The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-21
TO BE PLACED ON STREETS
BETTER THAN THE UNSIGHTLY
BONES AND BARRELS.
The Fire Departments appropriation This year
Not 10 Exceed SIS, so. The New Gas
Company is Preparing 10
Issue Bonds.

n special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was held last night for the
purpose of receiving the report of the
Finance committee relative to budget of
the Fire committee.
This report, as submitted and adopted.
was as follows:
".At a joint meeting of the Fire and
Finance committees your FTnance com.
mittee agreed to recommend that each OF
the four fire companies of the city be
donated the sum of 500, but with the
distinct understanding that the fire APP
preparation shall not be more, in any case,
than $500 and That this S400, must be
included III the appropriation. 1t is not
understood by this that the fire appro-
pration shall necessarily be $1,000, but
that it will not be more and may have
to be less"
Alderman Currell reported for the Fire
committee that a fire alarm box had been
placed 10y the committee at the corner
of Smithfield and Blount streets. Also
he reported that the committee had al
lowed DR.. +. +. Haywood to repair with
shingles the roof of his office, corner of
Morgan and Salisbury streets. If new
tin.
A trash box proposition was read from
Geo. III. Opdyke, of Atlanta, represent
ing man manned Pope, who wishes to
place on the outer edge or sidewalks
of the city boxes designed to receive
waste paper, orange and banana peels
and all such thrown ON the streets and
side walks.
all Il
ina strong and durable manner of gal
vaniZed sheet iron, neatly designed.
painted and trimned and are really ornsl-
mental to the streets. Boxes are 1SX20
NO inches set upon legs with top de-
signed to shed rain. On them is plainly
lettered, Help keep the city Clean
Please throw your waste paper and
trash in here or any other wording pre-
ferrcd by the city.
Most of the cities follow its adoption
by ordinance compelling the deposit of
all such trash i'm these boxes. But
whether optional or compulsory, where
ever adopted a marked Improvement is
at once noted in appearance of city
streets and great assistance rendered to
street cleaning and sanitary depart
ments.
ed and kept in repair without any cost
to the city whatever. Parties also I'M
dertake to keep them regularly cleaned at
their own expense.
in return for these very clear adj
vantages to the city it is only requested
by the petitioners that they be allowed
to place ON these boxes general sldvertis-
ing matter of reputable concerns and
that no license be charged for same. All
lettering is done i'm white enameled let-
tiers on blue back ground making very
neat and attractive appearance.
This proposition was referred to the
Street committee with power to act, sew
cral members of the board expressing
themselves III favor of the proposition.
Mr.. Jas. II. Pou, attorney for the
Standard Gas and Electric Company.
and several of the owners of its stock
appeared before the board in regard to
the title fo a part of the land on which
the comTany's gas works are situated.
Mr.. IDu, speaking for the company.
said that small parcel of land ON the
corner 6of Cabarmls and Mcdowell
streets, covered by the gas plant, docs
not appear on the record as belonging to
anybody.
'.The gas company. however" he add
ed. has been in possession Of it ever
since 1853 and there is no person that
can GUST lis unless it be an insane person
or a married woman. 1t is not probable
that such a thing will ever he done. Our
information is that the city once owned
his land, but we can find no record Of
it. We ask that the city now make a
guit-claim deed Of this land to the gas
company, as it is desired by the company
to issue bonds and any cloud on our
title would very much impair the value
of those bonds
Mr.. Chas. Root. ST., made a state
ment Of the establishment of the gas
works. 1t was on what was called the
Gale spring property. he said. This
property was owned by the city. Being
a member of the board of aldermen AT
that time Mr.. Root made application for
this land. 1t was granted by resolution
Of the board. and a quit claim deed to
the property made. A year later the
town hall. with all the city records. was
furned. He Thought it possible that this
deed was burned with them.
An affidavit from Dr. r. -. Hogg.
much to the same effect, was read.
The board referred the matter to the
city attorney. the Mayor and the city
clerk for investigation, with power to
give the deed if no reason was discoy-
cred why it should not be done.