The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-03-07
BUSINESS TRANSACTED ATA REG
ULAR SESSION.
Officers Report-To Help the Tw in.
City Hospital Association.

| 5th street. The matter was referred to
! street committee with power to act, If
| deemed proper.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
Chief-of Police Wilson made the fol-
lowing report for February:
Gases disposed of, 65
50 dismissed, IA
appealed, l
hound over, 3
Amt. fines and Gusts levied, 1920 20
s. cash collected. 1876 go
Is work collected, So 80
cash and work collected, 1875 40
{" salaries, 800 90
March /, 1894 So
Cash work collected for year
ending March 1, 1853 81
Total amt collected for year, 458 40
. salaries g g 4I75,00
Balance in favor of city collec-
ted for wear, 1888 40
SANITARY P LICEMAN's REPORT.
Mr. Lambe'> report showed the help
furnished the poor OF the city during
the month of February, as follows:
For provisions, SIG 40
i" d, 1O527
Total. 1921 81
Number of families furnished, $50
Average of wood and provisions fur
nished each family, ST. Al
MARKET CLERKS REPORT.
Mr.. Benton reported as follows:
Stall rents. sIO2 90
Licenses for pedling chickens, so
Fees from hay scales, 80 Is
Total, s1as II
Back rents due for February, S22 90.
TAx-CoLLECTOR's REPORT.
Special license taxes collected, IS Is
Corporation taxes TOR 1892. 8 45
Total, sI,O36 25
REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER.
DR.. John Bynum. health officer,
made his annual report as follows:
The amount of sanitary work done
during the past year has been consid-
erabie There has been several local
tiles much benefited by the laying Il
pipe, and today the city seems to be
in very good condition. l have
nothing at present to recommend tn
be done. The total statistics collected
for the past yea" are as follows:
Births-white. log; colnred, SO
Deaths-white, 81. colored 1874
A communication was read from
Post master Wilson asking the Board
to pass an ordinance preventing people
from hitchipg horses to the electric
light poles in front of the postoff1ce.
This was referred to the ordinance
committee. 1t was the sense of the
Board that an ordinance be drawn in
compliance with the request OF the
Postmaster.
TO HELP HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. j. G. Buxton addressed the
Board in behalf of the Twin-City
Hospital Association. He said that
the building and lot owned by the
Association cost about 81 500 The
ladies propose, said Mr.. Buxton, to
have trained nurse when they open
the institution and hope to run it in
an acceptable manner if they can Sc
cure the proper encouragement. 1t
will require about $3.50 per month to
conduct it as it should be The pur
pose CT the hospital is to care for
those who can't help themselves. Mr..
Buxton said that he thought it was
the duty of the CITY to lend the ladies
helping hand He said that he had
appeared before the county commits
sioners and asked that Board to make
a monthly allowance for the hospital
In reply to question from Alder
man Clement, MIR. Buxton stated that
Association to make provisions for
the cOlored race as soon as they were in
a condition, financially. to do 30.
Mayor Gray said that the ladies de-
served all the help that could be given
them. On motion of Alderman
Walker the Board decided to contrib
ute s25 monthly to the hospital. Salem
Commissioners will be asked to make
a similar contribution.
The election of police force was
postponed until next regular meeting
Applications, however. we're read from
ali OF the old force and two new ones
-Messrs. ". M. Harris and e. L
Reed.
Aldermen Clement stated that there
were a number of people living to-
gether in Winston not married. He
asked that the officers be requested to
use every effort to break up this viola
tion of the law.
A motion was made and adopted
that the insurance on the Municipa.
building be divided between the mayor
ana mayor pro tenn.