The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-08
THE WINSTON ALDERMEN.
Business Transacted at Regular Ses
sion Last Night.

| sion Last Night.
| The Winston Aldermen met in reg
ular session Monday night Mayor
| Crutchfield was in the chair. Ten
members of the Board answered to
| the roll-call.
A colored man made application for
permission to put up his cloth tent
again, promising not TO have any fire
| in or around it. On motion of Alder
| man Vance, it was decided to allow
| the ordinance against tents to remain,
| and that one be passed, if necessary.
| for the removal of the tent now up
| and owned by A. Pace, colored
| Chairman Gales reported that the
street force had been at work grading
Chestnut street; repairing in East
West aud North Winston.
The sanitary condition Of the town
| was discussed by several members of
the Board.
City Engineer Magruder read a re-
port of the water works which was
| accepted.
On motion of Alderman G. a..
Tavis, the Board instructed Mr.. Ma
gruder to collect all water rents now
/ due without delay.
A report was nade to the Board
that the chicken dealers in the market
were complaining about people being
allowed to sell chickens outside OF the
market. No action was taken on the
report.
Aldermen Riggs and White, OF the
committee, on site for cemetery,
reported that they had examined
some land on Mr.. J. t. Mick
ey's farm, opposite Frank Dyer
ly's The owner offers Is or 80 acres
at 800 per acre aud agrees to make
the payment for said land satisfacto-
ry. The committee reported that it
had other offers of land. The COM
mittee was continued to make further
Investigations.
The finance committee recommend
ed that the town pay the Twin City
Hospital S25 per month until the first
of January. The Board accepted the
recommendation and ordered that
amount to be paid.
The Chairman Of the street com
mittee reported that the street and
finance committees met but we're I'M
able to decide to make the improve
Third to Salem line. Alderman Riggs
made motion that split curbing be
put down and the street named be
macademiZed, which was adopted.
The City engineer is to order the ma
terial for the work at once.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
Chief league reported for the
month as follows: Number of cases
tried, ia; dismissed. Is: found over,
9; appealed, IL; amount of fines and
costs dOcketed, 1881, 80; collected, cash,
SI99 II; fine labor, ST. o. The Chief
stated that most of the fines uncol-
lected were due by women and that he
had no way to rnake the amounts due
Tax-Collector Jessup's report reads
as follows: 1894 taxes, S43, SO; 1895,
S2O3 90; 1896, 1858 "a; special license
tax, 81, 676 80; total, So. 2S2 70.
Market Clerk Benton reported:
License, 81 80; fees for hay scales, $40
go; stall rent. Sl44, OF.
Sanitary Policeman Rights: Paid
for sanitary work, Sl16 So; for street
work, 1882 81; collections for sanitary
work, ST. As.
An application from four of the bar
keepers to keep their places Of bust
ness open until IL O'Clock p. m. was
granted. A post script at the bottom
of the application reques ted the Board
to stop one of the bar men from sell
said as no name appeared to the re-
quest the Board should pay no atten
tion to it,
Permission was granted J. f. Sal
mons to operate billiard table above
his bar room.
On motion the Secretary was in
structed to notify the owner of the
building on market house lot that the
same must be removed within 10
days; also that one house on u street,
and two houses belonging to John
Robinson, and B j. Sheppard's old
factory, be torn down at once.
A motion was adopted that A Pace
be notified that he would be fined $40
if his tent is not down by Wednesday
and S. per day for each day thereafter.
The Board voted Winston Fire Co.
No. 1, $50 towards paying the compa-
! ny's expenses to the State Firemen's
Tournament. The same amount was
voted to the Colored Fire Company,
toward paying expenses attached to
the colored State Firemen's Conven-
tion soon to be held in Winston.
Mr.. j. L Patterson appeared before
| the Board in behalf of several citizens
| who desire that the town put in some
sewer pipe along the branch east of
Elm street. Matter was referred to
sewer and finance committees with
power to act.