The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-07
Regular Monthly Meeting.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the board of aldermen there was much
important business transacted.
There was an ordinance offered by
Alderman Johnson and after a length
~ discussion adopted repeating section
thirteen of the charter as granted
some time ago to the Durham Raleigh
Street Car Power and Light Company
which is in substance the right of the
city to change the charter on thirty
days notice.
This change was made at the In
stance of the company on the ground
that such a clause would affect the
sale of the bonds to capitalists.
The amendment as first offered
provided that there should be a
change in the section so that there
should be no change within thirty
years. However, on q suggestion OF
City Attorney Watson the entire Sec
ton was stricken out.
The amendment referred to carried
two other changes in the charter OF
the company. One is to the effect
that if the company should fail TO
occupy any street to which right Is
given them by the charter within five
years limit then control shall revert
to the city. The other is in the event
that the company has less than q
block of track down on street at the
expiration of the time limit they can
file notice Of purpose to extend II
within a certain time and that it Will
be effective.
Alderman Separk introduced a very
remarkable ordinance, and which was
to the effect that all residents of Rail
eigh be required to procure permits
in shape of brass tags on payment of
$3.50 from manager Of dispenSary be-
fore they can purchase liquor from
lfrsro pexr hat mr. nm "a
allowed to purchase any package cor
tanning spirituous. Vinous or malt
liquor from the dispensary whether
such purchase be for himself or for
anybody else, firm or corporation, nl-
less he shall have obtained a permit
from the manager of the dispensary
to purchase the same. That the duty
of the manager of the dispensa'y shall
be to keep a supply of brass checks
of suitable size on which shall be in
scribed in letters the words Raleigh
Dispensary, Buyers Permit" and on
which shall also be the year of its is
sue and the number of the indiV1duai
check That these checks shall he
good from January l to January l of
each year. That any person buying
whisl<ey from the dispensary shall be
required to show his buyers permit.
the number of the same being noted
on the sales books. That any person
purchasing any whiskey from the dis
pensary without a buyers permit shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be fined not less than
$5 nor more than $25, And any man
ager clerk or agent selling whiskey to
any person not having such permit
shall also be guilty of misdemeanor.
The ordinance went over until the
next meeting of the board.
Another ordinance was offered by
Alderman Separk to the effect that
all telephone and telegraph wires in
the first fire district be placed under
ground, and the poles on which the
wires are strung be removed at the
expense of the companies before Mo-
VembeT, 1905. Further that all wires
outside the first fire district be strung
at least 40 feet above the streets AMI
all wires run into any building in the
city enter from the top thereof This
ordinance was also passed over until
the next meeting.
The report of the finance commit
tee showed receipts $360.70 from po-
lice department.; $328.14 from sanitary
department.; $3,561.48 from tax col
lectors. The expenditures reported
aggregated $4,991.65
The collections of taxes for 1904
amounted to $2,06S.45 and the balance
of the $3,561.48 reported as collected
was on back taxes running back to
1886. An item in the finance report
showed $50 paid to r. w. Blake for
keeping the fire engine. 1t developed
that he is paid $25 per year as engi-
neer and SIS for each time the engine
is brought out for service.
1t was reported that the contract
had been let for the construction of
place of public comfort in the base
ment of the city hall. City Attorney
Watson also reported to the board the
compromise agreement that had been
made as to the division of the dis
pensary fund. He also read a pro-
posed ordinance for the regulation of
horses and COW stables so that they
cannot be located nearer than 40 feet
to any premises other than the owner.
The meeting was largely attended.