The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-05

Painting IN MARKET, Sc'''.'' '''s -st""'
Paid out for Sundries. .............. 3e.2O
Total Expenditures ............. .So'f.Zo
This leaves an unexpen led balance Of
50 1892
The committee in it's report, called at
tention to improvements in the market
ara the stalls all rented.It recommended
that more fiues for stove pipes be put
in. 1t commended the work OF the clerk
of the market. Chief OF Police MllleIs,
of the keeper and of the collector OF rents.
Alderman Drewry, for the Street Com
;ttee, reported that no extensive worn
on the streets was going IN, except that
of macadamizing at several small places.
After some discussion as TO whether CT
rot bills for curbing that was lying un-
Used on the streets was a lesidmate cur
rent expense, the board ordered that
the bill be paid.
On motion of Alderman Parish the
liquor license of E. H. Caudle, deceased,
was ordered transferred TO Denton d
Levy. and the license of Y. ID. boEetto
was ordered transferred to r. II. Young
4 Co
The charity practice report for April
Of DR.. J. w. McGee, Jr., was as follows
Number of white patients 81, colored %,
total 1874. Office consultations 40, No. OF
prescriptions 127. No. patients sent TO
hospital /. No. died 2. No. continued .,
No. discharged 126, No. of visits loz
The application Of Mr.. JOS. r. Ferrdli
for permission to erect a small hsh stan
10x12, on his lot on East Hargett street
was granted on motion of Alderman An
drews.
The request of various citizens for a
fire hydrant, corner of Watson and Caoaf-
rus streets, was referred to the Commit
tee on Water.
Mr.. Ed Marlborough was appointed
| registrar for the coming election IN the
first division of the Third ward, IN place
| OF Mr.. r. T. Hefiin, removed from the
! ward.
| warm discussion then ensued on a
| recommendation contained in the an
nuaI renort of the Committee on Mark
etc 10 reduce the rent on stall No. II, Of
| the market from 1920 to $500 month
| This was antagonized by Aldermen An
drews and Jones, while Aldermen Gormaf
| and Drewry spoke in favor OF the reuuc'
| ton This recommendation was no
adopted, the vote being tie, and Mayor
| Powell voting against reduction
On motion of Alderman Andrews M
f. ]. Best. a young lawyer of Raleigh
came before the board. He sprang
sensation on the board by making "a
attorney for various parties, demand
for the refunding of an amount exceed
ing $12,0 O0 collected by the city as {
| privilege license tax or assessment To-
the sale of liquor outside of the cor
porate limits of Raleigh.
Mr.. Best read to the board as follows
To w. f. Jones, A. 5. Andrews, L
Wilder, Finance Committee of thu
City of Raleigh; j. G.. Brown, Treas
urer of the City of Raleigh, and tins
Board of Aldermen of the City of Raj
eigh:
In pursuance to an act of the Legis
lature of North Carolina. ratified tn
first day of March, 1901, entitled "Ai
| Act for the relief of certain taxpayers.
/ hereby demand as attorney for tn
respective parties whose names ar
hereby attached, and for the sums
therein stated including interest, tina
You refund such sum or sums or none!
as you have exacted and collected 9Th
. city of Raleigh) as a privilege liceas
tax, or assessment extorted as priv
legc for retailing liquors on East Har
gett street, and in the eastern portici
of the said city and in other place
outside of the actual charter and in
corporate limits of the city of Raleigl
from the year 1875 up TO and includini