The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-07-09

der its charter would be compelled
to charge an annual license OF from
50 cents to &. 90 a square foot for the
~openeing. The Board expressed It7eII
a being willing 70 do ANYTHING 70 ala
in the building 81 the Temple ana
stated il would be ready to donate y
the Temple company the TAX DuiiH6
the drbate about the matter Alderman
Upchurch said he was wiling TO give
= four foot entrance or whatever was
needed and to charge only oue-eight
Of a cent 4 sQuare mile Alderman Lee
said that the act III the Legislature
must be obeyed and that Alderman
Epchurch's remarks were al Eut-
combe and hot air and got the Tenn
ole nothing. but Alderman Upchurch
insisted that made frieuds BY 1t and
that he had friends among the Ma
o
Matter Of $1,000.
Alderman DoWel. called ~ mis- mo-
tiOn u ~recl~sider the action OF ine
Board in increasing the pay OF IN
city hands from $I.Z5 TO $50 as he
A.ad learned from the Board Of Audit
and Finance that il would increase the
expense OF the city 81. 900 a year. ana
this would 20 to fifty or sixty negroes
and riye OF six White men. Alderman
Gpchurch opposed this and rang IN
a new term for the negroes. whom
IL ttSiSidltI rs Llt45'FH+ - 49,
was Informed by members that there
was not money on hand to pay out the
$4,000 extra and that the Board Of
Audit and Finance would not approve
il, as the budget had been made up
before the first Of March. and the ad-
vance voted by the Aldermen after
the first. Tne vote was four TO sustain
the BOARD of Audit and Finance in
leaving the pay at 1926 and four
against it. and the Mayor cast the
deciding vote ID save the city $4,000
a year voting for this being Alder
men DOwelt, Heart. Lee and Moore,
and against il Aldermen NOVEL;, Tay-
Tor, Cpchurch and Williams.
10 Fix Hack Fares.
Alderman DowelI offered an ordi-
nance to fix hack fares "a follows in
Greater Raleigh: From 6 a. m. TO 3
=. m. one way % cents, round trip
40 cents; from 9 y. m, to s d. m, one
way - cents, round trip 30 cents. BY
the boar the rates TO be - cts. during
the day and $l.00 at night per pas
scnger. There was some adverse dis
cussion Of the hOur rate and the IS
cents ut night, and the matter finally
went over under the rules.
There was a discussion as to the
needs Of having d building and plumb
ing INSPECTOR for the city and the
investigation Of this was referred to
the mayor. the city attorney, Alder
men Upchurch, Taylor, and Lee for
4 report.
Among the matters of a routine ma
ture disposed OF We're these: Per
mission granted Mr.. z. H. Andrews
to repair Il house on lount Street If
he put in ali required fire protection.
proposition to widen Salisbury street
etWee North and Johnson, post
pDned. n petition TO Open Battle street
to Manly left TO the Street Commit
tee with power TO act; an offer from
Mr.. +. II. Busbee to give to the city
certain streets on lands hitherto out
side Of the city if these would be look
ed after. ierred to the Street Com
mittee; d request to draw off a
cesspooI III the vicinity of Lane and
Jones streets and st. Mary's referred
to the Sanitary Committees; applica-
tons for electric lights at the corner
OF saunders and Peace. Railroad and
Peace referred 10 the Light Commit
tee.
The Board was e~nlivened during
the closing hour With Il tilt between
Aldermen Lee n Upchurch about the
matter of sewerage, Alderman Up
church alleging that as Chairman of
the Sewer Committee he vas being
overlooked. while Alderman Lee said
this was not his purpose The tilt start
I'd with an estimate of the cost of a
sewer on Morgan street presented
through Alderman Lee by Street Com
missioner Blake and Alderman Up
church declared Il am the sewer IN
mittce." The matter was finally re-
ferred to the sewer committee. as was
also the matter of q sewer on BlOunt
street. in front of the Governors Man
sion, where new residences are going
and a place which has hitherto
not needed a sewer.