The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-08
THE CITY FATHERS
Little Business Transact
ed Last Night.
Power to Purchase Fire Engine in
Hands of Finance Committee. New
Policeman Elected. {. |. Harris
and G. ROsenthal Reelected

The Board of Aldermen at It's regu-
lar monthly meeting last night trans
acted little business, and held a. uiet.
two hours session. The matter of lar
gest import which was considered was
the ACCESSIBILITY of the purchase of a
new steamer or fine engine for the fire
department, and il was finally disposed
of by being referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Alderman j. O. Smith rendered his
resignation as a member of the board
but it was not accepted, as the law re-
auires that q resignation must lay over
until the next meeting OF the board.
The next meeting will be the last held
by this board.
Mcssrs F. l.. Harris and G.. Rosen-
thai were unanimously reelected tc
membership on the school board fol
six years each.
A new policeman was elected to sup
ply the vacancy caused by the death OF
officer Belvin.
Hx-Onicer Lesson, who was dis
charged from the police force by the
mayor, asked for reinstatement, but
the board deferred action.
The following are the proceedings Of
the board at its meeting last night in
detail:
The board was called to order a
S:15. the following members being
present: Baker, Blake, Boylan Crock
err, Habel, Johnson, Lee, Norwood
Rand, Separk. Upchurch. Wilder.
The reading Of the minutes of the
last session and the special sessions Of
March q and 81 were read and ap
proved,
The report of the Finance Commit
tee was made as follows: Collections
by chief of police. $32S.44; by sanitary
inspector, $609.4S; by tax collector
$2,8596 Claims were examined an@
approved aggregating $5,194.G8.
The report of the committee on f.
vance recommended an increase OF
compensation to registrars to $3.50 pei
day. The reasons was asked for the
Increase to $3.50 per day for election
officers, and Mr.. Johnson, of the FL
nance Committee, explained that i;
was because Of the trouble experienced
in securing registrars and $3.50 per
day was little enough.
The report was adopted.
The report of the chief of police
showed II arrests made during March.
sc male whites and female whites. q
male colored, and Z female colored.
officer Thompson lost one day, Bel
5 IL days Austin l day, Haynes
days, Belvin 20 days, Leeson days
Rogers 4 1-2 days, Barrow IL day
Beasely - day. Total 48 days.
The Fire Committee through Alder
laen Separk, Crooked, submitted n re-
port recommending one day off III
every six days to drivers; and that the
chief of the fire department engage a
substitute driver to drive when the
regulars are off duty. gFhe report was
to the Finance Committee.
The report of the city physician
showed a total of 81 patients at the
hospital during the past month, 20
paid patients and 81 charity patients.
The total amount expended was
$55S.25 The city physicians reporl
showed 1S5 visits made, 100 treated al
the dispenSary, 8 sent to the hospital,
co prescriptions written and 80 vac
cinated
The report of the keeper of the mar
ket was received, showing marked
decrease in the amount Of had beef
meats and fowl on the market The
report is printed in full elsewhere.
A communication from Alderman j.
O. Smith was received rendering MS
resignation. The ordinance requires
that a resignation must lie upon tho
table until the next meeting of the
board so no action was taken by the
board or the resignation.
Application was made through w. r
MOODY, captain VI the shdleiSH l1SH
for the annual appropriation
to that company.
A communication received from
persons on Davie street, relative tC
noisy and frightful children. was re.
ceived and referred to the Police COM
mittee.
S. M. Lesson, suspended from the
police force by the mayor sent Q
asking Reinstatement
Mr.. Wilder said there was some mis-
as to the provisions OF
the new charter of Raleigh, and the
matter should be postponed.
City Attorney Watson suggested that
q committee be appointed to ascertain
the fact in the case, the mayor and
the policemen being given a copy o.
the report, and the burden would be
upon the policeman to show cause why
he should re re-instated, and that he
had been improperly dismissed
Mr.. Crocker moved that the matter
be continued to the next meeting OF
the board.
The motion was put and carried.
Several applications were received
and were considered in caucus.
Consideration of the ordinance rela
tive to telephone and telegraph wire:
was postponed until the next meet
ing.
The ordinance introduced by Mr.
Scpark relative to the dispensary wa,
by its author.
The following new ordinance rela
tive to the ambulance, was adopted
That in the event of a call for tho
city ambulance it shall have the RICH
of way in and upon the streets. lanes
Continued on Page Six.)