The daily state chronicle., 1891-04-19
d Collector, who was superseded dur
llg the term by Mr.. A. D. Royster. ]. /.
". Lee was elected Chief of Police


). Hardie, CD osborne W. A. Weaver.
6obt. Dobbin, ". B. Hutchings and J,
W. Horton, and a third term was B. G.
Manly elected Mayor. J. W. Lee was
re elected Chief of Police The unsatis-
factory system Of keeping the accounts
of the city which till this time had been
and unsystematic led to the
separation Of the Office of Clerk and Col
lectOr and the creation Of the Office Of
clerk and book-keeper and that of tax
collector. To the former Mr.. G. ". Lam
beth was elected and to the latter Mr..
A. D. Royster.
In 1879 the Democratic side of the
Board of Aldermen was composed Of J.
II. McAlllster, Alfred Upchurch, John
G. Blake, & Rosenthal, John A. Cheat
ham. Richard s.. Battle, NJ. 7. Leach,
T. G Fleming, J. a. Briggs and Joseph
H. Green. This Board for the fourth
time elected B. G. Manly mayor. CIV.
Lambeth was re elected clerk and book
keeper. A. D. Royster was reelected /
tax collector as was J. ". Lee, chief of |
police.
Ia 1880, the Democrats nominated and |
elected as their represent atives upon the |
board of Aldermen A B Andrews, J.
Ii. McAllister, Alfred Upchurch, Z. ".
Gill, John G.. Blake, F. B. Arendell, J.
A Cheatham, A N. Sexton, P. c. Flem-
ing, Joseph 81. Green and julius Lewis,
and, for the ffta term, B. c. Manly was
mayor @. W. Lambeth was again made
clerk and book keeper, A. D. Royster,
tax collector and c. D. Heartt was elected
Chief OF Police.
In 1881 the Democracy sent to the
Board of Aldermen as their representa-
tives G. II. McAllister, Alfred Upchurch,
b. B. Barbee, 6. Rosenthal, Z. W. Gill,
N. g. Whitfield, F. B. Arendell, D. B.
Avera, P 9. Fleming, J. W. Horton
and W, G. Upchurch. The Board re-
elected B. G. Manly Mayor, c. ". Lam
beth clerk and book keeper, A. d. Rovs-
ter tax collector and @. D. Heartt Chief
Of Police.
In 1882 Mayor Manly was reelected
| but fifteen days thereafter he died Sc
the year 1881 really closed his admins
| tration.
During the Manly administration
much was done under the most trying
circumstances and unfavorable sur
roundings. Assuming the man
agement of municipal affairs, the
Manly administration was brought
face to face with great responsibilities.
It had current expenses to meet with no
money on hand and a city's worthless
credit upon which to borrow. 1t had the
interest upon burdensome debt to meet
with a depleted and bankrupt treasury.
BU with an hones'y of purpose. energy
and deter ,nination which marked their
every effort, the strict business integrity
which characterized the men who com
posed this administration. it was not
long in gathering to It's support the good
citizens at home and warm friends from
abroad who had feelings of interest il
J the future of Raleigh.
, From the beginning of this admins
tration in 1875, up to 1878, it proceeded
cautiously, endeavoring to keep the
current expenses within the receipts anC
save sufficient to meet the interest or
the bonded debt The system Q
! keeping the financial accounts of the
9 city was much the same as had been II
:. practice before. There was an absolute
t necessity for the administration to hav
q an experinced and competent book keep
er and to this end the Office Of clerl
. and collector was abolished and the of
;. fees of clerk and book keeper and tina
of tax collector were created. To tn
r former G. W Lambeth was elected. l
q addition to the duties as book keepe
u which required accurate accounts state
d between all the officials and the city b
IS was to act as..Clerk to the Board of Alder
IS men keeping record of all its proceed
l. ings, the various changes of ordinance
} and such other clerical duties as th
Board of Aldermen might designate
9r Now began the active work Of the Mani
y administration. After a Garrett
e examination of such records {
"a were available it was ascertain
ID ed that unless some means wei
r at once adopted by which the outstant
le ing liabilities of the city were to be N
ID nothing could be done At the sessie
of the General Assembly Of 1877-7S ii
hs Board of Aldermen were empowered
s. fund the present debt of the city
I'd issuing bonds payable in twenty al
as thirty years at six per centum lnteres
IS with coupons receivable for taxes
as other Indebtedness to the city.
or In 1878 this was done and the fund
he debt of the city was $131, 600, and fro
} this time 20 1882, when the Manly a
IN ministration closed by the death
'r, Mayor Manly, correct system OF
counts was kept, the current expens
including interest were promptly n
mt from the general fund receipts, a
in from special tax receipts sinking fu
Oh was provided for the principal Of
its bonded debt as it should become due a
at payable.
cy Running back over the list OF ii
names who had served as Democra
ns, representatives upon the Board of Aid
Of men during the Manly administrat
va all classes of our trades and professi
,ot took part, there being bankers, 1 bt
cir binder, brokers, 2 clerks, 4 cotton b
AXE ers, l farmer, 2 druggists, machine
en- Is merchants, insurance agent,
re- sicians, 2railroad officers, hotel keel
leir 1 shoemaker, 1 saddle and harl
81. maker, 1 lawyer, l printer, l railr
rch yard master, l locomotive englnee
I'm. carpenter and carriage maker. Of IL
H. Aldermen % served but one term,
C. served two terms, s served three ter
Test served four terms, 3 served five ter
r. 2 served six terms and |, Peter .. Fl
: G. ing, ESQ, served seven terms or du
zed. the whole administration.
n Il. H. ROBERT