The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
THE WINSTON ALDERMEN
THEY GRANT ELEVEN wHISKEY
AND BEER LICENSES
Only One application Turned Down
Reports OF Commit ees-Other
business Transacted.

Reports OF Commit ees-Other
Business Transacted
The Winston Aldermen met in reg
ular session Monday night, Mayor Gray
presiding Aldermen present were
Messers. Gorrell, Reid, Walker, Efrd,
Franklin, Snipes, Clement, Latte
and Frank Brown.
Minutes Of the last meeting were
| read ana approved.
| Rev. w. a. LutZ asked that d tax
| due on Mr.. Shaw's prDperty for 1890
be adjusted and made the same as for
! mer years and those since that Gate
! the assessment on the property being
! 800 for that year and only $500 before
| and since. The matter was referred
| to committee
| DR.. Mock made a complaint against
festival which was beng held in the
| Tfse warehouse next to his residence
the same being a fearful nuisance
disturbing his family from theiT rest.
: Col. GOrrell requested the Mayor to
instruct the Chief-Of-palice 10 have an
officer stationed there and inform the
authorities that their disturbance
| must be ceased. The Mayor said he
would SO Instruct the officers.
Alderman Clement said that the
as we'll as other things. His advice
was for the parties distuT bed to request
the owner of the warehouse not TO
rent the property for festivals.
Superintendent McClement asked
the Board not to grant whiskey Ii
ceDse to j. +. JZZle to do business on
Church street, near the Electric Light
plant, saying it would prove Objec
tionable TO MS company as well as
other property owners.
Col. Gorrell reported considerable
work done on the streets but that the
recent rains had proven disastrous.
Alderman Reid reported that the
special committee decided that they
could not allow any rebate on w. c.
Wright's taxes.
Col. Gorrell reported for the Graded
School Commissioners that the Board
had elected all but TWO teachers for
the white ana colOred schools-princi-
pal for North Winston and teacher
for coloreG. He said that the music
and art instructors had been dispensed
with; that be thought the schools
hereafter would do good work in In
structing pupils in spelling, reading
writing, mathematics, etc. studies
mere on the bacon and cabbage" or
der.
Applications to retail spirituous and
malt liquours were read from the fol-
lowing persons:
G.. W. Smith, Newell s. Winfree, S.
T. Mathes, ]. a. Couch, j. II. john
son. malt, John Moyle, Z. A. Davis,
Geo. Roediger, J. h. Salnons, a. G.
Green, T. K. Renigar.
The Board declined to grant a
license to Stephen Cantier, of Lynch
burg, Va.
a. G. Green was granted license to
conduct pool table.
The bar-room keepers signed the
following pledge when they made APP
piica ti0n for licenses:
We hereby agree TO abide by and to
observe all the ordinances of the city
Of Winston. \. c., regulating the sale
of malt and spirituous liquors, and
the manner OF conducting the business
Of the same. And it is understood
aud agreed that on failure 10 comply
with said ordinances, the city of Win
Ston or the Board of aldermen there
of, shall have the authority to revoke
the license to retail malt or spiritUOuS
liquors held by any person OF firm
signing this paper, who may violate
any of the provisions OF said ordi-
nance"
Messrs. Newell & Winfree, bar
keepers. were allowed to keep their
back doors open on account OF access
to closets, etc.
Three and sometimes four mem bers
of the Board voted against license.
Col. Gorre.l read ordinance relative
to the bond election, etc.
T. NJ. Benton as market clerk, re-
ported rent receipts for the month,
$l14 10; hay scales, 81. 10; total Sl95 10.
Tax-collector O. w. Hammer report
ed as follows:
TAXES COLLECTED.