The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-20
ALDERMEN WILL
MAKE A FIGHT
Action Taken by MIR. Hill viii be
Contested

AT a called meeting Of the board
Of aldermen this morning thai board
decided to employ council and light
the proposed action ex-Alderman John
Sprunt Hill and his brother !. !, Hill
ID get out an injunction against the
city to stop the work on Seeman
street, the papers in which action
were signed by Judge Lyon late yes
terday afternoon.
The compliant Of the Hill brothers
cover many type written pages and
sci forth in minute detail the cause
OF the action, and are made return
able before Judge Lyon tomorrow.
ii will be impossible, however, 70
work up the case by tomorrow it is
said and the council for the board will
ask for a continuance till sometime
next week.
Al the meeting this morning seven
of the aldermen we're present and the
motion to fight was carried by vote
OF 5 to 2. Aldermen Perry and law
son voting against Il and Aldermen
Mason, Farthing, Carpenter and War
ren casting their ballots for The fight.
The position of Messrs. Perry and
Lews0n was that the work on the
streets ought to BE- stopped, as the
city already had as much debt as
they could well carry without bond
issue.
The position Of Mr. Hill, as brought
out in the summons signed BY Judge
Lyon ordering the city to appear be-
fore the court tomorrow and show
ing cause why they should not be en-
Joined FROM doing more street work.
is that the present debt Of the city.
not including the floating debt, is at
present little less than s1SO,0OO and
these notes will be coming due all
along. The city will have 70 pay the
interest on these notes and ii addition
to this win have to have these notes
renewed from time 10 time because
the revenues of the city for the re-
mainder of the fiscal year will only
be enough to pay the clrrent ex-
penses.
In the summons is brought out the
resolution of the board about two
months ago stating that il vas the
sense Of the board that this board
should not spend any more money
for anything excepting those things
necessary for the carrying on the
work on streets nov in course Of con.
strnction. Yet in the face Of this
resolution. It Is said. the board goes
on and orders the building OF See
man street, which viii cost S2500
and the LAYING Of sewer in Hayti
costing $500, neither Of which il
necessary.
Paragraph No. s says that ths
plaintiffs ARE informed by the eitl
tax collector and believe the unpaid
taxes stiIl due for the year beginning
June J, 1908, and for the year
prior thereto. aggregate sum no
exceeding $4,000. and the tax book
for the year 1910 have not yet beef
placed in the hands Of the city IA,
collector for collection. and the fund
now In the city treasury u Durham
do not exceed the sum OF s2,soe
which, exclusive OF q very small
amount that was borrowed in lsii
BY defendants herein fer the city Q
Durham In order 10 pay the SalaTie
due. or accruing. and 10 meet IN
weekly payrolls OF the city Of Dur
ham"
Paragraph II states the create
part 81 the matter ard ssys, "Ths
while these individual plaintiff
might and would be willing 20 sur
port a bond issue or The creation 9
indebtedness for street arid saNf
purposes. hey believe and alleee
Is illegal aud wrong fnr lie defens
ants 10 continue 20 contract Il
street and sever work. borr0
monty, glFa notes of liz iig 81 oihs
evidence II the Indebtedness, viii
our frs aFerfsiniBg Tie viii u II
people IS provided by charter. a.
especially q a time 8hfl the foa
Ing Indebtedness exceeds $1,000
and WIN require the application
81 ihe surplus funds q tAe preseI
fca year aad the next several year
II orde e make paxMrt in cor
pliance 8h III eur pfomis
made at the tiiAo sHEi funds g
obtained.
Cts Attorney Chambers will j
assisted q The case 81 Messrs 70
khec ard Foushee, Pail Graham s.
Bfamham ard Brs0lef.