The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-10-04
CITY FATHERS
Proceedings OF the Board at Its Last Reg
uIar Meeting.

uIar Meeting.
Proceedings Of board Of town commits
sioners at their meeting held October ,,
1894:
Report of street committee for month
Of September was read, showing that
work done during the month had con
sisted in cleaning out bitches, cutting up
grass and weeds, sprinkling street, cart
ing off filth and putting down macadam
lied work as follows: Church street, 931
yards; Liberty street, 408 yards Cigar
ette street, 727 yards; stone curbing
placed, 712 feet The sidewalks on both
sides Of Church street have been graded
and gravel placed on same from Main
street to Trinity church and gravel placed
on sidewalk on north side Of Liberty
street from Trinity church TO Cleveland
| street.
| Report Of chief Of police for month of
| September shows warrants issued 80, viz:
Assault 8, affray 6, annoying a stranger
9, assault with deadly weapon /, drunk
and disorderly 10, drunk and down II,
drunk and staggering "a, dsorderly con
duct ?, disorderly at entrance to opera
house /, failure to clean up premises ?,
fast driving ! forcible trespass 1, insult
| ing an officer /, keeping house of i'll fame
g. loud and boisterous swearing 4 leaving
horse unhitched /, larceny ,, profane
| language in market /, retailing liquor
without license /, throwing slOps upon
root cf house 1, throwing filth in street |,
shooting fire arms ., Sunday drunk l,
wife beating fines and costs, S331 40.
Report on cemetery for month Of Sep
tember shows burials 4. OF this number
3 died in town and out of town
Petition from John L Markham, Esq.
was read, asking permission to erect
! building on north side 0; Main street be-
tween the houses now occupied by W. T
Saunders and NJ. Eaks, said building to
be built of wood and iron, steel or tin, in
accordance with directions of the board
On motion it was ordered that permission
be granted, building to be erected under
supervision of street commissioner and
built Of such material as will conform to
town ordinance relating to erection of
buildings in the fire district.
Petition from citizens was read, asb1 lg
that the sidewalk from Willard street to
Carr street, on MOrehead avenue, be i'm
proved, as it is but short distance, about
- yards Winter is now coming on and
it will be almost impossible if something
ing or grading, but some crushed rock
ON motion it was ordered that the peti
tiOn be granted.
On motion it was ordered that chief of
| police enforce section %, chapter 10, Of
town ordinances relating to sale of fresh
| fish and oysters.
Petition from citizens was read, asking
the town to condemn and open out a
street 30 feet wide, including sidewalks,
said street to extend from Cleveland street
eastward to the extension of RoxborO
street, the parties owning the property
agreeing to claim no damages On mo
| ton it was ordered that street be con
demned in conformity with the pcttinn
and said street be called Markham street
Petition from citizens was read, asking
the board to complete the rk begun on
Mangum street and sidewalks Ga mo
ton it was ordered that the petition be
referred to the street committee
On motion il was ordered that one In f