The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-06
ALDERMEN HEAR
FROM HOSPITAL
trustees Ask For Former
Appropriation.
The BOARD IN NO HURRY
The Request is Turned Over to the
Cemetery Committee.
$40, roo APPROPRIATED FOR STREETS
The Board Discusses I'm forms For Policemen
q.
The BOARD IN NO HURRY
sIo,eoo APPROPRIATED FOR STREETS
The Board Discusses I'm forms For Policemen
and the Subject Of Cow LOTS Diff r
erc.s Between Chief lumsden
and Chm Carol.

Inc BOARD or Alderman received a re-
quest last evening from the trustees of
Rex Hospital to rescind its former ac-
tion and continue the appropriation OF
$l66 per month to the institution.
With the resolution was a letter from
Mr.. r. III. Battle, the president of the
trustees asking for the restoration OF
the old appropriation The clerk start
ed TO read it, but several of the alder
men did not thing it necessary.
The aldermen did not pass upon the
request of the hospital authorities. but
referred it to the Sanitary Committee.
Mr.. Battle in his letter to the board
said
With the limited amount we receive
we cannot conduct efficient work on
scale at all worthy of the city without
the full sum heretofore appropriated.
Mr. Battle stated that the hospital re-
Gently underwent change of manage
ment and he expressed the belief that
that worthy institution is now capable
Of doing better and more satisfactory
work than ever before.
The following is the memorial from
the trustees of the hospital, which was
read to the board:
Whereas The aldermen of the city Of
Raleigh at their last meeting, resolved
to reduce the appropriation of the hos
pital from $166.66 to $500 per month"; and
Whereas, The hospital was opened for
the admission of patients before its in
come would justify it, upon the prom
Use Of the authorities of the city. to APP
propriate $4,000 a year for its support;
and
Whereas, The trustees of this hospital
have incurred expenses on the basis OF
the continuation of that appropriation,
and with improvements now in contem-
plation. it is absolutely essential to have
not less than that to aid in meeting the
demands of the hospital.
Resolved. That the Board of Aldermen
be respectively requested to rescind their
recent order and to continue the appro-
priation at the former rate.
r. H. BATTLE,
President
1t was stated by Alderman Andrews
that the communication was referred to
tie Sanitary Committee in order tina t
some understanding might be reached
between the city and hospital authori-
ties He thought there should be peace
and harmony in dealing with the hos
pital.
Alderman Jores wanted to know what
had become of the appropriation to the
Raney Library and Alderman Croker
volunteered the information that that in
stitution had declined to receive it.
The board appropriated $4,000 for the
street department for the year. Chair
man Barbee stated that $1,000 of this
amount had already been expended
Alderman Drewry made a verbal report
for the street committee, in which he
said that the street force had been cut
down to the smallest possible basis
-Four men are employed at the quarry
he said, and six on the streets. Mr.
Drewry called attention to the practice
of throwing trash in the cutters, which
he said should be stopped The damage
in the city by the rain he estimated al
between $400-and $780, and he attributed
the greater part of it to the fact thai
the drainage pipes were stopped up witt
trash emptied in the cutters.
Alderman Drewry reported that there
was a purchaser for the city's rocl
crushing plant, and he thought it advis
able to sell. He said the plant would
be of no use to the city now and that i
would be bad plan to let it remain a
the quarry. Mr.. Cook brother in Law
Of DIR. Bratton, of this city, who doe
government and contracting work desire
to make the purchase. Mr.. DreWry sail
! Mr.. Cook had pronounced it one of tn
best and most complete plants he hal
ever seen. The board authorized Mr.
Drewry, Purchasing Agent Sale arr
! Street Commissioner Blake to invit
| bids on the plant. They were empower
ed to advertise for bids also.
/ Mr. Lonnie Lumsden, the chief of tn
fire department, appeared before tn
board and complained of the, action o
Alderman Correll. the chairman of tn
fire department with reference to tn
! purchase of a horse He said Mr.. Cor
rell had sent a horse to the department
that he did not think met all require
ments considering the price asked fo
Kim He had sent the horse back an
this was the dieffrence existing, substan
TALLY
Mr.. Correll arose to question of priv
ilege He said he sent the horse to tn
department for trial and that he wa
not trying to take advantage of M
nounced the horse a good one Mr.. Col
rell deprecated the bad feeling, whio
he said had always existed between IL
; chiefs of the fire department and tt
chairman of the fire committee. He sal
the chief had gone to other people
'hirelings of the city but had n,
come before the committee.
, Mr.. Lumsden said what he had to Sd
, he said in open meeting and in the pre-
cnce of the chairman of the fire con
mittee.
!, Alderman Croker interrupted furth
discussion by bringing attention to IL
/ fact that the city had purchasiI
. agent, who was authorized to make q
! purchases.
/ Alderman Croker moved that q
nineteen policemen be provided wi
uniforms at the cost of the city, not
/ exceed SIS in price Some one sugges
r ed that this would not work we'll
: view of the boards refusal to give t
Raney Library 800 month. Chairn