The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-08

made by one man Mr.. T. T. Sale. a
better man could not have been chosen.
The mind of the committee was directed
to him on account of the close and ccono-
mical manner in which he has run his
Health department, and managed the
purchases for the small pox hospital.
The creation of this Office being an
experiment. the election of Mr.. Sale
carries with it no increase in salary from
what he now receives as Sanitary Off
Ger, and he is elected for only two
months. At the end of that time. if the
experiment is satisfactory, some per-
manent arrangement will be made.
The city, like other large business
concerns. ought to have IL purchasing
department or purchasing agent, said
Mr.. Miller, chairman of the Finance
committee. For instance the city is
using about Il ton of coal month.
Money can be saved by asking for bids
and buying it all at once, instead of IL
little at the time. The same is true of
blasting powder and other materials and
supplies. a purchasing agent would
make his salary. Now the purchases
made for the small poX hospital were as
low as could he made. | never saw any
closer buying. But in shooting horses
the city pays 81, while others pay only
50 cents.
Then under the present arrangement
there is no power under heaven for the
Finance Committee to check up and
keep track of these things. Everybody
is buying and at all sorts of prices. Our
purchases amount to some $4,000 Il
year"
The following petitions were presented
to the board:
For permission to sell cool drinks at
Pullen Park on Sunday by Rodney
Fowler He promises that no intoXicat-
ing beverages shall be permitted on the
grounds. Granted.
For permission to repair the Shingle
roof of his office. corner Salisbury and
Morgan streets. by DR.. +. j. Haywood.
Referred to the Fire Committee with
power to act.
For employment as Il foreman or over
seer of street work. by Il. f. Campbell,
ii mechanic with experience in handling
men. Refused to the q. pos
men. Referred to the Street Committee.
For the usual reduction ill rents, du-
ring summer months. of stalls in the
city market, by sixteen renters of stalls.
Referred to the Market Committee with
power to act.
For fire alarm box ut corner of Per
son and Smithficld streets. Referred to
the Fire Committee.
For pay $4,000 for goods burned by
Health department on account of small
poX. by Hattie Love colored. Referred
to the Board of Health.
a communication was read from a.
w. Shaffcr, setting forth that a notice
had been sent him to repair and pave
the sidewalk in front of his premises on
East lIargett street within twenty days,
in default of which it will be done by
the city at his expense.
In reply Col. Shaffcr alleged that
seven or eight years ago the city took
down the fence ON the entire front of
his lot, Il distance of It's feet, set it
back eight feet the entire length and
took possession of the land for street
purposes. without condemnation or other
process of law. He added:
The land you require me to repair and
pave is my land and not the land of the
city, nor is il any part of the city $
street. and | respectfully decline to re-
par or pave II as required III SAID no
tice; but | beg to say as | have hreto-
fore said that if the city will pave the
entire front at its own expense. as speci-
fed in said notice. l will dedicate the
entire front Is by It's feet) to the public
use for street purposes, at my own eX-
pcnse. Otherwise | respectfully forbid
any further repair paving or use of said
land rs Il public street or highway
This communication was referred to
the Street Committee