The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-06-07
WAS A BIG MEETING
The City Dads Have an Interesting
Meeting Last Night.
The Street Commissioner Submits a Re
port Showing Much Done.
THEsTReET COMMISSIONER RESIGNS
And Charley NJ. Herndon Is Appointed
to Succeed Him and Will Make
a Good One.

Proceedings of the board of town com
missioners at their meeting held June
1893.
Report Of street committee was sub
mitted by Commissioner Norton, chair
man as follows: During the month O.
May there was G36! square yards of paw
ing done on bitches on Willard, Lea
Parrish and Church street, also the fol
lowing work cutting down side walks
On Green street, grading on Dandy street
building bridge on Foster street and
putting in two box drains, there was
also the the usual work of cleaning out
bitches, etc.
Report on cemetery for month of May
shows three buriak of this number two
died in town and one out of town.
Report of chief of police for month of
May shows warrants issued during the
month 60 as follows: Allowing train to
stop on crossing, /; drunkenness, 26
assault and battery, 10; fast driving, +;
disturbing the peace, 10; boistering ours
ing, g.; leaving dray on side walk, 1 !;
gambling, 2 driving dray over four miles
an hour 2; resisting an officer in dis
charge of duty, 1 throwing slops on
street, 1 riding bicycle on side walk, / {;
indecent exposure, 2; carrying con-
cealed weapons, l.. Fines and costs,
$281.9 30.
Petition from renters of market stalls
was read, asking the board to close the
market from - o'clock m, to 4 o'clock
p. m. each day Saturday excepted), to go
into effect June Z and continue until
September 1, 1898. On motion, it was
ordered that this matter be referred to
market committee with power to act.
Petition from citizens residing in the
vicinity of East Main street was read,
asking the board to place an electric
light on the north side of East Main
street. On motion, it was ordered that
this matter be referred to the committee
on lights with instructions to report at
next regular meeting of the board.
Petition from citizens residing on May |
street and vicinity was read, asking the
board to extend the water pipe from the
hydrant in front of DR.. j. d. Roberts
residence on Cleveland street, down said
street to May street to the proper dis.
lance for a hydrant. On motion, it was
ordered that this matter be referred to the
water committee.
On motion, it was ordered that the fol.
parties be granted license to con.
duct pool tables at their places of bust
ness: A. j. Ellis, Church street; A. w.
Douglas, Parrish street; j. l.. & J. NJ.
Dixon, Peabody street; John Merrick,
Mangum building j.. j. Thompson, Man
gum and Peabody streets.
On motion, the following parties were
granted license to conduct restaurants
Sam Wilkins, Parrish street; Vanhorn &
FHhprpoC TOorr;cJ, c+root C,.ro~ TTz---
Church street.
Resignation of j. C. Niche, street COM
missioner, was read, to take effect June
10, and on motion was accepted.
Board then proceeded to the election
of a street commissioner to fill the va.
cancy on June Is, which resulted in the
election of c. NJ. Herndon, ESQ by ballot.
DR.. N. NJ. Johnson, health officer, re-
ported the town in as good sanitary con
dition as it is usually found, and suggested
to the board the Importance of creating a
board of health, consisting of the mayor
anu StieSL COmtnlltee 10 act IN concert
with the health officer.
The following ordinance was intro
duced and on motion was adopted:
Section 9, chapter -. Be it ordained
by the board Of commissioners of the
OF Durham that the office of board
of health be created consisting of the
and the street committee whose
it shall be to act as advisory coun.
ell with the health officer of the town.
On motion it was ordered, that Sec
ion l. chapter , of town ordinances he
amended by adding hand carts" after
he word wLeel5arrow, in inc I of said :
ordinance.
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