Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-26
Anxious to Purchase State
Railway Stocks
PROPOSITIONS SUBMITTED
Moro Than Fifty Counties Authorized
90 Levy Special Taxes -Rond Im-
proVcment-Charlo Dispcnsnry
BAH Dcfeatcd-Locni Opinion EIcc-
lion I'm Burke County-WilI EIimI.
mate Bad Drinking Water.
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Raleigh n. c., Feb. 25.--The small
poX case here has been released by Dr.
Rem, who took charge OF it voluntar-
sly. The patient is yet quarantined.
The case has been we'll managed.
w. j. Edwards. who wishes to buy
the States stock in the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railway, tells me he
has 100000 in bank here as 'guaran-
tee, and that he will give $780, 900 for
the stock, at the same time putting up
also 100000 that the road will be eX-
tended: 100000 that it will not be sold
or leased to any competing line. Or.
he says, he will give 100000 for the
road fiat and no questions asked, that
is Internationally.
1t appears that there is some fear
of another road paralleing the most
valuable part of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railway. 1t is also intimat-
ed that the new president would not
favor n sale. Some years ago the
Southern Railway made an offer to
purchase or lease the Atlantic and
North Carolina. 1t was intended orig
inally that the Atlantic and North
Western North Carolina Railways
Should be operated as one system.
SPECIAL TAX LEVY.
Over so counties have been granted
authority by the Legislature 10 levy
special taxes.
The road Improvement matter is be-
ing given attention. While the road
law has been repealed in four or five
of the eastern counties. it has been en-
noted for several others in that section.
Two of the Piedmont counties, Ala
nance and Mecklenburg, will issue
: $4,000 each in bonds to pay for ma
cadamizing roads.
The Fusion State directors of the At
F. 1antic and North Carolina Railway will
| have friendly suit TO hold their places
! until next September.
SENATOR'S MEMORABLE SESSION.
The session Of the Senate last night
was memorable. The Charlotte dispen-
| sary bill, which was defeat by a vote
! of 81 to u, has attracted far more dis
I cussion than anything of the kind in
this State.
LOCAL OPTION IN BURKE
" There is a bill before the Legislat ure
providing that at the local option cleo
ton in Burke county, there shall not
only be the boxes for votes for and
0Shiiol III DuC TWO OIncF
boxes for votes for or against the es-
Enlistment of n dispcnsary.. Maybe
Mecklenburg county will get some bill
OF that nature, through the impression.
FOR BETTER WATER.
The water works company will have
to take up about 800 feet of intake
pipe and place a new pipe of n little
greater length in order To avoid the sui
phuric acid works. The State chemist
fOnnI that tho cIllnhIiri,, a In, l,..
ter below the works in injurious guam
titles.
WANT TO LEAVE SERVICE.
The First North Carolina Regiments
enlisted members sent TO Senator
Pritchard n round robin" signed. ii
is asserted, by % per cent. of them.
asking To be mustered out of service.
Frank O'Donnell. president of the
State Liquor Dealers Association. says
the latter will not fight the franchise
amendment 10 the constitution.
FIGHT OVER REVENUE.
The lower House devoted all it's
morning session to the revenue bill.
The fight continued over the amend
ment to strike out the sections impos-
ing Il tax on the gross earnings of
railways. This was lost-Ayes, 10
noes. 81.
The bill then passed second reading.
oNtlildI!, VI lAbN an, EtNt ilotitt tllail
on its third reading. next Monday. he
would offer as Il substitute for the
section imposing this tax the follow
ing:
Whereas. it is claimed and general
1y believed that the railway property
in the State is not bearing It's equal
proportion of taxation, ana.
Whereas, all property in the stale
should bear a full share of the bur
denS of government:
Resolved, That the Railway Com
mission, or any other body succeeding
TO ills powers. be- and it is hereby d-
rectcd, as soon as practicable To re-
wise the assessment for taxation Of
the entire railway property in tile
State, taking into consideration the
earnings and gross income. as We'll as
the franchise OF said railways"
Willard. who devised the measure
imposing the tax on gross earnings
introduced a bill to take from the
Railway Commission the consideration
OF the value of the franchise thereby
the fixing the value of the property.
There will be another conflict Mon
day between this bill and Overman's
amendment.