The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-23
THE WINSTON ALDERMEN
BUSHES TRANSACTED AT MON
DAY NIGHTS SESSION
Work Done-BiIIs Allowed
Order to Sell Bonds at Par.

| drdy, mayor pTC-Uen FFdnRlIH pFeSlU
ed. Aldermen Reid, Walker, Brown
Gorrell, Efrd, Snipes, Clement ano
LATHE were present.
Mr.. ]. M. Richard made complaint
to the Board about outsiders being al
lowed to peddle and sell meats, etc,
on the streets, thereby depriving the
market men from a great deal of pat
ronage. He asked the Board to take
some action in the matter. Phillip
| Mock made a statement along the
same line, saying that the market
men had less protection this year than
they had last. He said that unless
A., there was change the renters in tie
| market w9uld not be able to continue
| business.
| Col. Gorrell answered the gentlemen
| by saying that the reason trade on
| beef had fallen off was because the
city had been flooded" with chickens
| at prices quite satisfactory-many
selling at and 8 cents apiece The
| Colonel said he had been living here
45 years and never before had seen so
| many chickens in one year and at such
| low prices. Col Gorrell spoke in ia
vor of protecting the market people.
After the Board adjourned he said
his family had eaten $500 chickens
since first of April.
| that every peddler brought before the
Mayor testified that they raised the
chickens they sold.
Mr.. Richard referred to one chicken
dealer who had sold about 1000 fowls
on the streets this year-and it was
known that he didn't raise all OF
them.
"A
that the ordinance committee draw
| an ordinance that all farm products
be first offered for sale at the market
during market hours, before trying to
sell either to the consumers or mer-
chants.
Col. Gorrell asked the Board to con-
slider the question wisely before taking
action as such law would antag
oniZe a large class of people who rails
ed their own produce.
Alderman Reid took the same view
of the question as did Col. Gorre1l.
The latter offered an amendment
that Mr.. Efird's resolution be referred
to joint committee composed of the
ordinance and market committees.
Carried.
Chief ]. w. Hanes, of the Winston
Fire Department, asked the Board for
an appropriation OF $50 to defray the
expenses of the tournament to be held
here the latter part of the month.
He reported that Winston was to raise
800 and Salem 5000 for the tourna-
ment prizes.
Alderman Walker offered a motion
that the amount be paid. Frank
Brown offered a second to the motion.
Col. GOrrell was In favor of the motion
provided that it was understood that
Winston would win all the prizes and
get the money back. The amount
asked for was allowed.
Col. Gorrell, chairman of the street
committee, reported that nine hands
had been at work; that work had been
done on Church, Chestnut, Crawford,
Twelfth, Seventh, Fifth and Main
streets; that pipe had been laid from
Fourth street to Holly avenue and put
in operations: that new street had
been opened in the Northern part of
town which had oeeD laid off several
years ago.
Alderman Reid, of the finance COM
mittee, recommended that a bill of
Briggs & Co., for $3.50, be paid. Carried.
Col. Gorrell recommended that the
town allow ThOS. Graham $50 for the
use of his land in opening a street
few years ago, said amount to go for
his taxes and street pavement bill.
Carried.
Supt. Handy, of the n. & w. road,
appeared and asked the Board to look
into the ACCESSIBILITY of widening
Roanoke street, from Third to the N.
81 w. depot, saying it was too narrow
for the heavy travel to and from the
depot. He asked the Board to take
action in preventing any further i'm
provements, in the erection of new
buildings on said street, which would
interfere with widening the street at
some future day. He said that it was
understood that Mr.. Geo. E. Nissen
proposed to erect at once brick
building on the corner of Third and
Roanoke streets. At present the
street is only 143 feet wide when it
should be at least go feet. Capt. Han
dy also asked the Board to see if the
crossing leading from Second street
to N. & w. depot was public.
The extension of Roanoke street
and the crossing were referred to the
street committee which met and dis
cussed the matter this afternoon.
A communication was read from
President Woedruffe, of the Mt. Airy
Granite Works, Offering $500 for Win
ston's rock crusher-to be paid for
in material for street work. Another
communication was read from him
asking to rent the crusher to do some
work for Greensboro. Both letters
were referred to the street committee.
OerGlHCdUeS Oh Gue TeCeuO UOuu cleC-
tion were read by the secretary. They
were ordered to be spread upon the
minutes.
On motion of Col. Gorrell, an order
| was passed to put in larger piping at
A. ]. Gales, residence on Fourth
street. Alderman Snipes said he
| thought the present piping was stop
| ped up and only needed to be cleaned
out He added that one day he found
| it choked up with a keg of vinegar.
When first discovered he thought it
| was keg of ''old corn liquor"
| The Board passed an order author
| izing and instructing the finance COM
mittee to sell the bonds recently voted
| for at 100 cents on the dollar and no
| less. Alderman Reid reported that
an offer of oh cents had already been
! made.
| On motion of Col. Gorrell, COM
mittee of two was appointed by acting
! Mayor Franklin to visit several of the
leading cities in the State for the pur-
| pose OF securing all the information
possible on water works. Col. Gorrell
and M. A. Walker, OF the water works
committee, were appointed.
Charged With Retailing.
| Will Westmoreland, living near