The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-19
THE BOND ELECTION
CALLED FOR JULY 8
Effort For its Postponement
is Defeated.
SETTLEMENT OF TAXES
Another Janitor For the City Hall
Was Selected by the Board.
POLICEMAN LUMlEY SWAPS HIS JOB
Opposition to The Proposed Bonds and an Alder.
man Predicts Their Defeat. Ex.Mayor
Thompson Gives His Reasons
For Opposing Them

At an adjourned meeting of the board
of aldermen last night an election was
called for the purpose of voting on
the question of another 100000 issue OF
street Improvement bonds.
This election is to be held on July
Sth.
The board was not exactly a unit on
the question, there being three votes
fer postponement of the election for
six months.
Alderman Jones championed the post
ponement proposition, while Alderman
Drewry spoke warmly in favor of al
lowing 1.-The people to speak at once
on this thrilling subject. He also took
Alderman Jones to task for recommend
ing postponement in the Finance COM
mittee's report.
Mr.. Jones defended himself by say.
ing that he favored bonds but advocat-
ed postponement because he thought
that course better. He added
II hope we can get the bond issue
adopted but I'm afraid we can't do it
just at this time. Perhaps later the
opposition will not be so great. There
is a great deal of opposition, and with
good cause. You will find objections
that if not removed, will insure defeat
OF the proposition.
Mr. Drewry wanted the people to
speak at once and he, for one was will
ing to abide their verdict.
The proposition to POSTPONE was de-
feated and the ordinance was adopted
At this point Alderman German pre-
scented the resignation of Geo. w. Fow
Ter as janitor of the city hall. 1t was
accepted and the board adjourned for
fifteen minutes to select successor.
When the members returned and the
session was resumed they elected Sam
Lumley a member of the police force,
Lumley resigned as a policeman and
Haywood Branch was chosen to fill the
vacancy.
The following ordinance providing
for settlement of the city taxes an
nually was offered by Alderman An
dlews and adopted by the board.
BE it resolved by the board of al
dermen of the city of Raleigh.
Sec. /. That the city tax collector
be and is hereby directed and ordered
to prepare and present to the Finance
committee of the board of aldermen
On or before June 10th, 1901, a full, ac-
curate and complete statement of the
tax books of the city of Raleigh for
the year 1900, which he received from
the city clerk for collection. which
statement is to snow: "a. The total
real and personal tax, and (2) the total
poll taxes and total penalties charged
on said books, go the total amount of
real and personal property tax and pen
aities collected by him; "a the total
amount, with names, of real and per-
sonal property sold by him and pur
chased by the city for taxes; (5) the
amount of taxes and personal property.
giving names and amounts of tax due
by each, which cannot be collected by
reason of insolvency, and (6) the insol-
vent poll tax payer.
THAT the Finance committee shall
report the same to the board of alder
men at the July meeting with their
recommendation as to the terms of the
final settlement"
On recommendation of the Fire COM
mittee, permission was granted to Mrs.
Annie Parker to have an extension
built to the Wyatt harness shop on
Martin street. 1t is to be of brick,
three stories high and cost $4,000
The Finance committee was author
lied to again rent Metropolitan Hall
to Mr. r. C. Rivers, when he pays the
back rent now due.
The bond election ordinance last
night adopted by the board of alder
men is, in full. as follows:
BE it ordained by the Board of Alder
men of the city Of Raleigh:
Section /. That on the second Mon
day of July, 1901, it being July s, 1901,
an election is hereby called to be held
on said day for the purpose of obtaining
the consent of majority of the qualified
voters of the city of Raleigh to the is
suance by the city of Raleigh of its bonds
TO an amount of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars for the purpose of paving, macad-
;mzing and otherwise improving such of
the public streets of City of Raleigh as
the Board of Aldermen of said city may
determine to improve, and for making
such other public improvements as the
said Board of Aldermen may determine
Said bonds to be of such denomination Is
the Board of Aldermen shall deem ad-
vsable, bearing interest from date of is
sEance at a rate not exceeding five per
cent per annum payable half yearly. ma
turing at time not exceeding thirty
years from the date of said issuance,
IS authorized by an Act of the General
Assembly of North Carolina ratified the
9Th day of March, 1901, entitled IAN Act
10 Authorize the City of Raleigh to Issue
Ponds for Public improvements and to
] cvy Special Tax" and for the approval
CT said qualified voters Of the leyying by
the Board of Aldermen annually, at the
time of levying other city taxes, par
ticular tax on all persons and subjects
Of taxation which are now or may here
after be taxed for any purpose whatso-
ever of not less than six nor more than
eight cents on the one hundred dollars
assessed valuation on property, and not
less than eighteen nor more than TWEEN
iyfour cents on each taxable poll Said
taxes to be collected at the time and
in the manner as other city taxes are
collected and to be kept separate from
other city taxes and applied exclusively
to the discharge of the principal and in
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