The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-11
THE CITY CHARTER.
CHANGES DECIDED UPON BY
THE ALDERMEN.
Whfskey Tax to be Put In General
Fund-Tax Limit Increased 3
Cents-Question of Issuing Liq-
unr I.ioanSas Left with Xnfars

FunO-1aX increased
Cents-Question of Issuing Liq-
uor Licenses Left with Voters.
The Winston Aldermen met Monday
night and discussed and acted upon
the proposed changes to the City
Charter Mayor Crutchf1eld was in
the chair and before the meeting ad
was present.
The Board was in session over an
hour. The proposed changes will, of
course, have to be made by the Legis-
Iature. The recommendations will be
seCt to Raleigh tonight. The changes
adopted are as follows:
1s5-To make the tax limit 81 so in
stead Of 81 so. The present assess
ment is 81 35 The change made by
the committee and adopted by the
Board in this Section reads:
"Strike out the words 'seyenty-f1ve
cents in line six, Section so, and in
sert instead thereof the words 'one
dollar and strike out all after the
word city in line seven, in said Sec
tion, and insert the words: And for
the support of the graded schools, pro-
vided this shall not be Construed to
include the taxes which may b levied
to pay the principal and interest on
any bonded Indebtedness ~
All monies derived from liquor
licenses, which have heretofore been
used exclusively for the support Of the
graded schools, wiz hereafter be put
in the general fund.
Section Sc is amended AS follows
By striking out the following words
in lines 10 and IL: the fund raised
by ad valorem taxation shall be used
only for the payment OF the salaries
of teachers Strike out all after the
word fifth" in line fourteen and in
sert the following: 1.-The Aldermen
at their first regular meeting in Sep
TENDER Of every year shall appropriate
sufficient sum of money out of the
general funds for the support Of the
graded schools, to be known as the
graded school fund. The said sum to
be appropriated for said purpose to be
determined by the recommendation Of
the Graded School Commissioners.
Provided, however, this Section shall
not interfere with manner of raising
and collecting the graded school fund
prior to September 1St, 1897
Strike out the whole of Section 81.
Amend Section SIS by striking out
all after the word city in line 9 OF said
Section
The words stricken out read: "Said
Aldermen shall have the power to
grant or refuse license to any person
or firm or any one of the aforesaid
purposes at their discretion"
The proposed change, as adopted by
the Board, throws the responsibility
of issuing liquor license upon the
voters. II they vote "wet" the Alder
men can do nothing but issue license.
If the town goes "dry" the Board
must accede to the wishes of the ma
jority by refusing to issue license.
In the meantime all applicants
must prove a good moral character as
at present. The Board also retains
the power to revoke license when
ever the law is violated.
The former law, repealed by the
Legislature in 1894, giving the police
men Jurisdiction one mile outside the
corporate limits, was endorsed for re-
enactment. There was opposition to
it, however. Chief of Police league
opposed it He favored, however, a
law giving the police authority to go
any where in the county and arrest
parties who commit offenses within
the corporate limits. The amend
ment was adopted by a vote Of 8 to s.
The committees recommendation
to change the number of Aldermen
from 10 to 10 was voted down. Several
members of the Board expressed them
selves as not wanting to s'come back"
but they could not see any benefit in
the proposed change. They argued
that the number did not cost the town
any more money.
After considerable discussion, AL
derman Hopper succeeded in getting
motion adopted making an addition
to Section 81. The change is to the
effect that Graded School Commission
ers shall have full power, with aid or
consent Of the Aldermen" in the dis
tribution and apportionment Of the
graded school fund.
Alderman Hopper argued that at
present there was no limit to the
amount of money for the Graded
School Board to expend. He thought
as the Aldermen had to pay the bills
they should have right 10 say how
much should or could be expended.
Before Alderman Hopper got his
motion in shape, Aldermen Vance,
Riggs, Pollard, Carter and others Sc
cured permission from the Mayor to
leave. There were nine members of
the Board present when the vote was
taken. Mr.. Hopper Withdrew his
motion once, but his second" refused
to accept Of that proposition and it
was voted upon without further de-
lay.