The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-06

Blake. 1t was lengthy and during its
reading the aldermen engaged IN
conversation and fixing up bills they
We're getting ready to present. City
Clerk Wilson finally completed the
reading. A like fate met the report
of the Chief of Police and that of the
Sanitary Department. The naming
OF the number of various dead AMI
mails removed stirred the City Fathers
and the spectators to laughter
The report OF city physician, p. E.
Hines, showed that in the last month
he had paid I04 visits, written fifty
five prescriptions in city medical dis
pensary is treating five patients in
Rex Hospital. two white and three
colored. Three deaths were reported,
all children.
A favorable report was made by
the Finance Committee on increasing
the appropriation of $1,000 a year to
the Raney Library to $4,000 a year.
This was unanimously adopted.
The ordinance to regulate the speed
of vehicles without springs drawn over
the streets in the city of Raleigh paw
ed with cobble stones or Belgian
blockc to not faster than a walk was
adopted. This applies to drays, carts
and wagons without springs. A penalty
of $500 is provided against violation
of the ordinance.
A long ordinance abou- COW and
horse stables was read by the city
clerk and its reading gave most OF
the aldermen another chance to con-
verse Part of the ordinance affecting
morse stables was opposed by Alder
man Hardin, and in the debate on this
the aldermen put on their attention
caps and debated the question. Mr.
Harden objected to the regulations
as named affecting public livery, board
or feed stables and aS1ed why City
Attorney Snow had withdrawn a sec
ton excluding these. Mr. Snow said
hat he had withdrawn this at AL
derman Broughton's request The
section was again prepared and then
voted down. Aldermen Harden and
Boylan voting for it. Then the pro-
posed ordinance was adopted. Alder
man Harden voting against. This pro-
vides that all COW and horse stables
shall be regulated by law, and that in
the city no new one shall be erected
without permission from the Sanitary
Inspector or Board of Health. None
are to be erected closer to an adjoining
house than the present is near to the
owners. On complaint of the neigh
Nors or any action of the Sanitary
Inspector these may be removed. Vic
latlun OF the rules brings $50 fine or
imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days.
For Pure Milk.
A Milk Commission ordinance was
adopted, the commission to consist OF
the mayor, city physician and sani-
tary inspector who are to have charge
of the milk question and who are to
spend not exceeding $500 year to see
that Raleigh gets pure milk. An eX-
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ed every two years, as is also a milk
inspector. The duty of the inspector
is to collect samples of milk sold iii
the city and these are then to be ex>
amined by the bacteriologist Milk
dealers are to be licensed at So a
year, and if they violate rules or sell
impure milk there is q penalty of $50
and forfeiture of license. as is also
for all who obStruct impede or in
any way interfere with the operation
of the law, an imprisonment Of not
more than thirty days being added as
an extra penalty.
For the Finance Committee Alder
man Grimes reported that the tax rate
stand at so cents. general purposes,
30 cents special, total $1.10 on each
500 of real and PERI n""perty ON
polls $2.40, general, SO cents special.
Following the adoption of this the city
warrants from the city monies. with
out keeping special department books.
For Pullen Memorial.
Alderman Jackson presented a pc
tition from the Civic Departure of the
Woman's Club of Raleigh. asking that
in view of the philanthropy of the
late Richard Stanhope Pullen, whose
benefactions in the gift of Pulleh Park
and the A. az M. grounds is known, IA
memorial in the shape of an orna-
mental iron bridge be built cross the
railroad track, thus connecting the
park and the A. 81 M. grounds. Alder
man Jackson and MI. II. T. Gray adj
Vocdteu this as Il needed tribute, Mr..
Gray stating that the cost would be
about ST 600 AMI that the State Board
of Agriculture would probably pay
part of this. a special committee to
confer with a committee of the Wo-
mans Club and arrange plans to pre-
sent to the board was appointed, the
members being Aldermen jackson.
Cooper and Hardin.
Alderman jackson offered an ordi-
nance appropriating 500 a year to
the Third Regiment band so as to aid
it and to have ii give free concerts in
5ihe city saying that The State and the
regiment each gave 500. He cited
the case of Charlotte supporting a fine
band by city contributions, and Alder
man Harden said: Il hope this will
be a better band than Charlotte's
which is not equal 20 The Brassfeld
band. I've heard it, The ordinance
went to the Board of Audit and FL
nance.
Shoe Sinners License.
Alderman Upchurch offered an or
dlnance to make bootblacks buy q Ii
cense tax of $40 a year. He said many
negroes carried a bootblack box to es-
cape the vagrant law. Mayor Johnson
and Alderman BOylan said the negroes
Hooked on Martin street and were
nuIsances, not even the police keeping
them away. Alderman Boylan said
that on Sundays they made so much
noise that the telephone operators had
to close the office windows. A vote
was taken, and with Aldermen Har-
den, Boylan and Upchurch for and
Aldermen Lee, Jackson and Grimes
against, it was tie, Alderman Cooper
rose to voice his opposition to $40,
but when Alderman Upchurch
changed this to IS he voted for tho
ordnance SO today the bootblacks
must either buy license or get out Of
business.