The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-18

long and expensive litigation, as adjacent proper
ty owners can hardly be expected to sit supiney
by and see their property and business irrepara-
bly, injured and destroyed without resort to the
courts.
NEED OF AN AUDITORIUM
The reason given for the sale-the need of an
Auditorium-is no reason at all. An auditorium
can and doubtless will be built as a private
terprise, if it appears profitable. If it is not
profitable. the city should not be empowered to
sink public money in such scheme long as
the present high rate of taxation is necessary.
AUDITORIUM, CITY HALL AND MARKET.
1t is unwise to sell property for the specific
purpose of obtaining other property until the
cost and location of such other property has been
determined, for the aldermen might not select
new location that would be convenient to great
er number of our citizens 1t might be mpossi-
bic to obtain such a site. The money might not
build the proposed buildings after the property
owner had obtained fancy price for his lot
1t might be necessary to destroy expensive
buildings in order to obtain proper location.
We ought to be informed in order to vote intelli-
gently. Where is it going to be built and what
is it going to cost Otherwise we are "going it
blind" and for this reason alone should vote
against the SALE
CITY HALL VS.. AUDITORIUM.
If the present building is a good investment,
is large enough and is conveniently located, the
need of an Auditorium does not seem to be a
/ sufficient reason for selling.
! 1t having been stated that there was little or
no opposition to the sale of the Market House
we append the names of ''just few property
owners and tax payers who oppose the sale.
We. the undersigned citizens of Raleigh, are OPP
rosod to the sale of the Market House for the
reasons set forth in the protest drawn by the
Citizens Committee:
VIII Robbins, C. NJ Hawkins, T. D. Hogg,
Thos Pescud, c. c. Mcdonald J. S. johnson,
Thomas and Campbell Job p. Wyatt Bros,
D. II. Allen, G. e. Hunter, w. A. Myatt, c. E.
McCullers, H. A. Bland, W. H. Rogers, C. D. Ar
thur, C. b. Edwards, W. NJ. Allen, j. b. Hill, j.
D Ferral, Geo B. McGehee, c. w. Barrett. F..
A. Watson, T. b. Moscley, F. II. Briggs, F.
Louis Mailer, S. T. Smith, John U. Smith, II. +.
Caudle, Julian f. Johnston, j. NJ. Kohn, Levine
and Brown, Sherwood Higgs, 7. K. Bruner,
w. 3. Mann, W. F. Belts, b. w. Upchurch, A.
S. Womble, J. H. Robbins j. F. Stanback, John
W. Evans, W. II. Lancaster, d. o. Connell, A.
T. Bryan, A. B. Hawkins II. Poe, d. A..
Pierce, T. W. Blake d. E. Everett, J. F. Fer
rail-, Jas. A. Sanders, Heller Bros. II. Heller
W. A. Cooper, Bowen and Bowen, II. M. Bowen,
w. s. Penny. w. B. Snow Ii. F. Belts, J. G.
Ball, C. Y. Holden, A. d. Register K Bro, W c.
Stronach & sons, s. 4 d. Berwanger, j. H. Bob
bitt, Cross & Linehan Gus yurnakes Chas, f.
Crawford Lumsden Bros, T. II. Briggs &
Sons, J. X. Marshall o. G. King J. f. IIamlin
& Co.. c. W. Hoover, II. s. Lowig, Julius Hell
Ter, j. F. Matthews, G. c. Jones, ]. A. Austin.
T. f. Sorrell. j. d. Carroll, w. r. Cooke, l. G..
Hill, G.. P. Spruill, j. T. Pescud, w. II. King,
N. J.. Oldham, J. d. Lee, j. S. Gray, G. NJ.
Allen, Newcomb and PEBBLES, L. s. Rochelle, j.
]. Harris, L. n. White, A. l.. Bailey & Co., Jas.
Freeman, I. eligson, NJ. Rosenthal, B. S. Jer-
man, Woollcott g. Son. s. NJ. and W. J. Young,
Jas. /. Johnson, c. o. Ball. Thos. Donaldson, G.
! w Marsh & Son, G. NJ. Fleming Thomas Johns,
John W. Brown, Ed. S. Brown, j. c. Niemeyer,
T. II. Murray, W. r. Eatman, Jno. d. Briggs j.
d. Turner T. f. Brockwel, J. c. Maroon, D.
X. Byron, S. V. House, Rob-. Simpson, W. T.
MCGEE, w. C.. Holman, W. j. Young, Jr., Julius
, Lewis, Chas. b. Hart, W. G. Whitfield ]. O.
Jones, L. W. Lancaster, VIM. Royal Harvey
Jones, j. NJ. Aver T. S. Pearce, A. r. d.
johnson, J. A. Briggs Jr., f. A. Belts, l.. II.
Robertson, Chas B. Park, Pool and Ruth, c. A.
Maynard, W. H. Caude, r. W. Young, J. G.
Upchurch, A. Dughi, S. G. Ryan, A. d. Stronach,
j. C. S. Lumsden.