The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-18
The SENATE COMMITTEES PASS
ON MANY IMPORTANT BILLS.
Four Committees Make Reports That Will DE
Heard in the Senate
Today.

| The Senate Committee on Public Roads
met yesterday and considered a general
bin allowing the County Commissioners
of all the counties, with the exception of
Mecklenburg. Cabarrus and Forsyth, TO
build, in their discretion a sample of a
modern road extending three miles from
the court house. the cost to be borne by
| the township through which the road is
made. A favorable report was made on
the bill as was also the report on amend
ing the road law of Chatham and the
Madison county road law which allows
| eight days in which to work the road and
allows the levy of a road tax.
The Committee on Railroads reported
| favorably bill allowing the consolida-
| ton of the Asheville Electric Company
with the five companies heretofore OPP
| Grating. The measure and need of It was
presented by Mr.. j. c. Martin and Sen
ator Webb also approved it. The COM
mittee also made a favorable report on
the incorporation of the Washington and
Vandemere Railroad Company.
The Committee on Propositions and
Grievances agreed yesterday afternoon
to favorable report on the following bills:
To establish a dispensary in Marshall
| in place of a bar-roOm, onethird of the
| proceeds to go to the town, one-thtrd to
| the board of education, one-third to pay
| the county debt The bill also permits
Hot Springs to adopt a dispensary by a
! vote of it's aldermen The commission
ers named are: j. J. Redmon, Fowler
| Shelton and T, ]. Murray. To establish
! dispensary at Snow Hill to be voted
| on Tuesday after the first Monday in
May majority of qualified voters neces-
| sary and law to go into effect on July
| first, with VIM. T. Carraway, Jas. A. Ed
wards, Jr., and Ruffin Cannady as COM
missioners. To establish a dispensary at
| Canton in Haywood county with M. j,
Mears, w. L. Massey and NJ. M. Wells
as commissioners. To prevent the manu-
miles of Johnson Grove Methodist church
| in MCNEIL township, and within five miles
of Friendship church Moore county. To
prevent depreciation of domestic fowls in
| Montgomery and StanlY. To protect
game in Nash county.
Two Committee on Counties, Cities and
! Towns reported the following bills favor
ably: To change the boundary line be-
! tween Wilkes and Ashe. To incorporate
! the town Of Oakley in Pitt county. To
extend the corporate limits of Wake For
| est. To increase the limit Of taxation
! at Pine Bluff from sc cents to $3.50 on
property. To amend the charter of Bay
| boro To repeal the charter of Hartford
| and to recharter the town. To direct
| the commissioners of Fender county in
| regard to a sinking fund and the payment
OF bonds of Topsail township. For the
| levy of a special tax in Camden. To
| amend the charter of Tarboro. To estab-
| lish dividing line between Henderson
and Polk. To extend the corporate linn
/ its of the town of Washington. To re-
/ store self government to Pasquotank.
/ To levy a special tax in Mitchell. To
amend the charter of Salem with regard
to its corporate limits. To amend the
charter Of Wilson and provide for an is
sue of bonds. To amend the charter of
| Brevard To amend the charter of Co
lum and decrease the tax rate. Providing
| for drainage of Matamusket Lake in
! Hyde county To levy a special tax in
| Dare county. For Elkin to issue bonds.
| To amend the charter of Winston. To
| issue bonds in Mcdowell county To is
sue bonds in Yancey. To incorporate the
! town of Gladstone in Stanley county. TO
allow Oxford to issue bonds for electric
| light and water works for amount of
SOS, 600. To levy a special tax in Green's
county of $4,000, payable in two years.
To allow High Point to issue bonds for
LIGHTS, etc, to amount of 100000 To
amend the charter of Pineville To al
low Alamance county to issue bonds for
sec COO The bill with regard to bet
tor system of government for Ashe was
held over
|.
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