The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-07-04
TOWN BOARD.

TOWN BOARD.
Proceedings of the City Lawmakers at
Their Regular Meeting Last Evening.
The report Of the street committee for
the month of June was submitted by
Commissioner Markham, as follows:
Work done since last report has been
general street work, such as cleaning out
bitches, sprinkling, clearing up and haul
ing off filth and laying 555 yards of
macadam rock on Corcoran, 1893 on
Main and /, $50 on Green streets. Also
placing curbing on one side of the above
named streets for about three fourth of
the distance macadamiZed. Six hundred
and forty six feet of sewer pipe has been
put in from the main line of sewer on the
the Richmond and Danville railroad,
along Pettigrew street to the corner of
the lot occupied by E. l.. Bryan
Report of chief of police for the month
of June shows the number of warrants
issued, and on what charge, to be as fol-
| lows:
Disturbing the peace, 4; assault, 10;
assault with a deadly weapon, 3; atfray,
4; drunk and staggering, 3; drunk and
disorderly, 2 drunk and down, keep,
ing disorderly house, i resisting an
officer, l loud and boisterous swearing,
3; larceny, ,; drunk on Sunday, ?.
| Total, 3G.
Report on cemetery for the month
shows seven burials, five of whom died
in the city and two out.
| A communication from NJ. w. Reed,
chairman of the committee appointed by
the board of stewards of Trinity NJ. f.
church, was read asking the ard to put
in thorough repair the sidewalk leading
from Main street to Trinity church.
The following resolution was offered
| and on motion was adopted:
Resolved, That under the direction of
the street committee the street commits
sioner be, and is hereby instructed to
curb the sidewalks and maCadamize the
same on both sides of Church street from
Main street to Trinity church.
Citizens living on Morris street ap-
peared before the board and asked that
Morris street be put in good condition, in
order that said street may be possible
during the winter months, and that said
street be properly graded.
On motion it was ordered that this
matter be referred TO the street commit
tee with instructions to report what is
necessary TO be done at a meeting to be
called by the mayor.
A communication from w. D.SDuke,
Sons & Co. was read, asking that the
town complete the paving of Peabody
street between Chapel Hill street and
Cigarette street.
On motion it was ordered that the
petition be approved and referred to the
! street. committee with power to act at
/ their discretion.
/ \ proposition from B!ackwen's Dur
! ham Tobacco company was read concern
/ ing the company taking up the "nigger-
! head" stones in front of their factory,
/ crushing them and relaying in same
| place what is known as a macadamized
/ road.
, On motion it was ordered that the
/ proposition be accepted and that the
/ street committee carry out the terms Of
the proposition as soon as ii can be
, done
! The chairman of the fire committee re
/ ported that 500 feet of hose and four Ian
/ terms had been ordered for the fire de-
partment
J. Il ChiseuhaiI, having applied for
license 10 conduct. the business OF a
retail dealer in spirtuous, yinOus and malt
. liquors, at 105 Mangum street, for six
months ending December 81, 1894, il was,
on motion, ordered that his application
be recommended favorab!y 10 the board
Of county commissioners.
ON motion the tax collector was il
rected TO advertise and sell the property
OF delinquent tax payers, for unpaid
taxes for 1898
ON motion the clerk Of the market was
directed 10 advertise that the marke.
stalls will be rented at public oulcry on
( August /, 1894 and the city attorney vas
/ instructed TO prepare form for license
for renters Of market stalls.