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VOL. LXXXni-NO. 12".
WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCJI 2, 1909.
WHOLE NO. 12,930.
OUTLINES.
in the Cooper-Sharp trial yesterday
Hip State sold to the defense an ex-
rt witness, who had made an au-
foDsy on th body of Carmack- Tho
r inn bill providing for statutory Stat
Sde prohibition passed the House in
rkansas yesterday The Tennes-
eo Senators, who left the State last
Thursday, are still hiding-out," and
the
legislature langio-wuuuueB -tx
at Reno. Novado yesterday de
fire
etrnvpd two Hotels ana a gamDiins
.
house, entailing a Iocs of $100,000
Take Wells was yesterday re-elcrtett
President of the Virginia League, at
Richmond, Va. The Appellate Court
cf New Jersey decides against the two
leather companies on the right of mer
ger The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee decides to make no report on the
steel merger, but to leave each' mem
ber to express his own views The
House amended and 1 passed the Na
tional Forest Reservation Bill, which
ft lourt of aK ToTrSrcun'111 afternoon, but no bust
Glares the "safety appliances0 act of ess of any special public importance
18S9 to be valid A Lieutenant with
ffco battleship fleet was married in
Norfolk to a lady to whom he won in
world tour The Supreme Court of!for establishing the Recorder's Court
Oklahoma orders return of papers of jin the county, but a certified copy of
worsts atfent seized on Haskell's
affidavit Dr. Crum resigns as Col
lector of Customs at Charleston r
Tn, rvfooMpnt fltifl two members of the
Common Council of Pittsburg were
convicted on bribery charges yester-
qy The advocates in the House of
the Ship Subsidy Bill will make an
attempt to pass that measure today
The House special committee re
ports no breach of privilege in Cook's
speech attacking the President
New York Markets: Money oncall
easy at 2 to 2 1-2 per cent.; ruling
rate 2, closing bid 2 1-4, offered at
2 1-2. Flour firmly held. Wheat ir
regular, No. 2 red 1.23 1-4 elevator.
Ccrn sasy, No. 2 75 l-2elovator. Oats
steady, mixed 57 to 5$. Rosia and tur
pentine quiet. Cotton quiet, 5 points
higher, middling uplands 9.70, mid
dling gulf 9.95.
' Roasting the President" will soon
"be an out of date headline, Tor news
paper articles.
We hope the Legislature will stick
to the rule prohibiting the introduc
tion of bills after today.
Now we never will know what "Sub
Section A" would have done had the
Legislature passed that bill.
It is up to somebody to explain why
only four Democratic Senators voted j
tor the "anti-trust bill with teeth".
Won't there be danger of Roosevelt
drowning in that bathtub -that was put
on the North Carolina for Taft's use?
After March 4th Ananias Club mem
bers will be deprived of the excite
ment of the frequent initiations they
liave enjoyed in the last few years.
Congressman Gaines may have been
out of order but he gave Speaker
Cannon some straight talk he has not
been used to. It may do him good.
The Democrats of the Legislature
seem not to feel bound to vote accord
ing to the dictation of those outsiders
who are trying to run that body.
If you watch the White House
grounds day after tomorrow you will
Taft toting the big stick and the
muckrake out to the trash barrel.
On the Fourth Congressman Sher
man will go into political retirement,
li" he doesn't believe it Vice President
Fairbanks can prove it to him.
That hundred thousand dollars to
be added to the pension fund could
veil be taken" from some other pro
Posed appropriation where it would do
Jpss good.
That was probably a very proper
amendment the Senate made to the
"Kiver and Harbor bill, but we are
"fraid it may cause the bill to fail of
passage at this session.
Don't you think those Democratic
Senators who voted against the Lock
fcart bill will prove as loyal to the
i'ai'ty as the four who voted for it or
as those outsiders who were such ur
gent advocates of its passage?
When Governor Patterson asked
Mrs. Williamson to stay close by Colo
nel Cooper on that eventful day was
it for the purpose of having her pro
tect the Colonel from an anticipated
uack from Senator Carmack?
If any hard feelings or unpleasant
ness arises during the municipal cam
paign we know it will not be caused
hy either candidate for mayor. They
are not the men to conduct a campaign
in that way, and they would both de
plore any such occurrences.
They are to have roast monkey at
a banquet in New York. Then there
Should be a revision of the old saying:
Dog eat dog"; or perhaps the revis
ers of adages will wait 'until that so
ciety set sits down to a feast of jack-
AFFAIRS COUNTY
Commissioners Defei Uion Up
on Question of Establishment
of Recorder's Court Here. J
MET YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
Reports From All Departments and
Much Routine Business Transact
ed Bonds 'of Officials Accept
edOther Proceedings.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners was
was transacted outside the regular
routine. It was expected that at this
meeting, arrangements would be made
the bill had not been received from
the Secretary of State as required by
the act, and the Board took a recess
subject to call of the chairman when
a copy ot the law is officially before
the Board. ,
The Board met at 3 o'clock, all mem
bers present; also County Attorney
Marsden Bellamy. Rufus G. Strick
land, of Delgado, was continued on the
outdoor poor list. Road Superinten
dent HHocutt made a statement rela
tive to filling in on 17th street and the
matter was continued with the Road
Committee.
Eyota Tribe, Improved Order of Red
Men, requested that Gentry's dog and
ponyshow be allowed to exhibit here
T i"T1
U1C ucucul U1 LU wiuiuut pay-
ment of license tax. The request was
not granted on the ground that it will
establish a precedent not wise to con-
! tinue.
The Register of Deeds reported 16 j
marriage license issued during Febru
ary, eight white and eight colored. The
Clerk of the Superior Court reported
$158.15 in fines and forfeitures since
last report. The Road Superintendent
reported 96 days work by prisoners
and 23 days by foremen in repair work
on Market street and Wrightsville
roads; 95 cars of. stone were used on
tha Princess street road and Pauline
avenue in East Wilmington during the
V,""' T e?Z au comleu
vA4.t. J i i '11 j 1 i a J
line avenue, 1,746 feet of same on
Princess and 1,135 feet of 16-foot of
roadway on Princess street. The grad-
ing of Castle street road is now in
progress with 30 convicts and 14 carts.
Six cars of stone were furnished the
city during the month.
The Simerintendemt. of Health
ported two cases of smallpox, three of i street with R. H. Battle, W. C. Doug
diphtheria, five of typhoid fever and Iass and others as the incorporators,
three of pneumonia during February; iTne Celi-ko Battling Co. is largely in-
144 natienta were treated in the nffloe
and 10 at their ' homes during the
month. One case of pneumonia was
transferred from the convict camp to
the hospital. This with two cases of
fever and a few chills constituted the
acute sickness in the county institu
tions during the month.
The following bonds were approv
ed: W. H. Shearin, feed and care of
prisoners in the sum of $2,000 with
Samuel Blossom and Marsden Bella
my as sureties. G. C. Simmons, stan
dard keeper, in sum of $200, with Geo.
W. Penny and John C. Boesch sure
ties. Herbert Hocutt, road superin-;
tendent, $1,000 in the American Bond
ing Co., of Baltimore.
Upon advice from the Corporation
,.ommiSSiuu, me uauirman lepurieu uu
aujusLiueuL ui me tax inaLter ui me
darpima liauspui muuu vu., aiiu uu ta
ble tax erroneously paid by John D.
Bellamy was ordered refunded.
Commissioner Robertson read a pe
tition from residents of Middle Sound
asking for the improvement of the
Middle Sound road from a point near
the 8-mile post on the Scott's Hill
turnpike. The same was referred to
the Permanent Road Committee.
Contract fdr feeding live stock for
month of March was awarded to low
est of three bidders, John S. McEa
chern Sons.
The Board adjourned after drawing
jurors, a list of which is printed else
where in today's paper.
W. L. I. Flag Presentation.
The flag presentation by the XT. D. C.
to the Wilmington Light Infantry on
the grounds of the armory this evening
at 8:15 promises to be an interesting
and pretty ceremony. In the absence
of ' Bishop Strange, who was called
away from the city on account; of ill
ness, the presentation will ha by Lieu
tenant Colonel J. VanB. Tiletts. Every
member of tha company is required to
be present for this ceremony.
Entertain Friday Evening.
Cerro Gordo High School on Friday
ZeZTntil Showto which all
friends and SSTublic Tare inland
the small admission of 15 and 25 cents
school promise a most pleasant even
ing to all who attend.
Today. Today.
Deposits made today with us will
draw interest from' March 1st. Last
chance to eet.in on this Quarter. ! The
Wilmington Savings & Trust. Co.
Mo riHa v a n id Tuesday.
DepositsMnade with The, People's
W.. W 'S.rT v -::9
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THEFIRE RECORD
Cottage at Delgado Destroyed Three
Alarma in City Yesterday.
The cottage owned by the mill com
pany and occupied by Mr. Gus Fowler,
in the east end of Delgado village, was
completely destroyed by fire Sunday
afternoon about 2:30 "o'clock, while an
adjoining cottage, occupied by Mr. Joel
Ray; was also damaged, the total Joss
being about $500. Both Mr. Fowler
and Mr. Ray were successful in mov-
2S X2stiolAicla ZL il7
A fine stream of water from the mill
was available and prevented a spread
of th fire, while Chief Schhibben and
a number of firemen from the city
went out to the mill village and as
sisted with the work. r
There were three small fires in tho
city yesterday, the most serious being'
at 2:20 yesterday afternoon when the
Department was called in response to j By unanimous vote, with the excep
an alarm from box 47, the roof of the tion of Alderman T. W. Wood, who
one-story dwelling of Mr. W. B.
Crumpler, 711 South Third street,
navmg been practically - burned off
d off
causing a loss of over a hundred dol-
a4nc? If CoSfnPi r8SrvltejPa,l3r, Tne Board of Aldermen at
dQency Or OOlOnei Walker laylOr. ire rpellnr ithlr mooincr luct -n?o-i
shortly after 9 o clock yesterday morn-1
itis, iuc jpai Lmeut responamg to dox
1 it B11U1 u . It , eailB1
another small fire required the atten
tion of the laddies in a woodshed in
the rear of a residence on Ann, be
tween Sixth and Seventh streets.
1
O FELL. THE DRAM TREE
Representative Morten Loses Hope
Several Charters Are Granted.
(Special Star Correspondence.)
Raleigh, N. C, March 1. Represen
tative Morton, of New Hanover, who
has been working all this session to
induce the Legislature to grant New
Hanover exemption from the (State
r"r-li iVii rt lonr coir vi.n-iw 414- !
that there is no hope of obtain-
in fhl .lipf nnA linf - .e . r
that the only thing left to be done is
to beg at least The passage of a bill
that will authorize the cutting down of j
the historic old "Dram Tree," just be
low Wilmington on the Cape Fear,
which has for centuries "umpired" lov
ing cup conviviality and good fellow
ship on the Dower Cape Fear. Shorn
of its long-established power, it is felt
that it would be an act of humanity
to the famous old "tree as well as its
numerous devotees now debarred by
cruel" statute from wonted obeisance
to pass this centenarian erstwhile
"monarch" into oblivion.
The Prease Bros Co., Wilmington,
received a charter with $50,000 capi
tal by D. J. Prease, T. B. Prease. T. S.
Young and others. There is also a
charter for the W. L. Russell Shook
, ituu Liumuer vu., vviiisou, uayiuu $iv
000 byW. L. Russell and others.
A new wholesal'3 drug Co., The
Acme Co., is chartered for Raleigh
rA-fthe place of business being Martin
terested
FIRE AT LUMBERTON
Cottage in Cotton Mil 1 1 Settlement
Burned Sudden Death in County.
(Special Star Correspondence.)
Lumberton, March 1. -Yesterday at
1 o'clock the alarm of fire was given
at thevLumberton Cotton Mills and it
was discovered that the cottage in the
mill village occupied by the family of
Ed Britt was on fire. The building
was destroyed but the furniture was
all saved. By the aid of the fire hose
from the factory the buildings near
the burned dwelling were saved. But
for the splendid fire equipment of the
I mills tVinre Wnnld Tiaira Viaon morn
buidings burned. Loss full covered
, jy insurance'
Mr. Luke Powers, residing in How
'?llsville township, about eight miles
fromJLuniebrton, died suddenly Friday
evening while at work in the field.
Mr. Powers was between 75 and 80
jyesrs old, and one of the most devout
Christians in this section. The funer
al was conducted yesterday morning
at Barker's Methodist Church o which
he was for many years a faithful mem
ber, the service being conducted by
his pastor, Rev. Mr. Jenkins, and th
interment was in the church cemetery.
Mr. W. H. Humphrey and Mr. R. T.
Musselwhite and family of Lumberton
attended the funeral.
Well Known Colored Man.
The-death of Benjamin Scott, a well
known and highly respected colored
man, occurred Sunday morning at his
home on Walnut street. He came to
Wilmington from Virginia soon after
the Civil war and was engaged for
many years in the livery business and
for the past ten years conducted a
grocery on Walnut street.
Anyone having trouble with their
eyes should consult Dr. Vineberg, tha
eye specialist, at Kingsbury's drug
store, Masonic Temple If you have
blurring, dizziness, neuralgia, head-
eyes, nervous
! ness, burning and smarting of the eyes
i?
amifiation. Spectacles or eye glasses
correctly fitted to your eyes for $1.00
and up.
Today. Today.
Peposits made today with us will
draw- interest from March 1st. Last
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: cnance 10 gei in on mis quarter.-- xne
Wilmington Savings & Trust Co.
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We travel all trains for baggage and"
ntccanaure vh nna'' nMAf s' nmit i T
W Co., No. 47. f e 2SZt
PY WATERWORKS
Report of Joint Committee Sub
netted and Approved by The
i j Aldermen Last Night.
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
Many Department Affairs Further In
stigate Sewerage System Im
prove Fire Alarm System.
- Other Proceedings.
objected to c.nmo fpti,rps of th p
5. , SOmf .f tU. eS ? the me
" inaenmiiying xne city against
the possibility of suits
against the
, . . ;
to which was referred" the matter of
conciuaing tne negotiations for the
.purchase of the
larenuon water-
works plant.
It was after 10:30 o'clock when the
Board took up the matter of the re
port of the especial committee after
the decks had been swept clear of all
other matters. The clerk read the re
(port 'of the committee as follows:
To the Board of .Aldermen and Board
of Audit and Finance of the City of
Wilmington, N. C:
Gentlemen: The Joint Committee,
appointed by the Board of Aldermen,
the Board of Audit and Finance, and
the Water and Sewerage Commission
(elect), for the purposes of negotiat
ing the purchase of the plant of the
Clarendon Water Works Company,
begs to report:
That, after full deliberation and
consideration, the committee submit
ted to the Clarendon Water Works
Company, under date of Jan. 28th, the
following offer:
"The city will pay for said plant, all
its appurtenances in the county of
New Hanover, including real estate,
pumping station, stand pipe, filter,
tools, fuel on hand, furniture, and all
other property used and owned by the
Water Works Company, the sum of
$145,000.
"Seid purchase to be effective on the
first day of April, 1909, and transfer
to be made on that date.
"The Water Works to collect and re
tain all past due accounts at that date
for service rendered. All collections
that may have been made for service
to be rendered after the 1st day of
April to insure to the city.
"The property purchased to be de
livered to the city, free from all en
cumbrances and liabilities, and the
Water Works Company to pay and dis
charge all indebtedness, including ac
crued interest, if any, incurred before
the said 1st of April.
"The Water Works Company, to pro
tect the city against all claims for
damages or other judgments, suits
pending, and all that may be institut
ed within sixty days after the regis
tration of the conveyance and agree
ments necessary to effectuate this pur
chase. "The Water Works Company to re
lease the city from present contract,
to agree not to again engage in the
Water Works business in the city of-
Wilmington, and to dissolve the corpo
ration as soon as permitted by the
laws of North Carolina.
"All papers necessary to complete
the terms of purchase herein stated,
to be subject to approval of the City
Attorney."
To this communication a reply was
received under date of Feb. 1st, stat
ing: "In view of fact that from our
own knowledge of the plant and its
acquired business, and from expert
opinion, the property is worth consi
derably more than we have offered
to accept, we must respecttully decline
your offer. We believe that a confer
ence between parties would be con
ducive to the early closing of the mat
ter, and respectfully ask that same be
held. We repeat that we are willing
to submit the entire matter to any
just arbitration, pledging ourselves to
abide the result."
In compliance with the request
made a conference between your com
mittee and officers of the Water
Works Company was held on Febru
ary 4th and on February 3th, the fol
lowing communication, modifying the
offer originally made, and pursuant to
agreement at the conference,-was ad
dressed by your committee to the Wa
ter Works Company:
The city will assume the bonded in
debtedness of the company, to-wit:
$80,000, deducting the amount of same
from the purchase price of $145,000
heretofore offered.
All rthpr renditions to stand asTrino wao attoA tiiat tho nnmnsA
stated in the communication of the) was to keep Princess and Orange
joint committee of said date of Jaau- street docks open especially for wood
ary 28th. I flats. Alderman Northrop asked the
Paragraph 6 of said communication,! committee to place curbing at Eighth;
is to be construed as meaning that the ! and Princess streets, so that grano-
city is to be protected against all nthlc sidewalks may be laid by pro-;
claims for whteh nroceedincra or o
tions are commenced within sixty
j days after date of. transfer for torts orgteps that had been, taken to have the
riAhta omtr Vtnr? nnirSnaHno' rtnnr to T nnM'nlot.t.n trwan 4ha nlvr nnvoi tr I Kills naSSed final readme: LAiZ2LllZ
date of transfer." ImnVo tt improvements in the old primary elections In Cumberland; H
An answer th this communication.
under date of February 15th, was re -
ceived stating:
"In accordance with the resolution
J adopted by the stockholders of the
Uiarendoa Water Works Company; at
a special meeting held 12 .o'clock
'7h;ritZT
nhhva . lata r namhv nfttlfv Vrtn tnar.
:the city's offer for the purchase of the
plant, etc., as set forth in your com
munication of Jan. 28th, 1909, and
FVh Kth 1 QAQ c Vi orohv a oiontnjl "
it has been further" agreed between
the Joint Committee and the Water
Works Company that the sum of
$55,000 shaii be reserved from the
purcnase money to oe paid to protect
the city against any liabilities which
may have been incurred by the Water
Works Company, the deeds and con
veyances to be executed to include
proper provision for this purpose.
The Joint Committee therefore re
ports to the Board of Aldermen, and
the Board of Audit and Finance, for
concurrence and confirmation, that it
Clarendon Water Works Company for
the purchase of its plant on the terms
and conditions herein set forth.
Respectfully submitted,
h. c. mcqueen.
S. P. McNAIR.
C. P. BOLLES, JR.
CHAS. W. WORTH,
I concur in above, except as to ade
quacy of the indemnity.
T. W. WOOD.
. Alderman Northrop moved that the
committee's action be approved and
; confirmed and this was seconded by
, Mr nisplaimmir ontr mirnnca tn
ir. . r , :z
his desire of going on record Dronerly
in the matter, Alderman Wood handed
.."v fluu Ciui-
ly prepared paper, dissenting from the
indemhity arrangements and going
into the matter of the possibilities of
the suits in detail. There was a dis
cussion of half an hour or more dur-
;mg which the several members, took
occasion to air their views on the
question. " Alderman Wood said there
was a possibility of injunctions, etc.,
but a majority of the members seemed
to think the gentlemen who signed the
report were due a vote of thanks for
their efforts and the motlon to approve
t-h .?f,r f 0 omo rh
committee was carried by a viva ceoue must, P,?nsif.e r and Pass tiih
vote, Mr. Wood alone voting in the ' fchme M th? aPPrPnation
negative i ' tllrasn over aSam and dispose of
Tt 4 t f tho -nvnvinna nT a. 1 the solicitor's salary bill and a crowd-
local newsgatherer to say that the ,ac-
tion of the Board will be fully approv-1 e as mufch . worl5 must be
ed by the public at large. Those who done this week in both houses than
have closely watched the negotiations !5as been put throlln either Houso
for a purchase of the plant these past iAnLnS an week of the session,
several years will recall that the pro-1 T1e, Senate convened at 10 o clock,
perty was once virtually purchased - President Newland m the chair. Pray
for $165,000. The notes were all drawn er y Senator Tilson
up and presented to Mayor Springer f?.onS the new bills were:
for his signature when he took occa- Elhott, a joint resolution relative to
sion to inquire a little further into the the introduction of new bills, prohibit
earnings of the plant and finding them !mf nepwl.bllls after Wednesday, March
not what the committee had believed This was put on its immediate
them to be from a closer examination ! passage and sent to the House for
in behalf of the city, he declined at .concurrence by a special messenger,
the last moment to execute the notes - Snaw apply to Red Springs Sub
and therebv resulted a saving of $20,- .Section 11, Chapter 3, of the Revisal.
000 to the city. He was taken to task j Bmpie, to a.ppomt justices of the
for having-delayed the proceedings at I)eace in Brunswick and ?ew Hanover,
ttiat time and the committee with him Bmpie, regulate shooling and sale
were charged with incapacity, but ot certain birds in New Hanover,
time has proved beyond peradventure Brunswick and Pender,
that they were "building wiser than Empie, to give the courts now used
they knew." The proposition as pass- j in NewHanover exclusively for trial
ed lasl night will go over to the Board ,Pf criminal cases, civil jurisdiction
of Audit and Finance tonight at its ,als- . fl
regular meeting and the deal will be Lmpie, prescribe qualifications ot
closed, the city to take over the plant tales jurors and special veniremen.
April 1st - I Gay, to amend constitution relative
Other Proceedings. ttime meeting General Assembly
The Board met at S o'clock last,cbange to August,
night Mayor Springer presiding and I Passed final reading: II B..
all members present, but few specta- to improve roads in certain townships
tors. Minutes of preceding meetings in Brunswick; H. B., to amend char
having been read the regular order of ter of Laurmburg; H B., road law in
business proceeded with the reading Robeson county with special tax
of the monthly reports, which are giv-; clause; H. B., to provide waterworks
en elsewhere, except that of the Fire and other improvements in Warsaw;
Department, which shows 11 alarms H- B., to authorize special tax m War
during February and a property loss saw township; incorporate Hodge In
not exceeding $600, apparatus cover- stitute, Clarkton ; H. B., for bond elect
ing a distance of 88 city blocks. The tion m Columbus; II R, to amend
City Clerk and Treasurer reported charter of Warsaw; II. B relative to
a balance of $30,928.91 on hand Feb. stock law in part of Warsaw town
lst and receipts of $14,015.58 during shiP; H. B bonds by Southern Pinea
the month, making a total of $45,544.-flowing debt.
49, out of which there were disburse- I The bill by Senator Nimocks to ail
ments of $29,020.33, leaving a balance thorize the several counties to levy
of $10,524.16 on March 1st. i a -special tax exceeding two cents on
Standing committee reports were $100 property and six cents on poll
heard. Chairman Ellis of the Sanitary for additional pensions of Conlede
Department reported 250 feet pipe rate Veterans, passed second reading,
laid on 13th, between Orange and being a roll call bilL,
nnnk streets: number of drains clean-1 The Senate spent nearly two more
ed out and force now working in Ma-,urs discussing uie onnonu bouci
comber's ditch. Unsatisfactory sew-'tors salary bill and then voted it
erage conditions were reported at foot through final reading 20 to 17 only
DvUnnco cfrnnf H Phoirmon l?.UiS
Aldermen French, WTood and Super- afternoon by the House Judiciary
Intendent of Health Harper spoke in .Committee by an almost unanimous
regard to the matter and it was decid-, unfavorable report wjthout minority
ed to close up the mouth of the pipe ! report to give it standing on the
until the owner is ascertained, the House calendar so that it goes to the
Superintendent of Health to have the House "grave yard" of "do not pass
matter in charge (bills. It's pigeonhole will bealong-
Chairman Rathjen, of the Market side that in which the original Houso
Committee, reported on the petition bill on solicitors' salarif s rt poses, de
of Decatur Sneed and others, recom- . feated in the House two weeks ago.
mending some reductions in rent but I Several House bills passed final
no refund of premiums as same would reading as follows: Amend Columbus
be unfair to other tenants of the mar- game law; protect game in Uladen.
ket house. Tne Pharr freight rate resolution
Acting :Chairman French reported directing the Corporation Commission
for the Streets and Wharves Commit-, to-put into effect within the State rates
tee, progress on the Castle street ex- Per ton per mile from North Carolina
tension, repair of Church street, be- ports inland that will destroy discrim
tween Front and Third, and work will inatlon against North Carolina towns
begin today, on driving piling for the as compared with rates from ports of
renair of Princess street dock. In other States to the same inland points
j response to inquiries from Alderman
nortv nvnpra.
j Alderman O'Brien asked as to any
! woir unfit tho honrls art Bold. He said
, that the indications were that there
would be some $25,000 unexpended at
the end of the fiscal year and this
could be used very readily. The City
Attorney stated that a strict construe-
' tion of the law would even now permit
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Assembly Witnesses Ava
lanche of Bills.
DAY AND NIGHT SESSION
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! Solicitor's Salary Bill Killed Fire
and Police Commission For
Wilmington Other Notes.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, N. C, March 1. The Gen
eral Assembly started today on thw
Iast week f the 1909 sessioQ with
dications pointing to final adjournment
next Monday. This will give Sunday
AW1 uuuums up me wori, m ina en
rolling office so "that the final ratifica
tions and other final details will b3
accomplished Monday.
The pay of members stops by con-
cfiI1i.nQ, nmlfofl- -,1.1.
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,and there will be mighty few here
i Monday. However it is always arrang-
ed for enough to stay over to Keep up
the semblance at least of sessions, it
being understood that nobody will
raise the point of a quorum.
There is a great deal of work before
the Legislature for this week. The
Senate must consider and pass both
the revenue and the machinery bills
and dispose of the appropriations bills
in addition to other, important general
bills and hundreds of local orcs
The
ed calendar of local measures. Prob-
! iO nave LUtJ UI 11 JVIlUUKfU UUt LMt
A m A1 4.1 1 Jl III Al.f-
' passed.
The Barringer resolution for an
election' on the removal of the capltol
from Raleigh to Greensboro that had
jestingly been reported favorably from
the Committee on ProposMons and
Grievances had a further inning in
the "joke column" by being put
I through second reading then went
over to afford more fun for another
day.
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B.. to regulate registration and sale of
condumental proprietary and patented
and trademark and poultry regulators
ana conaiuoners; prevent sua puuiu
tne saIe of adulterated find misDraJ-
ea seeas; amena iwyiwi rewuvc
building and loan associations.
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