The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-08
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Monthly Session,
NEW ORDINANCE PASSED
AND MATTERS OF INTEREST r.
THE CITIZENS GENERALLY.
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So Says the Chairman Of the finance Com
raittee--A Far Reaching New sani-
AZ .ctary Ordinance Adopted. %

100 The regular monthly meeting OF the
Board of Aldermen was held in the
MAYORS office at s o'clock, last night,
Mayor Russ presided;s and the following
emembers of the Board awere present:
Aldermen 1Ioneyeutt5 brewery, Powell,
BoushaI, Gorrell, Parish, Potter, John
son and Hamlin. rs -, fss-..a-
Reports, Of the Finances Street. 70
lice and other standing committees Werel
read and accepted, helG3 .ezLu
Alderman Parish, of the Police Com
mittee, reported that Mr.. Denton nav
ing promised and satisfied the commit
tee that the objections to issuing license
to his saloon. corner Blount and Martin
striets. the committee would recon-
mend that the license be granted. The
report was adopted, and on motion, IL
cense was granted. -4 rf
The Finance Committee reported pc
tition of City Auditor Upchurch, asking
for an Increase of salary from 500 to-
5000 per annum recommending. the in
crease Of salary to go into effect May
LIST, the report was adopted. r--f.
a On motion, permission was granted to-
construct entrances on Martin and Sails
Dc bury streets, to the Capital Club to-
asstheir new building now being erected on
dhetnortheast corner Of these streets
Report of Drs. MCGEE and Rem, city
physicians, for the month of December,
1897, was as follows. Number of pa
I, tienfs treated, So; visits made, III
ss,office consultations, 2T prescriptions
s<written, 103; patients discharged, 44;
Kpatients continued, 5; sent to Rex Hos
pital, 4. .g,1s54f s<rtgr
Messrs. G.. e.. Leach, w. B. Mann, ].
M. Monte, tJoseph Blake and V. G.
Royster, the committee appointedat ITO as
sess the damages ,accruing to- the Line
han estate by 4opening Elma street
through the property reported, assessing
the damages. at S225.Q0. The Feportwas
adopted, ,..uaffssY f.pog4essl
mission to erect FORCES for blacksmith
ing purposes IN the brick building, on
the north side of .Dayie street, the next
"a building east of the Law building, was
referred to Fire Committee with power
to act. @a~ haH
Mr.. III, NJ, IYey rendered his resigna-
ton as a member of the Board from
s the First ward because of the removal
of his residences combined with other
circumstances Under the rules thee
resignation went over until the next
regular meeting. ss@S A&st 4
Alderman Parrish proposed a new
ordinance making it fine of $4,000
for any person licensed to conduct al
saloon to- keep open any restaurants
eating house, bowling alley, billiard3
saloon or, gaming house, connected
with said between the hours Of
IL o'clock d m. and 5 o'clock a. m.,4
except on Saturday night, when they
should close at midnight. s.
Mr.. J.. Newton Holuing, appearing for
Mr.. e. V. Denton, was granted per-s
mission to address the Board He did
so declaring that there never had so2
Aar. ha 13a1 o1s1 han, ar,
complaint against Mr.. Denton.
Mr.. Denton had a large building at
which guests were provided with rooms
and meals.
Mr. Denton would pay $40 to every
person whose word was worthy of belief
that would make affidavit that he had
ever violated the law to the extent of
one minute after the closing hour.
''Then, why aske- Mr.. Holding,
should this ordinance be passed? 1t
!. only effected Mr.. Dendon."
Alderman Parrish, in reply, said that
she had no complaint to make against
Mr.. Denton for violation of. the law, but
that many citizens, including some
saloon keepers, had requested that he
introduce the, ordinance.
Alderman Johnson called attention to
an agreement inferred into by the Demo
cratic Candidates for aldermen, that they
would not put further restrictions ON the
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Alderman Drewry said that he was
ready to vote for any ordinance that
would AID IN carrying out the provisions
of the ordinance closing the saloons at
IL O'Clock. He stood by his vote on
.---this proposition and if Mr. Denton was
violating that ordinance and the one
proposed would stop that violation. he
/. would vote~for it, but inasmuch as the
chairman Of the Police committee, Mr..
j Parrish, had said that he did not be-
Il lieye Mr.. Denton was violating that
= ordinance, he could see no reason for
passing this ordinance. or vftss
After soma further discussion the
ordinances on motion of Alderman Cor
rel, was laid on the ia ble
Alderman DreWry proposed Anew
ordinance providing. that any owner
or occupant who should keep a surface
priyy, on any lot or premises Within the
corporate limits. should apply to- the
sanitary inspector for a license for such
surface priyy, and pay therefor the sum
OF $1,000, and making it fine of $50 for
failure to take out such license s
The ordinance also provides that the
owner or occupant of said surface privy
shall be exempt from keeping clean any
such surface privy and that all such
work shall be done by. the city under
the supervision of the sanitary inspec-
tor, and that the city shall purchase
four sanitary carts and employ under
the supervision Of the sanitary inspector
such help as may be necessary to keep
all such lots or premises cleansed; that
the said sanitary inspector or Others lin-
der his direction shall have access to all
such lots or premises at all times.
The ordinance was adopted. t
The resignation of III. T. Hamill as
turnkey was read, and on motion. the
action on the resignation was deferred
untI the next regular meeting
Alderman Baushail, Chairman of the
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