VOL. LXXXI-KO. B7.
WELMESTGTON, N. G., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1907.
WHOLE NO. 12,517,
OUTLINE8.
hnnvancv in the New York
martPt. vesterday reflected the
SSln that the worst of the financial
hie is over; tne puuauou was lm
Tved bv the decision of the big fi
triers to stand by the Trust Com
Bau t AmPTfca and the Lincoln
5Sst Company, which have been sub
iited to severe runs during the last
Tn weeks; the two hard-pressed trust
IWan.eS are still solvnt; the. oat-
companies are sun soem., .wo;uuv
tirt that iiit; gum
rfrJ from Europe amount to $32,750,
PTDorts will help the. Bit-
Son and there are at Buffalo 3,600,-
BftO busneis oi "
inroads cannot haul It to market
Seditiously. The steel Trust has
zl-vioA nn the Tennessee Coal and
Jron Railroad Company and its Inter-!
fst. pawns -vr r 7zr .r
There Will ue eiecuuus i,uujr ui
s-fQOn states and several cities, and
nolitical Washington Is closely watch-
.. .omn fr an-mo clem a ttkni. !
DOllTlCtti iiojuiuo i
ing on the Presidential election next j Bear & Co., at Front and Grace streets
SS TS Vtffi - up at Ms broth-
f Hearst's Independence League wither or some one else on the topmost
the Republicans to defeat Tammany j floor, young Louft Otersen, 15 or 16
Hall. -Both Republicans- and Bern- years ot age, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
ocrats are claiming the eelctlon to be . -
-ia tnAv in New Jersey, Massachu
setts. Maryland and Kentucky. -Exporters
at New Orleans are experienc
ing difficulty in securing cotton from
the interior! as the farmers want the
cash and refuse to take certified
checks. Another international, con
troversy may arise with Japan over
the dismissal of George Yugama, - a
Japanese boy, from school because
he is over the school age. Fearing
that the bank would have arun on
"jr 33 r. .Boyd, cashier of the
Hm&Vse Bank and Trust -Company,
of Hun?116- Ala-; committed suicide
yesterday, by firing a bullet through
his brain. The Seaboard Air Line
lost a case in the United States Su
preme Court involving a claim of $1.75
made by Seegers Brothers for damage
to a bunch of bananas, the case hav
ing begun in magistrate's . court - and
passed through all the courts" of
South Carolina The four-masted
schooner Arthur SewalL which left
New York four months ago and was
gupposed to have been lost, has been
reported as entering the straits for
Seattle. Prsident Roosevelt will go
to Oyster Bay, N. T, to vote today,
and will return to Washington to-
sight Alex Johnson, a negro, was
lynched at Cameron, Tex., yesterday,
for attempting assault on a white
woman. New Yortc marfcets; Alon-
woman New YorK markets; Jtton- 'tenderiy ptoked up boy, but he was
eyon call in strong demand 4 to 20, "1 rthlv . heln and silently
oer cent, ruline rate 0. closing- bid
4, offered at 5; spot cotton 10 points
higher, closing steady at 11.10; flour
quiet but steady; wheat firm. No. 2
red -1.05 1-2 elevator, No. 2 hard Win
ter, nominal; corn steady, No. 2, 70
1-2 elevator, No, 2 white, 72 1-2; tur
pentine quiet 53; rosin steady.
Let is hope that the financial flurry
will be ow-r by Thanksgrubbing day.
Jonah seems to have been the first
gentleman who realized the true value
ef land.
Silk is lower, says the market re
ports. What we want to see come
down now is furs.
Look out for that Friday, December
13th. Watch your corks, if yon dont
want to have bad luck.
Anyhow, the people have found out
nee again that confidence can be
shaken under a Republican Adminis
tration. If it is a good thing to stop stock
gambling for a few days why is it not
eood thing for It to be cut out alto
gether? How would it do to stop gambling in
9tocks as a means of relieving the
money stress? Why don't the. bears
get cold feet?
It must not be taken as a sign jthat
tte Federal Government wants to
abandon paternalism because It de
sires to quit financing world's exposi-
tions.
In all this financial disturbance wv
hi VP f?51r, 1 11 A. 11 1-
"ireu lu near uiai tne raper
- or any of the other .industrial
trusts have failed. Their address is
Sasy street
A Washington woman is suing her
aosband for
'malntpnanPA " Xfnst
women would be satisfied to get a
'uici for support if the old
couW be made to go to work.
man
Wall street will fully realize, that
the
scare is an mr.
ambs begin again to scamper around
"J an unsuspecting way in the Stock
change.
The Atlanta ConsUtutlon mentions
Aunt Lettie Postum, the oldest
. ber PersoQ in Grgia, died Octo
Vmh't, at age of 119 years.' She
ioorM remembers ben the Chatta
cnie river was nothing but a little
Hae , buslness conversation ?
DEATH IN ELEVATOR
Young Louis Otersen's Head
Crushed in Horrible Manner
Yesterday, Afternoon.
BROTHER AN EYE-WITNESS
Looking Upward as Carriage Went
Up He Was Caught Under Fourth
Floor Funeral This After- .
noon From Residence'
The back of his head hanging over
the carriage of a rapidly ascending
freight and passenger elevator in the
street, was instantly x killed yesterday
afternoon -between 3 and 4 o'clock by
suffering the entire top of-his head
to be mashed off between ;the wooden
frame of the "elevator carriage and
the floor of the fourth 'Story of the
building.
Either in the elevator carriage with
him or on the topmost floor of the
building was the older brother of the
lad, Mr. "Willie Otersctn, stock and or
der clerk in the establishment, who
was an eye witness of the distressing
accident to his little brother who had
taken employment -at I. M. Bear & Co.'s
only since the the first of November.
As the carriage passed the fourth
floor with the back of the boy's head
over the side of tho carriage, his en
tire forehead and skull was cut off
and. left on that floor while the eleva
tor continued its course on up to the
fifth floorr the little body dropping
lifeless just i'nsick. the carriage. It
was a distressing sight for the brother,
Mr. Willie Otersen, and his heart
bursting with grief when- he saw that
his little brother was dead, he rushed
down the five flights of stairs and told
those in the store room and In the
office what had occurred. Those In
the store and some workmen on the
elevator hurried to the fifth floor and
they laiir him back down until on un
dertaker could come. His death anust
have been instant as he mada no out
cry that was heard in the store and
the entire top of his head was carried
away just where it was ' caught be
tween the hrsavy timbers of the fourth
floor and the strong boxing of the ele
vator carriage. v
The father, who is a carrier at the
postoffice, a prominent member of the
Masonic fraternity and of the Wood
men of the World, was soon notified
of the distressing accident and was
at the store while Mr.. Willie Otersen
went over to the home on North Third
street and broke the news as gently
as possible to the mothert It was a
heartrending mission that the young
roan went to his mother with, but he
bore up bravely and a little while la
ter the remains were carried over to
thf saddened home, after being pre
pared for burial by Funeral Director
Woolvin at his funeral parlors on
Princess street. Dr. C. D. Bell, the
coroner, was summoned, but it was
clearly an accident and no Inquest was
held.
Mr. Henry C.-Bear, of the firm of
T M. Bear & Co., in speaking of young
Otersen after the tragedy yesterday,
ciri that he was one of the brightest
and most genteel little fellows that he
ad ever known. He was smau ior
his age and was still wearing knee
breeches althougbrlie had been work
ing for several years and going to
school. He wast formerly employed
t the Wllmineton Bargain House at
Front and Dock streets and still later
at the Coast Line offices. But his
brother wanted him to learn the dry
goods business with him in the large
oatahiiRhmpnt with Which he was con
nected and Louis had gone there only
last week and was working in ine
tock department He had caught on
n t-hp, run of affairs in the store re-
narkably well and his life gave great
promise in his chosen career, n is
a sad tragedy and in the death of the
v.c0v,rf ,, ,
- to The sriet-
striCken parents and the brothers and
dstM - s of which there, are four, a
grown sister being the wife of Mr.
James Davis, of the firm of Warren &
Davis.
The funeral will be conducted from
the late residence at 4 o'clock this af
nmnnn and the remains will be laid to
rst In Oakdale Cemetery.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
D. L. Gore Co. 'William Tell Flour.
Darley Park Brewery Just One
Case.
King Stock . Co. "The Circus Girl'
Tonight. -
Atlantic Trust and Banking Co.
You -Can Afford
- J. W. Robinson & Co. Edison Pho
nographs and Records. . j ;
- ' Business Locals.
For Sale Large" Chrysanthemums.
Gilbert House Regular & Transient
Board. , - .
j' H. RehdeVfe Co: were -Very busy
today don't - fail lto .visit them this
(week.
COUNT? C05MSSI0NEBS
Regular Monthly Session Yesterday
Afternoon, Largely Taken Up With
Routine Business Jurors
Drawn for Decemebr Court.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners yes
terday afternoon was largely taken
up with routine and unimportant mat
ters. All members were present ex
cept Commissioner Alexander and
Chairman McEachern presided.
T5. Bruce Mizelle and Frank Weston
were exempted from poll tax on ac
count of physical disability. '
The Superintendent of Health re
ported four cases of typhoid fever dur
ing October, one case or smallpox and
three of cllphtherla. One case of
pleurisy, five or six of chills and fever
at the camp comprised the acute sick
ness in the several institutions. In
the office 64 patients were treated and
nine were Visited at their homes. One
case of dumb rabies In a dog occur
red during October.
The Clerk of the Superior Court re
ported the collection of $25 in fines
4and fortfeitures since last report.
ssupr, j. n. naraee reportea one
white and 11 colored patients and one
white and " 15 colored convicts at the
county farm during the month.
The Register of Deeds reported lv
Vrhite and 23 colored marriage licenses
during the month, $37.05 being paid
into the county treasury -s revenue
therefrom. 1
T-Wnse was granted to the Cape
Fear Distilling Co., No. 128 Market
street, to retail spirituous liqtiors. T.
A. Croom is manager.
Application ot'Tt. L. Godwiibvattor
ney for the Dunn road district, ask
ing for the privilege of hiring a few
convicts from this county was read
and the clerk was directed' to write
Mr. Godwin that New Hanover has
abundant us for all the convicts it is
now working.
The heating apparatus in the insane
aeoartment of the County Home was
considered and repairs of , same were
referred to the County Home Com
mittee. -
Valuation of Brooklyn Sewerage
Company as certified down by the
State Auditor in corrected form was
ordered changed on the tax . books,
an 'abatement of $1,500.
Wm. Goodman was granted rebate
of taxes on property sold in 1900; and
paid by him erroneously since that
time.
Application of Mr. Bear for reduc
tion of valuation on lands in Harnett
township was referred to the asses
sors for investigation of an error. The
same order was made upon applica
tion of Mr. C. E. Riggs, of East Wil
mington" Mr. Wm. Calder appeared before
the Board and stated that 20 shares
of stock Inthe Fourth National Bank
of Fayetteville had been charged
against him when he owned no stock
in that bank, but that he and others as
trustees for a church owned some
stock he had no holding personally.
Mr. H. E. Bonitz was relieved of
double tax on property of Wrights
ville Water Works Company, he hav
ing been under that impression same
bad been listed by Maj. D. O'Connor,
former manager.
The matter of purchase of machin
ery for rock quarry and acceptance of
proposition of C. H. Dock & Co., was
referred to the Road Committee with
power o act-
The following jurors were drawn for
the one-week December term of clyil
court: M. Rosenmann, R. F. Fowler,
therland. R. X Casteen, P. L.
Knieht. C. R Pone. J. D. Brown, W. S.
Clavton. J. T. Hill. T. J. Mclnerny,
Wm. Flanagan, J. K. winsieaa, i. n.
Cowan. M. M. Haney, Adolph L. Good
man, W. H. Yopp. James Winberg and
Fulton T. Allen.
Red Men to Wallace.
A team of fifty-odd Red Men from
the three tribes in Wilmington will
eo up to Wallace next Monday, the
11th, for the purpose of instituting a
new tribe of the order in that town.
The institution will be by W. Ben
Goodwin, of Elizabeth ity, Great
Chief of Records of the Great Coun
cil. The team from this city, about
twenty In numher, Is now practicing
for the new lodge and the initiation
will be something good. The party
will go up on a special car at 7 P
m. to Institute the new tribe and all
who expect to go are asked to please
report la Laxipolka Tribe not later
than tomorrow (Wednesday) night.
This Is necessary in order that ample
arrangements may be made.
Revnue Cutter Orders. :
Cant. J. H. Quinan, In command of
the TJ. S. Revenue Cutter Seminole. Is
nered to resume command of -his
ship and CaptE. P. Bertholf, who has
been in temporary command while
Cant" Quinan has been on the: Pacific
coast, is relieved and placed on a wait
ing orders. Third Lieut. E. D. Jones is
eranted 13 days' leave of absence and
Second Assistant Engineer F. H.
Voung is granted 30 days' leave.
A strong, healthy colored man. be
tween 20 and 30 years of age. may se
'oure employment , by making . applica
tion at the Star office. Must- give good
recommendations as , to habits and
general character. tf
When a man ceases to grow, great-,
er,v he begins -to '. shrink smaller. ::".;
Carpets and ' mattings 1 laid freerMf j'
bought this week at Rehders. , - It j
I i - ' t-' - -' . Jr
ACTION RESCINDED
Board of Aldermen Appoint
Committee to Further In
vestigate Water Plant.
7
AUDIT AND FINANCE CONCURS
Spirited Session of the . Legislative
Board Heid 'Yesterday- Morning
Lasting Over) Two Hours.
Suit is Threatened.
At its special meeting yesterday
morning to consider anew: the pur
chase of the plant of the Clarendon
Water Works Company in view of tne
disclosures as to its reduocd jiet eafn-
lings since the filter plant was installed
during the past year, the action of the
previous meeting authorizing the pur
chase was rescinded and a committee
composed of members of the Water
and Sewerage Commission was ap
pointed to further investigate the net
earnings of th a property and make re
port to the Board of Aldermen with a
view of opening negotiations a second
time for the purchase of the plant.
This action was Immediately made
known to the Board of Audit and' Fi
nancealso in special session to con
sider the water works matter, and
the same, was approved.
The action 'followed a spirited ses
sion at which the alleged disclosures
in regard to the net earnings of the
plant were threshed out fully. . Mayor
Springer presided and all members
were present except Alderman. Rath
jen, who was unavoidably detained on
account of sickness In. the family. Al
derman WoodV had returned from Rich
mond and was present at the meeting
as chairman of the special committee
from the Board of Aldermen to -negotiate
the purchase. There were also
present at the meeting City Attorney
Marsden Bellamy, Jr., Special Coun
sel George Rountree, who had been
retained by the committee - several
members of the Board of Audit and
Finance and others Interested - in the
deal between the city and the water
company. Members of . the . n?wly
elected Water and Sewerage Commit
tee were also present , tn , an ; advisory
capacity; Acting Chairman BoHes? of
the .committee, was requested' and ex-
plained th& ob.iect ..of the v-meetine
whichTwas to: reconsider the matter of
the water works ' purchase in view of
the disclosure that the earnings of the
plant were not what members of the
Board believed they were when the
negotiations wer? pending. He stated
that while the earnings for 1906 be
fore the titer was Installed might have
been $16,000 or above, it was ascer
tained that the present net earnings
of the pronertir are not much above
$10,000. Mr. Bolles further stated
that he had consulted Mr. George
Rountree in reeard-to the -eal status?
of the negotiations and was advised
pot. to conclude the mirebase until
the whole matter had be laid before
the two city boards. This had b-en
done and.it was up to the members of
the Board.
Each member of the Board of Aroer
men was then called up for an expres
sion of his understanding of the net
earnings as represented to the sever
al meetings. While several of the
members stated that it was not clear
to them and that the representation
might have ben made to them that
the $16,000 earnings were for the year
1906, all agreed that it was their un
derstanding that the plant was still
learning that amount. It was also stat
ed that Engineer Ludlow had stated
f roan his investigation of the earnings
that the property was earning $16,000
for the past five years.
Colonel Walker Taylor then gave
his statement of the discovery that the
plant was not earning the $16,000
which it was understood it was earn
ing and Mr. C. W. Worth, of the com
mission, stated . that the commission i
had not in any mamier taken charge
of the plant Colonel Taylor stated
that if the interest on tba bonded in
debtedness was taken into account,
the net earnings would, according to
his understandinghe not above $6,000.
This, too, included the monthly rental
paid by the city for hydrant service.
Mr. Rountree then -gave a legal opin
ion of the status of the negotiations
and said as he viewed It, the trade had I the fntrest of the holding warehouse
not been concluded,, neither had thejpian He spoke at Burgaw last night,
transfer been made. He said that if a I in be at Wallace tomorrow morning;
trade, had been made under, a. mutual I at Magnolia tomorrow evening; at
mistake or upon1 a misunderstanding j Warsaw Wednesday morning; Faison
of essential elements in the contract j Wednesday . night;,- Mt. Olive, .Thurs-
or by fraud or by, an honest mistake, ,
the agreement was not binding in
law. Even if thetrade had been con
cluded, Mr. Rountree held under cer
tain circiimstan ces it would be null
and void. Mr. Jtountree did not give
an expression on the Question of fact
or value but entirely as to the lrgalj
points -involved which entirety coin
cided with the opinion expressed by
th? city attorney.
Mr; French' then offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted: -
ivcoui v cu, iue xuaiU' ui muci-
men: That the resolution- passed by
this Board, off the 25th of October, l
1907t- agreeing jtb .th' purchase of the ;
plant of the Clarendon Water Works
Company, at a price therein stated,
which resolution was concurred In bv f
the Board of Audit and romance, at .
their meeting of; October 28th. with
(Continued of Page Flve.-
WATERWAY CONVENTION
Prominent Business Men and Officials
From All Parts of State Here For
Important Consideration. ,
Senator Overman.
. Prominent business and profession
al men from all parts .of the State, in
cluding the distinguished Senator Lee
S. Overman and a "majority of the
North Carolina delegation ip Con
gress, will assemble at 10 : 30 o'clock
this, morning til the United States
court room la the postofilce building,
for the purpose of organizing a North
Carolina branch of the National Riv
ers and Harbors Congress, the spe
cial object of which will be to secure
government improvement of both the
lower and upper Cape Fear, the prin
cipal object sought to be attained be
ing the making of Wilmington a port
of entry for the largest class of ships
by securing a mean depth of 30 feet
of water from the citv tn the; spa. -Th
contention follows, a visit of Mr. John '
A. Fox to the principal cities of the
State in which the plan was fully set
forth as a .North Carolina project and J were decided upon. Among these. .
it is believed that the meeting today i was an . arrangennt . whereby, i it-" is
will result in great good for the busi- hoped to provide $10,000 for4 renalra-
noes irtorocfo "NTt.V. rin.ni;na r ' 4 cy airs
ness interests of 'Noitfh Carolina from
the mountains to the sea.
The advance guard of the delegates
to the convention has already arrived.
Among the number"are Senator Over
man, who reached the city last even
ing and 4s the. guest of his friend, Mr.
Martin S. Willaf d. Another arrival
last night was Hon. H. L. Godwin, con
gressman from this district and thor
oughly committed to the Wilmington
project. Then there are still others,
including Maj. W. A. Guthrie and Maj.
A. A. Lloyd, of Durham ; Maj. B.J.
Hale and Messrs. Jnoi R. Tolar, H W.
Lilly, Frank H. Stedman, Jno. F. Har
riso, J. H. Anderson, "W. L. Holt, J.
G. Shaw, L. A- Highsmith and B. T.
McBryde, of Fayetteville, Other; dele
gations came in on the late trains and
still others will arrive this morning
in time for the meeting- For all of
them Wilmington has a cordial wel
come and hopes-: that their stay in the
city may be both pleasant and profit
able. SWINSON-TURRENTINE.
Wedding Yesterday - Afternoon United
popular young Peopfe. . ;
. Of interest toareat many friends
here and.' .elsewhere is the announce
ment of the marriage of 'Mr. Hugh
Walker Turrentine, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John R Turrentine, of this city,
and Miss Laura A. Swinson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. H. Swinson, also
of Wilmington, both being very vpop
ular and most highly esteemed in a
wide circle of friends. They were
married at 6:15 o'clock yesterday
evening at the home of the bride's
parents, No. 406 Walnutt, street, the
Rev. J. M. Wells, D. D., officiating.
Conforming to the wishes-bf both the
bride and groom the wedding was a
very quiet affair arid was attended on
ly by relatives of the' young " people
and a few very intimate friends. The
ceremony withal was one of the pret
tiest of the season In this city. The
parlors of the home were very taste
fully decorated with plants and flow
ers and the service was performed at
. beautifully improvised altar in the
room.
Immediately after the ceremefny Mr.
and Mrs. Turrentine received the con-ffor
eratulations of friends at an informal
reception and left later on the north
bound A. C. L. train for an extended
bridal tour North. Returning in about
two weeks they will be at home in this
city where they have agreat many
friends. -Miss Swinson is a charming
voung woman, and numbers her
friends by the score. They -will be
nleased to welcome her as Mrs. Tur
rentine. The groom belongs to an
old and distinguished family of Wil
mington and is very popular. He is
one of the leading brokers In the
wholesale district of the city and num-
Ders niS friends by the hundreds. Mr.
and Mrs. Turrentine will be at home
noon their return at 814 Market
street.
President Moore Here.
President Chas. Cotfon Moore, of
the Southern Cotton Association, drop
ped in to - say "howdy-do" yesterday
on his way to fill a number of appoint
ments in Eastern North Carolina in
day morning; Maysville Friday morn
ing; Pollocksvllle at mgnt ana ac
Trenton, Jbnes county, Saturday. He
may possibly fill an appoointment at
Newbern, but this is as. yet undecided.
With Love & McDiarmid Co.
Mr. R. S. Motte. a clever and popu
lar young Wilmingtonian, has asso
ciated himself with the Love & Mc
Diarmid Company, merchandise bro
kers Jand manufacturers' agents and
will .be pleased to serve; his friends
Willi nio uvw uuuucvuuu. xic
lately with the Navassa Guano Com-"
oany and will ''make good" in every
respect with the neSv company. ?
' ..... ;
Meeting of Brotherhood,
; There will be an open meeting of St.
JamesVBrotherl
Ing atB cclock
Brotherhood tomorrow even-
lnSt James' parish
All - men of the parish are in
i vited. There will be music; Informal
i addresses' and refreshments.- ; ,
THE ALDERMEN MEET
Routine Affairs Largely bonirtn
ed Time of The Board Last '
Night.
ARRANGE STREET REPAIRS s
Award of Contract For Signs All D
partments Make Report For. the -Month
of October Usual Re
ports tAre Sumitted'
The Board of AMermen was InCreg-,
ular monthly session last night at
the City Hall for th purpose of pro-,
ceeding with the regular order of bus- -iness,
the water works question, having' 1
been disposed of at the special meet--.
ing during th-s morning The flight',
session was , largely taken iun; ith
routine business, though one or two
matters nf nmro T J i .
imatters of more an passing interest
to the streets and the award b the
contract for street-signs oyer t;&V
which greatly desired improvement
has been in contemplation for: some
time. - .-. v .
The meeting was held In the May
or's oflice instead of in the city court
room as usual. All members were
present except Aldermen Rathjen,
Karr and French. Alderman Wood
was welcomed home; by his colleagues1
from a trip to Richmond andc else
where. The Mayor proceeded ; with
the call of 'reports from' standing com
mittees. '
There was no report' from the " Fi
nance Committee and Chairman El
lis made report for the Sanitary Com
mittee. Considerable drainage has;
been; laid and the work has progress-
ed very . satisfactorily. The garbage '
cans have arrived and will f be placed
n the streets at advantageous posi
tions in a few days.4 '
. The Market Committee in the
sence of Chairman Rathjen made re
port of progress through Alderman
King: , ' . -.
Chairman Northrop reported the in- v
otallatton of a new light on Bladen,
between' Seventh arid Eighth streets "
'md the installation gfother appara ;'
tus in the "public libraryV The chair
man called attention ' to excessive
charges -for 'lighting in , the v Front
Street MarektC Mr. King, of the Mar
t Committee, said the matter would :
be attended to. Chairman Northrop
suggested the removal of the arc
lamp "in front of tbrp City Hall
to Third and Princess streets and. the
installation of a smaller light in -front
if the public building. The hospital,"
Mr. Northrop said, had petitioned- for
an arc lamp at 10th and Red Cross
streets, while other residents wanted
lamp at 11th and Campbell. ; The
Committee recommended that the light
be placed at the latter position. r. A
Tight was also wanted at Eighth and
Brunswick streets- and a gas lamp at .
Fifth and Church streets, the Hatter
at the suggestion of Mr. Kinar. ' The
recommendation of the committee was '
adopted. ;
Chairman O'Brien reported the .ex
haustion of the appropriation of $5,000 .
street work and $L000 for drain
age. He had received notice to stop
work. Mr. O'Brien also read a com-
munication from residents of South
Front Street, complaining of the con- ,
dition of the street after the excava
tions were made by the street fear
company. He had called on Mr Skeld-V '
Ing and said the company was iiriwlll-
ing to lay a new macadam' there : to -
take the place of a makeshift street -before.
Alderman Bolles made a state?
ment in regard to the matter and said
that while the company admitted its ,
liability. It did not want to be-made
to lay a macadam street and then la- 1
ter be required by the Street Contmls- '
ion to put down a brick pavement. AV r
derman Bolles stated that the com-i'
pariy simply wanted the city to say "
what class of permanent improvement
would be required. Street conditions . "
all over the city were regarded asrdis:
graceful and the need of doing Some- -thing
at once either under the dlrec
on of the Board of Aldermen or the -
Street Commission '"' was emphasized -
he Mayor made a statement in re-r
card to the matter arid explained" a' .
nlan by which $10,000 could be bor
rowed from the sinking fund to tide
the city over street repairs until cbnf
dition s are such that the street bonds
mav be sold and the Commission be
placed in charge. City Attorney Bel- " '
lamy gave his opinion that the ; ar
rangement would be legal and that
the repair of the streets was a' neces
sary expense and emergency of a dan- "
eerous thoroughfare would ,. warrant
the city m borrowing the money " out- .
right to do the work. 1 ;? r
Alderman O'Brien said the whole -mistake
had been made at the begins
nlng of the new fiscal year when the '
budget was made up. f He had asked
for $40,000 for permanent street, work .
but was told the Commission, was In J;
charge and the , money, would not be -
needed. K Between $40,000 and $50,000"
had' been passed to the .Fife Depart- .
ment, :.ih building up fire, houses . and ' '
buying apparatni when the streets had ' .
grown to such condition that the appa-,,
ratus could not' get over7 the -'streets. - ..
After further discussion .a '"motion ,
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