The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-02
AN ISSUE OF $50, 900
A NEW AND SWEEPING TAN
LEVY MADE.
THE BUDGET FIXED FOR NEXT YEAR
Expenses to Be Reduced in Nearly Every
Department--Mr. Pogue Declines the
Nomination for Alderman
Annual Reports.

The new fiscal year in municipal dc
partments began yesterday and last night
the Board of Aldermen held the trst
meeting of the year.
Those present were Aldermen Drewry,
Boushan. Mcdonald, Parrish, Powell,
Correll, Riddle, Potter, Hamlln, john
son and Robinson.
Mr.. j. ID. Boushall, chairman of the
Finance committee, submitted the re-
mort of that committee for the expen-
ditures of the past month showing the
following expenses: Payroll of salaried
officers of the city, $1,51S.46. Total ex-
penditures, $10.3S477, about $4,000 of
which was for permanent street improve
ment and 81 500 for equipping the San
itary department.
Alderman Drewry read the report oil
the Street committee and among other
things said:
I'VE have one of the best little cities
IN every respect which can be found
anywhere in the universe. 1t is system
atically and almost perfectly laid out ana
is more susceptible of being beautihed
and improved by means of a small eX-
pediture than any city in the South
Our natural drainage is almost pertect
and our climate is unsurpassed by any
in the world. Our people have failed in
d measure to give themselves proper
credit for these things. We feel there
fore that it is sign of encouragement
to note the wonderful improvement
which is going on in the public mind in
regard to the advantages which we pos
sess. Any one who will take the pains
to price real estate in this city today
who was familiar with prices twelve
months ago will at once be convinced of
a very decided improvement in real es-
tate values. Outside capital is already
looking in this direction and seeking
investments here. Our own people are
taking deeper interest in their proper
ty and improvements are being made IN
every section Of the city.
I'VE confidently believe that improve
ments closely approximating a half mill
lion dollars will be made in this city
during the coming year, in addition to
the probability of securing the military
and army post of the United States
government and other enterprises
A brief mention of some of the
things which have been accomplished
by the street department will suffice to
show that we have not been idle.
''The rock quarry has been opened and
is now in full operation and is turn
-.4g out some good work
1.-The iron fence has been removed
from the Capitol Square and is now
being placed around the old city ceme-
terry.
"A new iron suspension bridge has
been placed over South street and the
old wooden structure removed.
''South street as been graded and
curbed from Blount street to West
street
''Blount street has been broadened,
graded and curbed from Peace street to
Elenton street.
North street has been graded and
curbed from Wilmington street to Per-
son street.
lockwood avenue has been graded
and curbed from Person street to Lin
den avenue.
curbed from Jones street to Edenton
street.
Lame street has been graded and
curbed from Bount street to Wilmington
street.
Salisbury street has been graded and
curbed from ISdenton street TO Hargett
street
Morgan street has been graded and
cnrbed from Salisbury street to Fayette-
vile street.
Fayetteville street has been graded
and curbed and partly macadamized
from Davie street to South street.
Wilmington street has been opened
and graded from North street to John
ston street
Johnston street has been under
drained with large terra Gotta pipe from
Halifax street to Salisbury street
Elm street has been opened and
partly graded from Jones street to Oak
wood avenue.
"Edenton street has been graded and
curbed from Wilmington street to Hall
fax street.
"Stronach's lane has been opened and
partly graded from Person street TO
Bloodworth street.
Polk street has been graded from
Blount street to Wilmington street.
Bloodworth street has been graded
from Jones street to Edenton street.
"Lenoir street has been graded from
Wilmington street to Person street.
Jones street has been graded from
west street 10 saunders street
Cabarrus street has been graded and
curbed from Fayetteville street to VIII
mingt0n street.
'Newbern avenue has been graded and
curbed from Wilmington street to
Blount street.
"Blount street has been graded from
Lenoir street to Smithfield street.
Wilmington street has been graded
and curbed and partly paved with Bel
gian blocks from Edenton street to Nor
gan street.
Lane street has been graded from
Person street to Bloodworth street.
Halifax street has been under drain
ed with terra Gotta pipe and so has
Blonnt street.
'Souf4 street has been graded from
Blount street to Person street.
Salisbury street has been graded from
Lenoir street TO South street.
Good stone culyerts have been put