The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-03
Bond Election for S25,ooo to
be Indefinitely Post
poned.
RECEIPTS LEAD EXPENSES
The City Council Casts Up Accounts and Has a
Lively Tilt Over Allowing Restaurants
Attached 10 Saloons 10 be
Open Next Two
Sundays.

OuHooISs
The Board of Aldermen were in SEES
sion last night, the regular month
~ meeting.
1t was the last regular meeting of the
present board. for their successors will
soon be elected to take up the reigns of
municipal government.
The board did some important work and
heard some glowing reports of the condi-
ton OF the city and its financial balance
sheet for the past year.
The last act Of the board before adj
journing and after an executive session
was to order that the election on the
question Of the extension of the city linn
its be held on Monday, the twenty ninth
day of June.
1t had been supposed that the board
would also ask to have the election on
the proposed issue of $4,000 in bonds by
the township for the purchase of the
Centennial Graded School building at the
same time In place of this, however,
the board voted to ask for an indefinite
postponement of a vote on this matter.
Thus it is that the election which may
make a Greater Raleigh" will come by
itself and win be on the twenty-ninth
of June.
The board heard many reports, but it
seemed best pleased with that of the
Finance committee which said that by
economy and prudent management the
city had lived within it's income the past
year and that there was a balance, though
a small one. on the correct side of the
ledger, after paying all the expenses Of
the city for the past year.
There was but one lively tilt during the
meeting This came when there was a
request presented by Col. ]. c. l.. Harris
asking that j. D. Carroll, who conducts
a restaurant adjoining his bar be al
lowed to keep the restaurant open for
the next two Sundays that he might cater
to his boarders during the Carnival This
was allowed and the ordinance suspended.
so that under 1t all restaurants SINH
larly conducted have the same privilege.
Alderman Habel led the fight against this
as he considered it undignifed for the
beard to make laws and then suspend
them for individual cases. Alderman
Arthur stood vigorously for the suspen-
sion and those voting to suspend the or
dinance prohibiting restaurants run in
connection with bar-rooms to be open on
Sunday were Messrs. Andrews, Arthur
BoyIan, Crowder, Griffs, Upchurch and
Ward, seven, against Messrs. Habel
Hicks and Wilder. three.
AS the vote was announced the God
of War departed, with smiling face and
words Of ''Thank you, gentlemen"
The board began its meeting by hear
ing the report OF the Finance commit
tee for the past month It showed that
there had been collected on the tax list
s., 250.75, costs S1O9.49, street paving
$3.50, total s2,377.04. The market col
lections were reported as being s3S3.34
The claims and expenses paid were these:
payroll of city departments, 81 ,21640, al
other expenses S4,0S1.SS, this being for
fire department, interest paid, supplies,
lights, etc.
The annual report of the Finance COM
mittee was glowing. 1t began with an
expression of satisfaction that the dis
bursement Of Raleigh for the past year
had been less than receipts, and that
though the amount was small it was
stop in the right direction. The report
says that If the policy and present
methods of economy and scrutiny of ac-
counts be kept up that the city of Raj
eigh has issued the last bond to take
up floating warrants.
The receipts for the year were re-
ported as s9.S2569, with disbursements
for sinking fund Of $50, 315S3 and expen-
ditures of SIG, 20S.71, total of s96,524.04
leaving a balance on hand of 81, 1886.
Included in the disbursements is $500
paid on City Farm, really an asset. The
report also included in 1t the figures of
the sinking fund. The report says that
the present tax rate is amply sufficient
to pay the interest and increase the
sinking fund to meet maturing bonds
and that IL the Increase in valuations Of
property meets the expectation of the
Finance committee the special tax might
be reduced.
The committee also explained the
purpose of the proposed township bond
issue. 1t says the $4,000 to be voted on
is in no sense new bond issue for the
city. It is to transfer the Centennial
Graded School property to the township
school board, which owns all the public
school property in the township except
this If the vote is favorable the School
Board will issue to the city $4,000 in 5
per cent S0-year township bonds ana
with these bonds it is proposed to TAXI
up and cancel $4,000 current expense
bonds now due. This puts a debt on the
township in place of the city and means
saving of $3.50 year on interest to
the city.
The report of the chief of police showed
that during April there had been 50 ar
rests, 80 male, % female, white; Al
male, 6 female. colored, these embracing
IS violations of laws and ordinances. The
time reported as lost by officers because
OF sickness was A IA days.
Street Commissioner Blake's report
showed that rain had prevented some
work during the month. That 1880
blocks had been gotten out al the quarry
Various permanent pieces of work were
reported as were other details Of street
cleaning.
The report of the Keeper of the Mar
ket. J. N. McRary, gave as the condern-
nations in the market for April of LAST