The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-07
McD0NALO-DREWRY ROW
Mr.. Drewry OPENS Up With Strong
Language.
MCDONALD SPRINGS AN INVESTIGATION
Then Lively Time Follows. The Water In
vestigation' Furnishes No End Of
Amusement and is Finally
Laid to its Long Rest.


aldermen was a highly sensational
one.
Those who took the tip given in
yer and attended the meeting, expect
ing something out of the usual, were
not disappointed.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fight cropped
out early in the evening and ever and
anon it was making a ripple in the
slOw-moving stream of the proceed
ings, until finally, just before adj
journment, the climax came.
The first shot came from the Drew
ry battery. 1t was dangerously
loaded shell, fired at the end of the
Street committees report.
Much has recently been said about
the sale of certain railroad bonds
owned by the city and about options
on sites for the auditorium" said
Mr.. Drewry, referring to some COM
munications in the public prints sign
ed by Mr.. Mcdonald. Il wish to say
that so far as / was connected with
these transactions, they were clean,
clear-cut, business transactions. If
any member of this board or any
citizen of Raleigh feels that there was
his remedy-he can investigate them
The voice of the speaker now trem-
bled slightly with emotion as he add
ed: Il wish to say more: / wish to
state publicly before this board that
If there is anyone who has insinuated
that / have been connected with these
transactions in any other than an
honorable way, it is UNANIMOUSLY
false
TO this bomb there was no reply.
Mr.. Drewry sat down in silence.
For an hour or more after this
things logged along quietly enough,
save now and then "a stray shot on
the picket line. Then all of a sudden
it happened.
The Mcdonald battery opened up
with the following resolution, copies
of which he distributed among the
newspaper men present as he handed
it to the clerk:
Resolved by the Board of Aldermen
of the City of Raleigh:
list. That whereas it is currently re-
ported, and believed by many that the
city is paying higher rate for excavat-
ing and removing dirt by contract than
is paid fer like work; and, whereas only
a few of our aldermen are acquainted
with the provisions of said contract,
many of whom have not read the same ;
therefore, be it
end. Resolved, That the Mayor APP
point a Special Committee to investigate,
report and publish such contracts as the
city may have with such person or per-
sons. Also the different bids submitted
at the time the contracts were awarded
and that this committee also look into
and report such contract or contracts that
have been made by the Street Committee
for laying cutters, belgian block, etc.
"3rd. Resolved, That j. S. Wynne, of
the First Ward; Lynn Wilder of the sec
ond ward; Chas. F. Cook, of the Third
Ward, and r. C. Bedford, of the Fourth
Ward, be appointed by the Mayor as such
Committee, with the City Attorney and
that the City Clerk and Street Committee
be required to furnish said committee
with all information on the subject that
they may. have"
A veritable bomb this. For a mo-
ment nobody spoke. Mr.. Mcdonald
strobe back to his chair and sat down,
saying as he did so:
II mean no reflection on anybody
personally by the resolution
Slowly rising from his chair Mr..
Drewry said:
Though the alderman states that
there is nothing personal in his reso-
luton, it is aimed at me. But as |
have already stated | fear no investi-
CATION. The Street committee invites
il. We ask that everything connected
with the Street department be prob
ed
Taking some papers out of his peck
ct he added: II understood this was
coming, so | have here the papers
the contract for the grading among
them. | ask the clerk to read them.
THE contract for grading and NOV
ing the dirt was let after thirty days
advertising. Then there were only
two bidders: Will Robbins at 371a
cents cubic yard and W. b. Good
win at 241b cents. Here are the bids.
The street commissioner advised US
that we could save money by letting