The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-10
SUES SOUTHERN FOR 1000.
Greensboro In Stew" Over the Baggage
Ordinance.
Especial to News and Observer

(SpeclaI TO News and Observer.
Greensboro, N. c., Aug. 9.-Col. ]. A..
Barringer brought today another suit
against the Southern Railroad Company
for $4,000 damages for breaking the leg
of w. r. Kenny. who was walking on
sixtyf1 feet high trestle near Lynch
burg last March, and the engineer is said
to have failed to slow up when waved
down
In the same car going to Winston this
morning were District Attorney Holton
and Mr.. N. Glenn Williams, whose re-
cent cow-hiding of the District Attorney
and the subsequent trial produced such
sensation. No new casualties have thus
far been reported. Mr.. Williams was re-
turning home from attendance on the
funeral of his kinsman, the late Judge
JohnNGray Bynum.
Greensboro has been in a stew for
months over what is known as 1.-THE bag
gage ordinance" This ordinance gave
certain transfer lines here, it was said,
| a monopoly on carrying passengers,
| trunks, etc, to and from the depot, and
| was repealed some months ago Ever
since an effort has been made at each
meeting of the city council to re-enact
1
born giving a casting vote against it,
| he claiming it to be the encouragement
| of trust and monopoly. At subse-
quent meeting, the ordinance was re-
enacted, but on the advice of City At
| torney Scales, the vote by which it was
carried did not come up to requirements
| of the charter, in that it was not a ma
| iority of all members At that meeting
a committee, composed of City Attorney
| Scales, and Messrs. Glascock, Sherwood
| and Balm was appointed to fix and report
| an ordinance that would stick. Last
night this committee reported a modified
ordinance requiring a bond of 800 in
stead Of $500, as in the old ordinance, for
applicants for license, giving the privil-
| ege to run one or more wagons instead
| of not less than three, allowing anybody
| to carry grip or valise, and providing
| that not more than % cents could be
| charged for one trunk 40 cents for two
| and so cents for three trunks. There
! was a lively contest over the adoption OF
( this last night. Besides speeches pro
/ and con among members of the board
| two resident drummers and business men
| Messrs. T. A. Lyon and John w. Merritt
| appeared before the council and de-
nounced the law as the creation and en-
| couragement of a trust and monopoly in
it's most vicious form and an outrage on
the rights of the people in the city and
the travelling public generally. The vote
| was four to four, Ayes: Phipps, Ward
ELAN and Denny. Noes: Helm, Balm
Ellington and Lewis.
In the absence of Mayor Osborn, who
had killed it once, acting Mayor Glascock
broke the tie by voting aye, and the
| baggage ordinance" as modified again
became law. That it will cut big
| figure in local politics goes without say
ing.
The council authorized the Board OF
| Education and the Education Committee
| to purchase a complete steam heating
plant for the Central graded school build
| ing, at cost not to exceed 81, 500.
| Mr.. 7. A. Lyon today closed a deal with
the Cones for the property owned by
J them ION the south side of Summit Ave
street. 1t is vacant property and Mr..
Lyon will at once proceed to improve it
| with modern residences.
Mr.. Isaac Prosser said today that al
we have good luck repairing the railroad
track, the Empire Iron and Steel Works
will begin operations on September 1st
The brick-laying at the works has been
homes in Tennessee today. He also says
that North Carolina surpasses Alabama
in the richness of its iron ores.