The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-04
Seaboard Air Line to
Spend $4,000 Here.
DISPENSARY LIQUOR
The Board of Aldermen Give Them
selves Two Weeks to Study Up on
Proposition to Build New City
Railroad in Raleigh and to
Durham.

The Board of Aldermen in session
last night agreed to pay off the police
force by the week in place of the
month and also not to cut off any pay
for lost time from sickness.
This last looks all right. but Alder
man Wilder called attention to the
fact that when the salary was raised
from $50 to sos a month it was agreed
that there should be docking" for lost
time. He tried to have the motion
tabled, but this failed.
1t was announced during the meet
ing that soon the Seaboard Air Line
would spend $4,000 here. $4,000 of
this for a freight depot at the Old
cotton compress and $4,000 in the
track yard. This is good news.
The danger to passerSby on Martin
street from the present fire escapes. as
well as the open area way at the
Academy of Music were noted. and the
street committee was told to take up,
the matter.
The great event of interest was the
application for an ordinance or fran
chise for a new city railway for Raj
eigh, as told in another column and
quite crowd was present, some for,
some against In the audience was
Mr.. b. S. Jerman. president of the
new company the Raleigh & Durham
Passenger and Power Co.. Mr.. Thomas
s. Fuller, the secretary and treasurer,
While for the present road Mr.. VIM.
j. Andrews. the president and Mr.. r.
T. Gray, the attorney. were in attend
ance.
Finally the matter of a franchise,
was postponed for two weeks. 1t will
come UP then and from now till then
things will be lively in the talk abQslt
the new plans.
The Meeting i'm Detail.
The report of the Finance Commit
tee showed receipts from the Chief of
Police for November of $513.19, from
Sanitary Department $204.29, from
City Treasurer: Taxes 1903, $319.10,
for 1904 $32,SS7.5S, special for 1903.
$105.97, special for 1904 s12.330.97,
penalty $4,000 for 1903 and $1.03 for
1904, street paving $270.55, total
$45,935.20. The expenses were
"SS.15 for the various !epa' snu'rts,
the total expenses for November
$7,S05.42.
Alderman Johnson for the Finance
Committee reported that the request
made to remove the Andrew Johnson
house to Pullen Park had been &C
coded to, this being done at the citys
expense. The request for additional
water proof coats was reported ia
vorably. as was also the request from
the Fire Department for a pair of
horses. In this connection it was
stated that the purchase of the pair
of horses from Mr.. John w. Brown
for $475 was now impossible, as Mr..
Brown declined to sell. The recon-
mendation allowed the purchase of
one or two horses as desired. The
recommendations were adopted.
The report of the Street Committee
for October and November was read.
this showing the work done. 1t was
filed.
The report of the Chief of Police
showed that in November there were
ninety-seven arrests made, 40 white,
3S colored; female, white :, colored
IL. OF these As arrests were in con-
nection with drunkenness. The SICK
time reported lost was A. II. Haynes.
three days, S. n. Lesson, one day, M.
Thompson five and one-half days.
Time lost. Banks three and one-third
days; Bell, one day; Rogers, one day;
Warning, two-thirds of a day; Barrow,
one two-thirds days; Womble one
half day.
The report of the Sanitary Inspec-
tor showed collections of $204.27, dis
bursements of $761.15, the farm ex-
penses being $65.70, with credits of
$3.50 feed for 15 horses for two
months. The report of charity prac-
tice and Rex Hospital We're filed, these
showing by the city physician so
visits 200 treated in dispensary, "a
prescriptions written, 2 sent to hos
pital, 40 persons vaccinated.
Rex Hospital report showed 39
patients in November, 30 paid. ~
charity, costs of patient per day $l.o4