The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-03
sl.25 IS A DAYS PAY
The Water Company's Bill Was
Scrutinized.
MR.. WYNNE's RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
The Board Refuses TO Turn Over to the County
Board Of Education The Penalties
Collected. A Suit
Probable.


| day law, refused to turn over to the
| county school board certain penalties
collected by the city which the school
| board demanded, accepted Mr.. Wynnes
resignation as alderman, and elected TO
| succeed him. Mr.. Chas. Arthur and sus-
| tanned the action of the water commit
| tee in refusing to approve the water
| ccInpanys bill for water used by the city
and directed the water committee to in
| vestigate and report upon what amount
| of water was used by the city; and the
| finance committee directed to report as
to the amount of property owned by said
water company, which should be placed
| on the tax books.
This matter was brought up by Alder
| man Cooke, who for the water commit
| tee presented the following report
1T appearing that the city is not to
| receive any benefit from the taxes to be
| collected from the water company your
committee desires to recommend
lst That the matter of taxing the prop
| erty of said water company be referred
| to the finance committee, together with
| the city attorney, to ascertain as near
as moy be possible % the amount of
water used by the city, 90 the amount
l
should be placed on the tax books"
| This resolution brought out some spirit
| ed discussion.
Mr. Jones stated that the company had
| no means of ascertaining the amount due
them by the city. and had seemingly been
| very willing to do what was fair
Mr. Cooke stated that the amount OF
| the bill sent in by the company was
| 1864 S. which was exactly the amount of
the taxes due the city. He stated that
| from what he could learn $3.50 was album
| dant pay for the water the city had used.
The matter was finally referred to the
water committee for investigation.
The resignation of Mr.. Wynne was then
read On motion OF Alderman Mcdonald,
the same was accepted. Alderman w E.
Jones thereupon nominated Mr.. Charles
Arthur to succeed him. and lie was unani
! mously elected He was placed on all
| the committees upon which Mr. Wynne
served
The Finance committee reported al
versely on Alderman Bogasses proposed
labor law and offered as a substitute, a
motion that ten hours shall constitute
a legal days work: that 81 shall be the
minimum wages fer days work; that
fractional parts of days shall be
paid for at 10 cents an hour
In their report the committee said
Your committee believe that all men
should receive for their labor what II is
worth. but we do not see why the city
should pay more than any other corpora
ton or person pays for the same work.
1t would benefit very few who are at
work for the city to the detriment Of the
manv."
Alderman Croker moved that the sub
stitute be not adopted. Alderman
Bogasse called for the ayes and noes
The vcte w.s IS follows:
No-Andrews, Jones. Mcdonald Red
ford and Wilder
Aye-Bogasse, Cooke. Correll, Croker
Drewry, German, Hamilton, Parrish and
Pe@ram.
The substitute was declared lost and
the original motion came up for discus
sion.
Alderman Cook offered an amendment
that fractional part of days be computed
by quarters of the day, and that the
least portion of time paid for be quar-
ter CT . da-.
This amendment provoked much OPP
position from the friends of the original
measure, and Alderman Bogasse then
offered a substitute for the amendment
that fractional parts of a day b paid for
at 1872 cents per hour. Adopted
The original ordinance, as amended
then coming up, the ayes and noes We're
called for and the following was the re-
suit os :he vote:
No-Andrews Jones, Mcdonald and
Wilder. Ayes-Bogasse, Cooke, Correll
Croker, Drewry, German, Hamilton,
Parrish, Pegram and BEDFORD
Alderman Mcdonald introduced a reso-
luton stating that the board had heard
with regret of the proposed removal of
certain officials of the Seaboard Air Line
from the city. and that committee be
appointed by the board to express to the
authorities of the Seaboard Air Line the
desire Of the citizens of Raleigh that
the order of removal be revoked.
The resolution was passed by an unani-
NOUS vote. and Messrs. Drewry. Cor
man and Wilder were appointed on the
committee.
The Street Committees report shows
that during the last month 2S29 CUBIC
yards of excavation; that 1000 feet OF
curbing; SIS square yards OF gutterlng'
] .432 cubic feet of stone culvert; ,zf5
SQUARE yards OF macadam had been lald
during the past month.
Mr.. Drewry, reporting for special COM
mittee on telephone poles, stated that
two of the companies had asked for
postponement, and after taking such evil
dence as they could. they postponed ac-
ton until February 18th.
Mr.. Drewry also introduced resolutions
which were adopted making assessment
districts for paving of Salisbury street
between Morgan and Lemon; Martin be-
tween Person and Swain streets; Person
between Hargett and Martin; South
street between Fayetteville and Blount.
An ordinance was introduced requiring
license to distribute hand bills and bill
posters and TO certain forms of street
advertising.
Alderman Jones reported from the