The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-28
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Division of Dispensary
Fund Up Again.
Wakes Legislators Favor One Third
Division, The City Govern
ment Wishes No
Change.

The House yesterday passed a bill
on the Wake county road law, which
WOULD divide the funds from the dis
pensary into three parts; one-third to
the city, one-third to the county road
fund, and one-third to the public
schools of the county (of which Raj
eigh gets about one-third.)
There is division of sentiment in the
county as TO the matter, as has been
evidenced by various meetings and
discussions. 1t is understood that
Senator Ellington. and Representa-
tiyes Stronach, Olive and Sentelle all
are in harmony and Will stand for
the one-third division. The Board OF
Aldermen have officially declared
against any change in the present di-
vision of the funds.
The bill is now before the Senate
and hearing will be given to both
sides by the COMMITTEE on Public
Roads. Senator Ellington is chair
man of that committee but he is not
yet we'll enough to attend the sessions
of the Senate or meetings of the COM
mittee. In his absence Senator Foul
shee, of Durham, is the acting chair
man 1t is probable that the hearing
will be on Monday or Tuesday. Rep
resentatives Stronach and Olive said
last night that due notice of the time
of such hearing would be given.
The city officials of Raleigh will Wig
orously oppose the bill, as the follow
ing from City Attorney Watson shows:
A Word Concerning the Division OF
tho Receipts of the Raleigh Dis
penSary.
The attention of the public is called
to the effort now being made by an
act pending the present General AS
L.. H. .vxfe Of IN
Raleigh dispensarv into three parts
instead of two as specified in the
Watts act.
This matter is not contained in a
separate bill but is embraced in the
Bill Providing a Road Law for Wake
County,
The net receipts from the Raleigh
dispensary for the year 1904 were
$4,000, one-half. or SIS. 900. goes TO
the city of Raleigh. and the other
goes to the school fund of Wake
county.
1t is now proposed TO take away
part of the money belonging to the
city and the public schools. and APP
propriate it to the county. to be used
on the roads.
AS far as the facts can be ascer-
tanned at present the history of this
matter is as follows:
meeting was held some time ago
at which members of the board OF
county commissioners. members OF
the school board. and other citizens
were present-no officer or person
connected with the city government:
was asked to be or was present at the
meeting. After this. another meeting
of the same parties with some addl-
tional ones was held at night in the
court house. at which meeting no Of
ficer or person connected with the city
government was present. although one
alderman was asked to be present and
replied that he could not attend but
was opposed to a change of the d.
vision of the funds. to which state
ment a member of the legislature from
Wake emphatically assented; at this
meeting ii was proposed and carried
that the receipts of the dispensary
should be divided into three parts.
and one of these expended on the
roads of The county.
This action becoming known. n
meeting of the board of aldermen of
Raleigh WAS called on February 10th,
1905. and this matter brought to their
attention.; there were twelve members
Of tho board present. they strongly
opposed such division. and unani-
mously passed the following resolu-
tom
Resolved by the Board of Alder
men Of the city of Raleigh:
"That the Board of Aldermen of
the city of Raleigh disapprove and
are opposed to any attempt to change
or divert the moneys received by the
Dispensary of the city of Raleigh to
any purpose other than that speci-
fled in the Watts act under the terms
of which the citizens voted for, car
ried, and estab lished said dispensary.
And it is further resolved that the
Board of Aldermen of the city of Raj
eigh respectfully ask the present Leg
islature not to pass any act attempt
ing TO divert the funds of the Dis
pcnsary from the objects and pur-
poses expressed i'm said Watts act
On the afternoon of the same day.
n meeting having been called by Mr..
Stronach. the member of the House
from Wake. 10 consider the matter.
q meeting was held in the Mayors
office: the Board of County Commits
sioners and the School Board of Raj
eigh Township We're represented, also
others were present, members of the
BOARD of Aldermen. two members of
the House from Wake, and several
prominent citizens from the city and
county.
: Talks were made by the chairman
and attorney of the County Commits
sioners, by member of the School
Board OF Raleigh Township. by a
member of the Board of Aldermen,
and by others. The plea was for
harmony; and after speeches by sew
era: Darties, member of the School
Board Of Raleigh Township, offered
a resolution providing that the re-
cepts from the Dispensary be diyid-
ed as follows: One-half to the city
OF Raleigh, one-fourth to the school
fund. and the other one-fourth to the
roads OF Wake county. This was
Carried-only one vote being heard in
the negative. and all parties who ex
pressed themselves declared that il
was a most happy solution of The
matter.
The two members of the House
from Wake stated. however. that they
would not consider themselves bound
Ly the meeting. but that they SIM
ply wanted to consult about the mat
ter
The Information Wis received some
days thereafter that an attempt would
be made to divide the receipts of the
nensary into three parts. notwIth-
standing the action of this last meet