The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-04


| of cigars.
| Alderman Honeycutt asked if any
store could sell limades and mineral wa
/ tiers on Sunday under this ordinance.
This gives the drug stores monopoly"
said Alderman Correll.
Alderman Correll then withdrew all
his amndments and offered a substitute
which differed from the original by add
ling after drug store "and other stores
that serve soft drinks may be kept open
on Sunday for the sale of drugs medicine
mineral waters, milk shades, limades CO.
cocola and cigars only"
| Considerable discussion followed which
was INDUCED in in very informal man
ner. Alderman CorrelPs substitute was
lost; Aldermen Potter, Correll, Robin
son, johnson and Hamlin voting for it,
and Aldermen Drewry, Riddle, Powell.
Ivey and Parish voting against it. AL
derman Honeycutt didn't vote.
| Alderman Parish says that under the
ordinance as adopted that mineral wa
tiers and soft drinks, such as milk shakes,
| limades and cococolas can be sold on
Sunday and that this will not be con-
| fined to the drug stores, although the
ordinance as amended seems to read that
way.
bad condition of the fence at the city
cemetery and was referred to the ceme-
terry committee.
/ Duplicate warrants were ordered is
sued to the Raleigh Electric Company
to the amount of 1922, which were de-
stroyed in the fire when the company's
house was burned.
Alderman Drewry introduced the fol-
lowing which was adopted:
Whereas, it is the sense of this Board
that the removal of the fence around the
capitol grounds and the PROPER grading
Of the sidewalks around said square,
will add greatly to the appearance Of the
grounds and will render them an orna-
ment to this city and at the same time
beautify the States property.
"And whereas, the fences around other
public building have been removed al
most without exception. elsewhere;
Therefore resolved, That the commit
tee ON streets is requested to present to
his EXcellency, Gov. Russell and the
State Board on Buildings and Grounds.
that it is the sense Of the Board of
Aldermen and the citizens of Raleigh
generally, that the removal of said fence
and the grading of said grounds and
| sidewalks will be to the public advan-
tage. and to respectfully ask that said
| Improvements be made.
"The committee will further present
that the fence is now totally useless. and
that the dressed stone on which the fence
rests, and the top layer Of dressed stone
now bordering the sidewalks, which top
layer. will be removed in grading down
the sidewalks, will together furnish e.
nough stone already dressed on three
sides to build a handsome fire proof
building for the State archieves 60 feet
long so feet wide, and Is feet high, and
that the iron fence will probably sell for
enough to put up said building when
ever desired, and put an iron roof on it.
besides defraying the cost of grading
the sidewalks.
Resolved, That the committee fur
Their requests his Excellency and the
Board on Public Buildings and Grounds,
that if this petition of the city meets
with their approval that the work of
removal of fence and grading of the
grounds shall be done at the earliest
date consistent with the public conven-
fence, and that he Southeast corner of
the grounds be regarded down to the
slight declevity which nature originally
gave it,"
The annual reports of the city officials
were ordered printed.
The market committee was empowered
to have the market white-washed.
| The Board adjourned after adopting
the following introduced by Alderman
Drewry:
Whereas, There is still a doubt in the
mind Of some of the people of our city
concerning the use of the money which
is to be derived from the bond issue now
contemplated by the city of Raleigh,
and whereas, this Board desires to set at
rest all such doubts and show to the
people Of Raleigh that we propose to
act in good faith in regard to this money,
and only use it for the welfare of Raj
eigh and it's citizens;
Resolved, That the City Treasurer
Mr.. Jos. G. Brown is hereby instructed
T by this Board to set aside the money
derived from the bond issue of the $780,
1000 proposed as a separate and distinct
fund, to be used for street improvements
and nothing else, and he shall keep a
separate account with this fund, and only
such warrants as may be properly drawn
and endorsed showing that they were
for street improvements shall be paid
out of this fund. These warrants must
show On the face of them that they were
given for work done upon the streets Of
the city Of Raleigh, before they are au-
thorized to be paid out of the fund deriv-
ed from the bonds which the City Treas
/ urer is hereby instructed to set aside as
a separate and distinct fund and of which
separate and accurate account must
be kept for street purposes and that
alone"
|
DIED.
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