The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
WINSTON'S CITY FATHERS
BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE
BOARD MONDAY NIGHT.
Mr.. B. j Si,epI. ard Re-TIected Graded
School CoInmissioner-Tha
Dummy Car L3Ee.

The City Council met in regular ses-
sion last night, Mayor Protein
Franklin in the chair Aldermen
Gorrell, Walker. Rich, Brown and
Snipes answered TO the roll-call.
After the reading of the minutes OF
4! the last meeting, Col Gorrell arose
and stated that the Board, at its last
meeting, reelected Mr. j. q. Buxton
ii graded school commissioner, when
| his term does not expire until one
| year hence. Mr.. B. j. Sheppard's
| term has expired, instead OF Dir. BuX-
| tons. On motion of Col. G0rrell, the
| name and election Of Mr. Buxton was
| ordered erased from the minutes of
the last meeting.
A representative Of Wallace's circus
appeared before the Board, and asked
the commissioners TO reduce the taxes
from Sl00 to 500 for each performance.
The Board declined to make the re-
ductiOn.
A. Slavery, Of J. E. Briggs 81 Co.,
said he had learned that his license
for pawn brokerage had been increas-
ed over last year. He said the bust
ness did not justify the increase and
asked the Board not to make it more
than last year. Referred to finance
committee.
The police committee recommended
that the salaries of the officers be not
reduced and that the Board postpone,
for the present, the election OF an eX-
ira policeman.
Col. Gorreil reported that the graded
schools were Sill making fine prog
ress. The cOlored school viii close in
a few weeks.
Col. Gjrrcll stated that he would
prefer full attendance OF the Board
before action was taken on the pro-
posed dummy railway line, from
corner OF Fourth aud Spring streets.
MeSsrs. Eugene Aibea and +. ;. Gray
were present and protested against
the terminus of the road being at the
point named above. On motion of
Alderman Walker the matter was
left over until next Monday night,
when The Board will hold an adjourn
ed session to take final action.
Mr.. B.. j.. Sheppard was elected
graded school commissioner for term
Of three years.
An application was read from Thos.
Pfohl, asking the Board to grant him
a license as bill p0ster-at the same
same time to pass an ordinance
against any one else engaging in the
business. The Board tabled the ap-
plication en- the ground that they
were opposed to monop0lies.
Il DGJIClOu was Iciu 1Icin Il NUN ger
of citizens living in Third ward, ask
ing for an enlargemento Of the boundary
line for keeping hogs in said ward.
The matter was referred to the SAM
tary committee, for report AT the
next meeting.
The matter Of condemning the old
house near the Liberty street bridge,
on the Wilkesboro road, was trans
ferred from the fire to the street
committee.
The purchase of a horse for The
street wagon was referred to COM
mittee.
The committee recommended that
the application for a pige0n-hole
table license be rejected. A vote was
taken which resulted in a tie. Acting
Mayor Franklin declined to cast the
deciding vote for the reason that the
application fled at the last meeting
Of the Board had been withdrawn
Little Jack" johnson Dead.
THE SENTINEL is panied to an
nounce the death of Mt. J. II
Johnson, better known as Little