Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-05-14
BOARD

BOARD OF sALDERMEN.
Committees Appointed Shade Trees Dis.
isP Ccnsseed: New Bicycle Ordinances.
1.-The new Board of Alderman
met Tuesday in the City Hall
with all the members present ex-
cept Col, j. A. Washington.
10 Mayor Hill called the meeting
,todorder and read out the follows
ing committees :ino sal I'll Oh
IN, Street and Lights-F. K. Bor-
den, F. ". Hilker, W., G.. Britt,
J.aA. Washington. sea-
Fire and Water-F. W. Hilker,
w. D. Creech, JaW. Nash, f. K.
Borden. w. G.. Britt. vauaTa al
Police--J- A. Washington, J.
w Nash, F. K. Borden.
Finance. A. Washington,
j.. w. Nash, F.. K. Borden fRHi
20 Cemetery--W. g.. Britt. J.aA.
Washington, j. w. Nash 1ar4
-ai Ordinance-J.g W. Nash, w.
G. Britt, W. D. Creech.
Park-F. K. Borden, W. d.
Creech, F.. w. Hilker, H. We'll,
j. M. Hollowell. obnoa5 aaJYa IS
.m Alderman Borden stated that
there had been much complaint
made about the electric light
company damaging the shade
trees Of the city. 5475 baVs@
tp Mayor Hill said that this abuse
had been stopped and that the
company had notified him that
they would not cut or trim any
more trees until some action was
taken by the Board of Aldermen
in regard to the matter. The
Mayor said0 also that be had
consulted the city attorney about
this important matter, and the
latter had given it as his opinion
that the electric light company
were in possession of the right
to cut or. trim any tree in the
construction or operating their
lines Of wire.
Alderman Borden said he diff
fered with the city attorney, and
said further that. our citizens
boasted of our beautiful shade
trees and they were pointed out
with pride to strangers in our
midst. sdf nrt
After much discussion indulg-
ed in by Aldermen Nash, Hill
ker and Creech the matter
was referred to the committee on
Streets and Lights.
Mayor Hill stated to the Board
that the superintendent of the
electric light company had in.
structed him to offer their entire
plant of the company in this city
for sale to the city at very
moderate terms. 1f5ua st
4}5 Alderman Hilker moved that
the matter be referred to the
mommittee nStreets andLights.
"A petition from prominent
b~icyclists in the town was pre-
sented aud read by Clerk T.. H.
Balm. The following is the pc.
tition without the names attach
ed, and which, is substituted by
the Board of aldermen for the or
dinance now in vogue in regard
to bicyclists, until the ordinance
committee produce something
else: rre a.fI.t.
No one shall ride any bicycle
on Walnut street between James
aud William streets, and on Cen
ire street between Ash and
Ches tnut streets. Anyone rid>
ing a bicycle on any sidewalk
shall, upon meeting or approach
ing a pedestrian, dismount or
leave the sidewalk in passing;
and no one shall ride any bis
cycle on the streets within the
corporate limits of the city at
night without a light attached to
the bicycle; and any person rid
ing on a bicycle shall, on ap-
preaching any other person, ring
a hell or sound an alarm notify
ing such person OF his approach.
Any violation of this ordinance
shall subject the offender to a
fine of So, 90 for each offence.
Alderman Creech moved to
increase the salary of Levi
Combs, a street hand, from $1S
to, $50 per month, saying that no
employe of city more deserv-
ed the latter figures, nr,s Lin
City Clerk T. H. Balm stated
to the Board that the State
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
would meet in session in this
city this afternoon, and that
to.me rrow afte Jon at $50
o'clock the laying of the cor.
ner stone OF the Orphans
home near. this city would take
place. He said he was Instructed
to extend an invitation to the
Board and to the citizens of
Goldsboro generally to be pres>
ent at the latter event. l5n All
h. The Board had a resolution OF
THANKS drawn up and extended
to the visiting Odd Fellows the
hospitality of the city. sav,0
The Board adjourned. @eq}
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