The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-05

| we can secure a number Oh lne 80
| baseball and football games eaeil seiiSon
| In addition to that we may De aDie u SO
| cure some of the National League "
| cycle races. This will ATTRACT tloushaus
| of strangers to our CITY anu .uu w.
much to it's growth ana prosperity. W. .n
| the National cemetery, the ROCK qu"Li'
and the Athletic Park at the emu vi til ',
street ear line we believe that 1t VIII
| he a paying investment from the staho.
point of hauling passengers regardleSs Oh
| the incalculable advantage TO be derived
| from it by reason of hauling the stone
| into the city from the rock quarry
| The recommendations as to the car
line were referred to the finance and
street committees with power to act.
The finance committees report showed
collections from all sources during the
month of February, S5,066.76; eXpendl-
lures for the month, S5,9S4.69.
Alderman Correll, for the light conf
mittee, asked permission to move two
electric lightS-one on South Wilmington
street to West South street and the
one on corner Hillsboro and Dawson
streets to corner Salisbury and EdentOn
SlFpptS. AluCIlleIl L OWEN anu A'ANNAJ
opposed the remova. of the HillsbOro
street light Aldermen Correll and Bou-
shall contended that there were too
many lights ON Dawson street, compared
to what the other streets have, there
being five arc lights within a distance
of 400 yards-one at every corner.
The end of the matter was that the
light committee was granted permission
I, ho, al
The old proposition of the A. and NJ.
students to lease part of Pullen park
as an athletic ground bObhed up again.
on a motion of Alderman Drewry. But
as the city attorney thought there was
considerable doubt as to the right of the
city, under the terms of the deed from
Mr. Pullen, to lease the property, the
motion was withdrawn.
On recommendation of the fire commit
tee r. c.. McOlvin and John Day were
granted permission to conduct black
smith shops ON South Blount street.
A petition from Rev. A. w. Pegues
and DR.. l.. 4. Scruggs, two colored citi-
zens living near Shaw University, was
read 1t asked that a sewerage pipe
be laid from Fayetteville street along
Worth street toward Wilmington street
street to connect with the city sewerage
system. The petition was referred to
the sewer committee.
A crippled man, w. r. Faulkner, was
granted permission to sell medicine, man
ufactured by himself. on the streets.
Residents of East Martin street asked
that the public pump on that street be-
tween Swain and LAST streets, be re-
i
The city physicians report showed 5S
patients treated, So visits made, % of
fee consultations, la prescriptions writ
ten, 43 patients discharged as cured, l
died, sent to hospital, and II continued.
On recommendation of the school COM
mttee the school year for the city
schools was changed so as to end on
June LIST, instead of on March 22nd, as
heretofore.
On motion of Alderman Bounshall, Mr.
james Il. Jordan was elected Assistant
Sanitary Inspector.
In compliance with a request of the
school committee, Mr.. ALI A. Thomp-
son appeared before the Board and ask
ed that committee, composed Of him
self, Mr.. r. o. Burton and Mr.. j. w.
Bailey, be heard at some future meeting
in opposition to the rental of $1,000 n
year for the Centennial graded school
building. The school fund, he said, was
in no condition to stand this tax, even
if the city had right to charge it, which
he thought it did not, the building having
been paid for by bonds.
AS the rental does not begin until the
next school year, the board invited the
committee to appear and state their case
mt its next regular meeting in April.
After electing Mr.. james +. Jordan
assistant sanitary inspector the board adj
journed.
AS the two aldermen from the Third
ward were unable to agree upon man,
no successor to Alderman Hunnicutt, re-
signed, was elected.