The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-07
PUTS UP ITS PROPS
Durham Will Fight Over
Pettigrew Street.
Locke Craig to Speak in the City
Thursday. Funeral of Professor
Bivins. Labor for
the Roads.
Especial to News and Observer.

Inc h0dQS.
Especial to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. c., Sept. 6.-In regular
monthly session last night the board
of city aldermen passed an ordinance
that means the city is to fight over the
Pettigrew street question if Col. An
dreWS, of the Southern road forces
that extreme.
This is over the laying of a side
track up Pettigrew street and across
Carr street at a grade level A short
while ago there was a special session
OF the aldermen at which a resolution
was passed declaring that the laying
of this track would be a misdemeanor
and that any road so offending would
be fined 500 per day for each day
that the track was allowed to remain.
Since then Col. Andrews came to Dur
ham and interviewed several members
of the board of aldermen and said
in substance that he relied on the de-
cision of Judge Purnell in the Pea
body street suit and said he had the
right to lay the track under that de-
cision. He intimated that he would
fight in the courts for his rights, if this
was necessary.
Following this the aldermen last
night passed the resolution into a city
ordinance. The ordinance declarcs
that the laying of a railway track up
Pettigrew street and across the mouth
of Carr street at a grade level will be
misdemeanor, punishable by fine OF
500 and 500 for each day that such
track is allowed to remain there. The
attitude of the aldermen in this mat
ter shows that the city authorities are
preparing themselves for a legal scrap
if such thing be found necessary. II
another move is made it will mean
that there is to be another long suit
between the city and railroads touch
ing the rights of each on property
that is both streets and railroad lands.
The remains of the little son of F. S.
Dixon were brought here from Green's
boro this afternoon and inferred in
the city cemetery. The child died in
Greensboro last night. The family
lived here until about wear ago.
Large Road Force.
The recent term of court furnished
to the county roads force of twenty
five prisoners. There are now forty
eight prisoners at work on the roads,
the new prisoners being taken out yes
terday afternoon. The long macadani
road from here to Chatham county has
been completed and the entire force
is now at work on a road that Will
tap Granville county. The Chatham
road passes from Chatham county,
through the city and to point WITHIN
in seven miles of the Person county
line. The road has been completed n
distance of twenty miles and the COM
missioners are soon to advertise Tor
bids to build five miles on the north
ern end of the road. this making it
twenty-five miles in length.
A number of Durham people at
tended the funeral of Nathan Luns-
ford in Person county yesterday. MI.
Lunsford, who was we'll known law
yer, died almost suddenly Sunday
morning. He was takes i'll Saturday
afternoon. He was buried by the Con-
federate veterans of Person county,
an old Confederate flag being used at
the funeral. He was about 70 years
of age.
The Public Schools Open.
The city and Durham township
opened yesterday for the fall session.
The attendance the first two days
shows that there will be a larger at
tendance this season than year ago.
There is now a crying demand for ::
high school or city college building IN
order that all of the high school Worlt
may be consolidated. One wealthy
citizen has agreed to give $1,000 to
wards the erection and equipment OF
such a building. 1t is estimated that
a building of this kind will cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000. 1t is
thought that the school committee VIII
make an effort for the erection of
building of this kind at an early date.
Funeral of Prof. Biyins.
The floral offerings sent on account
of the sad death of Prof. J. F. Bivins
was numerous and beautiful. me
body was taken to his home in Stanley
county on the early morning train and
was accompanied by quite a number
of friends. There We're beautiful de-
signs from Trinity College, Trinity
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics besides from host of per-
sonal friends. The interment took
place this afternoon at. three o'clock.
l'he funeral service was in charge of
Rev. W. l.. Cunningham. pastor OF Main
Street Methodist church. and he was
buried with Masonic honors. Never be-
fore has a death been felt so keenly
i'm this midst. There is universal sad
ness. He was man loved for his
true worth. He will be sadly missed
and his place will be hard to I'LL.
The county election board has pre-
pared for the approaching election
by naming the registrars and Judges
of election. The board organized py
the election of V. S. Bryant. president
and J. Ohio Lunsford. secretary. Inc
other member of the board is j. v
Riggsbee.
on Thursday evening of this week
Hon. Locke Craig, of Asheville, VIII
speak in the court house here rms
will be the first Democratic Speech VI
the campaign.