The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-19
THE 1LARBoRO BOND BILLS.
They Passed the House OH Their Second
Readng Yesterday.

Two bills We're passed yesterday on
second reading allowing the town Of
Tarboro to issue $4,000 of bonds $40
600 for water-works and $4,000 for
electric lights.
These bills were reported from the
Committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns by Mr.. Gillian, of Edgecombe.
In doing so, he said;
Mr. Speaker: There is a matter that
is giving me great deal of trouble. and
| ask that the members of this House
| come to my relief and suspend the rules
and permit me TO put upon their imme-
date passage House Bills Nos. 1,122
and 1,123. authorizing the town of Tar
boro to issue bonds for lights, water
and sewerage.
Il desire to state, Mr.. Speaker, that
these are the bills that were introduced
by myself on Friday last. and referred
to the Committee ON Counties, Cities and
Towns | desire to call the atteni 'on
of the members TO the fact that on
Saturday / stated that | had these bills
with instructions to report them fa-
vorably to the House. but that the Sen
ator from my district had received copies
of the bills officially from rne Board Of
commissioners ut l. III UNIV, anu tHdl !
desired that he should introduce the
bills. assuming responsibility for the
same: that the House gave me permits
sion to hold these bills until the bills
introduced by Senator Speighr should
come before the House when they would
be reported favorably, in order that he.
who was their accredited agent. might
assume the responsibility FOR their pas
sage. | desire TO say that on yester-
day | received a request from the Board
Of Commissioners of the town of Tar
boro. urging me to press the passage
of the bills. and / now ask the House
TO pass them. / desire. however, that
it should be understood by the members
of this House and by the people OF
Tarboro that their action in sending
d delegation from Tarborv 70 Raleigh
has not affected or influenced my action
in this matter at all: that | have only
awaited the commissioners of Tarboro
to ask me officially to press these bills"
At the conclusion of Mr. Gilliam's ra-
marks Mr.. Ransom, of Alecklenburg.
moved the re-referGnce of the bills to the
committee.
Judge Conner called MIR. Council TO
the chair. and stated that the purpose
of the bills was to permit the town of
Tarboro to issue bonds to provide for a
system of water-works. That the bill
was endorsed by the people of the town
and thus they only asked the same
privilege extended to otheS towns in the
State. That some contract had been
made which was invalid and that unless
this hill was passed it would be inn
possible for the town TO have system
Of water-works. That an amendment
had been made to the bill by the gentle
man from Edgecombe. and that he I'M
derstood that the measure was salts
factory to him. That this General As
sembly could not undertake to settle
controversies between the town and
contractors. That there was nothing in
the bill which affected the rights Of
parties to any litigation. That he
hoped the bill would pass; that it had
been reported fayorably by the COM
mittee, the gentleman from Edgecombe
making the report.
Mr.. Ransom thereupon withdrew his
motion to re-commt the bill, and upon
the call of the roll it passed the second
reading unanimously and was placed
OH the calendar.