Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-09-10
CITY ALDERMEN MEET.
Minutes OF Last Meeting and
Other Business Discuss
ed and Disposed Of.
The Board Unanimously Voted $50
to The IhsS. Ruffin Chapter,
IDaughterSsssf the Confederacy,
To Aid in the Entertaining Of
The Delegates Attending the An.
Rudl Stale Convention in This
City Next Month.

session with Mayer Ormond presiding
and Clerk Broadhurst at his post. The
call of the roll showed present Messrs.
Borden, Holmes, K~ornegay, Gibson,
We'll, Sugg, Taylor.
Owing ts the presence of a delegation
of Daughters of the COnfederacy, the
reading OF the minutes OF the previous
meetings was held up till a hearing
could be given them.
The president OF Thos. Ruffn Chap
ter, Miss Sue Collier, stated that this
chapter desired to give a public recep-
ton to the delegates attending the an
nual State convention of Daughters of
the Confedaracy, which will be held in
this city next month, and asked a con-
tribution from the Board. DR.. M. E.
Robinson spoke to the request of Thos.
Ruffin Chapter, and urged a liberal
contribution. On motion OF Alderman
Sugg the Board unanimously voted
$4,000 to the purpose proposed.
The reading Of the minutes of the
previous meetings Was hen read and
! without objection stood approved.
Ben Hogans, colored, was before the
Board and asked that tho city water
works be extended to the colored
school. The request was referred to
the Fire and Water committee to as
certain the cost and report to the Board.
Mr.. j. L. Dortch was before the
Beard, requesting under the City or
dinance specifically cited, that the
license OF the Busy Bee Restaurant be
repealed. This preeipitated quite a
discussion of section 12-the ordinance
in question-and On motion the mat
ter was referred to the ordinance com
mittee with instruction to amend the
ordinance to permit of the operation of
the said restaurant. At this point AL
dsrman Gibson mevsd to reopen the
question, which was carried. This was
then followed by a motion to repeal
section II, which was unanimously
adopted. On motion of Alderman
We'll the proprietor of the Busy Bee
was extended the privilege of license
to continue the business.
Mr.. w. Z. Dortch, who with Mr.. F.
A. Daniels, represented Mr.. w. Fl.
Griffin, addressed the Board in regard
to the physical condition of Beach
street and James street, which terri
tory is entirely usurped by railroad
tracks, and is being constantly more
~eneroaehed upon, and that it is no W
proposed to subject this territory te
yet further occupancy by the railroads
in approaching tho new union pas
, senger station. After considerable dis
cussion b matter was referred to the
2 street committee and the city attorney
with power to act.
: The hack congestion nuisance was
Q again complained Of before the Board
and the Mayor gave notice that he
l would see to it in future that the hack
. nuisance will be promptly abated.
On motion OF Alderman Kornegay
}, tho Clerk was instructed to provide s
t separate book for the recording of al
. TO OLD ana al
. new ordinances in order to be the NOR,
readily referred to ter enforcement.
r The monthly reports of the heads o
the several heads of departments wer
read and approved.
" The city's monthly bills and pa.
roll were approved and ordered paid
The Mayor announced the specia
b committee to take up the matter of tn
street and sidewalk improvements an
e the proposed amendments to the cit
l. charter, which committee is as fol
is lows: on the part of the Board of A
to dermsn, Messrs. We'll, Holmes an
Wrenn, and on the part of citizen,
Messrs. G. B. Aycoek, I. F. Dortch an
Geo. G. Royal.
Notice .of suit against the cit
for damage by reason Of an slsctri
shock by Carrie and Erks BRIDGEPORT
eolcrsd, was read to the Board.
There being no other business II