The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-04

tHc Mic came IIlJO power.
1t is understood that in the caucus the
Alderman hitherto affiliating with the
big Nine who refused to be whipped
into line are Messrs Separk and Hicks,
and that the vote by which the men Sc
lected won out was by to Z. Thus came
about the undoing of the Little Chief"
and his Nine
MEETING IN DETAIL.
A throng of anxious office seekers were
in the Mayors office when the meeting
was opened and after the prehminares
Col. j. c. l.. Harris was heard In advocacy
OF, CarrolFs restaurant, attached to Car
rolls bar, being allowed to keep open or
the 18th and 18th of this month, the
Sundays during the Masonic Bazaar and
State Fair, privilege granted to Carroll
during the Carnival The request was
refused by vote of to g. Alderman
Andrews speaking for it and Alderman
Habel against, the vote being:
TO OPEN SUNDAY.-Andrews Boylan,
Croker, Griffs, Rogers, Upchurch.-6.
NOT TO OPEN.-Bland, Habel, Hicks,
johnson, Rand, BEDFORD, Separk, Will
der.-S.
Mr.. C. M. Bernard was next heard. He
asked to be allowed to change the posi-
ton of a blacksmith shop on his lot on
Hargett street. This was referred to the
Fire Committee.
The report of the Finance Committee
was next taken up the following beng
some of the items:
From Chief of Police Mullins, the col
lections received We're 1891 "a. From Tax
Collector Lumsden the collection report
ed were from 1902 tax list were: General
tax $405s75, special tax $135.2S, costs
$40.34; total $5S1.37 The following claims
were reported as approved: Salaries Po-
lice Department, $1,S25.65; Administration,
1880 Health, $254.10; Sanitary, $1971S;
Street, $S1412; Fire, 1922; Park. $113S4;
Sewer, $15.0S; Cemetery, $3.50; Pump,
$685. total, $1,75467. The sundry ex-
penses approved, including interests paid
and light expenses amounted to $2,344.92,
making the total amount of bills approved
$5.925.24 The committee also recon-
mended that the City Tax Collector make
settlement for 1901 and 1902. the last
settlement being in 1900, and this was
adopted.
The Street Committee reported the
work on the streets for the month and
the Light Committee submitted an estl-
mate for gas lights in the city bmldInt
Company, which promised the city to fur
nsh it gas at $3.50 a thousand cubic
feet, this being about two cents a hour
for arc lights and a half cent or less an
hour for Welsbach lights. with material
at wholesale rates. Electricity was Of
fered at one cent per hour for each 16
candle power used, power furnished only
at night The Light Committee was given
IN, n
meant saving to the city in its light
bill
The Cemetery Committee recommended
that Tom Donaldson be given an extra
strip of land in New Hope Cemetery to
make up to him the .burying of a stran-
ger in his burial lot This was adopted.
Keeper of the Market McRary report
showed he had been diligent during the
month in looking after unsound meats
and unwholesome vegetables, that he b4d.l
made Z arrests and delivered 16S orders
from the box. The Sewer Committee re-
ported a sewer pipe of $40 feet laid on
Hargett street at a cost of $240.9S not IN
GLIDING the cost of two man holes. The
Fire Committee urged attention to fire
escapes and said one was needed at the
Murphy school. The mayor said arrange
ments were being made Tor one there.
Then came a complaint from the j. d.
Riggan Company, which narrated that in
"hoss" trade with the fire department
il had palmed off stump sucking" horse
on him at $50, which grew thin and which
mad been sold for SIS. The board thought
the case needed attention and referred
il to the Fire Committee. A letter from
Chief Wollcott said the company was
not to blame though it was charged that
an electric wire had to be kept IN the
feed trough of the II yearold gray to
keep it from eating up the trough.
City Physician McGeachy reported ITO
visits 100 patients treated at dispensary,
% in office, 81 written prescriptions, 4
sent to hospital and dead. There was no
report from Rex Hospital
The mayor reported the indefinite sus-
pension of Janitor Lumley for lnebrlety
and neglect of duty and the Police Com
mttee the same as to Officer Hunnicutt
for deception as to sickness and drunken
ness. The board endorsed these suspensions
by making the dismissals permanent. The
designations of Capt G. NJ. Walters and
officer Bones were accepted
Then came a long batch of applicants
for the positions made vacant. There
were many endorsements and the men
promise to perform all duties IN good
style, telling of their fitness, their height,
their weight and various other things.
While these were being read the on
lockers looked anxious and the Aldermen
looked merry. One application read Ito
fill the vacancy in the mayors Office
and this was signed by some prominent
citizens. Mayor Powell said, however,
that he was not resigning and there was
no vacancy.
The applicants received were as follows:
For Captain-I. w. Rogers.
For Policeman: ]. w. Womble, T. A.
Branham, Deans Walter Butts. Willis
e Austin, Henry NJ. Olive, Lonnie Baker,
N H. Moore R. j. Jones, Eldredge
Smith, S. n Lesson, j. j. Harris, II. E
Joyner. w w. Bishop, J. A. Lowry, }.
L. Collins. ]. d. Honeycutt, c. B. Hocutt,
j. T. Richardson, c. p Watson, W. A.
Buck and Joseph S. Wigs. /.
For Janitor: Z. H. Hood, w. Z. Hogue,
M W. Lee, E. M. Porter, j. j. Gotten,
w. A. Baker, Henry H. Cross Charles
A. Grissom and Willis Fowler.
The report of the Chief OF Ponce showed
81 arrests during September, OF these
there were a. male, females, white 70