The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-06-21
AN ELECTION ORDERED.
BONDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
WATER WORKS.
Also to Pay Off the Present Floating
Indebtedness $50, 900 Wanted
Other Business Tranacted.

Indebtedness Sf8O, 900 Wanted
Other Business transacted.
The Winston Board OF Aldermen
were in session Morday night. The
meeting was CT special Importance
and ali members except Alderman
Latta responded to the roll cali.
Ex-Alderman Pierce appeared before
the Board and asked that a committee
be appointed to confer with Mrs. a
E. Masten relative to damages claim
ed by her by reason of the raising of
the sidewalk in front of her property
on Main street. 1t appears that she
is due, and refuses to pay, balance of
about $50 paving tax. The change of
grade, she claims, reduces the deSIra-
bility Of an Office corner On Main and
Fifth streets, which formerly paid an
income of IS per month. The matter
was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
Christian Reed appeared before the
Board 20 ask that he be allowed to
build frame wagon shed to his barn
on Liberty street. On motion OF Col.
Gorrell the request was not granted
and notice given that the law on the
matter would be strictly adhered to
and nc frame additions be allowed in
the fire limits.
Complaint was made to the Board
relative to an accumulation Of sewer
water on Fifth street, near the dwell
ingS Of NJ. n. Williamson, VIM. Rob
bins and others. The Board was ask
ed to connect this waste with sewer
beyond 1 street. A motion to that
effect was withdrawn, and Col. Gorrell
suggested that the sanitary commit
tee do its duty and notify the families
producing this nuisance to diScOntin-
ue the same.
Col Gorrell, for the street commit
tee, reported very much improvement
on various streets. The principal
work done was on Reservoir and
Chestnut streets. The report indica-
ted that the committee was prosecut-
ing an active campaign in street
improvement.
The Finance committee, through
Alderman Reid, recommended that
contractors in 1892, be refunded. The
recommendation was adopted.
Col GOrrell, for the school commits
sioners, reported that the Beard had
elected only part of the Graded
School faculty. The others will be
elected next Thursday evening.
Col Gorrell further reported that
he and Alderman Walker had made
tour of Winston and Salem, inspecting
sewer "manholes' and with one or two
exceptions, found them in excellent
condition.
Geo. w. Smith, through Chief-of-
Police Wilson, asked that he be al
lowed to keep his back door open on
account of restaurant conducted in
tie rear of his saloon on Old Town
street. The request was not granted.
Re n
street for an outlet to Ninth street
! was referred TO the street committee
for investigation.
A policy of $3.50, with Eller & Ma
ding, on the colored Hook & Ladder
| Company's building, in East Winston,
was ordered to be renewed
The matter OF renewing a policy of
two Thousand dollars on the City Hall
| building caused lively discussion as
| to the amount of insurance that mus
| be carried on the building. 1t appear
| ed that, including the policy in ques
| tion, there is only $4,000. w. E.
Franklin moved that the city carry
not less than twenty Thousand. The
| motion was lost.
Alderman Franklin cOntended that
as custodians of the city's property,
they had no right to take so great a
risk. The 81, 900 policy was ordered
renewed.
A communication from ThOs. Ora
| ham, asking that certain improve
! ments be made on the street about his
| property, or be given damages for the
| failure of a former Board to comply
with an agreement to that effect The
matter was referred to the street
| committee.
| Just before adjourning Alderman
| Clements urged upon the Board the
| importance of unanimity on the queS
| tion of bonds, declaring that discard
| in the Board was the great hindrance
with a similar question in a former
| Board on which he served.
| Col. Gorrell asked that the present
| Board be not compared with that
| body. Clements responded that he
could not go back on his 1920, 600"
| Board.
| ELECTION ORDERED.
| Col. Gorrell presented petion sign
| ed by over one hundred of Winston's
| leading citizens and taxpayers, re-
| questing the Board to order an cleo
| ton for the purpose of submitting to
the qualified voters of the city the
| question of creating an additional
bonded Indebtedness of the city to the
amount Of 100000, the proceeds of the
lows, to wit:
ing Indebtedness of the city and $780,
900 to be used in purchasing the prop
erty, ETC., of the Winston Water
Company and providing better
water supply for the city by extension
and improvement of the water system.
The price to be paid the Winston
Water Company for its property and
plant shall not exceed the sum OF
$50, 900, which represents the actual
cost to the stockholders of the said
Water Company exclusive of the city's
stock in the same.
The rate of interest on said bonds,
it is understood, must not exceed five
per cent. per annum, interest payable
semi-annually and the term of sale
bonds shall be 30 years.
The notice for the election ordered
by the Board reads as follows:
1t appearing to the Board of Alder
men that the city has an outstanding
floating Indebtedness amounting tt
about sixty thousand dollars $780, 900
upon which Indebtedness the city is
now paying interest at the rate o.
eight per cent. per annum.
; And it further appearing that the
present water supply is inadequate t6
meet the growing demands of tn,
city.
And it further appearing that the
: Winston Water Company has bond
ed Indebtedness nf twenty four thou
| sand dollars and d floating indebted.
!, ness Of fourteen Thousand dollars ano
that the private stockholders in sait
2 Company have agreed to sell to thu
CITY of Winston all the DrODertV