The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-02
SALOONS To Be
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Regular Closing Hour Will
Not be Observed Dur
ing Fair Week.
ORDINANCE SUSPENDED
A PETITION FROM BAR-KEEPERS
rs GRANTED BY A BARE
MAJORITY.
ORDINANCE SUSPENDED
THE ROCK. QUARRY TO Be OPENED
A Lot Sold in the Old City Cemetery to Mr..
John 7. Pullen to Bury Deserving Poor
MIR. HAIRS Reelected City
Weigh Master.

Weigh-Master.
The ordinance requiring the saloons to
close at II o'clock at night will be sus-
pended during Fair week, and they may
be kept open as long as the proprietors
may desire.
An order to this effect was made by
the Board of Aldermen last night.
The matter came up on petition from
eighteen of the bar keepers of the city.
asking the suspension of the closing or
dinance only during Fair week.
Alderman Drewry said that in view
OF the fight the liquor men had waged
against the administration, he thought
it very poor taste for them to now come
asking favors of the Board. And yet
to show that he entertained no animos-
ity against the liquor men and because
many thought it would benefit the city
to extend the closing time one hour, he
would vote for such a motion.
Secretary Nichols, of the Fair As
ISOLATION. appeared before the Board
and asked that the petition be granted
In doing so, he said that ordinarily he
favored closing them up at the hour now
observed, or even earlier, but during
Fair week he thought an exception
ought to be made. Even if the sa-
looms were kept open all night during
the week, he thought it would do no
harm. Trains would be bringing peo-
pie in all night, and people would be on
the streets with nowhere to go. Besides
this, many of these saloons have restau-
rants attached. Again, Mr.. Nichols said
the saloon men have always contributed
literally to the Fair when it has been
in close places, and for these reasons he
asked that the Board remove the re-
striction for one week, and let the sa-
looms be kept open all night.
The petition was granted by a small
majority.
Mr.. James NJ. Harris was reelected
city weighmaster by reclamation.
Alderman Correll then stated that Mr..
John T. Pullen wished to purchase a
lot, 45x00 feet, in the old city cemetery.
to be used as burying ground for de-
serving poor who were unable to pay
their own funeral expenses. For the lot,
Mr.. Correll said Mr.. Pullen was willing
to give 500.
Alderman Boushall said that in view
OF the charitable use to which Mr.. Pull
len was going to put the lot, he was in
favor Of giving it to him, as in burying
the poor he would save the city that
expense.
"He will not accept it as a gift" said
Mr.. Cornell.
'sThen I move to sell him the property
at a nominal price," said Mr.. Boushall.
After some highly appreciative re
marks by members of the Board con-
corning Mr.. Pullen and the charitable
work he is doing in the city, the motion
was passed unanimously.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The Street committees report, pre-
sented by Alderman Drewry, congratu-
lates the people of Raleigh upon the sue
cessful issue of the bond question, as it
would have been impossible to have con-
tinued street improvements of perma-
nent nature without the aid Of these
bonds
In view of the fact that the State Fair
is to be held in this city during this
month, and in order that the city may
present as handsome an appearance as
possible, it is recommended that the tele-
graph, telephone, electric light and other
companies having poles on the streets in
the city be required to paint their poles
uniform color between now and the
eighteenth of the month.
Touching the paving in and around
Capital square the report says:
"The walks in this square have been
In bad condition for many years, and
they have been seemingly neglected by
our State officials. This is the States
property, and as it is visited by people
from all over the United States, it is
a matter which should interest every
public-spirited citizen in North Carolina.
We should feel not only municipal but
. State pride in making this square as
beautiful as possible. and under no cir
.cumstances should it be neglected, ana
our State could not spend few thou
sand dollars more judiciously than in i'm
proving and Identifying this square.
strangers from a distant State COM
ing to North Carolina judge largely of
the character of its people by the APP
pearance of its public squares and build
ings.
1--WE are glad to see that his Excel
lency Governor Russell has taken this
matter in hand and is identifying the
grounds by improving the walks in the
square.
1--WE believe that every patriotic citi-
zen in North Carolina will feel a warm
thrill of State pride in his heart on ac-
count of this act, and will applaud the
Governor in this cause. and we hope that
he will continue the good work until this
square, which belongs to the State. and
around which so many hallowed associa-
tons cluster, is made thing of beauty
and joy to all of the people in North
Carolina.
eve recommend that this Board most
cordially endorse the Governors action
in this matter"
1t is recommended that the rock quar-.
~ be opened as soon as possible. In
vestigations to this end have already
been made.
eve find some obstacles in our way.
and we are now endeavoring to over
come them as rapidly as possible" says
the report.
"In the first place we found that the