The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-06
ONE ELECTED LAST NIGHT
OvglUER j. Nj. MULLEN WAS THE
LUCKY MAN.
OTHER ONE WILL Be CHOSEN LATER
New Police Rules and Regulations Adopted by
ths Board The Force to be Provided
With Uniform Oyercoats, the City
Paying Half.

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The Board of Aldermen last night
9oek action looking to more thorough Or
xanixsti0n Of the police force tnan Has
heretofore been possible.
Instead Of the Chief of Police pelns
directly responsible for the preservation
of the good order Of the city and having
personal supervision OF the force, ne VIII
in future have two Sergeants to ASSIST
him.
These sergeants will be held strictly
responsible for the preservation Oh the
public peace and to insure good order.
They are vested with power to post
the men under their command ID sucH
parts of the city, and to assign them
such duties, as they may deem eApe
dent under the supervision OF the chleI,
10 whose orders the sergeants are al
all times subject, and to whom they
must report
The sergeants will also have control
of the men and turkeys on their re-
speetiYe reiefs, and VIII be held ac
countable for their good condition anu
efficiency in the performance OF lheli
duty. Any dereliction Of duty must pe
reported to the chief. Inc sergeahts
shaH pay frequent visits to different
TIE NAiS AIa1 HANJ
that their men are properly uiscnal gang
the duties assigned them.
For the present only one Of these ser
.geants will be put on duty. That one
il Officer j. II. Mullen, who was elected
80 that position last night by the Board.
Later another sergeant will be CHOSEN
from the force No provision has been
made for an increase IN the salary OF
those promoted to the position OF ser
gespt This will be fixed later.
It Was ordered that uniform over
coat he adopted for the police force,
the city to pay half the cost OF the
coats. which are to cost not exceeding
5000. The work Of making the coats
viii be let out to the lowest responsible
bidder.
The rules and regulations for the
Police Department, as codlhed and ar
ranged By the city attorney, were pre-
sented by Alderman Parrish, adopt
ed by the Board, and ordered printed N
book form.
These rules and regulations are prac-
Ideally the same as have heretofore been
IN fierce, except that provision ID made
for the election OF two Police Ser
gea11s, from members OF the force
Inc Police committee unanimously re-
po1tsA unfavorably on the petition or
Ben Cater, (col.), for license to sell liquor
In ~ Raleigh, half a mile beyond the
city limits. The committee also refused
20 allow J. D. Carroll to transfer his
license in East Raleigh to w. A. Fer
rail- There is an ordinance forbiddinS
the transfer Of license.
Report Of the Finance committee
showed the total collections during the
month to have been SO, 1880. OF this
SS,764.16 was from taxes, $251.7 mar
ket rents, and $158.67 street paving. The
total expenditures for the month were
$5,449.5S. The various city departments
expended $1,527.09 of this; the lights
for streets cost $42S.70; Rex Hospital
$166.67; curling $397.19, and coal
S126.65.
The Sewer committee recommended
that the sewer asked for on North Will
mington street be put in, provided the
cost does not exceed $3.50. The report
was referred to the Finance committee
with power to act.
It was reported by the Cemetery com.
mittee that the fence on the Hargett
street side OF the City cemetery had
been taken down and permission was
asked to remove the rock stile also, and
place in the cemetery a hydrant con-
ncCbc0 Win tie city WdcT HAIL. Auc
stone In the stile 10 to be used for ter.
racing.
Report of the city physicians for the
month of October was as follows: Mum.
her Of patients treated 4S; visits made
1O1; office consultations 81 prescrip-
tons filled "A; patients discharged 81;
patients continued 6; patients died l.
patients sent to hospital 4.
Candis Rogers (col.), was relieved from
cost $50 on her taxes ($4O for 1894, 80
and '96.
A request was read from the Raleigh
Electric Company asking that an ordin
ance be passed prohibiting bicyclsts from
riding their wheels on the street cal
tracks or close beside them, when meet
fng d car, or taking hold of car while
IL is in motion. The petition was re-
freed to the Street committee.