The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-09
THE WINSTON ALDERMEN
BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE
BOARD MONDAY NIGHT.
Hine Lot-Taxes Coliected-Chief-
ofFolice's Report

: Piping TO be Put Down Through tn,
Hine Lot-Taxes Coliected-Chief-
ofFoiice's Report.
The City Fathers of Winston were
| in session in their council chamber
| Monday night from $50 to 10 o'clock
| Every member of the Board was il
attendance.
A number of petitioners were pres
ent to ask various favors. E. B. Jones
for the local beer dealers, asked that
a license tax of only $40 be charged
them and not 5000 as recent ruling
would make it. Dealers as agents for
outside breweries are charged 80, and
the local dealers refuse to pay more
than their competitors. The matter
was referred to the committee on the
revision of the law.
At the earnest petition of M. N.
Williamson and number OF adjacent
citizens orders were passed providing
for the placing :of Pinch sewer pipe
from Al to 9TH streets, near Mr.. Will
liamson's residence, and flor two foot
pipe in the drain between the proper
ty of Judge Wilson and G. G. Hine be-
tween Main and Liberty streets. The
city physician, Judge Wilson, G. G..
Hine, Jesse Riggs and others appeared
in behalf OF the latter petition.
The street committee reported con-
siderable street Improvements. A
new street Nading) has been opened
in North Winston. st looks like
Brooklyn street, New York." said Col.
Gorrell.
The bridge on Chestnut street has
been completed at a cost OF sI74.93. 1t
was built by j. C.. Miller. A great
deal of street repairs have been done
during the month in various parts of
the city.
A recommendation from the finance
committee to refund to II. l.. Wom-
mack, of Savannah, Ga, u tax of IS. 40
on real estate on account OF an error,
was adopted. Mr.. Wommack had sold
the property to Mr.. Hopper before
tax-listing season. Harris Bros. were
also refunded OF an over-taX of 1913 80
on account of an error in '93 valua-
tiODs.
Chief-of-Pollce Wilson reported for
July fines and costs to the amount of
S426.S8, collected in cash; and $I3755
in work. Dog tax collected $75.
Market Clerk Benton reported rents
collected $133.2O; rents unpaid $500.
Fees from hay scales SIS 10.
He further stated that he found it
impossible to collect rent for the
chicken stalls in the market. The
renters claim that their chicken sales
are ruined by the street peddlers.
Steps will be taken to stop this traffic.
On inquiry by the Board Mr.. Benton
also stated that a great deal of the
hay sold in Winston was weighed on
the Salem scales. He often weighs
after the Salem scales. and finds some
times a difference of 100 IFS pounds.
Iaa N he prnha hla rat a Salem
scales man is not careful to see wheth-
er the driver is off on the wagon when
he weighs.
Tax-Collector o. w. Hammer report
ed special taxes collected in July,
81, 500, 1892 tax collected, $l47.27 and
eS93 tax S317 As. Total SO, 16O 10. He
also reported ID pieces of real estate
sold for taxes on July l4th and bid in
by the city.
S. j. Lamb, sanitary officer. report
ed through Mr.. Hammer, $4,000 col
paid for labor in city sanitary work.
a petition from j. E. Uzzle, asking
for license to sell spirituous and malt
liquors in the basement of the Jacobs
Lemly block, was not allowed. The
vote was by ballot and only two yeas
were voted. The petition was signed
by number of neigh boring residents.
A petition signed by twenty-eight
persons was read by the secretary,
asking that steps be taken by the au-
thorities to stop the practice of hold
warehouse. The petition claimed
that the colored people, in holding
festivals there, kept up an uproar un-
til late hour, and the sidewalk is
blockaded by loafers
The Mayor was delegated to see J..
d. King, who has the renting of the
building, and ask him that he discon-
tinue renting the warehouse for col
ored festivals.
The Fire Department., through AL
derman Gorrell, asked that donation
be made by the city toward defraying
the expenses of the State ToGrna-
ment. The matter was postponed I'M
til the next meeting.
Alderman Walker stated that he
had been requested, by Thos. Ora
ham to say to the Board that he
(Graham) considered himself no long
er bound to an agreement, made six
,ears ago with a former Board, to
give thirty feet of land from his lot
on Liberty to aid in getting an outlet
to Old Town street, but that he now
claimed $50 damages. The street
committee was requested to investi-
gate the matter.
The Mayor informed the Board that
Aaron Moore. colored, had been call
ed to Asheville and could not act as a
judge in the election today, and it be-
came necessary to elect another.
John Hughes, colored, was selected.
After the passage of an order for
the renewal of two notes against the
the city the Board adjourned at 1915
O'Clock