The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-03

were 9S1 orders taken from order box
and &c arrests made by him.
DR.. J. w. MCGEE, city physician, re-
ported the city charity practice for April
as follows: White patients, "A; colored,
d so; visits 100, prescription, 173; sent to
hospital, 2; died, 1; discharged, 149; con-
1 tinued, 2.
Mrs. M. H. Lawrences, superintendent
Of Rex Hospital, report for April showed
that 3S patients had been treated at the
hospital, of these IL being paid patients
and 26 charity patients The cost OF
treatment per day was reported as $1.19,
! the total amount received from the pa
TENTS $247.51, All expenses, including
salaries, repairs, supplies and furnishings
amounted to $596.20
| The report of the commissioner of the
/ sinking fund, Mr.. James o. Litchford
showed that on the first of March, 1902,
there was balance on hand of $1S, 49,
During the year one note for $500 had
been paid the city and there were out
standing notes and mortgages amounting
to $16243.75. The cash received from
the City Tax Collector was reported as
S20,315.33 and the interest on monies
| lent $1634. During the year there had
been paid out on coupons $17 1880, two
$50 bonds had been taken up. The cash
on hand was reported as s18,9S815 and
the notes and mortgages as $26, 243.75.
making the net sinking fund S45.181.90.
The annual report of the City Auditor,
e. B. Grow, showed that he had APP
proved the City Tax Collectors report,
this showing q general tax Of s59,091.46,
special tax $20,315,33; costs $1136.83;
street paving $1,57s.67. total OF $780,
1929. The weekly pay-rolls and otner
warrants numbering S37 amount to $780,
POSI- and the 7s5 warrants for various
city departments amount to $57,134S7,
and the 50 warrants for sanitary, farm
and street, park, cemetery and fire pay
rolls amount to $19,O73.s4. Sixty-one
duplicate receipts from City Treasurer
]. G. Brown were stated as amounting
to $77,942.36.
a comparative statement shows that
In 19O1-1902 warrants were drawn for
the General Fund of sS4,975.61 and the
amount of duplicate receipts for General
Fund equalled ISL ,3S7.94 while in 1902-1903
the warrants drawn were General Fund
S76. 20971 and the amount Of the dupli-
cate receipts for General Fund was ST.
1926.
The report of Chief Lumsden, OF the
Fire Department. showed that the de-
partment responded to 43 alarms dur
ing the past year, this being the average
for the past ten years, the total for
these being 439 with SO for year be-
fore last. OF last years alarm one was
false and one beyond the city limits
Loss on property by fire in the city the
past year is stated as being 1920, and
Of this 1920 was insured and the loss to
property holders was 1880. The gross
income of the insurance companies is
stated as being about $4,000. In the fires
occurring $4,000 OF insured property and
about $4,000 Of uninsured property was at
stake.
The expenses of the department for the
year together with purchases, etc. is
stated as s6,47303, with credits Of 1925.
The report urges that a combination
hook and ladder truck and chemical en-
CINE combined be purchased. The report
gives in detail the full account of every
fire. cause, etc.
The routine work having been con-
cluded Alderman HabeI inquired concern
ing the report of the committee having
in charge the fixing of the date for the
city extension election. He was in
formed that this would be on June 20
and that the school committee would
ask the County Board of Commissioners
to have the. election on the $25, 900 issue
of Raleigh township bonds to by the
Centennial Graded Sschool building at
the same time.
Then Col ]. C. L. Harris started a
racket. He presented the request of Mr..
]. d. Carroll to be allowed to keep open
his restaurant which adjoins his bar for
the next two Sundays that he might
give meals to his Carnival week boarders.
A city ordinance passed some months ago
prohibits this There was a motion by
Alderman Grifis to grant the request.
Alderman Wilder thought if this was
allowed one 1t should DE allowed all. Al
deTman Arthur moved to repeal the or
dinance. Alderman Andrews to
suspend it. Alderman Habel wanted TO
know if this could be done legally and
City Attorney Watson said no suspension
could be made for one, but that it would
permit all to keep open.
Alderman Andrews thought the tenn
porary suspension Of the ordinance would
be all right. Alderman Habel thought
it would put things wide open. Some one
to his bar and ask no permission. Col.
Harris said that his client did not want
to evade the law but simply to board his
customers during the rush of Carnival
week. Alderman wilder thought the mat
ter dangerous and wanted it referred to
the Police committee.
Here Alderman Upchurch asked if
places like Carroll's had to close why
not the Yarborouh House 80 there was
bar-room there, but that he supposed
that places run by "swells" could keep
omen. City Attorney Watson said that
the case was entirely different and he
and Alderman Uchurch had a few lively
words, the latter ending up by saying
that if Carroll could lease to him he
would go and lease the place and run it.
Alderman Habel did not believe per-
sonal qualification should figure in the
case anG saw no reason for the suspension
Of the ordinance as just as big crowds, |
and larger, had been handled before with
cut such. To this Alderman Arthur said
that no Sunday boarding had been needed
before and that the ordinance WIS new
one. Then Alderman Habel said it would