The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-08
THE ANII-SPIT LAW AG AIN
A Nine Hour Day Law Introduced
by Alderman Bogasse.
CHARTER OF THE CITY TO Be AMENDED
Acti of Street Committee in Matter Of Pave
msnt in front of julius Lewis Hard
ware Store Was Endorsedby
the Board.

The city fathers tackled some
weighty propositions last night.
They decided to memorable the Leg
islature to allow the city to submit to
the voters the question of issuing
100000 in bonds for the improvement
of the streets.
They directed the publication in one
of the papers of Raleigh, the legal no
tice that application will be made to
the next Legislature to change the
charter of the city.
Alderman Bogasse introduced nine
hour per day ordinance, applying to
all the laborers and mechanics en-
ployed by the city. The resolution
also provides that $1.25 be the mini
mum compensation allowed.
Alderman Cooke introduced the an
ti-spitting ordinance, which he has in
troduced in the past with such beau
tiful regularity, and which has been
voted down each time with such un-
erring precision.
Alderman Drewry called for infor-
nation from the Street Committee as
to how to act in certain matter. He
said that there is hole in the side
walk in front of julius Lewiss hard
ware store, that on either side of this
unpaved space the pavement IS of
granolithic. That the committee in
view of the authority delegated to
them, had notified Mr.. Lewis to pave
the space referred to with granolithic
or vitrifed brick, and that the COM
mittee had reason to believe the par
ties interested intend paving the space
with soft brick Mr.. Drewry stated
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chief of police to have arrested any
person attempting to place such pave
ment The committee desired to know
the sentiment of the board in regard to
this action. The board unanimously
endorsed the action of the Street Com
mittee in the matter.
The report of the city physician
shows that during the past month
70 patients have been treated-37
white and 40 colored. Number of Wis
it's 1876. number of office consultations
%, number of prescriptions 100, num-
Der of patients continued B, discharged
rs, sent to hospital 3.
a petition was read from sixteen cit
liens living on East Martin street
praying the board not to allow any
one to open bar-room on the north
side of Martin street, between
Blount and Wilmington.
A petition was read from Messrs. W.
II. Holloway and Son asking to be al
lowed to operate a blacksmith shop in
the Stronach bakery building on East
Hargettt street. The matter was re-
ferred to the Fire Committee.
The Finance Committees report
showed total receipts for the month
of November were $31 1861, and dis
bursements were $14 ,075.03. leaving an
excess of receipts over disbursements
to be S17. 261 rs. The tax list for 1900
provided $50, 1856 of the total re-
ccipts
The street fund account showed dis
bursements of S956.61 for quarry,
streets $3,124.S2, making total dis
bursement of street fund $40S1.43.
The receipts for the street fund from
paving, ETC., is S1,42S.36, the excess of
disbursement being $2,653.07. The
statement in regard to the department
showed that each committee has been
living within its income. and each has
money due it.
The report of the Street Committee
gave a recapitulation of the work done
on the streets as follows: Amount of
grading streets and sidewalks
4,15o 1927 cubic yards. at 241a cents.
Amount of curbing done 1,196 lineal
feet. Amount of guttering and paw
ing done 1894 square feet. Other
miscellaneous work has been done on
the streets.
The report states that no city in the
United States has smaller per. capita
bonded indebtedness than Raleigh.
The committee believes that an addi-
tional expenditure of 100000 will full
" accomplish the work mapped OUT
bv the committee. The report contain
ed a recommendation that the board
ask the Legislature to pass a bill al