The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-25

and fire MIGRANTS would have to be placed
in all parts OF the annexed district
Then police and health advantages would
| have to be given
Mr.. Alex Andrews read the report OF
the committee as submitted to the Board
| Of Aldermen. The committee recon-
| mended that the proposed increase OF
| one-quarter mile on the south be aban-
doned. as it was very thinly settled
| Much Of the annexed territory would not
require any policing or water hydrants
| or pipes, as part of il consisted of school
| and hospital grounds, railroad property
etc. The street length would amount to
| about fourteen miles.
The Board of Aldermen, after hearing
| that report, decided to ask this Legis-
| lature for the extension. The vote was
| 10 to /, two members being absent.
The extension asked for will give the
city area of about 10 square miles,
about the same as the largest cities IN
| the State.
The opposition he said. all came from
| selfish purposes. from fear that people
living in the outlying districts will have
to ray city taxes. Is not that so, Mr.
Pou?"
Mr.. Pou: 30, no, not at all We are
here to prevent the future of Raleigh
being blighted by unwise measures"
Mr.. Andrews 1--WE are here for the
same purpose.
Mr.. Andrews said further that the city
was in debt and needed money, and was
very near having to sell the Centennial
Graded school to help it out. By this
measure Mr. Andrews said that the city
would get rid of $25, 900 of its bonded
debt
Mr.. All Thompson said that his prop
erty outside of the city limits would
only cause his taxes to be increased by
IS cents. so he could not be accused of
any selfish motives.
He opposed extension for three rea-
sons. 1t was unwise, unnecessary, and
absolutely unquestionably unfair.
The city had recently spent $4,000
for streets, and $4,000 for sewerage, and
yet they proposed to increase the citys
area 20 per cent, and issue more bonds
to improve all that new territory
He was much surprised to hear the
gentleman say the people living outside
enjoyed the advantages of the city
They certainly did not get the lights,
the sewers and the water mains.
The other side would not dare to let
the people vote on this subject
don't they not tell the outside people to
ask for it. They had not done so yet.
Then MIR. Andrews had said that tney
would take in the Boylan property. and
that would not need any streets But il
would have to pay the taxes to put
streets on other peoples property Then
here was the Myatt farm That would
ut need any streets, and would have to
pay the increased tax.
AS for cotton mills, there were manu-
facturers who would not move to GER
tain towns because they were constantly
charging and taking in outside property
And those were not by political causes.
The schools On the outside, and the
cotton mills, contributed very largely to
the city's business interests.
Mr.. w. N. Jones said that if the gen
tlemen opposed We're willing to leave this
question to the people of the city and
of the annexed district, ais side was
willing to let it be settled that way
Mr.. Pou said they would never be will
ing to do that
Then Mr.. Jones said 1t came back to
their own proposition to let the people
outside decide it for themselves. And
this they would never do, on account of
having to pay city taxes
1t was no new thing that the people
were coming up here and asking for this
thing They did not want it submitted
to a vote of the people.
He said he met these gentlemen with
the proposition that the Board of AL
A
every dollar they paid in taxation
The most strenuous objector was the
Raleigh Cotton Mills, upon the city line
They enjoyed the schools. the paved
streets, the water and the fire protection.
everything except the paying of taxes,
and that they protested against very
vigorously They paid Is to 20 per cent
Mr.. Battle: They only paid per cent
last year
Mr. Jones: But it is known that they
are going into the Fries merger"
Mr. Pou: That has lapsed That is a
fable"
Mr.. Jones: "WiI they take par for
any of their stock?"
Col. Hinsdale: Are you prepared to
pay par for that stock?"
Mr. Arendell 81 am
Mr.. Habel: 81 am, also
Col. Hinsdale: 81 have 81, 500 worth"
Mr.. Arendell: It's taken take it.
And the deal was made, then and there
Mr. Jones: That's the first time l ever
knew that stock to go al par. | had no
intention of acting here as a seller of
stock. And l will make no charge for it.
So you see, you have gained something
fby coming here, even if you don't get
what you want.
Mr.. j. N. Holding stated that as, for
argument that the outside people got the
benefit of the city, every one in the coun-
try got the benefit of the city
The Raleigh Cotton Mill paid for its
own lights, and for its own water con-
nections. The city has a revenue of
$2,l00 a year from the outside property.
Moreover, the city gets the henetit of
increased property valuations outside and
Of good roads. Wood was thereby re-
iuced in price. We could get wood at
1925 cord on this account.
He had fought the proposition for
years, and had never taken fee for do
ing so. Did they propose to give them
lights Watar9