The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-02

a statement. He paid high tribute TO fhol
present administration and said he 70
GREETED that he was forced to decline tbo.
honor conferred upon him.
| The election of an alderman was at tbo
request of Alderman Correll postponed
until the meeting of the board next Fri.
day night.
Alderman Boushall moved that tho.
suspension of Officer Lambeth be made
| permanent. This was unanimousl,
| adopted.
The name of Mr.. j. W. Beasley was
presented and he was unanimously cleo.
| ted to succeed Mr.. Lambeth
| Alderman Boushall presented for thu
| Finance committee the following, ONT
| lining the city expenses for the neyt
| fiscal year:
Resolved, That no department shall
| receive more than the sums allotted RI
| them in the apportionment to be mado
as part of said estimate and that tho
mayor and clerk are hereby forbidden to
issue warrants in excess of the sums am.
portiOned to said department.
Resolved, That the following amor.
tionments he made to the several do
partments of the city:
Administration department, S6.5Oo.
partment. $1,000: police departments
S10,500 park department, 81 900: sewer
department. $1,000; cemetery deport-
ment, $1,000: light department, S7,5n0.
charity department $4,000; water de-
partment. $4,000; fire department. ST.
0O0 market department. 500.
Alderman Mcdonald presented the
following which was adopted:
"Be it resolved by the Board of Aide,
men of the city of Raleigh That the
city tax collector be and is hereby IN
structed to settle without costs or pen
atty, all taxes due the city up to and
including the year 1896 provided tho
same are paid on or before the first day
of May, 1895"
Complaint was made that the pump on
the corner of Dawson and Cabarrus
streets needed repairs. Referred to
Street Committee.
Alderman Boushal moved that a
suitable place be provided outside the
city limits for the dumping of dead
stock
Messrs. Bart NJ. Calling, w. Il.
Howle. George B. Calling NJ. II. Leach.
Fred. w. Mahler, A. II. Green, s. w.
Rowland, William Taylor. j. III. Rob,
bins made formal complaint against the
sewer terminus at the southeast of the
city's corporate limits. They claim that
it is causing malaria in that section and
thereby damaging their property.
Alderman Boushall, for the Finance
committee, introduced the following
new ordinances to go into effect May LIST.
BE il ordained by the Board of Alder
men of the City of Raleigh.
Section l. That section 8 Of Chapter
Nv. of the City Ordinances. be amended
by adding thereto the following sub
sections:
90 Upon every real estate agent or
firm, so.
(10) Upon the owner or proprietor or
agent OF every steam laundry, So.
CID Upon each bicycle kept for hire
ST.
d2) Upon every dealer of fresh meats,
fish or oysters. So.
13.) Upon every auctioneer so.
Q4D Upon every photographer, SO.
TO-. Upon every builder or contractor,
so.
t16) Upon every barber, 81 per chair.
01) Upon every pawn broker $50.
f1S) Upon every merchandise or pro-
duce broker or cotton buyer, either as
principal or agent. So l9
(10) Upon every bucket shop or OPP
ton broker. $25.
co., Upon the over or proprietor of
every soda fountain, So.
(2t) Upon every dealer in coal or
wood. So.
(22) Upon any wheel of chance, lot
terry or gift machine or device or any
other game or play of like nature, by
whatsoever means or device played $25.
Section ,. Every person, firm or cor
p0ration, who shall follow any of the
business vocations mentioned in this or
dinance within the corporate limits of
said city, without having first obtained
from the chief of police a license there
for, shall be fined so for each day such
business is carried ON.
This ordinance was adopted by vote
of q to T.
Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Drewry, Boushall Powell Par
sh, Mcdonald and Riddle.
Those in the negative were Messrs.
Cornell, Potter, Johnson. Hamlin and
Robinson.
A letter from the Southern Oil Conf
pany, A. II. Jennings, of Lynchburg,
Va, was read, requesting a permit to
carry II stock of kerosene and linseed
oil in this city. This was referred to
the Police committee, with power to act.
The board adjourned to meet again
next Friday night at which time all
annual reports will be made.