The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-06

lU. no l0a1lng or lettering III or ABOUT
premises permitted.
H. No minor shall enter dispensary I'M
less sent by parent or guardian or accom-
panied by them.
| 12 Manager and officers of dispensary
shall only buy liquors from persons as di-
rected by the commissioners, nor shall
they offer to sell or give away liquors in
the dispensary, nor shall they adulterate
! liquors in any way.
Is. Music, games, loud talking, loud
| laughing, boisterous conduct or the use
OF profane language shall not be permitted
In the dispensary or upon the premises.
IA. No liquor sold by the dispensary
shall be delivered to any store, residence,
or to any Express or Railroad Company
by the officers or agent of the dispen-
sary.
THE MEETING IN DETAIL.
With a historical review of the meeting
of the Board of Aldermen at which the
first set of dispensary commissioners were
voted out and a new set voted in, City
Clerk w. w. Wilson opened up the pro-
ceedings of the Board of Aldermen last
night when he read the minutes after
Mayor Powell had raped the eleven al
dermen present to order
The absent members came in little
later, until fourteen were present the alb
sentees being Alderman j. l. Johnson,
who was in Charlotte at the burial of his
aunt, Mrs Margaret T. Ship, and Mr..
F. W. Habel, who is out of the city on
business for his firm.
The first business that the board heard
was the report of the Finance Committee,
showing the receipts and expenditures for
the past month, coming through the finan-
cial officers of the city. In this the report
of Chief of Police Mullins showed co1ec-
tions of $393.19. From City Tax Collector
Lumsden, general tax, 3S,02191; special
tax. s12671.96; street paving, 1919; total
$50,972.S7. The payments of the city for
November amounted to $7,415.56, the
amounts going to departments being:
Administration, 1880; street, $570.15; fire,
s256S0 health, $375.16; sanitary 1904 80;
park, $106.12; sewer, $33.15; pump, $50 05.
The balance of the grand total was for
interest, insurance and the general ex-
penses of the city.
The Finance Committee recommended
that in view of the fact that the tax lists
had been received ten days later in No
vember that the penalty of one per cent.
for failure to pay be RENTED during De-
cember, if parties paid up during that
month. This was adopted, as was also the
recommendation to pay the balance due
about SIS on the salary of the late Charles
Wallin, foreman at the city quarry to his
widow.
Tie report of the Chief of Police showed
81 arrests-whites, 80 males females:
colored 81 males, females The offenses
enumerated were: Disorderly conduct 49,
drunk and disorderly IA, affray ID, larceny
2; assault and battery 5, drunk on street
8, assault 2, selling obscene literature l.
assault with deadly weapon 8, carrying
concealed weapons ., drunk in Union De
pot 1, drunk and down /.
In the police department the following
time was reported lost because of sick
ness: Bell, 8 days; Banks, days;
Haynes, 315 days; Rogers, II days; War
ing, 1 day; Belvin, IA days.
The Light Committee reported that
eight arc lights had been placed in the
market in place of incandescent lights,
and that these were giving brilliant
light.
The dispensary rules were next read by
City Attorney Watson. and later in the
meeting were adopted as read.
The Street Committee sent in the re-
port of Street Commissioner Blake, show
ing the work done on the streets for Oc-
tober and November.
City Physician R. S. McGeachy's report
showed that he had made 140 visits, treat
ed twenty patients in office, 240 in dis
pensary, had written 81 prescriptions, sent
two patients to hospital and one death at
age of 107.
The report from Rex Hospital, approved
by the city physician, showed that during
November there were 46 treated in the
hospital, of whom II were paid and "a
charity. The amount received from paid
patients was $27S 3S. The expenses were
$617 The hospital has just secured a
sterilizing outfit at cost of $3.50. one
half paid by trustees Of Rex and the other
half by the medical staff
request from Tonnoffski & Co., to pay
pro rata for the months yet remaining
before the next fiscal year for the priv
iege of conducting a bowling alley and a
shooting gallery, the annual tax for these
being $25 and SO was laid on the table.
The recommendation of the Light Com
mfttee to place light at Hicks Alley and |
Johnson street was adopted.
WATER COMPANY FRANCHISE.
At this iuncture letter was read by
the city clerk from the Wake Water
Company as follows:
To the Board of Aldermen:
The Water Company desires and con-
templates spending in the immediate flu
ture several thousand dollars in perma-
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