The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-04
MEETING OF TIE BOARD OF Al
DERAIEN

At the meeting of the City Board of
Aldermen last night the annual re-
ports of the various standing commit
tees were presented, this being the reg
ular April meeting.
DIR. ID. +. Everett rendered his resig-
nation as alderman from the flTSt
ward Under the rules this goes over
to the next meeting of the Board.
A petition was presented from the
police force for the Board to furnish
them summer uniforms. Referred to
Police committee.
Mr.. II. H Busbee said that the Dodd
heirs wanted the opening of Person
street through their property, in the
Southern part Of the city, to Snithtield
street. Referred to street committee
with power to act.
The city clerk was authorized to
purchase half-dozen chairs and an Of
fee desk for the station house; and to
white-wash the station house.
CITY Attorney Holding read the re-
vised ordinance relating to the city fire
department. There are numerous
changes in the sections governing the
department. One of these requires the
chief of police to attend all fires and
take charge of the police, and to depu-
tie enough citizens to protect proper
ty. The provisions regarding interior
ence with the work Of the department
are very strict The revised ordinances
as submitted prohibited any piece of
FIRE apparatus ever leaving the city for
any purpose whatever. This point was
warmly debated. A motion of Alder
man Terrell. that apparatus be loaned
to neighboring towns or cities on mr.
gent call, the order TO be approved by
the Mayor and chief of the fire depart
ment prevailed. Aldermen Stronach
and Johnson voting in the negative.
Alderman DrewTy moved that q
board of FIVE appraisers be appointed
TO assess the value of the property
required for the widening of North
Wilmington street. This property be-
longs to the Episcopal Diocese of North
Carolina. BY consent. the resolution
went over to the next meetings
The building committee was author
ized to repair the decayed beltry ana
cornices of Metropolitan Hall.
The board left to the discretion OF
the Mayor and city clerk the number
of copies of the annual report Of city
officers to be printed and circulated. !,
Tha civ fax collector was authorized
aa,e,.tise the list of tax delinquents
and TO sell property to collect the es2Nes'
REPORTS or THE COMMITTEES.
The reports of the police committee
and one or two others We're not COM
,,lete last. night. but viii be turned over
r. tbe city clerk within the next le"
days. ..a5 che
a,.1,at-bonse web lighted, we'll kept
- i, fine condition in every respect.
THE nnlice committee reports 90 ar
- f,t,. the month of March; the sta
ion house is reported IN good coie'iT
ton. 4,a maj
The lfoht committee reported tilte
40 nurll5sr of regular street lamps u
the eitv is 1876; they are IN exeellene
o,.Iar ana cost only dollar a month
aat, T,here are sixteen electric arc
1ig1ts that cost sc. 66 each per month.
gtop-cocl<s have been put on all sefeos
gas-lights. .4aa that
The water committee reporIed tnae
during the year the water-works con,
,,anv had. b. order Of the court, Deeh
rompelIed to drain the pond usea ~
furnish power for pumping, but with
characteristic enterprise" has put ~ .
f;na new steam-pump of large capaclts
that the test of this new apparatus
showed ii to be entirly satisfactory Q
direct pressure Of hundred pounds
being developed. The city water has
been anaIyzed by the health ofilcer'
Dr lanes Mckee. and found to be
pure and wholesome.
The building committee reported
that s130.s5 had been disbursed 10 yarl-
o,,s renairs. and recommended that the
belfry and cornices of the market DC
thoroughly repaired; the cost Of this
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