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CHARLOTTE DAILY OLoERVER, MAY 5, 1 xJKJO. CHAMBERS IS ELECTD : i riMHEn aldermaxic board. An Kitwdlnjclr Uneventful Meeting r.f the Board of Aldermra air. Chamber- Named to KuormT JJJ V. B. McDowell. . Who- Resigned ; Several Weeks Ac V.ntrd Iim ers' License Til Reduced l-lh im Kr hr Cltlscna of North ' i,rlo(t. and VJmH Pcted of OS iraoe eir-r " o-Op-re With Aldermen to ei f tin BUallthle lki Yom ! Mint . fctwct to Southern mseenger - lion. .;. '-' .'. s , The shortest regular sewiion of the present board -of aldermen since the Jndpiency of Its administration that last nigh, and at the same time It was one of the mint uninteresting. As a matter of fact, adjournment al most earn before anything at all had been done. Nothing waa . slated for the meeting, and coming at a time when , the administration U winding .'up the , work of ita llrst year, there .waa little opportunity , to do import- . ant work. , Mr. W.a. Chamber m elected to membership on the board - from Ward I. being put In nomina tion: by Dr. C A. Bland. He auc reeds Mr. F." B. McDowell a a rep. reaentstlve from that section of the 7 city. There la some fear that Mr. Chambers will not accept the place owing to the fact that bbuslness affairs demand bta time. The board r" at least showed Its valuation of his '-'eerrtee. OFFICERS RE-EtECTEpr MUST KEDUCE EXPENSES . -trnen the meeting was called to or- ' der and proper preliminaries were :. tnnnriri 'Dr. Joseph Garibaldi aroaa and addressed the board on the : mHmr nf the ''XDenSeS Which WM h.inr hroucht about In the health & partment. He thought that economy . should oe praciu-ea in i"- v- menu ambng other things declaring ' that there was $00 worth of mules doing UOe worth of work. He fa vored placing' this entire department In chare of one man. and cutting ' tha onM-atine expenses mate ' rtally. la this opinion, he got the 1 favor of Mayor Franklin, who asked , that tha matter be olaced In the .hand of the health committee 'from the board of aldermen. Alderman ' Maxwell objected to turning over the administration of the neaitn aepan ment to an aldermanlc committee, but ha thought, as the others, that the niMnwi were too heavy. It' wss trMd that the situation would be stutlled and tha department instruct ed to cut Its expenditures ior me nex fiscal year. , WANTED TAX RATE REDOtED. Alderman Klrkpatrlck presented a ; petition signed hyii painters. asa fnr that a reduction be made in the . license on chouse painters, which la now 2t annually. The petition ask ' ed that the license be abandoned al- toeether. Colonel Kirkpatrlck aald that he would favor some reduction - heranae he had become aware of the fact that the painters were barely making a living now. It waa ordered that this petition ts left open until the July meeting, when the revenue bill will come up again, and other re- - quests be considered, for a reduction In license. In tne meantime it re mains wn file with th revenue com ml t tee. Requests for license to deal . 1n scrap iron came from the Tar brough A Eelllnger Company and the Standard Ice and Fuel Company. These were also turned over, to the revenue committee. A petition from the Piedmont Junk Company for -' redaction In tax was likewise re- ferred. '.. ' WANTS PAVING EXTENDED. A resolution waa introduced by Alderman Kirkpatrlck. giving It . the sense of the hoard that West Trade street should be paved with bltullthlc from Mint street to the . Southern passenger station, and also . appointing a committee or citizens. -eomooaed -of-Meaarav-JIt. Wedding' ton. E, R. Preston, SWlttkowsky and W. R Robertson to act In conjunc ' tion with a committee from the board of aldermen In endeavoring to bring this about. It is believed that with proper efforts on the part of the proper persona, thia work can be done, and that the abutting property owners wtll agree to share in the cost thereof. This Is necessary first of all as the work cannot be done at any - event unions It is upon the petition of the majority of abutting property holders. , . LIG UTS WANTED. ' Petitions came from North Char ' lotto and from Belmont asking that , lights be placed in these respective portions of the city. Colonel Kirk patrlck moved that this be referred to the light committee, of which Mr. P. M.' Cave is chairman, with power to art. Colonel Maxwell objected on the ground that the light committee would not like to act discretionary in a matter of this kind, and he wanted It to come back to the board. The motion was so amended that the -committee will. report back to the . board, either favorably or unfavora bly, upon these requests. -. OTHER SMALLER MATTERS. - A complaint waa presented In writ ing from citizens living near the va cant lot to the rear of the Piedmont Building about the, operation of car nival shows, etc. Mayor Franklin was Instructed to take full control , nf this matter and give It proper at- ' tentlon. - An appropriation of 125 waa made for Vance Park In order to beautify . Us general appearance. - Col. A. It, Bmlth was spokesman for the superintendent of he waterworks In calling the board's attention to tha fact that It was now a good time to place hydrants In the neighbor- . hood of First and Vance streets, as a new Una of piping waa being laid. . This work was postponed nntil th hydrants were needed. A proposition from Mr. Wade H. Harris to sell the city 7,000 copies of his "Sketches ot Charlotte'' for ttit was sent to - the finance- committee. Favorable action wtlh be taken, it Is , understood. There were present at the meeting Messrs. McKenzle. Hen derson. Garibaldi, Hart. Wadsworth, WillUms, Bunn. Severs. Kirkpatrlck, Maxwell. Shoemaker, Griffin, Cave, Haywood, Klouse. Smith, Scott. Bland ' and Mayor Franklin. No Qaanum a th Township Tra- tre at Meeting. Bat taglatratea iTearen inoane mncers ana ism Mar Agalex Had a auftrum of tha township trustee; fee found Ireaont at ' the court ko9 : yewterday morning near rert weuK hare bea estab lished astd! ssathjnc startling 'might to , develop in the- wrtd pt adence. After the raiting the roll, however, when It de-reloped - that tha quorum -. waa a minus affair, tha magistrates as sembled la a sort of maea meeting and after, endorsing the work of the executive commftte during- the past year, re-elected officers ,' and com mittee. ' . These." are: " Mr. D. - P. Hutchison, chairman; executive com mittee.. . M. C Mayer and - C. H. Wolfe: secretary. Mr: W.. W. Phlfer, There was no change in salaries. The following-named were present B. 8. Davis, W. D. Alexander. S. H. Hilton, C- I. Hunter, R E. Toung, K. s. : wuiiams. Z. T. Smith. J. w Cobb.' M. C. Severs, -D. P. Hutchison, W. W. Phlfer. C. H. , Wolfe, M. C, Mayer, McD. Watklns, Thomas Grlf flth, J. T. A. Lawlng, J.. T. Orders, Richard Stewart, George Stephens. Chairman Hutchison made his re port for the half year as follows: To tha Board of Trustees of Charlotte . Township: On behalf of your executive com mlttee X beg leave to report the fol lowing work for th past half yearj The widening of the niaeadam from 13 to 11 feet on the Providence road about 1 1-4 miles,, thereby making the Providence road ; a l-foot macad am'road 'from the city to the limits of the Sharon township line; th par aliel clay -trfllrks have also been graded to correspond with th stone; the thorough overhauling of all dirt roads commenced in August last was not completed until the middle of January; the repair work stood the winter well, and will require only nominal amount. of work to put them in a number one conditllon for the summer travel. A crop road from Berryhlll township- line about three miles -southwest of the city to tne Camden road at Northey's place south is aoout complete, 100 Having been donated by the ' petitioners about 11-6 miles. A second road com mfnclng' J 1-4 miles south of thof city and about 150 yard north jMhe Hilton crossing Is now under con struction and will be completed In a few days. ' Tour commlttea-oiight It wise to change two pairs of mules as their work waa--ansatlsractory. . The force Is now at work surfacing up the Belt road, about one-half be ing done. The next work contemplat ed is tne reouiiding or the mates- villa road. FEARED IT WOILD FALL. A Crack in ornamental Work on TrnHt Building Brings Ont the Rubbemcckers ' Kldrwalk Fenced Off. Some obMrvant cltlseo noticed yes terday afternoon that a block of the projecting cement work on the Trust Building, toward the outh corner and between the fifth and fourth-story windows, waa cracked snd seemed to be contemplating a fsll to the ground. It will appareotly weigh 15 or 20 pounds, more than -enough, falling m . such a -height, to put any ' luckless persons, who rhaneed to break Its fall, out nf commission for keeps. Instantly there were visions of stretchers, funerals, pall-4earera and lawsuits - and the folks got busy. Tne sidewalk was roped off for a doxen feet on either ld below and tha immediate spot be a eat h waa planked off. ,-Th!s was welL for th spectstors, not knowing th purport of . the restriction and scorning It as a deprivation of in herent rights, walked around or step ped over the ropes and went serenely on, unmindful or ne threatening oo Jert suspended above. Some steps will be taken to repair the crack and persuade th comic to desist from its rsah" purpose:- suicide and homlold combined. The rope was removed last night, ' ' - Off For Presbytery, The spring session of the First Presbvterv of the Associate Reform ed Presbyterian Church of the South waa called last night in tne cnurcn at Yorkvllle. S. C. To attend the meeting th following-named repre vntatlves nf the churches In the city and county left yesterday morning: Kev. Dr. a. R. White, or Kbeneser; Rev. William Duncan, of the First church, Charlotte, and Rev. J. A. Smith, of the East Avenue Taberna cle: Rev. Dr. R. O. Miller, of Sard!: Rev. R. I Patrick, or Back Creek; Rev. J. M. Blgham, of Huntersvllle, and Mr. J. H. Ross, of this city. The moderator Is Rev. Dr. R G. Miller. V V.-, a." . p ' M rsrrvgEci'R e a permit.; Death of Miss I la Berry bill Yesterday Miss I la Berryhlll, th daughter of Mr. John Berryhlll, died yesterday fternoon at 2:30 o'clock at th horn of her father In Paw Creek town ship. Bh was 21 years of age. Miss Berryhlll had been --ilror several year a She Is survived by her father, four brothers and two sisters.-. The funeral will b conducted this morning at 10 O'clock from . th resi dence. Rev. J. E. Berryhlll, pastor of Paw Creek church, will conduct the services. The interment , will b at Steel Creek. - - Mr. Wed worth to Remain on tl Board.. His friends will be glad to know that Mr. James W. Wadsworth has agreed to remain on tha board of al dermen for several months yet. and will continue to act as chairman of th flnano committee. He Is on of th most capable men In charge of municipal affairs, and the talk of his resignation created general regret. He contemplated resigning only In tha event that he moved hie residence from the first to the second ward. RALPH BIXGIIAM GOOD. Popular Lecturer IHvrn Worthy Crert , , Ing at La Xlght's Lertare at lite ; helwysj. , A fine audience met Ralph Bing ham, the well-known lyceum lectur ,er last alghC-when he appeared In the Selwyn assembly room In aceordanc with the engagement made for him br th ladles who guard the Interests of the Crtttenton Home. The room -wss filled with representative people who wereconvuMea ey Mr. Bingham's fun ny stories and appreciative of his more serious flights of eloquence. His Anticipate lanprovemeata. Property owners along North Alex ander street, among them . being Dr. A. M. Whlananl Mr. Willis Render- son and Mr. Will White, contemplate tne erection or suitaoie nouses on their abutting property. They have asked the city to grade and macad amise th street, agreeing to donate a harrow strip of land in order to broaden It between East avenue and Eaet Fifth street. This will be done only In raae that the city agrees to Improve the etreet. Jniere-tlng VsaderUle ( Ute giar. Interesting akd amusing vaudeville txhlbltlone were put on lat night at the Uttr on West Trade, a magician of pleasing personality and address doee feats which, while not new, are always interesting to look aC A lady sings a noorber of soags, sentiment! and comic, assisted by two tiny lads la wild west costume. 'Resides these are the moving pictures. . previous appearance in Charlotte, ee- Twentieth Work to- Be Celebrated by socially that-At .taat fall when he-dJ MUltary, . , 1, l - ered a number of speeches tefore the audience ot the Fall Festival, were all the advertisement necessary a as-; ore a capacity house to hear him. Not a person was present who did not en- Jy the occasion and the evening was a OHghtrai on. The money cleared ' -t to ih support "efTh Crtttenton TV -a and vii enoogh t make th -"rpriM worth while. Battery A to -preparing to celebrate loth of May week after the fashion ef laat year's occasion at the park. ' There will be the ferrta wheel and ether attractions of the midway, while It te thought poealble that a flyfng machine may be among the drawing card. The object will fee to rata money Tor military purpoeea. The dates are from-' May 11th te Sid. City Eleotriolan F. E. Robin non Calls Attention to Chsrlotte PoMlc to the Ordinance Rcoulnnr All Those De -' string to Change or Install Wires to tocmre Permit. . ..-- - Mr. F. E. Robinson, city electrician. Is very anxious to call the -attention of Charlotte people to the municipal requirements regarding electrical In stallation. In view of the fact that there Is an ordinance requiring all persona contemplating additional or new wiring or alterations In the pres ent equipment to secure a permit from the city electrician Mr. Robin son's statement should he read with Interest If not concern. Mr. Robin son says: , "My attention Is frequently attract ed by various people who are either contemplating a change in some prop erty already built, or 'who propose to build new. to the fact that very few of them realize what the requirements are for these change, or additions, which Involve the use of electricity. For the safety of alt. and to have the. matter provided for in the best possible way, the city has Included the following clause in the ordinance covering electrical Installation :. 'That no building shall, be wired for electric lights, heat or power, nor shall any telephone, telegraph or signaling system be Installed or any repairs, change or additions In or to the wiring already installed In any building, within the corporite limits. he made, nor shall any extensions or alterations be made In underground or overhead construction. ' until appll-; canon snail Jnav Dern maae ana a written permit obtained from the city electrician. . " 'Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provis ions or this ordinance, or shall fall, neglect or refuse to comply with any order or notice, "given In pursuance of, and byjhe authority, of Jhlsjordl- nance and the authority and the rule of the committee on electricity, shall ie suoject to a penalty of fifty dol lars.' "Aa city electrician, I trust -that every one contemplating an addition to their present electrical equipment will closely observe the above rule, and thus avoid loss to themselves, through Improper wiring, and a con sequent possible iawsult and fine." MtSIC FESTIVAL TWISWEEK. ' Mr. C. C. Rankin underwent anl eperation Saturday .at 4 he " Mercy General Hospital for appendicitis. He stood It very nicely and Is making fa vorable progress. 1 THE STIQT I SELf-PLAVER PIANOS ' Hi Represents the highest standard of player piano excellence. W " Every person who examines the Stieff self-player piano be- -.. r- t i - ' , . comes enthusiastic in its praise. . ' Its cost is nothing compared to the pleas ure it adds to a home. Old Time Mwdc Festival at the Audi torlnm Commencing Wednesday Night and Ctaitiiinln; Throngh JVl.lay Wliat Mr. C. L Ray Has to Kay. ; .... ,;, . . Everything Is" In readiness for the Old Time Music Festival which will open- In the Auditorium to-morrow night. In speaking of the festival yesterday Mr. Charles M. Ray, one of the managers, said that more talent had been engaged than waa origi nally Intended. Sine the first an nouncement was made a surprising number of good musicians and en tertainers throughout North and Sout.i Carolina has been made available and with such a large amount of splendid material to select from It Is safe to say that the entertainment will - be on of the most elaborate of the kind ever held In the State. - The . Indications .are - that large crowds of visitors from neighboring towns will attend the ' festival; and there Is no doubt that the Auditorium will be filled to overflowing when the public realises fully the splendid pro gramme that will be rendered. The latest addition to the excellent list of attractions Is Professor Oruber.. of Marlon, who la well known as a splen did musician and, entertainer of the old school. The management de sires fto emphasise especially that tha Old Time Music Festival Is not a fiddlers' convention. There, are no prises given; but each performer Is engaged for his - visit and paid for his services, . -Thus the audience will not. be i compelled - to Ihrten a large part of th time to uninteresting con testants, who must play solely tor the benefit of the judges, hut will be given a programme full of ginger, so to speak, from start to finish. Every person engaged ts of recognised abil ity. With the almost unlimited va riety of music and the many special feature never before seen en the lo cal stage, there la no reason why all snonid not gevjuat what they wane -Mr. Ray adds that the. admission price will be cheerfully refunded to any one who Is not fully satisfied with th programme. , " .The Roend Corner. Much pleasure haa been expressed for th substitution of round centers for th unsightly . square corners which have ben la vogue for a long number of year on the sidewalks within the fire limits. The effect la marked, and will even be more no ticeable when the street are laid with the bltullthlc. The removal ef the telegrsph pole from the corners aided In affording th better appear- EUROPE alt expenees In- d,'Vtttlng Fine- Scotland, Hol land. Belgium and Franc.. Experienced conductors. first-class aecommedatlona. Party now forming. - For tfrfnrmatlon ad dress Bex 124 Durham, K. C. Chas M. Stieff Manufacturer ef The Artistic Stieff, Shaw and ' Stieff Self-Player Piano. -: : SOUTHERN. WAREROOMS ' S W. Trade St-, i CHARLOTTE, W. C; 0. H. WIUIOTH, Mgr. DELICIOUS GOLDEN GLORY MAYONNAISE Beat up. th yolks of 1 cold raw eggs with -J teaspoon salt, 1 : ', teaspoon dry mustard and a uuah 'ef red pepper. Wie' Xrcups of Golden Glory Oil, beating; It t Into the - egg, half a teaspoonful at a time. " When ' It ' begins to " thicken, add a ' little ' lernon Juice and alternate with the oil. using the Juice, of half a lemon, more orless, according - to taste and desired, consistency. Vinegar may be ; used. ' ' In place of - Jemon Julct If v le- sired. ; . ; V - - ' '' ' - Use .a mayonnaise: fork, or a Dover egg beater, ; and always stir In the same direction., j, DOs NOT U8E CHILLED , OIU SAVE MONET-rUSB 7 "Overhead" indications point to a "reign" of ' ' iMjiindy-: : Grecri Soft . mats . The" smartest color you ever, laid eyes on the cleverest " -shapes you ever laid hands on. Lay: $3.00 down for yours and get to feeline proud. ; The Tate:Brown Co. 1 1 -'; '-WifUke Shirt. , . V -t-srJ ! - '- '- Ms. Style, Sir, Is the Great Thin&in Qlothes Greater . even- thatt. for often - Its; presence' lessens some tiny ; wrinkle that . Its lacit would show ' up , plain. ''-We tell V you - that ' In the world of clothes eiirs are TT". for style. And we carry the largest and best stock In ,the Carolina, so are ever ready to "' 'FIT the man, the young man and the boy. in THE r-MOST 6TTUSH CLOTHES . MADE. , t . ; L - '. ; ';.-:. . " ; ? -.'?v REMEMBER MEIXONS CLOTHES FIT. J DR. JOHN R. IRWIN , OFFICEt " ; SfO. 91 SOUTH TRTOW ST, ' ' v.- Woodall cfeShcppards Tbonea: Office Residence) . 123. Easter Lillies : Hydrangas, Asaliatf, ; '.- Spiaries, Roses . - x , , ; . and Carnations.' . Place your Eastern order in time, before the, Easter rush is on. ; ; y. ' " ' '' Scholtz, The Florist mmixixumsxxvuxxxut J -..'. ... .. . g r r PRWES H on EIAMONDS; or SILVER. Bwe ctn convince you tnat w nan iAmnta atth-.nv-. hnnu H In th country for fin quality Bgooas. ' a large assorimoni or all sise Diamonds, mounted any style nesired. - " GARIBALDI, , 6RUNS I DIXON ' A new and elegant line Just . In. H All ; the . popular odors. ;. , Inc. a. cake."-'" -- -.Three cakes for a quarter. Just as good as any 1 5c. Soap. . ..... ... ; , Rrglatered Nursetr" : Directory. ; BiifWcll-Diinn Retaililorc -r ' " 'Ftionee 4t and MO. ORD Lscape Golden Glory Oil All grocers sell It. , - ErL.:::r (rt::j (o. . . Thone S3. , . The Fire lilAKCE Is undoubtedly a good require ment, but ypu -must first have your building to put a Are escape on. - We build all kinds from the largest to the smallest, and If you are, thinking of putting up a house consult us at once. HUNTER Mm ;.-' Architects and Builders t CHARLOTTE, . C "If you want It hullt right and right now, we are tire. . right people." - GO'Garis and White T Enamel Qribs vw The largest stock in the State. Special prices r on Folding Carts, yi IvIiAw " . Vudbr Reinforced Hammocks they are ,. the , kind that don't-have to be bought every season... :Parce J --t-s -3-- mm Carts We Have Just : '. ',, ;. s . '. - y y mwiz bp- left of the celebrated BLOCE" make we are offering at ::y.vv;.- J..;.y j :- " .'-v --y;- . , . ... - v.; .- ;. . - i . .... , - - " 'V'- " - . m 1.5 "Per rp.nt. ' uiscount iSJ i-a er cent ' alwava had an' established Drice 6n this hirrli- , , v. . J . . . - - - IT- ., . , . , - 1 ! t . : . - ... -. . . ... in-ade Cart and have never, found it necessary to cut - ! the price,"and it is only .'don e now to' make much needed. ; room on short notice. ; ; - ; , y - y . y v ; toft ria-iime that:Ka.hv.nfedi deserves the best and the best is the BLOCK. See thepi at once for a bargain. ' ; - "; Lab in P. tirrii tars
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