The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-05
WATER COMPANY
IS TO Be TAyF0
The Extra Appropriation n
Cemetery Repealed.
ALDERMEN IN StS1I0s
Report of Street Committee ef.
Much Work Has Been Doe
The $1,000 BOND TO BE I4sl4 Ip
Lights Have Been Placed in Moore and A..,
Squares. Cotton Seed OIL Comylmt q.
Build a Switch ard Over
head Conductor.

$500
head Conductor.
The Board of Aldermen nel1 their Cd.
ular June meeting las night.
They have hal time to tltuE
their action at ,he last m.arlu- .
propriating an eYra 500 to the .-..
terry committee. a; . Tim" Wb.a r.-.
was no money in the treasury.
AT any rate one Of the first rruau-..
dations in the Finance committee &c.,.
port was that this action be recou>IHrr..
Technically speaking. the resolution a..
lowing this appropriation was NOT te....
siderod, but it was repealed. and rua.
amounted to the same thing.
The Finance committees report W.
read by Alderman Jones. chairman ..
that committee. The report shows ra..
the total receipts for The month of }l
1900. are the greatest in the HISTORY otf..
city, and are 1000 in excess of the r1.
penditures for the month.
Comparing the receipts for the month,
of May, 1899, and May. 1900, the rr.e"ar.
Of the latter month are 3,43G TO ST. -s
for the former.
This report recommended that the Co.,.
ton Of the board allowing an extra 0n-
preparation of $500 10 the Cemetery COM
mittee be reconsidered and that the rrs8
lar appropriation for the committee Doe
fixed at $3.50. This brought on a discus
sion, but it was finally decided 10 adopt
the report. Alderman Mcdonald RAISED
the point that they could not recuhs.d,
er their action. as Il motion 10 Reconsider
must be made at the meeting al which Cine
resolution to be reconsidered is passed Al
derman Andrews then moved that the
board repeal the resolution, which wa.
unanimously done.
The report also insisted that the com
mitee keep within their income, and uu
nounced it to be the purpose OF the Dr.
nance committee TO take up Il $1,000 lual
of the city's, whenever sufficient luu0
were at hand.
The Light committee reported rhar
lights had been placed in Moore and
Nash squares.
The Street committee in its rcnur.
stated thar they had been as active as
possible in the street work since the
weather had permitted, and ~consrqueutN
had slightly ovcrdrawn their part They
recommend that the matter as to when
the work shall be lone be left entirely
to the committee, and state that while
income in the course Of a year
work they will bring the total Within
the amount allowed.
They have commenced putting mp q
temporary treEtle over Peace street
where it is crossed by the SeabOaId Air
Line. Also q railroad bridge has been
built where Morgan street crosse tMr
track; an iron bridge on South etrna
Wilmington street, from North 10 Polk
streets has been widened. as has aI-D
Blount street from North TO Peace street
They also called attention TO the opcg.H
OF Elm and Lane streets ana BoF.au
avenue. Lack of suitable brick haa h,.
them from paving those places already
curbed. The report recites the annual
of work lone on the different street
during the month.
A communication was read from It#
Attorney Watson, stating that the .'#
has full power to tag the Water Cons
pany, and as a mather of law. Their H.
no authority for the exemption they
have enjoyed of not listing and ra}.a
their taxes just as any other corporate.
is compelled to. Alderman Mcdonald
moved that the tax collector BE- dlur"'r.
to place the Water Company on the '..
list and the motion was unauima"
carried
a petition was read by AIler""
DreWry 10 allow the Cotton Seed OH '"
pany to construct an overhead cou0.
from their factory across South IiaI'."
ton street to a building 10 be ta..
them on Harrington street, the roH."
tor to be not less than eighteen
nigh. Also to build a side track -|
the Southern Railroad near cotton I..
form to a lot at the intersection az d..
and harrington streets. The enlir- ..
Ter to be under control Of the
committee. The petition was grant.
On the petition Of the renters of
IN the market, the rents We're I'.
~ per cent during the next ten m"a
Inc special committee appointed
FORMER meeting Of the board 10 81
the value of the property used U
Strengthening of Hargett street. re'...
mat the land necessarily used
Strip q foot and eight inches Wid"
SeVenty-SiX feet long. They reconH
mat the city, without cost to the p#."
move and reset the fence ami
the same in as good condition as