The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-05

Dy MIN conCefn1nsS neaIS,OySIeTS, lows,
fish and vegetables condemned as being
unfit and unsafe and dangerous for food,
from October /, 1901, to December 81,
1901:
Meats misunderstanding 81, hogs
H., cows /, hog. haslets 100, sets of brains
los, pork 249 pounds, mutton 80 pounds,
tripe Is pounds, sausage IS pounds.
Fish Observation-Disclosures 11s kegs,
fish SO punches.
Oysters OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES gallons.
Fowls Observation-Disclosures 49, birds
So
Vegetables Condemned-Cor As dozen,
pickle barrel.
order Box-Orders taken from order
box and distributed to various dealers
TAG.
Arrest-Arrests made rs.
The city attorney read the contract
signed with Rex Hospital, by which it is
given $4,000 a year The contract will be
found at the close of this report.
The resignation OF Mr.. l.. B. Pegram
as an alderman, was read an accepted, a
tribute to his worth and value as an
alderman being made by Alderman
Drewry.
The resignation Of Police Officer w. ].
Bridgers was accepted, and the election
Of his successor postponed till the next
meeting. Mr.. Bridgers has become night
Waterman at the State Capitol.
The liquor license of f. T. Joyner was
transferred so as to allow him to move
his place of business from 1913 East Mar
tin street to South Wilmington street.
no IrnNrOp d Dit
President Winston, of the A. & NJ.
College, addressed the Aldermen and
very eloquently and logically presented
the reasons why the new auditorium and
dining hall of the A.. & M. College should
be erected on the edge of Pullen Park, on
land contiguous to the A. & M. College
grounds. He stated that he would not
ask this unless the Pullen heirs should
agree, and no legal difficulties We're in
the way He proposed that the auditor
ium should be used by the public for en-
tertainmentS, the dining hall for picnic
parties, and said that he desired to have
the building a handsome one, fitting
memorial to the late r. S. Pullen, who,
If he could have foreseen the growth of
the A. e M. College, would have pro-
vided more ground. The only reason he
asked the land was that no fitting place
was now left on the A. & NJ. College
grounds where the building, to cost
$4,000, could be put so as to show to ad-
vantage. The matter was left to the
city attorney and the Park Committee to
investigate and report on at the next
meeting. The expression of the aldermen
is that If no legal trouble about the land
is to be met, the request of DR.. Winston
will be agreed to.
A SURPRISE THAT CAME
Then came a surprise. Very quietly
Alderman Andrews arose and nominated
Mr.. John Ward as the alderman to fill
the vacancy in the first ward, and he was
elected.
Mr.. Ward was not known to be in the
fight for the position which has been be-
tween Mr.. A. Ought and Mr.. w. H. Bla-
lock. The matter was settled in caucus,
where a petition sent in from the ward
by the friends of MIR. Blalock asking for
a primary, was turned down. In the
caucus, it is said, Mr.. Blalock received
two to four votes, and the race came
down to Messrs. Dughi and Ward, the
latter only winning by one vote, the re-
suit being an s to victory.
License for bar-room to be conducted
on the corner of Davie and East streets.
was refused 1t was asked by A. r.
Maroon, who had sent in $3.50 with it.
The caucus had turned the application
down.
ALDERMAN DREWRY RESIGNS.
The letter of resignation OF Alderman
John c.. Drewry was next read. 1t re-
cited his seven years service and told
how he had endeavored to labor for the
interests of the city, and that his resig
nation came because he had removed
from the Second ward, though his bust
ness interests had demanded it for some
time.
A motion to let the letter lay over for
month was objected to by Alderman
Arthur. who said that the position was
vacant under the city law just as soon
as Alderman Drewry left the board, and
that the Second ward was short an al
derman. This view was taken by the
board, and Messrs. Andrews, Wilder and
Hicks withdrew for consultation, re-
turning at once, and nominating Mr.. c.
G. Latta to fill the vacant position He
was elected. Later the board discovered
that it had failed to accept Alderman
Drewry's resignation, and this omission
was corrected, with expressions Of re-
greet that he was no longer member OF
the Board.
The aldermen then went into executive
session for half an hour. After the
doors were open authority was given
the Sanitary Committee to purchase II
acres of land adjoining the city farm.
In the executive session the vacancies
on the committees caused by the resig-
nation of Aldermen Pegram and Drewry,
were billed as follows:
Street Committee--A. B. Andrews,
chairman, and c. G. Latta. Police Com
mittee, M. J. German and ]. Sherwood
Upchurch. Cemetery Committee, A. B.
Andrews, Jr. Finance Committee, C. G..
Latta.
THE REX HOSPITAL CONTRACT.
The contract with Rex Hospital is
made to commence with January End,
and is in the following language:
Whereas. the said trustees of Rex Hos
pital have heretofore established and are
now conducting hospital in the city of
Raleigh with the aid of funds arising
from property Willed by the Late fohp