The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-08
A VERY WARM SESSION
Aldermen Jones and Correll Engaged
in Various Amusing Spats.
THE WATER COMPANY NOT RAISING RATES
Messrs Mailer and WooIcott, Of the Fire De-
partment Are Scored For Leaving the
City Without Notifying the
Committee.
Committee.

The Board of Aldermen met last
night. In the absence of Mayor Pow
ell, Acting Mayor Wynne, was in the
chair.
The meeting didn't flag for want
of interest. The proceedings were
| breezy, and one or two Of the mem
bers lost their temper, and but for
the good humor with which the rest
of the board looked on the affair. a
difficulty might have been precipi-
tated.
Aldermen Jones and Cornell were
the two that kept the proceedings
lively. The first spat occurred when
Alderman Jones in the report of the
Finance Committee, stated that Mr..
Rivers had made "a proposition to rent
the hall, at rental of $500. Mr.. Cor
rell interrupted, by saying: ''Mr.
Chairman, that is just a scheme to
shut the hall up in the interest of the
Academy of Music. The hall has
made as much as 81, 400 for the town.
| am opposed to any such thing.
Mr.. Jones jumped up. Mr.. Cornell
seems to know so much about run
ming the hail. said he, " that l think
we ought to let him run it. He seems
to know more about it than anybody
else / should like to know how he
got his information And after much
wrangling the matter was referred
to the Finance Committee with power
to act.
The Fire Committee, of which Mr.,
Cornell is chairman, reported in ia
vor of continuing the volunteer fire
system, and recommended that each
company be allowed 500. This
brought on another discussion. The
question raised was whether a com
mittee could direct its appropriation
without the sanction of the board.
Mr.. Jones took lie position that any
disposition of funds oy a committee
had to be sanctioned by the board
Mr.. Cornell said: I'VE are not going
to ask the board anything about it.
We don't want the board to give it.
1t has been appropriated and we can
do as we please" sit down. and
stay sit down." said Mr.. Jones. You
wouldn't let me interrupt you a while
ago, and | am not going to yield to
you now"
Mr. Jones went on to say that he
lllc IL OuSlt " lIC CNCl
until the next meeting, when Mr..
Mailer, the chief of the department,
can be here.
Mr. Cornell said: "Mr Mailer has
got nothing to do with it. This is a
matter the committee has already de-
cided. Mr.. Mailer has treated the
committee with discourtesy. He has
gone off somewhere without notify
ing the committee. Mr. Mailer is II
New York, Mr.. Woollcott is out of
town. This leaves no one in charge
of the department. Neither Of them
had permission to 90 outside the city
limits
Mr.. Jones: you keep quiet, will
YOU l have the floor, and am going
to have my say"
Mr.. Cornell: ''Well. l guess you
won't jaw more than thirty days. |
can last that long"
And after much making of motions
and Offering of substitutes and
amendments, the motion to adopt was
carried.
When the report of the Water Com
mittee was read Mr.. Balm, the super
intendent of the water company, was
given the privilege of the floor. He
said: This inspection and reappOr
tionment will continue. Whenever an
irregularity is found it will be cor
reeted. l would also be glad if any
one has any complaint to make he
would make it to the company. If
they will do SO, any mistake will be
gladly corrected"
The report of the city physician
shows a total number of patients of
so, of which 35 are white and As ne
groes. Number of visits paid 140;
number of office consultations %;
number of prescriptions 1928; number
of patients died 1; sent to hospital 1;
discharged IA; continued 4.
A petition was presented from the
renters of stalls in the market, TO
make the ten per cent reduction in
rent allowed at d former meeting of
the board permanent. The matter
was referred to the Market Commit
tee.
The report of the committee to in
vestigate the alleged raise in water
rents is as follows:
''To the Mayor and Board of Alder
men:
pursuant to instructions your wa
ter committee met after first adver-
Using the day and hour of meeting
Tor the purpose of investigating the
matter of raising water rents by the
water company.
=" Only one complaint was made that
of Mr.. j. ID. Carroll. The bills rem
dered by the company to Mr. Carroll
were:
>"April 95 cents.
May, 81 cents.
June "a cents.
July, $1.52.
August $1.3O
September, $1.37.
These bills were rendered under
the meter system, and not fat rate
Under the fiat rate system the cost
to Mr.. Carroll for the same amount
lows: faucets at $1.25 each per
quarter, $3.50; / closet, $3.50; total,
$500
THE savin~ in favor of Mr.. Carroll.
the difference between the meter and