The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-06
ORDINANCE AMENDED
AND THE REPORT OF THE TAN
COLLECTOR SUBMITTED
AND ADOPTED.
MAYOR GETS LEAVE or ABSENCE
And Alderman Powell Made Mayor Pro tenn.
Street Committee Submits its Report
Which is Duly Approved. Minor
Matters Attended to.


The Board of Aldermen met last night
i'm regular session, Alderman Powell pro
siding. "A petition was submitted asking
that Boylen avenue, between Hlllsboro
and Jones streets, be opened up. Inc
following resolution embodying the OBJ
ject of he petition was introduced ana
without discussion was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted:
BE it enacted by the Board of Alder
men of the city of Raleigh.
That the street commission is hereby
ordered to open Boylen avenue, between
Hillsboro street and Jones street and
that the land necessary for opening said
avenue for the uses and purposes of a
street is hereby condemned ands the
street commission is hereby instructed
TO confer with the owners of such lands
as the valuation thereof and report at
the next meeting of this Board.
The new avenue will be opened up
through the property of Captain S. A.
Ashe.
Alderman Parrish introduced an
amendment to the city ordinance regulat
ing the granting of licenses to liquor
dealers. The amendment requires that
in every case the amount of money inn
posed as a license tax shall accompany
the application of the dealer for such Ii
cense. The amendment was adopted.
Tax Collector Lumsden submitted his
report for the year 1897 which was as
follows:
Raleigh, n. c.. August 5. $685.
10 the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of Raleigh, n. c.
Gentlemen: find upon careful exami-
nation of the 1897 tax book of the city
the following unpaid taxes:
Unpaid insolvent taxes. ....S 2,762.3S
Unpaid but no accessible prop
erty upon which to levy. 207..1
Unpaid solvent taxes which
will be collected. .......... 704.9J
You will observe that the book has
been collected up closely In fact my re-
ceipt book shows an increase of $50 re-
ceipts as compared with the 1896 book
at this time last year. l have used nv
very best efforts in collecting the city's
taxes. And in view of the small amount
now due. outside of the. insolvent list, |
most respectfully ask that the Board of
Aldermen grant a relief to the guarantee
company in which / am bonded for the
faithful collection Of the 1897 taxes
As yOu remember ] have given an in
dividual bond for the faithful collection
and disposition of the 1898 taxes which
bond your honorable body accepted at
the last regular meeting.
Respectfully submitted.
CHAS. L. LUMSDEN.
Tax Collector.
The finance committee was ordered to
examine the books and if found correct
grant the release asked for by Mr. Lums-
den.
Mayor Russ was granted leave of alb
sence for ten days and Alderman Powell
was unanimously chosen Mayor pro. tenn
TO act during the absence of the Mayor
Mayor Russ will probably leave Mon
day.
The sidewalk ordinance passed in July
was referred to the city attorney for
further consideration.
Changes in Metropolitan Hall were al
lowed under the supervision of the fire
committee.
The keeper of the city cemetery was
ordered to keep the gates locked from Z
p. m. to a. IN.
A communication frow DIR. ID. L.
Everett relative to the frame buildings
in the rear of the Capital Club building
was referred to the fire committee with
power to act.
The street committee offered lengthy
report which was adopted. The report
cites that large amount of work has
been done recently and declares with
reference to trees that they have been
spared wherever it was found possible TO
do so with safety and without spelling
the plans of the committee, and that
where, removed the consent of property
owners has generally been obtained. 1t
states that willow and white oaks will
be planted this fall along the four ave-
nues already graded On the side streets
sugar naples will be planted.
With reference to weeds the reIur.
cites that citizens are required by an
ordinance to keep the sidewalks in front
OF their houses free from weeds and also
states that forces of men are now going
over the city cutting down weeds and
cleaning out the bitches.
As to pumps the attention of the Board
was called to the fact that no funds
were appropriated for keeping them in
repair, and it was recommended that 47o
shares of stock in the Raleigh and An
gusta Air Line be sold and the proceeds
devoted to this use. The following grad
ing was cited as done since the last re-
port:
as 10 the valuation thereof and report ~
Saunders street has been graded and
curbed from Hillsboro TO Jones streets
Martin street has been graded and curb
ed from Blount to Person streets Jones
street has been graded and curbed from
Saunders street to Boylan avenue. Nc
Dowell street has been graded and curb
ed from Hillsboro to Jones streets. Har-
rIngton street has been graded and curb
ed from Edenton street to Lane stroct
Morgan street has been macadamizad
from Wilmington street to Fayetteville
street
uUDGE NORWOOD IIOI DINO