The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
BUT LITTLE TALK
Mayor Powell Settles a
Salary Question.
The Board of Aldermen Hear Reports,
Listen to Figures Read and
Talk of Winston
Case.

Raleigh's Board of Aldermen did much
routine work last night and little talking.
The principal event was the attempt to
pull the dock for lost time rule off the
rohce department. but this failed by rea-
son OF the mayors deciding vote.
The report of the Finance Committee
showed that the chief of police had col
lected in February $69163, and that Tax
Collector Lumsdens receipts had been
s4,405.S5, OF this s135.73 being for street
paving, SAITH for tax penalties and
$3,S52.41 for taxes, some collections being
made OF taxes as far back as 1882, and
taxes for twenty-one different years
since that Period.
The expenses for the month reached
$5,916.26, as follows Police $2,0630S, adj
ministration $3.50, health $1S530, sani-
tary s166.9S street 391 IL, fire $36S.70, park
$7773, cemetery $10.35, pump 1920. The
ether money spent was $227.54, Tor various
purchases. s101.50 for coal from T. {.
Powell, $110.15 as commission to c., f.
Lumsden, $154.70 for feed to c. A. Nor
ris, 5000 to Upchurch & Holder, difference
in horse trade, $71.70 to Standard Gas and
Electric Company, sS2s.2o to Raleigh
Electric Company for lights and $SS7.43 to
Citizens National Bank as interest.
The report of the Water Committee,
recommending removing the hydrant from
corner Cabarrus and East to corner OF
Edenton and Person and the placing OF a
hydrant at the corner of Edenton and
Blount was adopted.
The Finance Committee reported adj
versely on motion Of Alderman Separk for
an electric light at the intersection OF
Jones and West streets, and the report
was adopted by a vote of seven against
five Five aldermen sitting on one side
of the room voted against sever sitting
on the opposite side. During the discus
sion the ruling of Mayor Powell did not
suit Alderman Andrews, who chided
Mayor Powell and told him what he
ought to do
The report of the Chief of Police Null
Inns showed 6S arrests in February. White
males 81, females 2; colored males "a, fe-
males s. Sick time lost in police depart
ment: Officer Bell, one day; Austin, half
day; Haynes, one day.
A petition for fire alarm corner of Jones
and Elm streets and other requests for
fire alarm boxes were referred to the
Fire Committee which is to ask Chief
Woollcott for a recommendation and
changes needed
The report of the Sanitary Inspector
for the year showed receipts of 81, 105.56.
The City Physician reported 80 visits
made, one patient treated in office, 1875
in dispensary, 80 prescriptions written,
/ patient sent to hospital deaths,
from pneumonia and 1 from consumption
The report of Street Commissioner Blake
showed the work done on the streets dur
ing the year.
Rex Hospital report for February
showed 81 patients treated at a cost OF
s2.O2 day per patient, being paid pat
tents who paid $4,000. The expenses in
full were sS52.59. The years report was
Sc, 415.25 as expenses, 51S patients treated,
1872 paid and 800 free. the average cost
per day being % cents
A request from President r. T. Vann,
of the Baptist Female University for fire
hydrants on these corners OF the square
in which the University is situated, was
stated to have been covered as for as pos
sible by previous order.
request from the A. and NJ. Summer
School for free bathing privileges this
summer for students at the school was
refereed to the Park Committee. This
committee will decide upon certain days
and grant the request
A resolution was presented by Alderman
Croker that hereafter no officer of the
city of Raleigh shall have his salary re-
duced for loss of time from sickness or
from unavoidable accident while in dis
charge of official duty, and not continuing
longer than twenty consecutive days, the
officer to report this, and if investigation
showed pretense used. the officer to for
felt his office and be summarily dismissed.
Alderman Andrews wanted to know if
this included the Mayor and City Attor-
ney, and in reply TO his humorous sugges-
tion was told not. In few moments City
Attorney Watson announced thati if Alder
man Andrews Was acquainted with the