The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-07


Park. .............. I'll
Sewer. ..... 643
Charities observation-disclosures. l52
Street. ...... 1852
The report showed the following
collections for June:
BY j. III. Mullins, Chief ..... $4,127.00
By Lumsden, Tax Collector 1,027.50
Accounts allowed to amount of
$13,517.26.
Keeper of market reports that 1000
pounds of meat, 59S punches of fish
and % fowls have been condemned
during the past month"; and that Is
arrests have been made in the mar
ket.
A request from certain citizens on
Lane street, between Harrington and
Dawson, that a sewer pipe be placed
there was favorably reported by the
Sewer committee.
A communication was read from
the Water Company in regard to plac-
ing hydrant on Boylan Avenue, as
requested at the last meeting of the
board. The Water Company agreed
to place the hydrant as requested,
charging only for one hydrant, pro-
vided that an extra one hundred and
ninety feet due the company be cred
tied to Water Company on any other
extension.
Alderman Jones moved that the ac~
ton of the board at last meeting, au-
thorizing the hydrant be rescinded.
The motion carried.
Alderman Parrish presented a petit
ton from Mr.. f. G. Richardson to sell
liquor, and asked for more time to
consider petition and the request was
granted.
The Street committees report shows
that much work was done on the
street during the past week; that the
Seaboard Air Line has commenced
work on the bridge at Peace street
crossing, and other improvements are
BEND made.
The clerk read a communication
from the Rescue Fire Company, stat
ing that the Chief of the Fire De-
partment had overruled the election
by the company of driver, and had
appointed a person to the position
other than the one chosen by the COM
pany. The company requested the
board to take such action as would
allow the company to elect their own
driver subject to the approval of the
Fire committee. The matter was re-
ferred to the Fire committee.
A communication was read from
the chief of the fire department, re-
commencing that membership Of fire
department be reduced The commun-
ication states that while the depart
ment had a membership of eighty
members, the average attendance at
fire was fifteen. The recommends
ton was to reduce the membership
of the department to forty, that the
chief be authorized to dismiss any
member who misses three consecutive
fires, and to pay each fixed amount
for attending each fire.
This motion was also referred to the
Fire committee.
At this point Alderman Drewry
said: II wish to call the attention of
the board to what l consider very
serious matter. | have been told that
since the Water Company has been
placed on the tax lists they have be-
gun new assessment of the water
rates, and that the rates are higher
by one quarter or one third more than
they were before the taxation of the
Il lHIHh tic uldJIcIl Guy III
to be investigated. Complaints have
come to me from number of sources
in my ward, where the rate has been
increased where no more water has
been used than formerly. / don't
know that there is anything wrong
about it, but it is very strange that
the company should do this just at
this time"
Alderman Cook said that he had
recently been informed that in one
instance the rate was three times
higher than they were before the tax
ing of the Water Company.
The matter of remodelling the tower
to the City Hall and illuminating the
face of the clock was referred to the
committee on building.
1t was decided to hold meeting of
the board next Tuesday night, for the
purpose of reading and considering
the newly-codified ordinances.