The state chronicle., 1893-04-08
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Regular Monthly Meeting Held
Last Night.

The Regular Monthly Meeting Held
Last Night.
The Board of Aldermen met in
regular monthly session in the May
or's Office last night, Mayor Badg
presiding.
Present: Aldermen Bowes, Lewis,
Jones, House, Lee, Redford, Pogue,
Terrell, Womble, King, Robinson,
Lumsden and Stronach.
Minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
Report of finance committee ap
proving and ordering paid various
bills against the city for salaries
and contingent expenses was read
and concurred in.
Street, park and police commit
tees had no reports.
The Il 1T committee recommend
ed an electric light at the intersec-
ton of Martin and Salisbury streets,
which was concurred in.
Petition to remove the old Fent-
ress shop, On Wilmington street,
back, and build in front of it, was
rejected.
A petition from citizens asking
for fire box at the corner of
Blount and Polk streets was, on
motion. granted.
Mr.. R 81. Battle, one of the COM
missioners to sell Rex Hospital
lands, made statement in regard
to a misunderstanding on the part
of purchasers in respect to the
streets as laid of in the Hospital
lands, and requested that the board
would pass some resolution to settle
the matter.
The following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That the streets as laid
off through the Rex Hospital prop
erty, in the southwestern part of tEt
city, by Wallace Riddick, civil en-
gineer, under direction from th'
trustees of Rex Hospital, and tn
map of which has been probatet
and registered in book 125 at pag
119, Registers Office of Wax
county, be accepted.
Mr.. F. II. Busbee, in behalf Q
, Rufin Roles, petitioned the boar
{ to render relief from water whic
{ has been turned upon his land b
, the city. Referred to street con
missioner and chairman of stree
, committee with power to act.
3 Petition of Mr.. II. A. Bland asl
3 ing permission to repair his prol
/ erty on Hargett street in the fiji
}. district, with shingles, referre
!. to fire committee with power
|. act.
d Rev. J. J. Hall petitioned IL
b Board to compensate him for
feet wide, $50 feet long on Ga
IS wood Avenue from his lot taken |
3 the city for use of sidewalk. R
4 ferred to Aldermen Jones, Pogu
IL Bowes and city Attorney Holdin
IN Geo. L. Tonnoffski & Co., pet
70 ioned for privilege to erect te
"a in Pullen Park for confectionari'
N also to erect a platform for roll
skating. Laid over till next me-
be ing.
"a Alderman Lee made complai
ID concerning the sweeping of FL
I'd etteville street SO early in the eve
he ing. Referred to street comm
ali sioner.
Also a complaint against bi
es Gle riding on the streets faster th
he six miles an hour. No action
ce ken.
m, The following voting places W
to named for the city election, to
held Monday, May l:
We First Ward-Alfred Upchurt
he shop.
m Second Ward-Jenkins' old sh
es- Third acd-Rescue Eng
on House.
ew Fourth Ward-City lot.
at Fifth Ward-Water tower.
40 The following poll-holders W
ion appointed:
to First Ward-Vltruvius Roys
ass W. ". Wynne.
the Second Ward-R G. Upchu
inn ". f. Debnam.
Tho Tnird Ward-J. T. Watts, ii
,or- Barbee.
ion Fourth Wafd-F. N. Lamb
VS. Pagan Clements.
,ra- Fifth Ward-C. D. Arthur, J.
asa Newsom
re- Alderman Pogue raised the q
ton of the opening Of West Nor
the street. Property has been
,no- demned, and report of the app
!, IN ers is on file.
ina. Without action the Board
nv iourned.