The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-09
SAYS THERE'S MONOPOLY
The City Has Spent More Than it
Has Received.
THE EXCESS FOR YEAR IS ss,5sI67
In the City Council Mr.. T. B. CrO"der Sue
ceeds Alderman J. S. CoreI Who
Has Moved From His
Ward.


at the regular stand last night.
Incidentally the duh tone of the meet
ing was relieved by the suggestion of
Bengal lights in a communication from
Mr. R. W. Hodges, who wants to sell
fish in the market.
What his letter sets forth to the Board
is that he is informed and believed that
Alderman Arthur has corralled and
keeps vacant some stalls to stifie com
petition, and Mr.. J. H. Pou was present
to talk for him.
Alderman Joe S. Correll having moved
from his ward resigned and MIR. T. b.
Crowder was chosen as his successor.
The report of the receipts and the dis
bursements of the city during the past
year was in hand and it showed that we
had lived beyond our income to the tune
of $3,5S767, which with the debt on hand
at the beginning of the year leaves us
in the hole over 10000
These are but few stray items about
the interesting meeting which in detail
was conducted after this fashion.
After wait for enough aldermen to
make up a quorum, Alderman Andrews
arrived and Mayor Powell invited the
Board to come to order The city clerk
then interested the members by read
ing to them what they had done at the
last regular and two special meetings.
The financial report was then opened
up and the record of how the money was
taken in last month. and how it was
paid out was then made plain by Alder
man Andrews.
Next the financial report of the year
was referred to- That it was being
nearly complete at this, the last regular
meeting of the fiscal year is a matter
about which City Clerk H. F. Smith de-
serves high praise. He is a capable
and courteous official and keeps his de-
partment right up in front of the pro-
cession. In fact he is a model city
clerk
RECEIPTS.
From city tax receipts collected:
Taxes, $685. 25; costs, $94922; market
rents, $508.13; street paving, $1,5S1.72.
From Chief of Police-Fines, $84S. IS;
licenses, $9,254.O0; Metropolitan Hall,
$3.50; city cemetery, $3.50: colored
cemetery, $500: miscellaneous $37.55;
market rents, $2.477.00 street paving,
$745.56. From Sanitary Inspector-Li-
censes, $2552.22. From Keeper of Park
Bathing pool and sale of fish, $31665.
From County Commissioners account of
smallpox, $S333S. From Southern Rail-
way. Judgment, $3,23727.
DISBURSEMENTS.
In this statement the figures in pa
ranthesis are the appropriations, and the
succeeding figures the money spent, the
difference showing which department has
lived within its income.
Administration $1,000 $13,673. SO;
Street ($10,000) $14, 453.25; Fire ($6OOO)
$6,7S4O6; Sanitary 100000 $12,5O5 81;
Police ($12, 400) $12,15467 Park ($1 5000
$2,33263; Sewer o 1851 20: Light
| ($S,5O0) $8,34680; Cemetery ($S00) $944.07;
Charities ($2,S25) $2,542.25; Water $500
$5,14222; Market ($650) $6S1.99: Building
O $294S; Pumps ($550) s617 1872;
Smallpox (-) s1T5149; Interest
($2,50e) $2254.54; Sinking Fund O
1923, 49, SO.
These figures show that the disburse-
ments have been $10S,595.47, against re-
ceipts of $105.007S0 or an excess of dis
bursements over receipts of $358767
The Street committeee's monthly report
came next Outside of the Good Roads
work on Salisbury street this showed
that only repairs work was done, the
snow interfering with other work The
complete cost of the Good Roads work
was not given as all expenses were not
in The committee report that about
three days work will finish up the two
blocks OF Salisbury street.
The cost of guttering on Salisbury
street for three blocks is put at $66.36,
$169.10 and 1854 go. The cost of removing
dirt excavated al 1914. The statement of
Street Commissioner Blake shows that his
expenses on the streets in February was
$669.85 In its report the committee ex-
plain that unexpected bills and the ex-
ira work on Salisbury street caused it to
exceed it's appropriation.
The liquor license of A. L. Bailey &
Co., was changed from 229 to 233 South
| Wilmington street.
| The Light committees report showed
| that it had postponed the opening of
| bids for the new contract till April 2,
and that a guarantee of $58 per light on
| $50 to zoe arc lights of 1900 candle pow
| er had been guaranteed, all the COM
panies bidding agreeing to extend their
present contract 80 days in order that
| the time of opening bids be extended.
favorable report came from the mar
ket committee to allow John Thompson,
an old soldier, to peddle without license.
The report of the charity practice of
the city. submitted by DR.. j. w. MCGEE,
Jr. City Physician is as follows: Num-
Der white patients, II; colored, 80; total,
| 15O Number visits 1872; office consulta-
tions, So; prescriptions, 10; sent to hos
| pital. A. died, /; continued, 8; discharged,
$40.
| Mr.. R. w. Hodges, citizen of Raj
eigh, made application for fish stall in
the market, stating that he had applied
regularly in December and his applica-
| ton had not been considered He urged
i that as Jesse Tate, deceased, had left
stall, and that as Mr.. G. ID. Arthur kept
| two closed. thus creating what seemed
a monopoly, he be allowed to rent one