The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-05
JOHN WARD, C. G. lATTA
Elected Aldermen in Place OF Pegram
and Drewry Resigned.
GOOD ROADS TRAIN HERE FEBRUARY TEN
Il Was a Meeting Full Of Surprises That Was
Held by the Aldermen Last Night
After Two Hours in
Caucus.

Caucus.
Things went along on creased wheels
last night when the City Fathers sat III
conclave.
proceedings. and that was when Alder
man Arthur insisted that the resignation
of Alderman Drewry should not lie over
for month, as his position was vacated
when he moved out of the Second ward,
and that ward was short an alderman
Otherwise everything went along
merrily, not even a necessity arising to
hear from the special committee OF the
Chamber of Commerce, which was pres
ent to urge an appropriation for the
olivia Raney Library.
Whatever argument or turmoil there
might have been was hidden from sight
and sound, for the Board held a private
caucus beforehand, lasting from shortly
after seven till about nine o'clock.
There were many visitors present
when the aldermen filed into ME Mayors
office after the caucus. There was no
delay, and business shot along rapidly.
A NIGHT OF BUSINESS.
Here are some of the things done:
Mr.. John Ward was elected as alder
man from the Second division of the First
ward.
Alderman Drewry resigned and Mr.. c.
G. Latta was elected to succeed him.
One hundred dollars a month was
voted to aid the olivia Raney Library.
Two thousand dollars year was voted
Rex Hospital, under expressly stipulated
conditions.
A committee was authorized to see if
the city could legally permit the new A.
& NJ. building to be erected in Pullen
Park
February 10th was announced as the
day the Good Roads Train would visit
Raleigh.
After Mayor Powell called the Board
to order the first matter taken up was
the December report of the Finance Com
mittee as to receipts and disbursements.
From the chief of police the receipts were
$3.30S.80, while City Tax Collector Lums-
denis record was $9S54.74 for 1901 taxes,
$10042 for costs and $S6S.81 for street
paving. The payments showed $1,748.47
for salaries, $1,193.33 for pay roll, ST.
455 Sc for hydrant rental and other items
of city expense amounting to $7,9S4O3.
The financial statement for the period
from March 1st, to December 31st, 1901.
showed a balance in excess OF receipts OF
81 ,90096. Of the appropriations aggre-
eating $6,SS2.25 made for the fiscal year
ending March /, 1902, the total is still
with the limit, though the following de-
partments have exceeded their appro-
priations by the sums named. Admin
istrative $995.32, park $325.25, water $4222.
In the following cases it has been found
necessary to spend the following sums,
where none was named in the appropria-
ton. Sewer $446.22, buildings $3.50 and
smallpox expenses $526.61.
FOR THE RANEY LIBRARY.
The Finance Committee also presented
a recommendation for an appropriation
of 500 a month to the Olivia Raney Lib
rary. 1t recited that the committee had
always had the good of the institution in
view, but up to this time had been un-
able financially to show it's appreciation.
Later the 800 month was voted unani-
mously. committee from the Chamber
Of Commerce, Messrs. A. j. Field, chair
man; N. B. Broughton, f. B. Womack w.
H. Hughes and r. N. Sims, who were
present to ask the city to aid the Library
found no necessity to speak
The committee also asked that au-
thority be given to employ competent
accountant to close up the tax collec-
tors books, that official to bear half the
expense. This was agreed to.
Alderman Drewry for the Street Com
mittee, read it's report He prefaced it
by saying the committee had lived within
it's $4,000 appropriation. In the report
1t was stated that little beyond cleaning
and repairing had been done the past
month, because of the rains, Authority
was asked to pave, at the city's expense,
on North Salisbury street, in front of the
property of Lindsay Davis, whose lot had
been encroached upon in widening the
street, and this was given.
GOOD ROADS TRAIN.
The report also state that the Good
Roads Train would be here on February
10th, and that an effort should be made
to hold a Good Roads Convention then,
and to get the Governor to name five
delegates from each county, and to get
the railroads to give reduced rates of
fare. The committee asked authority to
pledge the three or four hundred dollars
necessary to defray the expenses and this
w
poses TO make a mile of nlacadamized
roads the committee suggest that three
blocks on Salisbury street, from Morgan
to Lenoir be used This would have cost
$1,000. and the property owners would be
required to pay this amount, but under
1.-THE proposition adopted last night the
property owners will only be asked to pay
the expenses. the macadam being fur
nished without charge
The report of the city physician, DR..
j. w. MCGEE, Jr., was read 1t shows
for December 81 white and rs colored
charity patients, 140 visits, IS office con-
situations, Isl prescriptions, one person
sent to the hospital, no deaths, 6 cases
continued and 1876 discharged.
THE MARKET REPORT
The report of the keeper of the market
was as follows:
The market keeper made his