The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-08
Detail S of Friday Night
Meeting of Board
of Aldermen.

Ihere was q crowded house !Sst night
- witness the performance scheduled to
take place IN the mayors office, the cleo
ton of Dispensary Commissioners being
the. attraction. s T.
The audience would have been large IN
any event, but II was larger last night
because of the report in circulation yes
terday, this being that tncre had been n
deal by which the Big Nine" had re-
organized their lines, and that these
would do as they pleased in regard TO
the election of Dispensaly Commission
ers, the report being that the recommen>
dation of the managers for the Anu
Saloon League. in which Messrs. w n.
Spelling, +. P. Maynard and +. J.. Harris
were named as commissioners would be
turned down and that Messrs +. r.
Brown, John S. Jones and Z. S. Womble
would be elected, further understanding
being that Alderman Charles Separk was
tc be made Dispensary Manager. Al
derlnan Novel; and Alderman Griffis rs
assistants.
The crowd that gathered was rep
resentative one, and in it were noticed
men who had been prominent In either
side in the campaign for and against the
saloons.
Eight o'clock was the hour to begin tie
meeting, but Mayor Powell had not ap-
peared and at 800 Alderman A. 3. An
drews, Mayor Pro Tenn, raped for or
der but just as City Clerk Wilson had
began TO read the minutes of the last
meetings. the hour being 1921. Mayor
Powell appeared on the scene and Alder
man Andrews gave up the gavel of au-
thority.
The first business Of the meeting was
the hearing of the report and recommen-
dations OF the Finance Committee. This
showed that the Chief of Police had col
iected $936.69 Tor October. The collec-
tons of Tax Collector Lumsden were re-
ported as: General tax, s542.96; Special
tax. $1s0.95; Costs, 1881; Street paving,
$3.50. Total, $S06.32. The claims approved
amounted to $Gs7s.95. OF this amount
TIE following went to the departments
named:
Police, S1,91S66; Administration, s43;
Health. s342.47; Sanitary, s240.75; strec.,
$403.50; Sewer, s26310; Pump, $63O5; Fire,
s50323 Park, $12214; Market, $3.50, these
amounting to s2,9sS.34.
The police report showed ninety 5r
rests for the month. of which IS were
white males, So colored males and COZ.
ored females.
The resignation of Policeman r. V. Bry-
an was reported and was later accepted.
The report of the Fire Committee per-
hitting Mr.. c. NJ. Bernard to remove a
blacksmith shop from one portion of his
lot On Hargett street to another so &c
not to increase the fire risk.
The report of City Physician, Dr. r.
S. McGeachy. showed that ia October he
had made Is visits, treated 20 patients
III office. 210 i'll dispensary, had written
81 prescriptions. and sent one person 70
tie hospital.
The report from Rex Hospital Shove
that 50 patients were in the hospital
during the month. OF these &c being free
and 10 paid cases. The cost per day Of
treatment OF each patient is put at 80
cents, . the amount received from PAID
patients at s3s3.63 and the amount ex-
pended for salaries, supplies. fuel, etc.
at S40421 The low per capita amount Is
stated by Miss NJ. H. Laurance TO be
because of the fact that several bills are
not yet paid. as she was out of the city
on her vacation from October I? TO octn
Der 81.
Tho Recommendation OF the Finance
Committee that $500 be paid the Capt.
tai Hose Company in place of $3.50 asked
this being stated to be the cost of steel
tires while the company had paid So 81