The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-03

The committee recommends also that
the telegraph and telephone people be
compelled to remove their poles from the
street to the edge of the sidewalk; also
that the brick walls of the old Harp
shops. ON Morgan street, be torn down,
being i menace to life.
Alderman Redford. of the committee
OH location Of the gun presented by the
cruiser Raleigh reported that it had
been loaned to the State Museum. but
that it still belonged to the city and could
be taken from the museum whenever the
city so desired.
The special committee appointed to
have flag made and presented to the
cruiser "taleigh'' made the following re-
port:
Whereas, the city Of Raleigh has here
tof0re been without Il municipal ensign.
and it Is proper that the flag ordered to
be presented to the United States cruiser
Raleigh shall be representative of the
city and State, and for other reasons it
rs desirable that Il permanent city flag
should be adopted. and that in the or
dering of the same. the historic fact
that the people of North Carolina named
their Capital in honor of the statesman
and patriot who was the father of
Anglo-SaXon colonization in America.
and sent the first expedition to the
shores Of this State, in 1884: and farther
that for many years this town$has been
appropriately known as the City of
Oaks
''Be it resolved. First That the coloFs
emblematc of Raleigh, shall be red and
white. the colors of Sir Walter Raleigh
''Seccnd. That the municipal ensign OF
the city shall be "a rectangular flag.
five feet i'm length and three
in width. or in like proper
tons: that said flag shall be di-
vided into three equal perpendicular bars
Of red. white and red; the central or
white bar shall bear upon one side the
figure of an oak tree enclosed in a cir
Gle of gold bearing the words, in black
letters, City of Raleigh, North Caro-
lima, 1892, and the whole surrounded by
a wreath of oak leaves and :.corns; the
reverse side of the said white bar shall
bear the arms of Sir Walter Raleigh. to-
wit. \ Shield in red. with five loZenges
in white, from the left upper corner,
touching at points, in diagonal line to
the right lower curve pale-wise in
BEND; crest. a helmet with three plumes.
yelling the shield, surrounded by mant-
ling: the whole substantially as shown
in the sketch filed with these resolu-
tions."
The report was adopted without dis
clssion.
Alderman Parish moved to pay Drs.
McGeachy and -Buffaloe $50 each extra
for vaccinating the people of the city.
The motion was referred to the Finance
committee with power to act
A petition from w. G. Eatman was
read asking the city to pay him S175 for
Il horse killed by running away and fall
ing into ditch on Saunders street, also
$50 for damage to his buggy. The peti-
ton was referred to the Finance com
mittee
For the Police committee Alderman
Parish recommended that the office of
Sn'b-Policcman be abolished. there being
no use for such an officer The office
was abolished.
Alderman Hamilton, for the Cemetery
committee stated that they had no reg
ular report though considerable inn
provements were being made in the Gem
etery property.
A resolution was offered by Alderman
tionary that has not the Union label on
it be purchased or used by the city, and
that no advertisement be placed in a
paper unless it is printed by Union labor.
The resolution was referred to the Ord
nance committee.
Apetitlon from property owners in the
Fourth ward for d fire hydrant on cor
ner of Southwest and Cannon streets
WAS referred to the Water committee
and chief of fire department
To the Cemetery Committee was re-
ferred communication from Mr.. ID. S.
Belts, suggesting that all provender
brought into the city for sale shall be
sold and bought by weight. the same to
be weighed at the city scales. He adds:
Il also think it should be made COM
pulsory for all live stock such as cattle
sheep and hogs to be sold and bought by
weight. | think there should be some
change made in the charges for weigh
ing cattle: that a tax of 10 cents should
be charged for each cowkind weighing
500 pounds or more; under 800 pounds
5 cents each'
The following persons were elected as
Board of Equalization: +. *. Filing
ton. j. ID. Briggs, and j. l.. Foster. One.
of these will go around with the county
assessors.
Mayor Powell reported to the board
that the plastering in his office had fal-
len and the carpet was worn out. lie ask
ed that some improvements be made in
these particulars. The matter was re-
ferred to the Finance committee.
The bond of Health Officer Sale for
w nfa IN. ln IL a
mittee.
\ petition from J. A. Pope asking that
he be allowed to sell candy and cigars on
Sunday. was not granted.
On motion of Alderman Parrish use of
one of the rooms over the Mayors office
was granted to l.. OBJ. Branch Camp.
After adjournment the board went in
to executive session for the purpose of
considering the proposed suit against the
Southern Railway for recovery of the