Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-01-27
Meeting Of the New sena Of couni.s,o.sss.


RALEldn, Jan. 10, 1888. I
This evening the ncwiy elected Mayor and Board
Of Commissioners for the City Of Raleigh, Tor the
year 1881, convened at the Mayors Office for the
VIM. H. Harrison, Esq, Mayor. Messrs VIM.
sioners from the Western Ward. Messrs W.; R.
Richardson, A. L. Lougee and 8. W. Scott Com
missloners from the Middle Ward. Or. VIM H.
Mckee and Messrs. J. j. OVERLY and N 8. Harp,
Commissioners from the Eastern Ward.
Certificates from the Inspectors appointed to hold
said elections, were received by the Clerk, accord
Ing to law, announcing the above named gentlemen
duly elected Whereupon the oath Of Office was ad
ministered to the Mayor by W. d. Tucker, ESQ.,, and
then the Mayor administered the oath to each Of
the Commissioners present for q faithful discharge
Of their respective duties. . : 2
The Board being thus organized, the business trst
in order was the election Of City Clerk when j.
J. Christophers was elected.
On motion, j. J. Christophess, Esq, was appoint-
ed City Tax Collector for 1864
The Board then proceeded to vote for Chief Con-
Y. Denton was elected Assistant Constable
w. r. Richardson, Esq, was elected City Treas.
urer. - t,.
K P. Battle, Esq, City Attorney.
T. g. King, ESQ.,, Weigh Master.
= Committee on streets compose the Commissioners
Of each Ward.
:. Grave yard committee consists of Messrs Tucker,
Harp and Lougee.
On motion Of Mr. 8. W. Scott, it was
Ordered, That Captain of the Night Watch,
and six Watchmen be elected; when 9. II. Horton
was elected Captain, and Messrs. E. A. johnson,
VIM. Beevers, VIM. O. Parker, N. @. Luter, @. A.
Driver and WIN. OVERLY were elected Watchmen.
Joe Miller has contract to get stone at 70 cts.
per load
On motion Of Dr. Mckee, the last Wednesday
night Of each month was fixed rs the regular meet
ing Of the Board
On motion Of Dr. Mckee. . committee consisting
of Messrs Mckee, Richardson and Creech, were ap
pointed to fix salaries, and report at next meeting
The following accounts we're presented, read, and
on motion, allowed: JOS King $28: w. o. Par
kerr $21; Win. Beevers, s35 %; NJ. c. Luter, $S7; !;
Q. A. Driver, $37; !. E-A. johnson. $s7
An account of Mr.: Medlin, $27, for guarding
small p6x case was allowed
On motion of Dr.. Mckee, q committee was ap-
pointed to memorialze the Legislature to make do
nation near the State quarry for lot to bury the
colored population
Messrs. Mckee, Tucker and Richardson we're ap
pointed said committee
On motion, the Board adjourned.
J. j. CHRlSTOPHERS, Clerk. .
The election for City officers held on Monday
ias', tue 1otn INST, passed OH quietly. Coi. Harr
son was reelected Mayor without opposition, hav-
ing received 33s votes. In the Eastern Ward the
vote stood as follows: N. s. Harp, 1ls; J. j. Over
by, 1o5; DR.. W. H. Mckee, 90; D. L, Royster,
81; Alfred Upchurch, "a; Robt. B. Haywood, As !;
A. N. Upchurch, 80; L. T. Clayton, Is. Middle
Ward: A.. l. Lougee, ~; W. R. Richardson, and
S, Walter Scott each, 40. Western Ward: Alex.
Creeeh, sc; WIN. Il. Tucker, s5; Parker OVERLY,
n; I. H. Briggs, 65; John Nichols 4s; "A. T.
Sawyer, 40; W. F. Askew, 81.
The vote for Constable in District No. l, stood,
David Lewis, 159; W. Upchurch, 81. In District
No. o: W. sauls, !22; W. H. Ellen, ls.