The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-07
THE ALDERMEN MEET
THE CITY FATHERS CONSIDER
ED LAST NIGHT MEAS
uREs OF INTEREST.
$50. 900 OF STREET BONDS.


SON. Robinson and Hoover Voted no
mir. A Iderson Elected Policeman in
Place of Mr.. Yates, Resigned-sThe
Body Refused to Exclude HOs-pers
From the City by Vote OF to 4,
bnt There will be Hog-pen Limit.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Aldermen was held last night,
at $50, in the Mayors Office, his Horror
Mayor Russ being in the chair.
The roll was called, all being present
except Aldermen Ivey and White. The
minutes of the last two called meetings
were read and approved.
The Finance Report was read by AL
derman Boushall and adopted. The re-
port contained an itemized summary of
expenses footing up 81 090 SO.
The report was further read asking for
an estimate !from the department as to
amount deemed necessary for street i'm
provement. Mr.. Boushall added some
remarks at the end of his reading in
which the subject of the issuing of $780,
600 of bonds was preached, but the con-
sideration of the matter was deferred to
it's proper order, Alderman Drewry, in
the meanwhile, reading the report of the
street committee.
Mr.. Drewry called attention to explicit
orders which had been sent to property
owners to repair their side walks, which
orders he was now glad to say
had been obeyed. The report as a
whole has been heretofore printed in
the NEWS AND OBSERVER.
Alderman Ferrall presented the report
of the Police Committee. In this was a
recommendation that the city pay to
Rex Hospital $4,000 a year in equal
monthly instruments, the appropriation
to continue until May, 1897, in consider
alton of the treatment Of sick sent there
by the city. The report was adopted.
In behalf of the Light Committee,
Alderman Boushall gave good account
of the city's lighting; saying that every
thing was working smoothly and salts
factorily.
Alderman Stronach, in behalf of the
special committee to consider the cree
ton of a statute to the late r. H. Pullen
at Pullen Park, said that he had a gate
way under consideration, and asked for
further time which was granted.
The resignation of Policeman Yates
was offered and accepted.
The Light COMM tee was instructed
to put two more lights down in the
vicinity of Rex Hospital.
Alderman Stronach wanted hydrant
at the corner Of lakewood Avenue and
East street, as water was needed there
in case of fire. This was so ordered, ex
cept that the place was not particularly
designated where the hydrant should be
placed so that it was in the vicinity OF
the corner named above.
A petition was offered by Alderman
Stronach asking for a new plug at the
market house, which was referred to the
market committee with power TO act.
A petition was read from the Board of
Health asking that hogs and hog pens be
restucted to certain limits, which petit
ton was amended by Alderman Boushall
ard Drewry, who moved that no hogs be
allowed within the city limits after Jan
uary 1, 1896, Alderman Robinson spoke
against the amendment, saying that
there was no way OF carrying off swll,
except by means Of hogs.
Alderman Strouach agreed with Al
derman Robinson, but was willing to
support the petition setting hOg-limits
On motion 0f Alderman Hoover, the
ayes and noes we're taken on the amend
ment, with the following result: Ayes,
Bousball, Drewry, Johnston, Mills, total
4. Noes: Baker, Ferrall, Hoover, Hun
nicutt, Robinson, Stronach, total 6.
The ordinance offered was then
agreed to, Alderman Boushall voting no,
and saying that one citizen should not
be made to smell hogs any more than
another. The limits laid down by this
ordinance are as follows: the area bound
ed on the north by Morgan street; on the
east by Blount street; on the south by
South street; on the west by Salisbury
street, and any person or persons violating
any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be fined five dollars per day for
each day during which hogs or pigs are
kept within the boundaries above named.
There was petition from the Acad
envy of Medicine asking that the Board
of Health be composed of the Superin-
tendent of Health, the Mayor, the Chief
of Police, Chairman Of Sewer Commit
tee. Chairman of Street Committee, Chair,
man of Water Committee and six ply
sicians, to be elected by the Raleigh
Academy of Medicine. The petition was
referred to the Board of Health.
The question of the bond issue OF $780,
600 for the improvement of the streets
was taken up, the question TO be submit
ted to the people in November. Alder
man Johnson said he had never
heard of any one saving money
by going into debt, but he had promised
Alderman Boushall not to oppose the
measure, which anyway it was no use to
do. Moreover, he had plan on hand
in the future for buying the waterworks,
and might want help. This last caused
some amusement.
Alderman Robinson opposed the bond
issue, but was disposed to yield to AL
derman Boushall, who read to him the
low rate of per capita debr in Raleigh.
Mr.. Robinson said he would get in his
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