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RA1r1eH, February /

!, =. : RALr1sH, February 1, 1880
At 4 regular meeting of the Intcndant and Commis-
sioners Of the City Of Raleigh, held this eveningPres
ent, VIM. Dalias Haywood, Ihtendant. E. B. Freeman.
Jno. Primrose, T. r. Fentres. 8. w. Whiting, and
Eldridge Smith, Commissioners.
The Committee appointed at the last meeting to make
arrangements in reference to the City Guard and
the appointment of two assistant constables ng unpre
pared to report required further time, which was granted
The proposition of Willis Bird referred to the
Pump Committee.
On motion, the Intendant requested to execute
Decd to VIM. Ashley, the payment Of the purchase
money by him, for the lot sold him by the City Auther
ties some time since.
Two small accounts in favor of Mesrs Stith and Ra
boteau, were motion allowed.
The applications of Messrs johnson and Shth to have
their taxes reduced taken and considered and the
City Constable instructed to inform these gentlemen
that, upon the payment of their taxes, their claims for
reduction would be respectfully considered.
The memorial of G. B. Root, Jno. Hutchins, w. w.
Holden, Wm H. H. Tucker, Esqrs. "a majority of the
former Board of Commissoners) complaining of the ap-
pointment of H. B. Hayes Weighmaster hy the new
Board after the election the office of Willis Scott
ny the former Board, rcad and having respectfully
considered the same, it decided that in much
the Office had been filled by the appointment of Mr..
Hayes the Board take farther action in the prem
ses, except to change the term of Weghmaster from
twelve to three months duration, which, motion, was
accordingly done; and the appointment of that officer
is hereafter to take place the first regular meeting in
Aprl, July, anu OctOber.
The application of Col. Edwvd Yarlrough TO be re-
commended to the ensuing G C,unty Court for tavern
license to retail spurious liquors, taken up and
sdered, and being strongly sustained by the
mendation of the following gentlemen, viz Jno. w.
Cosby, Perrin Busbee. W. H. H. Tucker J. T. Marri-
Off, Quentin Busbee, G. w. Haywood, and w. H. JONES'
the Board could well resist the application and
granted accordingly. =
The application of John Kane to be recommended also
for license to RETAIL after much discussion and
ton though exceedingly strongly recommended by many
of highly respectable citizens, laid the table
for further consideraton-to he acted at tho next
meeting, to be held on the 18th instant.
The following persons viz Seth Taylor w. D. Bag
we'll, S. w. Williams, S. Beasley, Albert Sorrell, Jno
B. Sugg, Henderson Smith, and Alse Beavers likewise
applied for similar recommendations hut which the Board
in view Of the great injury resulting to any community
where too many of these establishments tolerated
and having already six to eight houses of this description
licensed in Raleigh the Board refused to increase the
number, and the applications accordingly rejected
The following gentlemen were appointed Committee
to attend at the next County Court and inform that bo-
of the number and character of those individuals who
have been recommended to them to be licensed to retail
spurious liquors in the city of Raleigh for the year $780,
viz: Messrs. Freeman and Whiting
Instead of paying out $50 year to individual to
wind up the City Clock, motion, Mr.. Murray in
structed to perform that duty.
The memorial of p F. Pescud Esq. claiming his
as Commissioner elect of the Eastern Ward, and de-
manng be qualified being read and respectfully
sidered the Board refused to acccde to his request
By order, B. B. SMITH, Clerk.