The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-07
PRAISE FOR THE
CITY F|REMEN
The Aldermen Fix for
Fire Protection.
DISPENSARY SALARY
Alderman Johnson Succeeds Ex.AIder'
man Andrews As Mayor Pro-tem.--
No Garbage or Trash on Our
Streets--.The Session An Unus-
uaIly Harmonious One.
uaIly Harmonious One.

under the velvet of peace the Raj
eigh aldermen went at their work in
a spirit of harmony last night.
Among the things done were these
Praise for the firemen for Salisbury
victories; an ordinance passed to keep
garbage and watermelon rinds off the
street; an ordinance started for better
fire protection; eX-Alderman Andrews
resigns as Mayor protein, and Alder
man j. J. johnson elected unanimous
ly; resolution passed allowing Dis
penSary Commissioners to pay City
Clerk for auditing dispensary accounts
which is to be referred back to the
Board with a contest on it expected;
"a refusal to pay a bill of City Physi-
clan McGeachy and some other things
set out in the chronicles below.
The Board being in session after
waiting for some belated members to
show up. City Clerk Wilson read the
past months proceedings and then
tackled the Reports.
The Business Begins.
The report of the Finance committee
showed that in July there was re-
ceived through Chief of Police Mullins
$552.19, through Sanitary Officer. Sale
S6S7.11, through City Clerk Wilson
for the dispensary $3.50 for the sec
ond quarter, through City Treasurer
Lumsden for taxes and penalties col
lected $5S4.12.
The claims examined and approved
for the month amounted to $7,330.46.
this including officers salaries, ST.
055.71: pay rolls of departments, 81
224.69, the balance being accounted for
in bills of various kinds.
The report of the street committee,
with the report of Street Commission
er Blake showed in detail the work of
the month. The unusual work in
keeping the grass down out of streets
and cutters was charged up largely
against the rain.
The report of the Police committee
as submitted in the report of Chief of
Police Mullins showed rs arrests n
July, whites, male. AZ, female. l col
ored, male, %, female, 6. OF these "a
were for drunkenness, IL for disorder
ly conduct, assault with deadly
weapon, for larceny, for gambling,
for maintaining gambling tables 2
for selling whiSkey without a license.
The sick time lost was: Rogers 1 day,
Belvin l day, while the lost time was
Bell and Beasley 1 day each. Conrad
6 "a days.
For the Light committee Chairman
Baker reported as to the request for
a light at corner of Haywood and Ca
barrus that Encouragement of light
and trimming of trees would possibly
furnish the desired light. The matter
was left to the Street committee and
Mr.. Baker.
The report of the Park committee
showed receipts of $237.60, of which
$1S5.90 is for baths and $33.S5 for
bathing suits, the expenses for the
month were $60.95, showing net sur
plus of receipts over disbursements
of $176.65.
Resignation Withdrawn.
The report of the special commit
tee on the resignation of Chief Wooll-
colt and Assistant Chief Croker, of
the City Fire Department, showed that
the resignation had been withdrawn,
and was as follows, being submitted
by Messrs. F. w. Habel j. I. Johnson
and Z. A. Separk:
''Your special committee appointed
for the purpose of considering the
matter of the resignation OF the chief
and the assistant chief of our Fire
Department, beg leave to report that
the affair has been happily adjusted
and that the designations of Messrs
Woollcott and Croker have been with
drawn which leaves the situation as it
was prior to the presentation of said
designations. This termination of the
affair affords us much satisfaction.
The report of Sanitary Officer T. y.
Sale gave the following items: Re-
ceived for sanitary licenses 1912, for
farm produce $475.11, total $6S7.11
with disbursements in the Health De-
partment of $500 for various items
bought, $456.62 for labor, 1888 for
salaries, a total of $6S3.01; in the farm
department of $6.49 for various bills
$54.94 for labor, making total dis
bursements of $744.44. The credits
from other departments to farm were
put at $215.64.
The dispensary report for the second
quarter of 1904 was read by the clerk.
The items show the sales were: April
$14,025.94, May 13,613.S6, June $13,-
OOO.49, total $40,640.29, with a rebate
of S71.90, and bank balance of S.
83S.55 on April /, making grand to-
tai $49,550.74. The amount of profit
was $12,500, half to the city, half to
the county, school fund with a bank
balance carried over of $2,954.50.
The report of City Physician Nc
Geachy gave the following items:
Visits in July 1875, prescriptions A. pa
tents treated in office 1, in diSpensary
$50, with one death and four sent
to the hospital.
The report of Rex Hospital was
that Al patients were treated in July
at cost of $245.24, the cost of treat
ing each per day being 50 cents. From
paid patients $114.5S, there being II
of these and "a charity patients.