The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
NO CHARGES MADE
The German Matter Dropped
by the Board.
Regular Monthly Meeting Last Night, So 0
Appropriated For Pumping Station
at the Park.

At the regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Aldermen last night, the special
committee appointed to look into Sexton
Richardson's request for an investigation
into certain charges claimed to have
been made against him by Alderman
Maxwell German, chairman of the Gene
terry Committee, reported that in their
opinion there was no need for further
consideration of the matter by the board.
They stated that as no specific charges
had been placed in their hands against
the sexton of the City cemetery, they
had asked the chairman of the Cemetery
committee to file any charge his COM
mittee wished to make. His answer was
appended and submitted as part of the
report. In it he states that he has no
charges whatever to make against Mr..
Richardson. Thus the incident is closed
The board voted an appropriation of
5000 for pumping station at PuHen
Park. so that the water from the we'll can
be utilized.
A motion to grant the usual reduction
of 10 per cent on the rents Of market
stalls during June, July and August, was
lost.
On motion of Mr.. C. B. Barbee, an APP
preparation of 500 each was made for
the two military companies.
Alderman Andrews moved that in view
of the proposed improvements of the
property on upper Fayetteville street, the
board permit the sidewalk there to be
lowered by removing the false curb,
which was put there as a compromise
formerly, when the property owners did
not wish to lower their floors. The
proposition was now that the city do the
work. provided the property owners re-
imburse the city for it. This was
granted.
Mr. German withdrew his resolution
to change the name of the City cemetery
The report of the Finance committee
showed receipts from the Chief of Police,
$550.93. from the Tax Collector $4,0S1 55.
The expenditures were IS 633.5S.
The Light committees report on the
bids for the contract to light the city
has been postponed for a special meeting.
The annual report was submitted, Show
ing an expenditure of $S,346.S0. The APP
preparation was $500, leaving a balance
of $15320
A license was granted to the Gottlieb,
Bauerschmidt- Straus Brewing Company,
of Baltimore, 10 sell beer at the corner
of Halifax and Lane streets.
The report of the Park committee, sub
mitted by Alderman Ward, stated that
the bathing pool had been put in good
order, completely refined, and was ready
for use The cages have been repaired
and painted, fence has been put around
the lotus pond. Permission has been
granted to James e. King to place his
miniature railway in the Park a well
has been dug for supplying water to the
fountain, cages, etc, but the water is
not available until the pumping station
is erected, and an appropriation of $500,
noted above as having been granted, is
recommended.
Chief Mullins reported total of 81 ar
rests: white males, 26, white females, Z;
colored males, "a, colored females, Is.
Keeper of the Market J. N. McRary re-
ported 1,447 pounds of meat condemned.
All of the fish condemned during last
year he said, have been outside of the
market. The amount of impure and I'M
wholesome food of every character has
greatly decreased during the last year.
At Rex Hospital there were 81 pa
tients treated of whom II were paid
and 26 charity. The amount received
was $SJ5S, and the amount expended
for maintaining the hospital was 1889