Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-27
To Prohibit
Pool Room
Card Games
More Pin Machines
Licensed; Paving Is
Asked for Hargrove
and Granite Streets;
Debt Servic e Pay
ments Are Ordered.

Preparation of a new city Or
dinance for adoption at the Septem-
Der meeting prohibiting card playing
in pool rooms was authorized by the
City Council Monday evening at its
monthly meeting for August. Mayor
Henry T. Powell and City Attorney
A. A. Bum were instructed to pre-
pare the measure.
During consideration of the pro-
poSal, which was before the Council
on complaint of Chief of Police j. H.
Langston and Assistant Chief J. Z.
Parks, it was brought out that a pre-
sent city ordinance provides that poo
rooms shall be open only from SUM-
rise TO II D. M, and not at all on
Sundays. It was also said that the
ordinance prohibits minors frequent
ing pool rooms at any time, minors
being men under 81.
The Council granted license 10
the Vending Machine Company, of
Fayetteville, on application of j. j.
Boiling, agent, for twenty additional
pin game machines in the city, each
to pay d license of $40. License was
also granted to L. c. Tyndall for
three additional five-cent music ma
chimes, one each to be placed in Gen.
trail cafe, White Brothers drug store
and the establishment Of Ernest Nc
Fabber, on Montgomery street. Each
machine is licensed at S..
Debt service payments due in New
York September ! were ordered paid
in the sum of S96125. One item is for
S13l.25 on sewer bonds and the other
$500 on street improvement bonds.
Both are interest payments at the
rate of IA percent on obligations
dated March l, 1928.
A letter from DR.. H. H. Bass, Jr.,
was read asking the Council to ar
range as early as possible for paw
ing of Hargrove and Granite streets
adjacent to his residence on both
these streets. Street Superintendent
J. E. Hamlet was instructed to make
an estimate Immediately of the costs
and report back to the next meeting
of the Council.
Taxicab LICENSES were granted to
Robert H. Hawkins for one cab, and
to Ollie Lufsey for an additional cab,
both permits to conform to city or
dinances.
On premises beer license was
granted to J. c. Gill for his new
lunch room on Garnett street.
A resolution was passed relieving
City Clerk w. c.. Register Of further
responsibility under his bond for 1889
taxes, following sale of property Tor
arrears, and at the same time a res
olution was adopted instructins the
clerk to collect all possible back
taxes for 1889 and prior years.
Councilman M. Y. Cooper, super
visor of finance, presented the an
nual audits Of the city clerks office
and the water department, both of
which were received and ordered
filed.
Power to act was given the mayor,
the city clerk and Finance Superior
Cooper on a RICHEST of c. F. Henrick
for reimbursement Of Sc damages he
claimed was done to his automobile
by backing into an elevated manhole
cap on east Rock Spring street. II
was on an unimproved portion of
the street, and outside the city limits,
though the manhole was owned by
the city.
A letter from C. L. Sneed applied
for a position on the police force if
and when a vacancy might occur.
Mayor Powell as manager Of the
waterworks presented the mcnthly
balance sheet and filter plant reports
for July, both Of which were received
and filed.
The journal committee, consisting
of Aldermen B. H. Hicks and M. w.
Wester, reported the minutes of the
last session in order.
All members of the Council were
present except Alderman ]. w. Gill
of the first ward.
On request of Alderman 3. H
Hicks, safety supervisor, an eXecu-
tive session was held, in which he
related complaints that had come to
him about the conduct of member
Of the police department. A commit
tcc was named TO confer with the
ctt.ccI GccIt IT, matter.