The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-07-07
THE WINSTON ALDERMEN.
Proceedings of the Regular. Session
Held Monday Night.

The Winston Aldermen met in regu
lar session Monday night. Mayor G or
i, rell presided.
An application was made for the re
lease of a poll-tax for J. w. Ports
an affidavit being read from justic,
of the peace from Nash county, stating
that Mr.. Ports is now a resident O
said county. The Board voted to re
lease him.
CHIEF HANES' RESIGNATION.
Secretary Franklin read the follow
ing addressed to the Board, from Mr.
J. w. Hanes, chief of the Winston
Fire Department.:
Gentlemen: | hereby beg to tender
nv resignation as chief of the Win.
ston Fire Department. My private
affairs are such that l cannot possibly
give it the attention that the Office re-
quires. There are others who are do.
ing the work and I feel that it is un-
just to them that l should continue in
my present position. Thanking you
for the uniform kindness that has been
i shown me by the Board. "
At the request of Captain higgins,
| the resignation was tabled by the
| Board. Captain higgins stated that
Chief Hanes is valuable man and the
tiremen do not wish to lose him.
| TAX MATTERS.
| Mr.. Guy made a statement regarding
tax of $500 due the town. He wan
| ted his street worked or taxes reduced.
| Said he served through the late war
and felt that he was due a pension.
| William II. Bailey, colored, was re-
| leased from corporation tax for 1897,
| he being the wrong man garniSheed.
| Robert Watts, colored, was also re-
! leased, he not being a citizen of Win
| StOn.
A motion was made that Dan Searcy
be required to pay a poll tax for 1895;
but released for 1896 and 1897, he not
| being resident of the city the last
| two years.
James Hairston, colored was releas-
ed from poll tax, he being too old.
Bobert Barnett, colored, was re-
leased from taxes for 1897, he not be-
ing resident of the city.
Robah Gentry, colored, was releas-
ed for three years, he being a resident
of Middle Fork township.
E. B. Alexander, a one-legged dar-
key, was released from poll tax for
two years.
7. N. Brock was released for two
years, he being a resident of Danville.
Chairman Franklin reported that
the Sanitary Committee had about
completed its work of serving notices
TO the citizens living along the sewer
age system to connect with the same.
Alderman Dalton thought the matter
should be pushed and that there be no
lodging.
The Mayor stated that there has
been some complaint since the recent
fire to the effect that there are several
fire traps in the city. He suggested
that the Fire Committee make a tour
of the city and make an investigation
of the matter.
Alderman Pollard presented the fol-
lowing, which was passed by the
Graded School Board: The commit
tee appointed on building an addition
to the West School made its report and
recommended the erection of an adj
ditional room in rear of the east wing
to accommoda ate the increased patron
age of the school. The committee re-
ported that building such as desired
could be erected at an expense of
about 5000. The Board accepted the
report and appointed MIR. Pollard to
lay the recommendation of this Board
before the Board of Aldermen and to
ask them for authority to have the
building put up. Mayor Gorrell en-
dorsed the recommendation and stated
that he thought the Board should
have the work done. A motion was
made and adopted that the building
be put up.
Alderman Pollard made motion,
which was adopted, that the Sewer
and Sanitary Committee act Jointly in
seeing that the ordinance requiring
citizens to connect with the sewer is
carried out,
Mr.. Pollard, of the Light Commit
tee, stated that the light bill the past
month was larger in June than the
same month last year. The Board
adopted his motion that the Building
Committee say how many lights shall
burn all night in the municipal build
ing.
A motion was made and adopted
that no reductions be made to the
tenants of the store-rooms in the
municipal building until all back
rents are paid.
PEST HOUSE AND CEMETERIES.
The Mayor made report the COM
mittee appointed to select a site for
the erection of pest house. He stated
that the committee had decided that
the most suitable place was about Il
miles north of the city, owned by Rev.
Howard Pegram. He suggested that
the Board authorize the committee to
also purchase land for a cemetery for
both white and colored. Alderman
Griffith made a motion that II acres
be purchased. This was adopted. The
land will cost $40 per acre. 1t is
cash transaction.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS,
Chief of Police league made the fol-
lowing report.
Number of cases before the Mayor,
Breach of the peace, a; nuisance, 80;
riding bicycles on sidewalks, IL; re-
| failing, s; discharging fire arms, 5;
drunkenness, 5; failing to appear as
| witness, 2; riding bicycle without
| light, 3; interfering with an officer, q;
| violating market laws, 1; larceny, l.,
assault with deadly weapon, /; carry
total, AS; dismissed, l6; Judgment
held up, 4; bound over to Superior
| Court, I; appealed, l; amount of fines
and cost docketed, $500; collected in
cash, S5O4.36; in labor, $ll9.80; dog
| tax collected SO; total, 1888. 10.
| Market Clerk Hampton reported
| stall rent, Sl52.35; fees from hay
scales, $3.50; market limit license,
So. 10. Total, Sl84.25.
/ Sanitary Officer johnson paid out
$3.50 for sanitary work and collected
S22. 20.
Supt. of streets Lambe made a re-
port of his work for June. Besides
| repairing streets, his force was at
| work extending water mains in West
| Winston.
| Tax-collector Jessup reported as
follows; Collected for 1898, $685.
for 1894, $12.07; for 1895, 1853 .92; for
1896, $155.41; for 1897, 81, GAG. Il; spe-
c1af license tax, SO. 124. Total, s., 022. SO.