The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-02


and if satisfactory to load it on The
cars. We ascertaned that the railroad
had been levied on and could not b,
moved.
We found out il would probably be-
months before we could get this rail
so we cancelled our order and com
menced negotiations with other parties
for the purchase of rail. We finally 10
Gated some rail in Pittsburg, Pa, which
we thought would suit our purposes
This rail was ordered and after much
delay it arrived here and was imme
diately put down.
We felt sure that the Car Company
had completed our cars rs the manager,
Mr.. Ashley, assured us that he could
complete the ears in two or three weeks.
1t has now been over two months since
the order was placed, and still we have
been unable to get the cars up to the
present time.
We have been after him every few
days for the past three weeks. He has
promised to let us have the cars this
week. As soon as we get the cars the
Hargett street line will be put in proper
condition. The Street Committee has
eXerted itself and done everything in its
power to give the people along the Har-
gett street line as little Inconvenience as
possible, but it seems like everything
has impeded our progress.
The people on that street have been
put TO Il great deal of unnecessary in
convenience. but it is not the fault of
the committee. as we did everything
that practical business men could have
done in order to facilitate the work and
cot in ALL
possible We felt that it would be
useless expenditure of the city's money
to send teams there to grade the street
and fill in the track when it can be
done at one-tenth of the cost after we
get the cars on the track, and relying
on the promise of Mr.. Ashley that we
would have the cars inside of few
days. we have waited patiently from
day to day in order to do this work
We make this explanation in justice
to the committee.
SEABOARD AIR LINE.
We recommend that the Seaboard Air
Line be instructed to enlarge the culvert
which passes under its track where it
crosses Peace street. There is large
volume of water which comes down this
street every time we have big rain,
and the culvert being too small to carry
it under the track, the water is banked
up at this point and overtlows all of the
property in that neighborhOod owing
to the act that the culvert under the
track is too small to carry off the
water.
Numerous complaints have been made
to the committee from time to time in
regard to this matter, and we feel that
the above named railroad company
ought to be required to proceed at once
TO give the needed relief to the people
in that part of the city.
SIDEWALKS.
On June 9th we addressed the follow
ing communication to Mr.. j. NJ. Nor
wood, chief of police:
My Dear Sir: Al meeting OF the
Street Committee held this morning it
was decided TO request you to notify
the property owners in accordance with
the city charter on the streets named be-
low to repair their sidewalk along said
streets either with hard brick, paving
stone or cement. The walkway must be
at least five 20 feet wide on all streets
named except Newbern avenue where
it must be seven % feet wide.
In front of all business houses il must
be the entire width Of the sidewalk I;
where there is II driveway crossing the
sidewalk it must be paved the entire
width of the sidewalk. Please notify
the property owners in accordance with
the above instructions on Newbern ave
nue. between Wilmington and Blount
streets. on Edenton street between
Blount and Salisbury. and on the same
street between Mcdowell and West
streets, on Morgan street between Sails
bury and West, on Mcdowell street be-
tween Hillsboro and Morgan, on Daw-
son street between Edenton and Martin.
on Harrington street between HilSboro
and Morgan, on West street between
Hillsboro and Morgan. on Jones street
between Halifax and Linden avenue, on
Davie street between Fayetteville and
Blount, on Hargett street between Sails
bury and Mcdowell, and on Salisbury
street from Hillsboro to South street
Please get notices out to the property
owners as soon as you can, keeping a
record when the notices are served in
each case. We regret to notice that
some of the property owners on North
street and other streets have not com
piled with similar instructions previously
issued by the Street Committee
Yours respectfully.
j. G. DREWRY,
Chairman Street Committee