neKTO. is in jau i t narham charred with the murder f m wif who was found dead In h nhotoeraDn on ner hrnL The covernrn'nt meat in spectors are conferring with Secretary of Agriculture Wilson at Chicago, the Bnntr of employe or tne govern rr.t hinr 029 In 655 establish r-etira. a verdict of guilty was ren arainst eleven Italians at Wllkrsbarre. Pa., yesterday on charges of "Black Hand" crime Diplomat c relations between Mexico and Qua $ Emala have ben severed. Mexico having withdrawn her Minister be cause Guatemala yi fused to surrender the assassins of Ex iT'esiaent iamias The Jamestown KxpoItlon Com rJtV Is endeavoring to ra!w 1400.000 fnSomolete the exposition. New York markets: Money on call, steady .2 1-2 i 3 per cent.: ruling rate. 2 3-1: ck!ng bid. 2 1-2: offered at 3: spot cotton. 20 points hlgner, closing steady at 11.70: flour, firm but dull: wheat. Arm, No. 2 red. 91 elevator: rorn eaar. No. 259 elevator: oats steady, mixed. 47 1-2 to 48: turpen tine, steady. 6 3-4 to 67 1-2; rosin. firm. The Spanish stork evidently has no pacing partner. Its gait is leisurely. The- weather In Wilmington y ester day was the peek a boo and white Ox ford variety. Attorney General Bonaparte, ex- Democrat, says the Democratic party lacks conscience. The jury, kowtrrer. will have to carefully weigh th tes timony of deserters. A Vice Presidential boom has been started for Uncle Joe Cannon. W don't know who started it. but that manner of shelving Uncle Joe Is ap proved. We have been waiting for w ?Jsst such a blow to be struck. i A contemporary kicks because the tf-Jsta go right on prospering "in . z.i of Roosevelt's activity." His ac- tivtty cuts no ice with them: they're ' . . . . . . v-fe Wtl coicg Dusmess unaer wnai a nepuou can Congrs does for them and re fuses to undo. Commander Peary is making ar racgrr.ent5 to go on another search for the North Pole, but says he won't tr.ak the start until 1100.000 Is raised for him. We hate to buck against Peary, but as we need th money well Just have to put In a lower bid. Well "cake the start" for $50,000. A Virginia contemporary remarks: "It Is hard for the papers to say whether Roosevelt is more Democrat than Republican." This cornea of editors neglecting their acquaintance to such an extent that they wouldn't kzxw a Democrat If they met him in the road. It Is stated that Mrs. Dowle, wife of Alexander Dowie, alias Elijah III, 'j taking in boarders for a livelihood. Xe pity is expressed for her, but .j none of our business. Our recol- lAn la .V,.. IaIh 1. I . An I sw fgoc his property out of his hands and th litigation, that resulted left her out as well as the Prophet. 4 A fresh rucus has broken out be- I tween the Charlotte Observer and the J Charleston News and Courier, with ' the Norfolk Landmark and other San jdy SalSea egging on the row, as to whether Andrew Jackson were born ; in North Carolina or South Carolina, Dven lf.it should turn out that T111 j man's State were his birthplace Old r Hickory should not be held responsi ble for 1L " Federal oSceholders have hereto ; fore believed that holding an office I did -ot conflict with their right to hxgn& to hold and to express their IncYlfinal opinions and to exercise 'their choice when it comes to candi dates. They know better now, since they are given to understand from 'ashingtotr that a man can't ha Ye n- ridualisxa and an office at one and same time. -1- THE COMMISSIONERS County Board in Regular Monthly Session For May Yesterday Afternoon. ONLY ROUTINE BUSINESS Usual Monthly Report Read From Of fleers Application to Retail Li quor on Carolina Beach Not Ready for Federal Point. The regular monthly meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was held yesterday afternoon, the session being largely engaged with routine matters. In the absence of the chair man, who Is In Fayettevllle on bus! ne&j, CommUsioner Robertson presid ed and Messrs. Divine and Vollers were present. Mrs. S. E. Crandvll was authorized to see her son In the convict camp la the discretion of the chairman. Ap plication of Mrs. J.W. Crandell for lncreasvd allowance on outdoor poor list waa referred to the Superintend ent of Health, for investigation and report to the board. Willam Garrell, Masonboro town ship, was alkywvd S2 per month on the outdoor poor list. Register of Deeds John Haar presented his bond with surely company in lieu of per sonal bond and the same was accept ed and approved. The county attor ney reported net back tax collections to the amount of $165.45. The usual monthly reports wervi read and approved. The Superintend ent of the County Home reported five white and ten colored inmates and Superintendent of Health reported four cases of typhoid fever during the month and the various institutions In their usual good condition. The Register of Deeds reported 25 mar riage licenses during the month and exhibited treasurer's receipt for rev enue arising from same. Application of Hans A. Kure to re tail liquor at Carolina Beach was re ferred to the chairman with power to act Superintendent H. Hocutt, cf the county roads, reported the grading on Market street to the National ceme tery completed, the macadam of same being now 'In progress. The shell rca4a -been repaired from 8eve- tevnth and Market streets toiVrignts- ville. Ditching and drain I nT Is now In progress on Gordon road. Application of R. R. Bellamy for re turn of tax In eicese was referred to the chairman for investigation and report. Bid of John S. McEachern Sons for feed for month was accepted at $25.80 for hay: 57 cents for corn and 57 1-2 cents for oats. Several advocates of the two pro posed routes for the Federal Point road were prvsent at the meeting but were Informed tha the matter would not be taken up again for the piesent. GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY. Those Drawn for Two Weeks Term Beginning -May 27th. The following Jurors were yester day afternoon drawn by the County Commissioners for the two weeks civil term of Superior Court to con vene on Monday. May 27th: First Week J. F. Mann. Geo. W. Trask, W. O. Elliott. Jr., L. W. Moore. W J. Borgen. I. J. King. Jno. W. At kins. F. W. Dick. Wm. H. Brown, J. D. Woody. A. L. Rice. Jno. M. Bass. F Anderson, Jesse E. Smith, J. L. HazelbursL II. B. Bailey, Harry L. Kidd. Jno. N. Bennett Second Week Jurgen Haar, E. S. night. M. S. Wlllard, TL B. Farr, Benl Bell. R. II. Bowden. victor Zoeller. J. O. Powers, D. D. Cameron, W. G. Pulllam, H. R. Kuhl. Jr., Evan S, Hancock. Richard H. Shaw, H. E. Bonltx. W. T. Smith, George Harriss, T. Dooley, S. E. Rogers. Handsome Golf Cups. Mr. Douglass Nash, of New York. who was recently In the city the guest of relatives and who was extended the courtesies of the Cape Far Goir Club, has Just forwarded to the club our very handsome cut glass loving cups to be used as trophies In golf and tennis matches by the members. The cups are from Tiffany -ana have the name of the club ad the words -Season of 1907" blown into tne glass. One of the cups will be offered to the winner of a gentlemen a 15-hoie handicap match on Friday afternoon, and the other will be offered to the winner In a 9-hole handicap match for ladles on Saturday afternoon follow ing. The dates have not yet oeen set for the tennis matches. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. C. W. Polvogt Co. Bargain weea. People's Savings uana uag or Gold. Academy of Music rerocni-uyp- tene Co. Businecs Local. Wanted Room for Light Hcmae- kvepIuK. : - M. C. Darby &, co. uacn oxtage for Rent - - . ... Southeastern Lnmoer vo. uook- keeper Wanted : New wash, belts 10c: new long g!oves, 75c at.Geo..O. Gaylord's Man cfacrarersVSale. ,- ' . V YOUNQ MURDERER TAKEN Boy Who Stabbed Another To Death Saturday Night' Arrested Yester day Morning ' By Police Ser geant Burnett Character. Robert Miller, th-a colored youth who Saturday night fatally stabbed George Brown, another colored youth at Sixth and Nixon streets, was ar rested before day yesterday morning at A!mont guano factory, on North east river, about two miks from the city. The boy was apprehended by Sergean Burnett, who went over after the prisoner, reaching the station house with him between 1 end 2 o'clock yesterday morning. He has been committed by the coroner with out ball pending trial at the next term of tbe Superior Court. Miller, alias Walker, claims that he acted In self-defense in slaying Brown and ex hibited to the coroner a knife wound in his leg which he said was inflicted by his adversary. This is a very su perficial cut and the coroner is of the opinion that the boy in flijc?id: the wound on himself to sustain the plea of self-defense. , An inquest was held ov4r the body of Brown Sunday morning and a ver dict was readered that the deceased came to his death as a result of being stabbed by Robert Miller .alias Walk er The Star has reclved a card from J. Henry Walker, a son of the late Andrew Walker, stating that. the boy is not an adopted son oT his father. He was at one time employed by Andrew Walker, the son says, as a milk delivery boy, but on account of his bad traits of character, he w-as discharged. y Sergeant Burnett received informa tion Sunday night that the boy was hiding In the vicinity of Almont, and reaching the factorj", accompaned hy Officer Jesse Brown, he found that the boy had escaped from the vigilance of his Informant that the boy was there. The officers, however, began a search in the locality and spotted the boy in an outhouse, promptly placing him under arrest The officers nad a long walk, but felt amply repaid for their trip in the capture of the young ster. FIRE SUNDAY MORNING Eleven Houses a Total Loss. Three Badly Damaged Believed to Be Work of An Incendiary -Loss About $6,000. Ten frame dwellings and a colored church totally destroyed with several other dwellings badly damaged was the final result of the fire early Sun day morning in the block bounded by Front, Second, Dawson and Wrght streets. The loss, it is estimated, will exceed $6,000, with only partial insurance. The fire started in the res idence of the widow of the late David Jacobs, colored, on Second street, tear Mount Olive M. E. Church, colored, and is believed to have been of in cendiary origin. Chief Schnibben, of the Fire Department, and Constable Savage are now investigating a clue that may lead to the arrest of a col ored woman. Ho bad made threats against the widow of Jacobs in whose house the Are gtarted. These threats were of a very violent nature, and were made the day before the fire. From the Jacobs dwelling the fire communicated to the parsonage of the colored church adjoining, and then to the church Itself, which was In flames when the firemen arrived from the long run across town only to find that the water pressure was next to noth ing. This situation was accentuated by the fact that all the hose in use by the Weed Distilling Company across Front street, and at Kidder's Mill, further down by the river, were In use from the mains In order to prevent the destruction of thse plants by showers of sparks which fell among highly combustible material. Fortunately the block is little less than a deep ravine, and after sweep ing all the houses fronting on Second street, with a single exception, the firemen jvere able to protect the row of dwellings on Dawson, Wright and Front streets. The losses on ML Olive Church, $3,- 500, was covered by Insurance with Boatwright & Son, with parsonage, oc cupied by Rev. J. W. Murph. Two houses belonging to Mr. J. E. Hall, in the middle of the tlock were insured for $150 each; two houses owned by Chas. McAllister and occupied by Ed. McLauchln and Thomas Allen, were destroyed at 916 and 918 South Second. Two other houses in the rear of thos.e owned by Chas McAl lister and Chas. Walker were also destroyed- Many of the occupants re moved a part of their furniture not only from the houses that were burn ed, but from others in the -vicinity, Mr. Varney Gilbert at Second and Wright suffering a loss in this respect. UNITED STATES COURT. Spring Term Convened Yesterday, But No Cases Tried. The Spring term -of the United StafesCircuIt and District Courts for the Eastern District of Korth Caroli na convened yesterday morning, but pending the arrival of Judge Purnell. who did not reach the city until last evening, a- recess was taken. The court will get down to business this morning at the usual houiv and after the preliminaries, v the trial , of cases will be taken up. . "-A large number of witnesses, defendants' and Jurors are here for 'the sessions- with: 'number of Tlsitlrig- attdrrieys.YIt is' expected that no Important cases will 'be reach ed today., ; j ELECTIONS TO DAY Voters of Both City and County Will Vote at The Polls. SEVERAL PROPOSITIONS Aldermen to Be Elected and Recor ders Court Proposition To Vote on Bonds For Streets, Water and Sewerage. Election both for the citv and coun ty, will be held in the various wards, precincts and townships qt New Han- iover today. The polls for the city election will open at 8 o'clock and close at 7 o'clock this evening and the 'polls for the county election will open at sunrise, 5:17 o'clock and close at sunset, 7 o'clock this evening. It would be well for voters to bear in mma mat tna two elections are entirely separate and distinct proposi tions with a different set of poll holders and election officers for each and that while in some of the wards inthe city the polling place for both elections are the came, in the First and Fifth wards they are different. In the First ward there are three pre clnts and in the Fifth ward two pre cincts, the residence, of the voter de termining in which'' precinct ha shall vote. In the city election there are three separate and distinct ballots to be cast: One for members of the Board of Aldermen as nominated in the late primary; one upon the question of the issuance of $400,000 in bonds for per manent streets Improvement; one for the issuance of $500,000 in bonds for the municipal ownership of a water, works and sewerage system. The vote for aldermen will be a mere formal ratification of the action of the people at the 'primary, but in the case of the bond issues, it will require a majority of the registered vote to car ry either or both of the propositions. A voter may cast his ballot for streets and not for water and sewerage or vice versa, as he may choose, or he may vote for both propositions. Fail ure to vote by a person registered means a vote against both proposi tions. The county election is upon tbje question of the establishment of a Tteccqder's Coairt in - the: comity as unanimously recommended 'X by the Board, of County Commissioners and by the Board of Aldermen. A voter will first cast his vote either for or against the establishment of the court and will then vote for a judge of the court and for a clerk of the same, If he-desires so to vote. In this elec tlon as to the establishment of the court the failure of a voter to exer else his suffrage on the question means a vote against the court, as a majority of the registered vote is re quired to carry the proposition. For this election tbere are three precincts in the First ward and two In the Fifth. In other words, the voter will vote at the same place as he regis tered. The returns for the city election will be made to the City Hall and the returns from the county election to the Court House. According to law the saloons of the city closed at 5:17 yesterday after noon, 12 hours before the opening of the polls, and will not be opened again until 7 o'clock tomorrow morn ing, 12 hours after the polls close. There is great Interest in both of the elections and it is expected that a full vote will be cast. It seems certain that the bond issues will carry and it is reasonably certain that the proposition to establish a Recorder's Court will be carried, though this is not sufficiently certain for friends of the measure to fail to casttheir bal lot at the polls today. WATER SUPPLY CUT OFF. Joint in Main at Hilton Blew Out Early Sunday Morning. For the greater part of Sunday the city was cut off from its water sup ply. The cause was the blowing out of a joint in an elbow of the main near the Hilton pumping station and this necessitated not only cutting off the pumps until the damage could be repaired but' the standpipe had to be run dry. Where the water escaped a great ravine was cut to the river, hint no other -damage than the washing up of a fine oak tree on the property was occasioned. Supt. Robertson. En gineer Sweeney, Foreman Mote and the entire working force , went to work immediately on the trouble and by 4. o'clock in . the afternoon the pressure was restored in the ""city. In the meantime Chief Schnibben kindly loaned the fire boat Atlantic to the company to keep the pressure as far up as possible. This was ac complished by pumping water direct ly out of the river into the fire hy drant at foot of Market street . -Rev. C. W. Kegley Returned. . Rev. C. W. Kegley and Mr. C. W. Polvogt have returned from? the Luth eran Synod near Salisbury and report a pleasant and profitable' session of that.body. The meeting-was one of the best held in the State in a num ber of years, and the denomination in I North: Carolina- was shown by the re ports to be growing. ..Much worfc: for the , new. year "was mapped out; ' .Visit feo..O. Gaylord's Department Store" this -week -for values inSum- liner goods., ; - M - " y v. M FLAGS PRESENTED Interesting Exercises Last Night at Court House By North . Carolina Peace Society Presentation of Beautiful State Emblems. Interesting ceremonies last evening in the Court House marked the formal presentation to . the' North Carolina Society of two very handsome silk Peace flags, one to be retained by the society for its own use and the other to be presented through the society to the State. The flag for the State was given by Prof. F. S. Blair, of Guilford College, and that for reten tion by. the society was given by a member of the organization whose name is not given. The exercises fol lowed the organization of the North Carolina Peace .Society at The Orton Saturday afternoon and there were between 100 and 150 representative people of the city in attendance. Rev. R. W. Hogue, rector of St. James' parish, presided and an invo cation was offered by Rev. Thos. P. Noe, rector of the parish of the Good Shepherd. The formal presentation of .the flags to and through the society were by Prof. Blair, who made an appropriate address. The acceptance of the flags was by Rev. R. W. Hogue, who was likewise very happy in his remarks, Following these addresses impromptu remarks were made - by Mr. B. G. Worth, Rev. A. J. Parker, Adjutant Yates, of the Salvation Army; Capt. W)m. F. Robertson, Mr. Thos. H. Wright, Louis Goodman, Esq., 'and others. Arrangements have been made for the formal presentation of the flag for the State through Governor Glenn on next Monday evening. A commit tee from the society will go to Ra leigh for this purpose, including sev eral from Wilmington. Mr. Wright and Capt. Robertson were named a committee to place the society's flag on display at some prominent place in the city. This will most probably be in Polvogt's window. MB. DAHMER RETURNED Suffering From Temporary Mental Aberration Young Man Who Mys teriously Disappeared Came Back Last Night. Young Mr. J. F. Dahmer, former pro prietor of the moving picture theatre on Market street, who mysteriously disappeared in this city last Thursday midnight, just as mysteriously return ed to his boarding nouse, the residence of Mrs. Jones, on Market street, . last night about 8 o'clock. The young man is suffering what his friends hope will prove to be only a temporary aber ration and he can give no intelligent account of his absence. Soon after he came in last night, the young man's mother, who arrived Saturday from her home in Charlotte, and his step father, who arrived Sunday, were noti fied of the return, and a physician was immediately summoned. Hypoder mics were administered and the .young man was resting very well at last ac counts. It was believed that young Mr. Dah mer, in a fit of despondency and de pression had committed some rash act, as was intimated in a letter to his mother, but it is gratifying to his friends, while deplorable as his case is, that such was not the case and that he will probably be all right in a few days. Mrs. Dahmer, the mother, and her husband have been guests at the home of their brother, Mr. Louis Sail ings, of this city, since the young man disappeared and they were summoned to Wilmington to see what could be done. Mr. Dahmer is unable to tell where he has been or anything about himself. He had on two pair of pants when he came back, but was other wise dressed much in the same way as he was when he disappeared. FOR MEMORIAL DAY. Daughters of Confederacy Proceeding with Their Arrangements. The Daughters of the Confederacy are proceeding with all possible dis patch in their arrangements for Me morial Day on Friday of this week. May 10th. The programme has been published. The ladies are requested to meet at the lodge in Oakdale Cem etery Thursday at 10 A. M., to assist with the making of laurel wreathes to be laid on the graves of Confed erates. The following are requested to be present at the Memorial Day exer cises to rceive thir crosses of honor: G. W. Williams, Company F, Third Regiment, Brunswick County; F. R. Ward, Company B, 36th Regiment, Brunswick County; A. C. Rackley, Company K, 18th Regiment, Bruns wick County; Privates W. L. Pridgen, J T. Walker, Louis. Taylor, W. A. Baggett and J. S. A. Reaves, of Wil mington. Duplicate crosses will be presented to the following: Ensign T. Jeff Smith, Capt. Frederick W. Ort man, Lieut A. D. Brown and Capt. W. M. Stevenson. The Golf Match, o " - : The' men's handicap golf match Sat urday ' afternoon : was won by Mr. A. H. Fenn; the expert "from Poland Springs Me.' ' Mr. Fenn : broke the record of the course, making, the first round ot -nine noies with 35 ana - the second with: 40."- The .-.record! of vfbe course was - previously held ' by Mr. Donald Ross, the professional of Pine Hurst,' N. C. , J 1. .; , V v FAREWELL MEETING Board of Aldermen of Fresent Administration Held Final ' Session Last Night T MUCH ROUTINE BUSINESS Departments Made Fine Showing for Fiscal Year About to Ehd--Final Adjournment Formally in Honor of E. F. Johnson. j Members of the Board of Aldermen last night said "farewell' to one an other. It was the last meeting for. the present administration and the session was largely devoted to wind ing up odds and ends and makingan-v nual reports. The closing minutes of - , the session were touching and .Vale dictories came from those who are retiring, Messrs. Moore, W. H- Yopp, W.. E. Yopp, R. W. Price -and "J. O. Brown, while members who hold over expressed their great regret at part ing with their associates ; and with Mayor Waddell, who was not a can-- didate for re-election. . . The Board met at 8.0,' o'clock; v present, Mayor WaddelvpresidihqgA Messrs. Rathjen, Karr, 0'Brien?;W;.;iHi.,"'--: ' Yopp, W. E. Yopp, King, Pric4'6rbwir.i ; . ' The minutes of preceding 'meeting "' , were read and approved and , the regu- V . v Jar call of committes was preceded i with. Chairman Yopp had. nothing gn finance. Chairman OBrien made exhaustive report for the Streets and Wharves Committee. Permission ask ed for certain grading by the A. C. L. had been granted and the work had , been inspected The macadam blocks on Grace street and on Ann street have been completed and work is now progressing in the vicinity of Seventh ' and Grace streets. - , Mr. Brown asked for an appropria tion of $2,500 for macadamizing the south side of Orange, between Sixth '" and Ninth streets. ' Mr. Brown ex- , plained that great improvement had been made on St. James' Square and that he would go before the Board of Audit and Finance and urge the . ap- propriation out of moneys not now ap- propriated. Mr. Price made an amend ment to the effect that the east side of Fifth between Dock and Nunt streets, be macadamized and .that an? appropriation of $2,500 be made for this purpose out of all unexpendedy . balances at the: end of the" fiscal yeazv -1 proper retaining wail to be-built-M-' , v O'Brien thought it would be best not to saddle this on the new adminis1 tation; that it would, perhaps, be best' to wait for the bond issue. : - After some discussion, Mr. -.Brown . temporarily withdrew his motion, and : Mr. -Price's amendment was carried, ' . Mr. Brown then renewed his motion'-. and this was also carried. Chairman O'Brien also read a report of the work accomplished during'the- ' year. All told 49 1-2 blocks of streets, and roadways have been built,, besides a large amount of repair work; 40,000 square yards of granolithic and brick sidewalks have been put down and 45,000 feet of granite curbing have been laid. Seven thousand feet of j terra-cotta pipe have been put down. I The chairman states without fear-of contradiction that the present admin isratlon has made more improf e- , ments to the streets of the city, more : rock hauled from the quarry and placed on the streets and more work accomplished than by any previous administration. The street force is declared efficient and better organ- ized than ever before. - Chairman Rathjen reported both for the month and for the year., A fire . staton for the crew of the fire boat; Atlantic is being built at Chesnut street dock. The fire boat did signal service for the water company when its main was broken on Sunday. During the past two years many improvements have been made!-for which the Fire Committee and the Chief , of the Department return their thanks to the Board of Aldermen and the Board of Audit and Finance. One new hook and ladder truck has - been : bought, one new fire boat has been built; and the Atlantic engine in-. stalled therein," 2,000 feet ofnewLflre " nose has been received ; five new alarm boxes have been put in and ; several mils of wire have been strung;' two fire engines have been overhauled -and repainted; First ward and Fifth ward engine houses have beeb con nected with sewerage; a slip has' been.. made for the fire boat; a new? two story building as a fire station has - , been erected; 34 new bed springs have been bought for the quarters of : the firemen; salary of firemen has been increased $5 per month and" many other improvements have been : made. Chairman Rathjen closed his?: report with a characteristic speech : appropriate to the last meeting of the - Board. ."ivv. Upon recommendation of Chairman . ' : j Karr $80 was appropriated t for r the yj x purchase of a typewriter for- the Po-,';' ; lice Department. . Upon recommenda-' J tion of Chairman King, an unexpended . balance to the credit of the ;4 Market , ' Committee was appropriated f or . plac- - s ing a sidewalk around Fifth v Ward 7 market house. ' Chairman Brown, of the Light , Committee, reported the -installation of two new . lights and same was. approved. , , J 5 Mr. Junius vJDavis, counsel for the Cape- Fear Club; appeared before ' the . Board and asked that in consideration of Its public service in the community; that -the organization be exempted fronr the tax of .$50:ner month on so-: cial' clubs., .Mr.-.Bayis 'said-that the,.r 1 act of legislature' did not make-it f t ' ' (Continued :on-fourth page.J V. 'V. v- .v -'-: V r v .V Y y
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