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Tee Monroe Journal
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
V
VOL 22. No. 47.
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 11,1916.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
HOSPITAL NAMED AFTER
DONOR OF THE SITE.
TO BE KNOWN AS Eux
fitzgeiuld hospit.
Aldenucn Accept tb Cilft and Ap
point Board of Directors (o Equip
And Manage Institution Journal
Hill Receive Subscriptions.
The first definite step to
wards the establishment of
a municipal hospital, made
possible by the gift of the
Jate Mrs. Ellen Fitzgerald,
was made Friday night
when a motion introduced
by Alderman J. B. Simpson
and seconded by Alderman
J. C. Sikes, was unanimously
passed authorizing The
Journal to solicit subscrip
tions through its columns
for the fitting and mainte
. nance of the hospital. -Meeting
with the Alder
, men was a committee from
the Chamber of Commerce,
composed of Messrs. T. P.
Dillon, W. B. Love and E. C.
Carpenter. In the afternoon
prior to the meeting, a com
tee from the Aldermen, com
posed of Messrs. J. C. Sikes
and W. A. Henderson, and a
committee from the Cham
ber of Commerce, composed
of Messrs. W. B. Love and
E. C. Carpenter, met and
drew up the following reso
lution, which was read to the
Aldermen in session and
promptly adopted by them:
"Whereas, the late Mrs. Ellen Fitz
gerald by her Last Will and Testa
ment, as appears from the Record of
Wills, Hook 4, page 159, Sec. 13 in
the office of Clerk of the Superior
Court of Union County, devised to
the City of Monroe certain property
to be used for hospital purposes, the
language of said devise being:
"Section 13. I devise to the City
of Monroe and its successors, so long
as it shall be used for a hospital, my
residence lot and the dwelling' and
buildings thereon for the purpose of
providing a hospital for the sick and
diseaied, and others requiring sur
gical or medical attention, the said
residence being on the East side of
Hayne street. North of the residence
of Dr. J. M. Belk. and South of the
residence of Charles M. Shannon, in
the City of Monroe, County of Union
and State of North Carolina, and
which Is now occupied by me as
residence. The City of Monroe shall
make the necessary provisions for
paying the expenses of the hospital,
providing nurse, physicians, equip
ment necessary for a good hospital
and see that it serves the purpose for
which I have given it to the City of
Monroe. I do not attach conditions
requilng it to be free for all sick or
diseased persons, but leave the au
thorities of the City of Monroe to
make -such rules and regulations (is
uhall be needed and charging such
persons as are able to pay for the at
tention of physicians, nurses, board
etc."
"And whereas, the City of Monroe,
by and through its governing board,
desires to accept this generous gift
from a good and noble woman who
foresaw the urgent necessity of such
an institution;
"And whereas, the City of Monroe,
by and through Its governing board
are of the opinion that the said hos
pital should be at once equipped ana
opened In 'keeping with the devls.
and that a board of directors should
be appointed to take charge of and
manage the same;
" "Now, therefore, It is upon motion
of J. B. Simpson and seconded by J.
C. Sikes. moved that the following
resolutions be adopted:
"First. That the nr-me of this hos
pital shall be 'The Ellen Fitzgerald
Hospital.'
"Second. That the management of
the same in all of Its details shall be
entrusted to a board of nine direc
tors, who shall be residents or the
- City of Monroe, and shall be appoint
ed to said office by the Board of Al
dermen at their first meeting in May.
1917, to hold office for a period of
two years and until their successors
are elected and qualified, and that
the following be and they are hereby
appointed directors from this date
, until the meeting in May, 1917, to
wlt: Chas. Iceman, A. M. Stack,
H. A. Shute, Dr. J. M. Belk, W. E.
Cason, J. H. Lee, R. F. Beasley, J. W.
Lanev and D. A. Houston.
"Third. That the said board of ot
rectors shall have uo authority to
pledge the faith or credit of the City
of Monroe without the permission of
said City In the form of a resolution
to that effect, and that It shall be
their duty to at once investigate the
needs of said hospital and make its
report to the Board of Aldermen to
gether with such recommendations as
they may. think advisable, looking to
properly eqlpplng and starting ot said
haspital.
"Fourth. That the said board of
directors shall serve without remu
Aldermen Praised.
After the business seseion of the
Aldermen had ended Friday night
Mr. W. B. Love arose to the floor.
stating that he wanted to express a
few words of commendation to the
Mayor and the Board of Aldermen
for the progressive spirit thai they
had demostrated in accepting the
recommendations of the Chamber of
Commerce. "I desire to say to you
gentlemen," concluded Mr. Love,
"that the Chamber of Commerce
stands ready to aid you in any fea
sible plan towards the improvement
of Monroe; and, again, I express my
appreciation to each individual of
this body. "
Prof. R. W. Allen thanked the Al
dermen for their benevolence towards
the city schools, and aI$o for the aid
the city rendered on the school float
in the Fourth of Jul parade. Horses,
bridles, harness, etc, were furnished
by the city.
Chamber of Commerce Membciliip
(rowing Iuil).
Four members were added to the
already large roll of the Monroe
Chamber of Commerce Wednesday.
They were:. Messrs. T. L. Crowell.
Fred Huntley. W. C. Stack and W. B.
McManus. This brings the member
ship up to about 107, and the pledg
ed revenue amounts to nearly three
thousand dollars a year.
A secretary has not yet been se
cured,, and it may be months before
the Chamber ot Commerce is on a
firm working basis. Work has al
ready been accomplished by the local
organization, such as the Interest
manifested in the hospital matter,
and the agitation of street improve
ment. The location of the rooms has
not yet been decided upon. Several
choice locations have been offered.
Union County People Drowned in
Florida.
A daughter and three grandaugh-
ters of Mr. J. E. Ramsey, who form
erly lived In this county, were drown-
in Florida on June 14th. Mr. Ram
sey, his son Charles, his daughter
Florence, and three grandaughters.
aged 7, 8, and 11 years, were cross
ing B;.nnana River in a small row
boat, which overturned iu the mid
dle of the river. Mr. Ramsey and his
son clung to the boat and escaped,
but all the girls were drowned. They
drifted ashore. The bodies of the
girls were rescued. Mr. Ramsey
lived many years on the Julius Belk
land In Buford township, and Is the
son of J. H. Ramsey. He has been
living in Florida for several years
His postofflce lsFfcotman. jria.5
WHITE JANITOR WILL UK
EMPLOYED AT SCHOOLS
John Robinson, Faithful Colored Man
Who Served In the Place (Jives
Way to Man With Increased Duties
The official head of old John Rob
nson, the colored Janitor at the
Graded schools, was chopped off Fri
day night when a committee from
the school board, composed of Messrs
I). A. Houston, T. P. Dillon and Prof
R. W. Allen, appeared before the Al
dernien and requested them to add
$15 to the present salary of the Jani
tor in order that they might secure
a competent white man for the Job.
The request of the school commit
tee was granted, hut in addition to
the school work the additional care
of the cemetery was placed upon the
new Janitor, whoever he will be. Be
sides this Mr. T. P Dillon has promis
ed to give the new Janitor charge of
the grave digging, which provides an
average revenue of about $200. Sev
eral applications for the Job are pond
ing.
John Robinson has worked faith
fully for the school board for nearly
twenty years, but the increased care
of the high school has given him
Just a little more than he can very
well care for. And too, he is no
carpenter and some work In this line
is often needed. Aside from this be
has given perfect satisfaction.
Many young men and young ladies
will regret the leaving of John
Everybody that ever went to the Mon
roe schools liked him. At Christmas
times the -Hoys always remembered
John with little presents, and he was
also universally liked by both teach
ers and superintendents.
John was paid $30 per month, and
given the free use of a house. He
was also provided with fuel.
L Big Trip to Statesville Test Farm.
Most of the counties in the Pied
mont section of NorthCarollna will
run automobile excursions to the Ire
dell Test Farm, near Statesville, Fri
day. July 21st. This trip can be
made from Monroe and return in one
day and allow a rtay of five or six
hours on the Test Farm.
Every farmer who owns an auto
mobile is requested to join this ex
cursion and bring along some ot his
neighbors. You can find among them
farmers who are willing to pay the
oil bill provided you carry as many
at three of them.
Owners of cars In Monroe. Wax-
haw, Wingate and MarBhvllle are re-
auested to participate with Ais. and
tender their machines to farmers who
will bear the running expenses of the
trip.
All owners of cars who will make
this trip are requested to notify me
as early as possible, and arrange
ments will be made as to place and
hour of starting.
This will be a good trip and every
one who can should take it. There
will be an opportunity to see some of
the best roads in the State, to get ac
quainted with farmers frorr other
counties, and to see many things of
interest on the Test Farm. T. J. w.
Broom.
-CHARACTER OF MOSES,"
DR. (HUSKY'S SERMON
The Wise Leader of the Israelite
Was One of the Greatest Figures
In Bibical History, and HI Charac
ter Exerted More Influence For
tiood Than the Sayings of AU the
Agnostic.
"The Character of Moses," was the
subject of Dr. Curacy's sermon at
the Presbyterian church Sunday
evening. The attendance was small
there being present only a dozen or
so owing to the threatening weather.
Dr. Gurney handled his subject with
the minute precision of a thorough
scholar and historian, and his know
ledge of Bibical history was a reve
lation to some who had never bad the
pleasure of hearing him before.
"Every nation has had its great
men," said Dr. Gurney, "rFance had
her Napoleon; Germany had her Bis
marck; England had her Cromwell;
and here in the Uuited States we
have had our Washington, Jefferson
and Lincoln. Israel had her great
men. too Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and
others, but none so great as Moses,
the chosen leader of his people."
Dr. Gurne,y then gave a brier
sketch of the birth and the early
life of Moses how he was found ip
the bulrushes by Pharoah's daughter
and how he became a favorite at the
King's court, winning the respect
and admiration of a people that were
antagonizing his own race. Cotinu-
ing, the speaker said:
"Moses had a vision of a burning
bush In the desert that was
more than a vision to him it was a
symbol of leadership. God called up
on him, and he said: 'Here am I.'
In this incident Moses demonstrated
his wonderful faith, that was per
haps not equalled by any of the
Bibical characters.
"The first declaration of Indepen
dence does not date from the time
of the Mecklenburg declaration of in
men," said Dr. Gurney, "France had
dependence, as the Charlotte people
delight to believe, but dates from the
time of Moses. He waslhe liberator,
or emancipator of his people. Modesty
is always an accomplishment of great
ness, and modesty was one of tne
greatest attributes of Moses.
When the promised land was
reached. Moses' work was done, and
God lead him up into a mountain and
there he died and was buried in an
unknown, unnamed grave.
Meekness arises in righteous
Indignation. Moses was ever ready
to stand for the right. He was also
magnamlnouB. Moses always express
ed JUs admiration for Abraham, and
he was therefore modest. Ho was a
leader; an organizer. If Moses had
lived in the present day he would
have probably been a Lord, or a
Prince, or an Honorable in this coun
try, or some member of some other
titled foreign nobility. He was
man of great faith. He had confi
dence in his work, and he had faith
iu God. He could not have Inspired
his people If he had lacked the won
derlul power of faith.
"There stands no greater man In
divine history from the standpoint of
faith and work than Moses. As a
tribute to his wonderful powers or
statesmanship and generalship, there
stands the fact today that uo great
er form of government ever existed
than that nerfected by Moses.
"Moses died at the age of 120.
His life work was divided into three
oarts. but I think 1 may he saie in
stating that it was really only divid
ed Into two parts 80 years 01
preparation, and forty years of ser-
v ce in the work or tne i.oni. e
was prepared for his work by forty
years in the desert.
"We need to hear the voice or uoa
tndav. Men are living too fast.
Think "if the thousands and thou
sands of nervous wrecks in our sani
tariums today. Think of the vast
Industrial clamor, the disease, the
vice, and the poverty that exists in
the world today.
Some persons think that we must
be wrought In a spirit of ectasy to
hear the voice of God. Moses heard
the voice of God in the desert, and I
think that the place for divine com
munication is in the common sur
roundings.
"The character of Moses has had
more Influence over the world than
all of the sayings of the agnostics,
the infidels and of the orthodox."
SEWERAGE TO BE INSTALLED
IX THE MOXROE SCHOOLS
Work Will be Commenced in Oitler
to Have the Closets Ready by First
of September.
A progressive step towards sanita
tion was taken Friday night by the
Board of Aldermen, when they grant
ed the School Board permission to
Install sewerage at both the Gradea
school and the High School. This
action was taken at the request of a
committee, representing the school
board.
The cost of the work will amount
to several hundred dollars probahly
thousand dollars but both the
Aldermen and the school board feel
that they are justified in making this
step, despite the fact that the city
has very little money to spare. An
ex-member of the school board pic
tured a doleful scene of the little chil
dren running around in the rain to
get to the closets, which are located
some distance from the school build
ing, and mentioned the very unsani
tary method of disposal as is present
used.
Twelve stools were proportioned to
the grammar, school, and six to the
high school. The work will begin at
once IU order to have the closets
ready by September, when the. ses
sion opens.
GERMAN SUBMARINE
REACHES NORFOLK
SEALED MESSAGE FROM
KAISER TO WILSON ABOARD
Vessel Makes 4,000 Mile Sea Voyage,
Being the Longest and .Most Haz
ardous Ever Undertaken by Any
Underwater Craft Dodges Enemy
Waihips.
Norfolk Dispatch,. July !.
Bearing a sealed message from
Emperor William of Germany, to
President Woodrow Wilson, running
the gauntlet of innumerable dangers
from mines, sea-sweepers and enemy
warships, and bringing a cargo or
dyestuffs, chemicals and mail esti
mated at 750 tons, the German un
dersea merchantman the Deutsch
land, quietly slipped Into Chesapeake
Bay this mqrning at 1:45. It was
the completion of a 4.000 mile sea
voyage for the craft, the longest and
most hazardous ever attempted by
any submarine. Three hours later,
led by the tug Thomas F. Tlmmins,
the little vessel with a record of 13
days of mysterous vigil off the Vir
ginia capes, the great submarine be
gan the last leg of her voyage, up
the Chesapeake Bay.
On the heels of the Deutschland
and following In her wake with all
the speed to be coaxed from her pow
erful boilers, the coast guard Onon
daga dashed up the bay.
On board the Onondaga is Collector
Norman Hamilton of Norfolk and
number of newspaper men. Whether
or not Mr. Hamilton has orders is
not known. Some believe that the
Onondaga undertook the chase of the
Deutschland at the request of Mr,
Hamilton and that he and not Cap
tain Chlswell is under orders,
Jfo Torpedo Tubes.
The Deutchland carries, mounted
In her conning tower, two small guns
of about three-Inch caliber. There
were no evidences of torpedo tubes,
She is also equipped with a bridge
and powered by two Deisel engines,
of the latest type. The boat is capa
ble of submerging In less than two
minutes. On the surface of the wa
ter the submarine has a speed of
from two to three knots an hour
more than the average merchant
steamer.
According to Pilot Fred Cocke, of
the Virginia pilot's Association, the
first American to board the Deutsch
land after she arrived on this side
of the Atlantic, the crew wore regu
lation unifdrnw of German merchant
men WOT!; No flag was -displayed
when' the Deutscnland first appeared
off the capes. Later, when insldo the
bay, the German merchantman's en
sign was raised.
Captain Cocke said the commander
of the Deutschland made no effort to
conceal anything and was extremely
frank in stating his mission to the
United States- that of instituting f.n
undersear merchant marine export
and import business between the
United States and Germnny.
Ieft Home Port June 23.
Captain Cocke stated that the com
mander of the Dmtschland said he
left his German home port on June
23, and although he encounteded
number of merchant ships, and one
warship, that h.? easily escaped de
tection by submerging. Ho declared
that the entire voyage was unevent
ful. Reaching the vicinity of the
Virginia coast Saturday morning the
Deutschland remained far outside.
knowing that the capes were guarded
by enemy warships, and came In last
night under cover of darkness. He
declared that he found no difficulty
in evading the two enemy cruisers
outside of the capes, by submerging.
He declared that at one time he was
within 500 yards of the French cruis
er, but passed In unobserved.
The daring of the German com
mander was shown in the statement
that while submerged he ran past
the warships, coming to the surfac-
when within four miles of the coast
line. After that the remainder of the
Journey to absolute safety was easy
According to reports brought In,
and said to have been given out by
members of the Deutschlnnd's crew,
the submersible arrived off the capes
late Thursday afternoon, but was de
tected by the English and French
cruisers on guard, and was forced to
make a run of it, to escape. It is
declared that the chase was a stern
one lasting until Sunday morning be
fore the warships gave up the hope
less task and returned to their sta
tions. This report Is to the effect that
the Deutschland went to sea nearly
300 miles before she got rid of her
pursuers, that she was fired at several
times and that the delay prevented
her from reaching her destination on
schedule time, early Friday morning.
Naval officers gave little credence to
this report, declaring that It would
have been no bard matter to have
evaded the enemy ships with the loss
of a few hours at the outside. The
reports needs verification.
Other Submarines Coming.
Baltimore Dispatch, July 10.
The German submarine-merchantman
Deutschland tonight was ready
to discharge her million-dollar cargo
and take abroad for the return trip
metal and rubber needed by Emperor
William's armies and navy. The re
turn merchandise is waiting on the
dock and the time for leaving port
will depend largely upon plans for
eluding vigilant enemy cruisers,
which is expected will be waiting out
side the Virginia capes.
Tonight the daring German seamen
who brought the submarine mer
chantman Deutschland across the At
lantic quietly slipped aboard the ves-.his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Pur
set which lay moored to a carefully ! scr.
screened pier guarded by a strong
squad ot Baltimcre police. Capt. Paul
Koeing, the Skipper, delivered his pa
pers to the North German-Lloyd of
fice, entered his vessel at the custom
house as a commerce carrier and had
presented to a German Embassy of
ficial a pack of correspondence for
count von bernstorff.
One cf Captain Koenig's first acts
after be moved his ship ud the har
bor from Quarantine early today was
to anuounce that the Deutschland
was but one of a fleet of mammoth
submersible built or building fur a
regular trans-Atlantic freight and
mail service. He said the next to
come would be the "Bremen" and
that she might be looked for within
eight weeks.
No Sign of Armament.
Anxious to establish promptly his
peaceful character and to forestall
investigation sought by diplomatic
representatives of the Allied Powers
the German captain submitted his
craft to a thorough inspection bv the
suveyor of the port and an agent of
the Department of Justice. These of
ficers, as well as the custom inspec
tors and quarantine surgeons, agreed
that there was no sign of armament
of any description on board and that
there was no doubt in their minds
about the boat being entitled to the
status of an ordinary merchantman.
Guy V. Steele, the suveyor, made
a formal report to this effect to Port
Collector Ryan, who transmitted it
to the Treasury Department at Wash
ington. Neither Captain Koeing nor
agents of the North German Lloyd
Lie, to whom the boat is consigned
seemed apprehensive of diplomatic
difficultlesi It was stated on the au
thority of the captain that the only
arms on board were four automatic
pistols belonging to the officers and a
sportsman s rifle for firing rockets.
This was a busy day for the com
mander; beginning at dawn when
quarantine oincers went aboard, re
ceived the bill of health Issued by
the American Consul at Bremen, and
passed the Deutschland into port.
Once safely alongside of his dock,
Capt. Koenig called his crew ashore
aad posed with them for motion pic
ture and newspaper photographers.
He laughed and chatted with the
camera men and correspondents, but
refrained from discussing bis achieve-
met until after he had reported to
the agents of his owners.
FIGHTING THUNDERING OX
TWO BATTLE FRONT:
British Are Convinced Steady Me
thodical , Pressure, Rather Than
Brilliant Advances Must Bo Ex-
pccttN hr Hoflime-Coni-mlgiM-
London Dispatch, July. 10. ',
Violent fighting persists on the two
great battle fronts with fluctuating
fortunes, and has brought to British
minds the warning of correspondents
from the opening of the Somme bat
tle, that the steady, methodical pres
sure, rather than brilliant advances
must be expected. The Russians have
crossed the Stokhod River at many
points and their continued progress
is the outstanding feature of the Al
lied offensive.
The British official statement to
night says the Cermans have entered
Trones wood, and records further
progress east of Orvllleres and La-
Boli-selle, in addition to a footing se
cured by the British in the Mametz
woods, where the Germans had re
sisted all British efforts. In a bril
liant attack the French have carried
Hill No 97, a height which dominates
the Somme southeast of Blaches, ac
cording to the Paris oificial state
ment. The German official' communica
tion admits French possession of
Blaches, only a short distance from
Peronne, which tow Is thus seriously
exposed and threatened.
German war correspondents are al
ready claiming that the Allied offen
sive has been brought to a standstill.
The correspondent of The Berlin
Tag'blatt, with the Austrian army,
testifies to the inexhaustible supply ot
Russian troops, the great efficiency of
the Russian artillery and cavalry and
the endless supplies of ammunition
as in great contrast to the condition
of the Russian forces last year.
The Germans are continuing their
strong attack along the Russian
front, but the view is held here that
this is only with the object of gain
ing time to perfect the defenses of
Kovel and Vladimir-Golynskl and to
remove large stores of military mate
rial from these points to Brest-
Lltovsk and Ivangorod.
Later News From the Storm.
Washington Dispatch, July 10.
With thousands of persons home
less and destitute and with a grow
ing list of dead with the Federal
Government today took official notice
of the serious flood conditions that
have followed the tropical hurricane
In the Southern States. At the re
quest of Senator Underwood, the War
Department has ordered an engineer
to investigate conditions In the Caha
ba and Alabama River Valleys, where
2,500 families are repot ud without
food or shelter.
The floods have extended into East
ern North Carolina and rivers, creeks
and branches in six Southern States
are out of their banks and flooding
thousads of acres as a result of un
precedented rainfall since last Wed
nesday Nine deaths reported today
brought the storm's toll to 61 lost
and missing.
The damage will total millions of
dollars, according to reports received
here.
Mr. C. D. Purser of Thomasvtlle.
Ga.. spent Sunday and Mondav with
WHITE WAY FOR THE
BUSINESS DISTRICTS.
ALDERMEN AGREE TO DIVIDE
COST WITH TELEPHONE CO.
But the HuineM Sirtvt Will First
Haie to Help Vuj for Hie Paving
Would Prolmbly be First Put I'd
From Ikpot to Mr. Morrow's Resi
dence Sanitation Work Dix-ussed.
It seems as if the street talk will
not.amount to much, as not a siniriA
petition was presented before the Al
dermen last night at a meeting held
especially for that nurtu. nn
Houston street it Is ovlieved that
those Interested have not jt secured
51 per cent of both the pro-.eity and
lineal feet owners, while Mr. A. M.
stacK, who had charts r t;. tui
tion on Windsor street, is out of
town. The Aldermen uora c.roiu
disappointed, as the desire to deter
mine now much work will I.- rtnn
if the citizens desire any. so they can
proceed to employ an engineer. They
had intended finding out how much
street work there was to be dona last
mgni so tney would have been in
position to act about employing the
engineer, as a meeting for that pur
pose has been advertised for Friday
night.
Mayor James W. Fowler hns tp-
celved a pocket full of letters from
engineers all over the country de
siring information, and he has also
received several long distance r-iiin
It is estimated that there will bo at
least twenty-five engineers in Monroe
Friday night to try to land the joli.
The Aldermen cannot Droreeri with
the selection of an engineer until they
kdow now mucn work is to be done.
So in order to give the citing an
other chance, they have set Thursday
night for the presentment of tho pe
titions. Hopes had been held out that Main
street would sign up. so that the
work could be first laid on the most
important street. Mr. T. P. Dillon.
President of the Chamber of Com
merce, was present at the meetlnc
and stated that he had appointed two
men to work Main Street, but they
failed to do so. He then started out
himself In an effort to sign it up,
but he was met by the ouerv: "What
will It cost?" That stopped him, as
he was able to give very little in
formation on the subject.
As a special Inducement tn pet
Main street and the other bigness
sections to petition for the paving,
the Aldermen promise a whit? way
free of charge to the property owners
provided the telephone company will
stand by their oifrr to pay half in
order to get tha use of tiio uolis.
The white way is in addition to tho
1-5 or the total cost to be mild bv
the city.
The white way fhould prove a good
nducement. as It is very expensive.
tt is rstimated that the nosK with
lights included, -ost about $25 each.
They would be string about thirty
feet apart.
Aldermau Sikes expressed the hone
that Main street would agree to the
paving so they could get the white
way. He also remarke that It vould
00k pretty to see lights strum: uo
frcin the depot to Mr. R. A. .Morrow's
residence.
Mr. Dillon was authorized to In
form the Main street property own
ers that the cost of the paving would
not be over $1.50 a square yard:
but would perhaps not amount to.
over $1.10 a square yard.
Sanitation Disrussed.
Mrs. Henry Laney, the Sanitary
spector, appeared before the Al
dermen last night for a conference Id
order to determine their attitude to
wards her work. She discussed the
situation all over the town, and she
painted a rather disagreeable picture.
Two parties, she said, had failed to
put sewerage in their homes In the
sewerage zone. Many other3 out of
the sewerage zone had failed to
screen their closets, and refused to do
so. She wanted to know how to pro
ceed. The Aldermen were plainly wor
ried. Although they had passed the
ordinances, they did not feel like In
dicting parties for failure to comply
with them. Finally, Alderman Wil
liams arose and made the motion
that Mrs. Laney be authorized to en
force the law to the limit, as they
had made the laws and Intended to
have the respected. Alderman Hen
derson seconded his motion and it
carried. So all parties who have not
complied with the sanitary laws will
be Indicted.
Mayor Fowler sti'ted that he was
getting calls from all over the city
to come and clean out ditches. As a
successor to Mr. Allen English has
not yet be secured, the Aldermen ap
pointed Mr. Paul Griffith to look af
ter the work temporarily at a salary
of forty dollars per month.
After the appointment of Mr. Grif
fith, Alderman Williams stated that
he thought the city was paying too
much for sanitary Inspectors. This
matter was not discussed, but put off
to the next meeting.
Reception at Central Church.
A reception will be given to aft
the members of Central Methodist
church Wednesday, 12th, at the
church. Hours for children under 16
years of age, will be from 6 to 7:30.
Adults from 8 to 10 o'clock.
All Methodists of Monroe are in
vited to this reception. Everybody
is asked to be "present by 8:15 as a
short program is beiiif prepared to
begin at that time, after which there
will be a social hour. Every member
of the Missionary society is asked to
be present by 8 o'clock to help with
this reception. Woman's Missionerr
Siclety.
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