The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-03
THE MARKET HOUSE
OFFERED FOR SALE
The Auditorium Committee
Invites Bids.
GROUND AND BUILDING
BIDS TO BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 18TH
COMMITTEE ALSO WANTS SUGGESTIONS
They Mean Business and They Want to go at
the Matter in Business Way. Mr..
DreMy Wants All the In
formation Possible.
formation Possible.

formation Possible.
The board of aldermen met last night
On regular monthly session.
Considerable routine business was
transacted during the session, but the
most important was the receiving OF a
memorial from the Chamber of Conn
merce, and the hearing of propositions,
dn regard to the erection of an auditorium
here by the city.
A committee was appointed to take the
various propositions into consideration
the board. This committee consists of
the following aldermen:
JOHN C. DREWRY, Chairman.
J. S. WYNNE,
H. III. CROCKER,
LYNN WILDER,
M. J. GORMAN.
The various plans suggested to the
board and to be considered by this conn
mdttee are printed in another column.
The report of the Finance committee
made to the board by Mr.. Miller showed
receipts for the month, from all sources,
$6,671.26. OF this amount, $1,000 was
paid by Wake county for the care of it's
small pow patients last year, and So, S31. IA
were taxes collected. Expenditures for
the month We're So, $50.
The Commissioner of the Sinking Fund
made the following report UP to Jan. 1,
1900:
Receipts. -. >. ....... .S44 ,217O2
Disbursements 80. I,O93.Io
Balance $500. ........' 44,AIIU%
This does not include about $4,000
collected during December but not paid
LII to the commissioner until after Janua
~ LIST. 1t could not be turned over
until it was checked up by the nance
committee at the end of the month.
For the Street committee, Mr.. Drewry
read the report. The most important
parts of this report are printed else
where.
For the Police committee Mr. Parish
recommended that the liquor license of
Bailey and PEBBLES be transferred to s.
J. McCauley, of Greensboro. Since MIR.
Bailey's death Mr.. McCauley has bought
the stock and license.
er made a report, which set forth what
had been done toward improving the
office of the city clerk and tax collector
These improvements were made ait a
cost of $173.93.
Alderman McDonalds ordinance pro-
hibiting riding or driving across intersec-
lions of streets faster than in a walk
failed to pass.
The following ordinances and resolu-
tons were proposed:
BY Alderman Mcdonald
"Resolved, % That the city attorney
he and he is hereby requested to ascer-
tain and report to this board as to the
city's right to tax the Raleigh Water
Company, and what property. the said
cot,lpany has that should be listed for
taxation.
ca That he also report if the city has
not, by contract, the right to require the
Water Company to flush sewers with au-
tomato flush tanks, and if so, how same
can be enforced.
80 That it is the sense of this board,
and it is so ordered that the city shall
pay by warrant AMY sum that may be due
the Water Company, and sha-- put said
company ON its tax books, and collect
same as is collected from other taxable
property. That NO Offset shall be allow
ed in the settlement OF any taxes"
This was referred to the Ordinance
committee.
BY Alderman Drewry-
Whereas, the announcement Of the
Commercial Cable Company of, Cuba,
early in the year 1899, that it proposed
to lay a competing submarine cable to
Al T
Telegraph Company reducing its rate
from Cuba to the United States during
the current year from So to $3.50 for a
message of ten words; and
Whereas, the proposed competition Of
the Commercial Cable Company is desir
able, and it should be allowed to lay its
proposed competing cable; therefore be it
Resolved, That Congress be, and
hereby is, petitioned to enact law en-
Aiding competing cable companies to lay
ard operate submarine cables from the
United States to Cuba; and be it further
Resolved That the secretary be, and
hereby is, instructed to forward a copy
of these resolutions ito the President of
the United States, to each member of
Congress, and to the Secretary of War"
This was unanimously passed.
BY Alderman Parish
Resolved, That the Light committee
he instructed to have the lights (electric)
tested, ascertain the candle power and
quality of carbon used and see if the
contract is complied with and report the
result at the next meeting of the board
of aldermen"
This was passed before the guardians
of our poverty stricken corporations real
ized its full meaning. Then they wanted
to take it back and couldn't
Alderman Miller was the first to sound
a mote of warming. The passage of the
resolution had hardly been announced be-
fore he moved to reconsider In this
magnanimous and thoughtful motion no
was seconded and warmly supported by
Alderman Mcdonald, who eulogized our
present excellent (D light service. and
10y Alderman Wynne who wept rheteri
cad tears at the thought of what it might
cost the city to find out how much the !