The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-05

dinance giving the committee full au-
thority over the public wells and pumps
Of the city.
Mr.. Jones, for the Building committee,
rp0rted that the repairs in the mayor ;
office would be completed in a week or
ten days. metal ceiling has been put
up, THE wood work will be painted and a
new carpet put down. He recommended
the purchase of n new chandelier. The
recommendation was referred to the FL
nance committee with the power to act.
A communication from Tax Collector
Lumsden was read, stating that he adj
vertised, sCld and bought in at public
auction about sixty city lots on which
taxes were due The purchase of this
property was approved by the board.
An ordinance was adopted to the effect
that in the purchase of printed matter
such as letter heads, blank books and re-
ceipt books only union labor establish
ments shall be patroniZed THAT no
newspaper shall be selected as an official
advertising medium of said city, unless
such newspaper shall have printed in
each issue the union label of the Raj
eigh Typographical Union
The city physicians, though paid $50
month by the city. sent up an old
bill for so extra services, which they
didn't get little bit. The bill was for
setting the finger of Policeman Alder
man, broken in the discharge of his
duty. The board was practically unani-
nous in the opinion THAT it was nothing
more than the plain duty of the city ply
stefan to attend the employees and Off
.iol Of l,o att Il
of their duties.
Mr.. Jones thought that if this wasn't
the duty of the city physician it ought
to be made his duty when the ordli-
nances are revised.
On motion of Mr. Miller the bill went
to the table with a bang.
A petition was read from citizens re-
siding on Peace street, asking that
proper drainage be provided: that the
railroad embankment backs the water ND
to the great detriment of their property.
Unless there is relief granted, the petit
TONERS say they will bring suit for dam
ages.
Mr.. Drewry explained that negotia-
tons were now pending touching this
matter an the railroad had agreed to
put in a $4,000 iron bridge If Mr. Bland
would withdraw a damage suit already
brought.
The petition was referred to the Street
committee.
Dr. James Mckee. late city superin-
tendent of health. presented to the board
the report of DIR. W. A. Duggan. resi-
dent physician at the small pox hospital.
This report covers period of four
he AIars - I'll
1t shows II patients treated and dis
charged-59 colored and white. OF the
white patients were males and 4 fe-
males; of the negroes 81 were males
and 26 were females. There were no
deaths.
In the detention quarters there were
161 suspects conhned-5 white and
156 colored. From the house of deten-
ton IS persons were transferred to the
pest house. OF these Is were infected
prior to admission.
The report of the city physicians was
rs follows: Number of patients treated.
81: visits made, 120; office consultations,
40; prescriptions written, POS; sent to
hospital, ,: discharged as cured. 80; died.
2; continued, f.
The report Of the Park committee
recommended that Park keeper Howell
be Increased to $50 week from the
present salary Of 1886 a week The in
crease was allowed.
Mr.. Il. o. Burton appeared before the
board as attorney for Sherwood Higgs
Il CO., in regard to the ordinance in
regard to signs across the street. He
spoke particularly of the large electric
of liz, ST. /
was not dangerous. he said, it was not
Rather, he said, it gladdenad,
the eye and beautified the street. He
argued that it did not endanger the safe
ty of passersby.
1T seems to me your rule is a good
enough one, provided you put il under the
supervision of a proper official. Now
Mr.. Higgs' sign. the Masonic sign and
the knights Of Pythias sign are beauti-
fers of the city. They are not the things
You are striking at, but at the low swing
ing sign that threatens the passerby."
He said there were emily two grounds
on which the city could interfere-either
that il ODstructs the street or endan-
gers the safety of the people passing.
The ordinance was referred to the
Ofuln3llfe cOnhluliIee I'd ne toiSNueIeu
and reported back to the board at a spe-
cial meeting next Friday night.
Capt. j. ]. Bernard, of the new mill
tary company, appeared before the board
and asked for an appropriation from the
city sufficient to pay for armory rent and
lights.
An appropriation of 5000 was made
for this purpose.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Mr.. Wynne in regard to street
paving. and adopted by the board:
BE it resolved by the board Of alder
men Of the city of Raleigh:
/. That the city clerk report to the
board Of aldermen ut its next meeting the
several amounts due and owing to the
city of Raleigh for street paving; and
the names of the persons owing same.
.. That the street commissioner with
out delay shall measure the paving done
on any street upon which paving has
been done and not measured; ard shall
report the amounts due by the respective
property owners ON said streets for said
paving to the city clerk, who shall re-
port the same to the next meeting Of the
board of aldermen.
%. That when any future paving
shall be done by the city. upon the com
pletiom thereof, the Sstreet Commission
hall NNN1 IL