The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-13
SALEM'S CITY FATHERS.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT A
REGULAR SESSION.

The Noisy Street Car Must be Repaired
Report of Secretary and Treas
urer-Matters Discussed.
Salem's City Fathers were in session
last night from 8 to 1915 O'Clock. A
number of enactments and considera-
BILE informal discussion on various
topics of interest to the city were the
results Of the session.
The entire Board was present with
Mayor Hauser presiding.
The first matter TO engage til cir at
tention was that of providing lights
in sections of West. Salem and one OF
two places on Main street.
The light committee had conferred
with the Twin-City Construction Co.
and reported the company's figures
entirely too high. An informal dis
cussion was he'd and the light COM
mittee granted a conference which re-
suited in the Offering and adoption of
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Twin-City Con-
structiOn Co. be instructed to remove
the arc electric lamp from Fair View
to Broad street and put in two incan-
the removal and $50 per annum for the
incandescent lamps. And resolved
further, that in case the Construction
Co. refuse to accept this proposition,
that the light committee is hereby au-
thOriZed to put in 10 or y oil lamps
in West Salem at such points as they
may deem advisable. Also two or
more lamps at points where needed on
Main street to supplement- the electric
lights already in place.
A number of young men residing in
West Salem asked through Mr.. Fries
that they be furnished hose reel for
a volunteer reel company to be organ
lied there.
There was also a request of the same
character from prospective company
on South Side.
1t was the sense of the Board that
one Of these proposed companies
should be hand reel and the other
hook and ladder. A motion was
adopted granting the West Salem
boys control of a hose reel already sta
toned in that section of the city,
without an organized company.
The matter of procuring the hook
and ladder truck was indefinitely
postponed.
Frank Vogler was instructed to
look after the hose reel matter and
empowered to remove it, if deemed
advisable, from its present location
to the public school lot.
Mr.. Vogler informed the Board that
he believed it to be the sense OF the
Rough & Ready Fire Co. that the city
should appoint chief of the Fire De-
partment who should be present at
all fires In Salem and assume the di-
rection of all companies of both Win
ston and Salem who may assist
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written recommendation from the
company and action will probably be
taken at the next meeting.
A bill Of S100 for hose, etc, bought
by the Rough & Ready Fire Company,
was ordered to be paid.
Commissioner Vogler exhibited to
the Board deluge set or nozzle hold
er valued at $50 which he informed
them could be purchased for $48. He
told them the apparatus would give
the company an increase OF distance
from % to 40 feet. They were anxious
to have it and could, use il to advan
tage. A motion by Mr.. Butner that
it be purchased was adopted.
A resolution was passed which
spoke with ''no uncertain sound" with
reference to the "asthmaJic" car that
has been making so much fuss on the
car line for some time.
The resolution recognized the right
Of the Construction Company to oper-
ate its cars in the city but insisted
that they keep their machinery AMI
rolling stock in such condition as to
not annoy or uSeleSsly disturb the cit
izenS, as has been the case recently.
The running of such machinery and
it's attendant noise was declared
nuisance and a fine Of $40 per day for
every day such condition is allowed
by the company will be imposed by
the Salem Aldermen.
The car referred to in this enact
ment is the one with dattened cog.
Chief-of-Police Spainhour informed
the Board that he had waited on
Manager McClemeEt about the car
and was told that new cog was being
made and would replace the flattened
one as soon as possible.
The matter of speed made by the
cars was introduced by Mr.. Fries. 1t
was thought that the cars made not
less than 10 miles an hour on Main
street. The mayor and attorneys
matter and make a report at the next
conference.
Salem butchers, through ii. T..
Fries, petitiOned that d license tax OF
$25 be imposed by the city for the
privilege of conducting butcher bus
mess. Their idea in this matter was
to stop Winston dealers from doing a
business IN Salem. A fine OF $40 for
each offense is imposed by the Win
ston Aldermen if salem butchers de-
liver meats in Winston. The Salem
dealers think it fair that if Winston
butchers monopolize Winston's trade
they should control Salem's trade.
The mayor and attorneys were in
structed to report on the matter at
| the next session.
The report of Frank Keehln. secre-
| tary and treasurer of the city, showed
receipts from taxes and fines as fol-
lows:
Special '93 tax, s 81 a
l +" 1872 ss 3 9s
| General '93 tax, lat 0s
| ss 1872 g so "a
| Dog tax, 10 0C
| Fines, new term, 25 sc
| 's old term, zoe
| Costs, new term, 13 "a
| Costs, old term, 3 81
Total, S297 81
The total receipts from all sources
| for the month was 50, $780, OF that
amount 5000 was donated by the Sa
lem MOravian congregation.