The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-12
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED
The Telephone Pole Question Came
Up For Discussion.
CENSUS TO Be TAKEN BY THE CITY
The Standing Committees For the Ensuing Year
Were Announced by the President. A
Committee Of Ten on Mem
hershin Was Annonied.
bership Was Appointed.

The Chamber of Commerce in its session
last night took up the matter of arranging
for Governor Aycock's inauguration. 1t
was decided to make the occasion a not
able one, and it will probably be the most
memorable one since Governor Vance
was inaugurated. in 1877 A committee,
consisting of large number of the most
prominent men in the city will be appoint
ed to do this work. and this committee
is to work in connection with and under
the direction of the legislative committee.
The matter was suggested by Capt. j.
]. Bernard, who moved that a committee
be appointed to arrange for the presence
OF a large number of military. but the
matter was taken up by the other MEM
bers, and it was decided to appoint a
committee to make the necessary ar
engagements for the event-this committee
to be divided into b-committees, each
OF which shall have charge of some par
ticular feature of the inauguration.
In speaking to his motion, Capt. Ber-
nard said that it would be an excellent
idea to procure the presence of as many
troops here as possible, during the inaug-
ural ceremonies He said it had always
been the custom, the last inauguration
being the only one in many years at which
this feature was lacking. Such display,
he said, could be procured at very little
cost Special rates could be procured over
the railroads and arrangements made
for free dinner. Only few would care
Ito remain in the city longer than one
day, and for such as remained the armory
would furnish shelter.
Mr.. Jenkins asked why not have an ex-
tensive committee on the inaugural, and
said that the next inaugural will be at
tended by perhaps a larger number of
people than has ever attended any pre-
vious one; and that adequate prepare
tions should be made.
Mr.. Pearson suggested that the commit
tee appointed by the Chamber of Com
Inerce confer and cooperate with the
Legislative Committee. This was embod-
led in motion by Mr.. Jenkins, which
was carried, giving the committee the
power to act.
Mr. Wynne suggested that the commit
tee also cooperate with any other organ
ization for the same purpose. This sug
gestion received the approval of the
chamber.
CENSUS.
A resolution was passed requesting that
the board of Aldermen hold an early
meeting to consider the matter of exam
lining into the census of this city as an
nounced by the Federal census authorities,
and to provide for the taking of a GEN.
sus of the city by the municipal authorl-
ties. 1t was clearly the sense of the
chamber that the figures recently an
nounced as the population of Raleigh are
incorrect, as it gives an increase of only
about 900 inhabitants for the past ten
years. One of the members stated that it
can be established that more than nine
hundred new dwellings have been erected
within the time mentioned.
EXTENDING CITY LIMITS,
Mr.. Mcdonald stated that he had in
troduced resolution before the Board of |
Aldermen providing for the publication
of the notice required by law, announc-
ing that application will be made to the |
next Legislature to amend the charter of |
Raleigh so as to provide for an extern |
sion of the city limits. He desired to get |
an expression of the chamber on this |
matter He refused to make a motion |
providing for any specific action on the |
part of the chamber, but desired an |
expression of its opinion The idea found |
favor Immediately. I'VE are in favor
said one of the members, "of extending |
the limits so as to take in everybody |
who lives in Raleigh"
Mr.. Pearson moved to make the sug |
gestion a special order for discussion at |
the next meeting, and the motion was |
carried.
TELEPHONE POLES
Mr.. Fields said that at a recent meet |
ing of the board of aldermen the queS- |