The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-15
NO ELECTION 70 BE HELD.
The board Of Aldermen ut Call
Meeting Rescild the Ordinance Call
ing an Ele citing on the I.sue OF Bonds
An Interview With Mr.. Holding.

The voters of Raleigh will not be re-
quired to vote on the question of is
suing bonds for street improvements.
Everything was floating along Sc
renely toward the election, when the
Board of Aldermen suddenly changed
the face of affairs.
The News and Observer stated a few
days ago that there would soon be a
call meeting of the Board at which
some not uninteresting developments
would take place.
At 1890 o'clock yesterday the Board
met, according TO the call, just quo
rum being present Aldermen John c.
Drewry, j. ID. Boushall, J. Il. Ferrall,
Mills, Hunnicutt, Frank Stronach and
White.
Mr. Boushall stated the object of the
meeting. He said it was called to re-
scind the action of the Board in calling
an election to decide upon the ques-
ton of issuing fifty thousand dollars
in city bonds for street improvement.
He said the election would cost several
hundred dollars, and from all appear
ances the issue of bounds would be de
feated. So, taking all into considera-
ton, he thought best for the Board to
rescind its action.
Mr.. Stronach protested against talk
ing snap action, and wanted the Board
to wait until the regular meeting.
Mr.. Ferrall said immediate action
was necessary to save expense and he
favored the resembling Of the ordin-
ance.
After some further discussion. the
resembling motion was adopted imam
imouSly.
1t had been intimated that the
Board could go ahead with the inn
provement of the streets, without is
suing the bonds called for in the act.
In support of this position was cited
the recent decision of the Supreme
Court, which ruled that the commits
sioners of Forsyth county had the
right TO erect a courthouse without
holding an election.
A News and Observer reporter in
terFiewed Mr.. j. n. Holding. the city
attorney. Mr., Holding is not mem
Der, but the legal adviser Of the Board
"Of course, for all general improve
ments the Board of Aldermen can con
tract debt he said ''but they are not
likely to do so on account of their UNI
willingness to place a heavy indebted
mes on the city"
Then you think they will not pro
ceed with the street improvement,
without the issue of bonds OF an cleo
ton ?"
Il do not think it likely Under
stand, | do not speak with the author
ity OF the Board. But from what be-
lieve to be the sentiment of the Demo-
cratic aldermen, / do not think they
vii proceed with the work. in the man
ner indicated.
'On the contrary I think they Will
stop all street improvement. except
the work that is necessary to keep the
streets Of the city in moderately good
order
Even if they wished TO proceed with
the improvement, and add the cost to
the city debt, there must be money to.
pay for the paving stones and for labor
in laying them.
II is usual, though not always neces-
sar5, to submit the question of issuing
bonds to the vote of the people. The
board could not issue bonds for this
specific purpose without holding an
election, because the Act requires this
question to be submitted to a vote of
the citizens.
at is possible that the board has a
right TO issue it's bonds for any indebt-
edness incurred for necessary eX-
penses.
..But it is not believed that the senti
ment of the Democratic members of
the present board is in favor of Great
ing Indebtedness in order to increase
bonds"