The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-09
Three Fish Stalls Rented to
Mr.. C. D. Arthur.
C. S. WALLACE GOT NONE
The A. and II. College Can Not Build
in Pullen Park.
AID GWEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE
viii Investigate Cost Of Lighting the City and
See If Raleigh is Not Paying loo
Much for lis Present
System.

System.
For three long hours the City Fathers
wrestled with the questions before them
last night.
Before going into session the usual
prelude of caucus was INDUCED IN. 1t
was a short one. however. and by ten
minutes after eight o'clock City Clerk
Smith was reading the proceedings OF the
last meeting
First came the financial report made
through Chairman Andrews. This show
ed that the city had collected last month
$5,63192 for taxes OF 1901, $l42.9b in
costs $6s.29 for street paving, and S252.Os
on the tax list. a total of $6,O75.26 the
expenses for the past month were shown
10 be $6,629.50, and of this 81 ,69S47 went
TO the police force, $4,000 to administra-
ton, $442.54 to streets. $26797 to fire
department, S491SS TO sanitary depart
ment. $685. to the park, SPILLS to sew
erage, $28.25 to cemetery, $116.35 to
smallpox expenses, and $49.70 to pumps,
the balance in sundry bills of the city.
The financial report showed also that
month yet in which to work, had exceed
ed their yearly appropriations by the
following amounts: 4 Administration
$1.S98.73; Fire $320.03, Park $439.12, Water
$42.22. That the following had been
spent without an annual appropriation
having been made: Sewer $757.95. Build
ing $780, Smallpox s742.10. The de-
partments still having credit are:
nil
$1,2O4.e1, Light SS49.27, Cemetery $116.64.
Charities s5ls,79. Interest $247.04, Market
$500.
The Street Committee reported very
little work on the streets during the past
month, this because the street force had
worked half the month repairing the
southeast outlet Of the city sewers, much
time TO preparing Salisbury street for
the Good Roads" week, and the bad
weather OF the month.
After making a statement of the cost
of street work to be done, the commit
tee expressed surprise at the necessary
expense. For the work TO be done on
Salisbury street there is TO be removed
$50 cubic yards of dirt, and for each of
the three squares there will probably be
needed:
1855 tons of rock at SL2212 a ton.$631 81
Cost of hauling. &c. ton. ....... 1914 88
Cost of exeavating ................ "a 90
Spreading and rolling .........,... 81 81
With this cost per block in mind the
committee reported that the cost of
nacadamizing to be charged to the prop
erty owners along the street would have
to be materially increased.
The Light Committee next made its
report. This referred to the new con-
tract for lights. which is TO be made by
May 18th next. and cited the costs of
lighting various cities the size OF Raj
eigh as being less per light than that
paid by Raleigh. For tbs reason the
committee said that it believed Raleigh
should pay less for it's lights. believing
also that it ought to have more lights
and better lights than it has now with
out any additional outlay
The committee recommended that it be
instructed to advertise for bids for light
contracts, both gas and electric, bids to
be advertised in one or more city papers,
and TO be opened on the goth of this
month. and that the City Council meet
on the 21st TO consider the bids for
lighting the city. This report was
adopted.
The Market Committee made its report,
This was that the % stalls in the mar
ket had been rented for 1862 at a monthly
rental of from $500 TO $1440, the total
amounting 10 s23S44, or $2,S612 s a year.
In this report Mr. c. D. Arthur was given
three FISH stalls. and later there was
lively tilt between him and Mr. Perrin
Busbee representing Mr.. Charles S.
Wallace. of Morehead, who wanted to rent
a fish stall, but who declared that he
had been frozen out by Mr. Arthur and
the committee. The report was later on
adopted without a dissenting voice and
Mr.. Arthur keeps the three stalls
The Park Committees report dealt with
the request of President Winston, of the
A. and NJ College for the use of part
of Pullen Park on which to erect the new
dining hall of the college to be a memo
rial to the late j. S. Pullen. The CON-
mittee declined the request, as it found
/; could not be done under the terms on
which the park had been given the city
City Attorney Watson here arose and
said the committee had not advised with
him, but that the park could not legally
be so used, and that Or. Winston had au-
Later the committee disclaimed any idea
Of a discourtesy to Mr.. Watson, saying
that they thought he was only to loob
after the legal details
DR.. j. w MCGEE. Jr., the city physician
reported that in January he had attended
to 81 white patients, 6S colored, hac
made 1870 visits. given 81 office consulta'
lions, made 1877 prescriptions, sent pa
tients TO the hospital, / patient had died
were continued and 106 discharged.
The council declined TO elect a successor
to Policeman Bridgers, resigned. post
poned 1t indefinitely and agreed that tht
office be not filled.
Alderman Barbee called the attention
OF the council TO the matter OF the prop
erty Of Mrs. Moses Bledsoe, sold to Col
A. NJ. Shaffer for non payment OF taxes
ard cost OF paving. Mr.. j. n. Holding
addressed the council, saying that a grea