The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-06-20
WORK OF CITY FATHERS.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE
WINSTON ALDERMEN.
Hook and Ladder Company-EIec-
tion of Mr.. Still Reconsidered.

ton of Mr.. Still RECONSTRUCTED
The Winston Aldermen met IN reg
ular session last Monday night, Mayor
Gray in the chair. Aldermen Frank.
lin. Rich, Gorrell, Walker, Brown,
Snipes, Clement and Latta answered
the roll-call.
A. A. Moore asked the Board to
make an appropriation to the colored
Hook and Ladder Company for the
purchase OF clothes and chairs. He
said the company had seventeen men,
beers, the full limit; that the company
should either have more men or a
horse to draw the truck in order to do
successful work. Col. Gorrell made a
motion that the city provide uniforms
for twenty men. Carried. The pur-
chase of the uniforms, ETC., was left
in the hands Of the fire commission
Another motion was made and carried
that the company be provided with
twenty chairs. 1t was also stated
that pipe would be connected with
the coIored graded school lot and that
a supply of water would he fur
nished the Hook and LANDER Com
pany also.
Capt. Bessent asked the Board to
release the members of the For
syth Rifiemen from city poll tax. The
request was granted. The captain
also asked that the Rifiemen armory,
or that part of the city hall building,
be insured for $4,000 ia favor of the
Rifiemen in case of fire. The matter
was referred to the finance commit
tee.
Col. Gorrell reported that the city
had only seven hands at work on the
streets. The work of matchmaking
Third and Chestnut streets has been
completed. He said that more force
was needed.
The finance committee recommend
ed that the tax of A. Slavery be made
S25 per year. The recommendation was
adopted.
Alderman Franklin, for the police
committee, recommended that the
election of Mr.. Still as policeman be
reconsidered, stating that since his
election the committee had decided
that he was not the proper man for
an officer. Mr.. Still appeared and
stated that he was a sober man and
that if the Board saw proper to elect
him he would try to do his duty. A
motion to adopt the report was car
ried. Another motion was made and
carried that the police committee
make further investigation and give
Mr.. Still another opportunity to clear
the reports against him. 1t was de-
cided that the Board meet at 5 o'clock
Wednesday evening, to dispose of the
matter.
Col. Gorrell made a report to the
Board of the meeting Of the Graded
School Commissioners, which recon-
mended that an addition Of 40 by So
feet be built to the North Winston
school and one 30 by 30 feet to the
West End building, one to cost ST., 900
and the other $500. The Col. asked
that the Board refer the matter back
to the school commissioners, giving
them the power to erect the buildings
if they saw their way clear, financial
ly. to have the work done.
Col. Gorrell, for the street commit
tee, reported that about 3! miles of
new piping had been covered up. He
reported that the test of the new
pumps and supply of water, last Sat
urday afternoon, gave satisfaction.
With three hose attached water was
thrown on top of the Gray block.
The building committee reported
that it had authorized a bath tub to
be put in for the fire department to
cost not over SO. The committee also
stated that it had received an applica-
tion from some young men to
rent two rooms on the third floor of
the city Hall to be used for gymna-
SUM, etc.
Col. Gorrell reported that Steamer
Fire Company No. l now occupied its
new quarters near the corner OF Fifth
and Main streets. The location was
quite acceptable. The cost of making
the Improvements was something like
$l35
The question of allowing Fire Com
pany No. l to attend the State Fire
fn
the fire committee. Some objection
was raised to the company going.
A petition for the payment of
claim for S9l.75 from Capt. S. E.
Allen, for damages sustained to goods
by the bursting Of pipe in the First
National Bank building, was referred
to the water committee for an inves-
tigation to see who is liable for the
loss sustained.
With no further business the Board
adjourned.