The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
Aldermen Debate Nightly
About Police Salaries.
A HEALTH ORDINANCE
Separk Tries to Railroad a ResoIG
ton. Hicks Desires to QUIT Fire
Committee. Police Can Now
Get Sick Without a Sal
ary Docking.
AIRY Docking.


"yThis has been n most harmonious
meeting, and 1 hope such will con-
tinue."
Thus spoke Mayor Powell last night
when he thought the Board of Alder
men We're through their work.
But he spoke without seeing the end
of the game.
Hold on, I've got something to Of
fer" said Alderman Separk.
1.-THE Mayor spoke too quick" re-
marked Alderman Croker.
And then there began another scrap
about the pay of the police, Alder
man Separk wanting it increased SIS
a month, with dockage for time lost.
This finally was referred to the
Finance committee, but by vote OF
seven against four, Alderman Separk
got through a resolution which pro-
vides that police salaries are not TO
be locked for sick time.
Voting with him for this were AL
dermen Boylan, Croker, Grifiis, Now
ell, Separk, Smith and Upchurch,
while voting against it We're Aldermen
Andrews, Habel, Hicks and Johnson.
Alderman Separk, aided by Alder
man Croker tried every possible
means to railroad through an increase
of pay for the police but this was re-
sisted at every turn by Aldermen An
dreWS, Habel and Johnson. Alder
man Hicks introduced an amendment
providing that the police and fire wa
gon men should not be dOcked for the
lost time when they were sick and
attended by a physician, though they
were not able to override the Mayor
in his ruling that the increase of sal
AIRY matter should go to the Finance
committee, even though Alderman Sc
park seconded by Alderman Novel;,
tried TO force through a resolution
compelling the Finance committee to
report at once.
Said Alderman Separk "Ten minutes
is time enough for them to consider
the matter. Let them meet right now
and report.
One splendid thing done last night
was the unanimous adoption of an
ordinance for the control and sup
preston of consumption or tubercu-
loss in the city. This had been pre-
pared for the Chamber of Commerce
by committee consisting of Prof. w.
A. WitherS DR.. H. A. Register and Mr..
Joseph z. Pogue. When the ordinance
had been adopted Prof. Withers in
Il short speech thanked the board and
said that Raleigh would set the
pace for like ordinances in other
towns and the influence of the action
would be far reaching.
The Meeting in Detail.
The eleven aldermen named above
were in attendance when the board
was called to order. Alderman Baker,
elected at the last meeting, was among
the absentees. The board first heard
City Clerk Wilson read what was done
at the last meeting and then went
at business.
The report of the Finance commit
tee showed that collections from the
Sanitary department for the month of
April had been $32S5O, from Chief OF
Police $539.41, from Tax Collector
$313757. The disbursements for the
month amounted to $7,S00.14.
The report of the work of the
Street department was read this
showing that last month much work
had been done on the streets, in the
park and at the quarry.
The report of the Chief of Police
showed 70 arrests for April, white,
males. "a; females, 1 colored, males,
"a, females, 10. In the list "a of these
were charged up with various condi-
lions of drunkenness, and three parties
for selling liquor without q license
The keeper of the markets report
showed that a rigid inspection had
been made of the articles offered for
sale.
The sanitary report showed re-
cepts of $32S.50 and expenses as fol-
lows: Health Department, S96S.82;
farm, S256.22: smallpox, 5000. The
farm is credited with $213.70.
The ordinance adopted for the con-
troll and suppression of tuberculosis
provides for the publishing of
pamphlet concerning the disease to
be distributed, the physician or MEM
Der of the family to report all cases
of consumption under penalty of fine
of $40 or thirty days imprisonment
the family to be supplied with book
of instructions, owner of premises
where there is a consumDtiVe to give
notice to the city when premises are
vacated under penalty of fine of $50,
the city to have place diSinfected IL
parties are not able the city sanitary
officer to supply necessary disinfect-
ants and spittoons to INDECENT people
and the city sanitary officer to visit
and supply diSnfectantS to such in
digert persons, and explain use of
pamphlet when required to do so by
city physician.
Alderman Redford's Death.
The following resolutions, prepared
by a committee consisting of Alder
men +. W. Habel, A. 3. Andrews Jr.
and n. M. Rand were adopted
Whereas. our friend and colleague,
r.. c. Redford, has by the will of Our
Heavenly Father, been taken from us.
We, who are left to mourn his loss,
do hereby
Resolve, That in the death of our
colleague we who have know him so
well, realize that we have lost a val
liable member, whose wise counsel and
genial presence will be greatly missed
and that the community has suffered
a distinct loss in the cutting off of a
life whose influence has been toward
the higher Development Of mankind.
1.-The deceased was man of high
character and usefulness, and his aim
was ever to live up to the call of duty
and to do the right as it was given
him to see it, His life was worthy of
emulation and his fidelity to his
church, his family and the common
wealth is an incentive to his asso-
ciates to initiate.
I'VE extend to his bereaved family
our sympathy in their great affiiction
and sorrow with them that this use