Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-03-04
Last Nights Monthly Meet
ing Taken Up With
Much Details.
Resignation OF Policeman Latham
Filed and Accepted: Tax DELHI
quentS Given Fifteen
Days Additional
Grace.

Inc DOarQ OF CITY aldermen met IN
regular monthly session last night,
with all the members present, Mayor
Ormond in the chair, and City Clerk
Broadhurst at his desk.
The minutes of last meeting were|
read and approved.
Mr.. Geo. C. Royal, president, and
Geo. A. Norwood, Jr., and j. M. ALL
len, directors of the Building and-4
Loan Association, were before thei
board, in behalf of the association,
asking specific exemption from taxa-4
ton for this association, showing thatl
the Building and Loan is constantly I
increasing the tax valuations and giv-3
ing new taxable property to the city.
BY unanimous vote of the board J an
order was recorded exempting the
Building and Loan Association.
Mr.. J. NJ. Allen was before the
board asking that the city replace the
condemned trees the city is having
cut down throughout the city with ap-
proved trees, and on motion of AL
derman We'll the board decided to
plant new trees if it meets the ap-
proval of the street committee.
The mayor appointed that commit
tee, Aldermen We'll, Kornegay, Taylor,
Holmes and Gibson.
Mr.. Geo. A. Norwood, Jr., of the
board of public works, was before the
board asking the board of aldermen
to authorize the board of public works
to bring suit for the collection of GER
tain claims. On motion of Alderman
We'll the mayor was authorized to ap-
point committee of five from the
board of aldermen to confer with the
board of public works as to the merit
of said claims and report to the next
meeting of this board.
| Mr.. Norwood asked, further, that
the board of aldermen authorize the
building of a spur track to the pump
ing and light station for hauling coal
and the purchase of sixty water and
| light metres. On motion the above
committee of five were authorized to
take this question up with the board
of public works, with power to act. ;.
/ Mr.. J. M. Edgerton, of Edgerton &
Edgerton, was before the board ask
ing correction of his tax listing
which had been listed in excess The
board granted the equitable reduc-
tion. si5
Mr.. T. H. Stanton, of the Lamb
Stanton Company, was before the
board asking rebate of ad va1oren
tax because of their recent fire.. Or
motion the matter was referred to the
finance committee. 80
T. Mr.. John L. Borden, chairman o
the cemetery committee, was before
the board asking for extension of wa
4 ter pipes in the cemetery, and on mo
ltion the matter was referred to th'
fire and water committee, with powe
to act.
On motion of Alderman Wrenn, tn
time of advertising city tax delin
quents was extended until the 15tl
of March.
Alderman Holmes, chairman of tn
building committee, reported that tn
city holds an option on an acre Q
land on which the city pest hous
stands, and that he is arranging t
: have the house repaired. The com
mittee was continued.
The report as to Crawford stree
e showed that said street had neve
Y been accepted by the city.
4 The matter of separating the of1ic
d of chief of the fire department an
: city building inspector was deferred.
: Alderman Borden brought to th
: better fire escape facilities for th
: Messenger Opera House, and on me
tiOn the fire and water committee wa
: instructed to confer with the owne
d of the Opera House and require proI
e Ter fire escapes to be provided
Il The lame city horse, by order {
# the board was ordered to be put, uI
8 der treatment of DR.. Monk, veter
i nary, for one week, under direction {
s the mayor.
= The board expressed unanimousl
e that the street car curve at the corne
6 Of John and Walnut street be mad
d in accordance with approved chart
IL The resignation OF Policeman F.
It Latham, to take effect at 6 p. m. o
: March 6, was read to the board, an
e same was accepted.
d The board Of aldermen will NEE
It on Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock t
+ elect q successor to Officer Latham.
The regular monthly reports of th
It various city officials were read an
f ordered filed. The city monthly pay
e roll was read, approved and ordere