Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-06-11
BOARD Of ALDERMEN
TuEY MET IN REGULAR
MONTHLY SESSION
LAST NIGHT.
Several Questions of Importance
Came Up Before the Board,
Among Which Was, the
Sprinkling of the
Streets.

Ihe Board of Aldermen met in
regular monthly session last week
with Mayor Hood in the chair and
Aldermen Hollowell, Kornegay,
Lamb, Wooten, Switzerland, We'll,
Harrison, Creech and Daughtry
present.
City Clerk Broadhurst read the
minutes of proceeding meetings dur
ing the month, which were adopted
as read.
Mr.. I. T. Dortch appeared before
the board in the interest of Mr..
Asher Edwards and submitted an
ordinance repeating the law prohib-
iting the sale Of liquor on East and
West Centre street between Null
berry and Ash street. The ordi-
nance was adopted as submitted.
Rev. F. w. FAIRIES appeared be-
fore the board in the interest of the
Goldsboro Hospital and asked that
East Boundary street be made to
conform to the regulation width of
other streets SO as To allow the hos
pial to use a site for the hospital
which they had obtained at the cor
ner of Daisy and Boundary streets.
The question of widening the street
was referred - the street committee.
who Will make an investigation this
afternoon. Mr.. FAIRIES also asked
for the annual appropriation of
$4,000, which was made, one-half
being available now and The remain
der to be paid later on.
Mr.. Geo. G. Royal called atten-
ton to the necessity ofsprinkIing the
streets to preserve the finishing on
the macadamized streets. Other
talks made in favor of sprink-
ling the streets, but the board finally
decided to ask the board of public
works to give the merchants the
water if the merchants would hire a
team anG a driver.
Mr.. T. w. Hilker made applica-
ton to retail liquor at the stand
formerly occupied by Mr.. j. L.
Dickinson on John street. The
board granted the recommendation
upon the payment of the necessary
privilege tax.
Mr.. l.. Kiewe made application
for renewal of license to retail liquor
at his saloon next to the new CITY
hall, and the board granted the rec
Ommendation.
MI. L. 5. Hinnant made a verbal
application for privilege to occupy
his old bar stand on E.Centre street,
near the new city hall. The board
requested that he get his application
IN the pr per shape and promised to
consider it.
Capt. Lamb made a lengthy talk
in opposition to the contract which
the city had made with the prop
erty owners on Walnut street, OBJ
posite the court house, but the mat
ter was finally passed over with
out action.
Aldermen Weil,a chairman of the
Park Committee, asked for an ap-
preparation to have lights put in the
park and to build a Pavilion. He
said he understood hat the Colds
boro orchestra would give concerts
every Sunday afternoon if they were
given a pavilion to play in. The
appropriation was granted.
Col. A. G. Davis, city attorney,
stated that the ordinance committee
had decided to make what changes
were necessary in the city laws and
only have the changes printed and
inserted in the old books.
The question of the removal of the
Great Eastern was brought up and it
was decided to give the owner of the |
property until the 10Th of July to re-
move it.
Aldermen Sol. We'll and Geo. G.. !
Kornegay were elected members of
the board of trustees of the Goldsboro
Hospital, on the part of the Board of
Aldermen, as provided for in the
charter of the hospital.
The question of releasing the fish
dealers from the requirement of Civ
ing bond was referred to the proper
committee.
8 Mr.. Geo. Stith asked of the board
to have water pipe put in on Oak