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No. 9.i 54 25 Cents a Month RALEIGH N, C, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1900. DAMAGE SUIT FOR $30,000 Administrator of Ernest Young Brings Action HE WAS KILLED AT DURHAM IN JAN'Y Plaintiff Claims That Engineer did Not Give Proper Warning Case will be Heard at Durham ' ' Civil Court. Dr. YV. 1). Young. administrator ot the lute Ernest Young:, lias sued the .Southern liailwny for :)0,OOU dam ages. . Proceedings were instituted in the Siierior Court of Durham yesterday evening by Messrs. ISgpne, Bryant and lliggs, of Durham, ifc attorneys for the plaintiff. The suit for $:itl.00 is against the North Carolina Hailroad. which is leased by. the Southern, nnd is brought by Or! Young as adminis trator, on account, of the killing of his' nephew, Prof. Ernest, 1'. Young, by the east bound passenger Train near East Durham last January. Prof. Young was well known, in' lialeigh and Wake county and a ne phew of .Mr. Daniel II. Young, of this city. The. Durham Herald of this morn ing, in discussing the suit, states: "Mr. Young was a school teacher of Wake county who came up here on a visit to his uncle. Dr. W. D. .Young. He had closed his school on account of an epidemic of measles lint-contemplated going Imck home the next day and resnme his duties us a teacher. He started to the Kast Durham drug store and got on the Southern road at the Durham Roller Mill. When only a short distance below- this' crossing the cast bound pas senger train upproached lit a rapid rate. It is said that- the alarm was not sminded until the train was with in a few feet of.'. the victim at any rate. Mr. Young was "struck by the train and died in his own blood by the side of the-track. "The deceased, it is said, was an exceptionally bright young man. lie graduated at the Cary High school last June and won a scholarship in Wake Forest College, where he. would have matriculated last, September but for the fact that he had an attack ot typhoid fever late, in the summer and was too weak to take up tell duties of a college student. He secured a place as. teacher, intending to enter college next September, but in Octo ber, next, a .suit will conic up on ac count of his sudden and tragical death." MR. E. H. BARNES GOES TO SCKSONVILLE Appointed Sup't. of Alsnta, Vuldosta and Northern R. R. Mr. E. II. Barnes, of Cumnock, i great favorite in Haleigh, has liecn appointed superintendent of the Ai hintic, .Vuldosta. and Northern Jiail road, to take effect .May first. Mr. Barnes has been spending much of his time in lialeigh, in fact his fnmily is now at the Yarborough. They will leave next week for Jack sonville, Fin. Their departure is sin cerely deplored in lialeigh. Mr. Bnrnes is considered one of the best musicians in the city, and hi-.' voice has lieen heard with delight- in several church choirs of this city. .Mr. Barnes takes his new position up with experience, lie came from the Cheasapeake and Ohio liailroad to the East Tennessee, Virginia and (ieorgia liailroad in ISSfi. and was su perintendent of the (ieorgia division, embracing the line from Cliiittanoog;'. to Brunswick, (in., and branches. The best wishes of the people "f lialeigh will accompany Mr. and Mrs. Barnes to their new home. NPW POSTAL OFFICES. Th Times-Visitor today received dispatches from lieidsville, N. ('., and Athens, (in., over the wires of the Postal Telegraph and Cable Company, which have just been placed in neiv ofliees at the places named. . The Postal is almost daily opening new offices in the South, mid the Increase in number of offices in North Carolina is appreciated by those who use the Postal wires. BAIN TOMORROW. For lialeigh and vicinity: liain to night and Sunday. The storm yesterday central over the middle (iiilf States has merged with the depression advancing from he northwest. Threatening. rainy weather continues almost everywhere, except in the South, at New Orleans, Mobile. Meridian nnd Montgomery, where clear weather is reported this morning. Heavy rains occurred in (ieorgia. South and North Carolina, and northern Florida. Small amounts of rain are reported from a very lure number of stations. MUSICAL RKCJTAL. On the evening of Tuesday, the first ' day of Mny, Miss Manm- lOvelyti liob b'u'is, of Wilson, will give a musical recital at the (iovernor'Vi Mansion for the sake of a worthy cause. 'Miss Kob bins has so often given her talents io aid worthy objects in. Raleigh that her rare musical accomplishments are thoroughly appreciated by the people of this city. She will he assisted in the recital' bv Miss (iertrude Potwin. violinist, and ..Mr. Albert Mack, pi anist. I ; mr. britt comes back He Talks of the Woman who Broke Her Promise Mr. Ci. W. Britt, who was to have been married to Mrs. Parker. no.v Mrs. McYiekers, of Durham, early this week, but. who was pleasantly disap pointed, returned to his home in Ral eigh this morning. He is highly elat ed over the recovery of a goodly por tion of his worldly goods and says tliat when he returns )o Durham next week to settle the matter he will obtain possession of the remain ing household goods. Mr. Britt- paid The Times-Visitor a call today and told of his adventure at Durham. He says-that he is glud now that he did not marry Mrs, ParK er as he is in doubt as to whether they could have ever gotten along' to gether, "She may be happy with the man she is married to," said Mr. ltritt, "but I doubt it. He's a right good looking young fellow and makes about $1.) a week. She is a right ex travagant woman and takes lots io keep her going. Somehow she ain't a good manager and can't keep money. "I haven't got everything back yet. though 1 have about .l.!o worth ot my furniture stored in Durham add will .either sell it there or bring' it to lialeigh. She has about the same amount of it still in her jiossession. Next. Tuesday the trial conies up for the recovery of the $1(H she borrowed from me when she said she was going to nyirry me, and frlso for my watch that I gave-her at that time as n wed ding present. "I had a little small talk with her the other morning, but she didn't want to talk with inc. She said she had fooled inc. but she would not sa anything more about it to me. "You know," continued Mr. Britt. "she's sorter fractious and high strung, and she just shut the door and said she was not going to say any thing more about the marriage. Hut I'll get my stuff." And then he said he must rush up and attend to some mutters, and he saiil good bye. Among the Churcnes. Rev. Forrest Smith, of Louisburg, nis in the city, the guest of Mm. N. I!. Brouglilon, on North Person street. Me preaches ut the Baptist Tabernacle tomorrow. Rev. John Lewis, of Clayton, is i:i the city, the guest of Mr. C. li. Ed wards, on East Ma. in direct. He preaches -at the First Ilaptist .Church tomorrow. .Rev. W. D. Hubbard, is expected to reach lialeigh the first j;art of week after next. CHURCH OF THE OOOD SHEPHERD liev. I. McK. Pittenger, I). D.. rector. First Sunday after Easter. Holy communion at H a. m. Sunday .-school at 9:43 a. m. " Service and'scrmon at tl a. ni; and 8 p. III. The seats are all free and strangers are cordiallv invited. ST. LUKE'S CHAPEL, CAIiY. Service and sermon at S p. m. PILOT HAPTIST CHURCH. Services tomorrow morning ill Pil"t I'.nptisl Church will be conducted at the usual hour by liev. P.aylus Cade, and in the evening by Mr. Robert N. Sinuns. CHRIST CHURCH. Rev. M. M. Marshall. 1). 1)., Recto.-. First Sunday after Faster. Sunnily school 10 a, in. Divine service II a. m. Evening prayer, it p, m. Services during the week: .Wednes day (St. Mark's Day) 10 a. in., and ." p. in. Friday 10 a. m. Free seats. Strangers cordially wel comed. ST. SAVIOUR CHAPEL. Sunday school 10 a. m. "Morning scrvioe I I a. m. Night serviee R p. ni. Scats all free. Every one invited. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The pastor of the Christian Church, Rev. .M. W. Kii tier, wiy occupy ins pulpit at 11 a. in and 8 p. in. Sunday school at 10 a. ni., conducted by Su perintendent .1. A. Mills.y'Jimior So ciety of Christian Fndeavor 3:15 p. in. Song practice for State Fndeavor convention 4 p. m. to which the young people of the town are invited. CIIKISTIAX ENDEAVOR STATIC CONVENTION. (The North Carolina, Convention ot Christian Fndeavor Will meet here next Thursday, the 261 h; inst.. nt the Christian church. The convention includes one hundred and fifty so cieties and several denominations ur.v represented in it.. It is inter-denominational. Rev. Dr. T. N. Ivey will de liver the address of welcome on be half of the city, and Rev. M. W. But ler will sMak a welcome in behalf of the church. BAPTIST TABERNACLE. liev. Forrest Smith, of Louisburg. will preach at 11 a. ni. ami 8 p. in. SACRED HEART CHURCH. Fr. (iriffin, Rector." First Sunday after Raster. High Mass and sermon at It a. m. Sermon, prayer and Benediction at 8 p. m. , Sundav school 9:4S a. m. DK WOLF HOPPKR OPFRA (OM pany.. Raleigh. N. C, May 2. 1000. On account of the above occasion the Southern liailway Company will sell round trip tickets from Durham, $V..")0; Chapel Hill. $2.25: (ioldsboro, $2..i(V; all intermediate stations on same basis. Ticket to be sold April ;!0th.May 1st. and 2nd; finul limit May tit h.' . , : ; FOR -11 EST, No. ,V!: .orth Person street, be tween Polk and Peace strets. .Mod ern conveniences. 1 nquire nt 504 North Person street. California oranges 35 to 30. cents a dozen at Dughi s. BUBONIC PLAGUE IS SPREADING Situation in the Philippines More Serious RESTRICTIONS PLACED ONJ IMPORTATION OF CATTLE Food Selling at Exorbitant Prices The Desease is Making Alarming Head- " way in Australia Manila. April 21. There have been thirteen deaths from the ISubonic pla gue during the week. The native market, in the centre of city distric, is quarantined and a guard of troops placed around it. Cattle brought here from Singapore introduced the dread ed foot and month disease. Quaran tine has been declared against cattle from Ihidjdnee in addition to tlmt already in force against North Luzon anil llalangas. Prices for food sup plies in the citv continue exorbitant. IN AUSTRALIA. Vancouver. 1!. ('., April .-21. Dr. Bart left, of Sydney, who was a pas senger on the ! steamship "Miovvera, ' said that when he left Sydney the plague w as assuming ulurniing' pro portions. There- were seven cases a day for several days, while the dis ease is spreading from 1 lie tenement district to other parts of the citv, and has got beyond the control of the health. authorities. Outside of tin city it is spreading rapidly and breaking out in unlikely places all over the colony. Around the wharves Johnsons pay' millions, fish and rats died plague' rotting on beach, said fishermen had scooped these. TO ,vlASHBATES. Manila. April 21 Col. Warding, with n battalion of the Twenty-Ninth Volunteers, sailed today for Mnriudu pie and Masbnle Islands, south of Luzon and north of Biscayas. It is not anticipated that there, will lie any opposition to American occupation,.; MILLIONS SWEPT AWAY BY THE FLOODS Great Danage to Towns on the Lower Mississippi Mony Places Cut off New Orleans, La., April 21. The floods have caused, according to :S conservative estimate. damages amounting to ::.(i(MU)(M in central, and soul hern Mississippi, exclusive of tin; damages. 'sustained, by railroads. At Columbia estimates place the damage at $.-,00,000. Hickorv. Miss., is surrounded lv Pearl river, which is higher than m many years. Honey Island rendezvous., noted as a train 'robber buscli. is under twenty feet of water. Half a score of towns are cut off from the outside world. CO TO DURHAM .NEXT WEEK. The Fisheman -Luck Company will leave Raleigh next ' Thursday -. after noon for Durham.. where they present on that evening the play which,was such a signal success here Washing ton's .Birthday, It is expected that quite a party' .of.' lialeigh young peo ple will go 'lip with the Company to sec tho repetition ol. that popular plav. Durham people have an oppor tunity to sec for the first time what Raleigh people think is the 'best 'play of the season by the best company that- has been in this part of the country this season. The company is composed of local talent of the great est1 merit. - ARMOR PLATF. Cloiicester. N. ,L, April 21. A rumor is current here that old iron works here purcluused by Hie New York Shipbuilding, Company will be used for the iniinufiictiiie -of armor plate for the (fov eminent. , ; McCILI. DKAD. -.lersey City, N. .1.. April 21. Chan cel ler McCili died this morning from exhaustion and overwork. COT'l'ON. New York. April 21. --Cotton bids' Mav, 0.:W;,;.iiine and ,luly. 0,:t2; Au- ' gust, 9.1!); -September. 8.41. . ! - .' '.'- '. ' ---"-' STR li FT PA R A 1) K ,r-':;iO. The remark has been made that for a. home .entertainment the Wright's ' Rand have gone to great expense to give that minstrel. We have gone ' a big expense, but the end will jus tify t lie means as it will be by f ir the most elaborate affair ever givvn )ert. anil if you want a first .class white band and orchestra to remain in ' lialeigh, come out and give the boys a warm welcome. The first pni" is 'replete with beautiful colors, melo dy.; songs and funny sayings. Oir best hits are Jack Sbelbourn, F I. King. Smith and Bryant living sta tuary. Messrs. Smith, Bougess and many others to numerous to mention. Price 2", ;t5 and 50 cents. Over in Louisburg a woman a dav or two ago secured a divorce, and in an hour was married to one of the j- jurors who granted it. She must have I felt pretty sure of Hie 'Jury's verdict in her case, having a future husband on it Wilson News. FOR SALE A small iron safe, i.'i good condition, cheap. Address E., core of Tinies-Visjitor. j - v ' Mr. Steinmeta states that he has some fine transplanted tomato plants for sale. Also a. limited number ot j pot "grown tomato plunto. : FIRST STAMP BOOK SOLD Novel Stamp Book Received First by Raleigh Postoffice Postmaster C. T. Bailey yesterday received the lirst consignment- of stamp books that were forwarded from the Post Office Department :it Washington to North Carolina and the first book was sold to The. Times Visitor. The book contains twelve two-cent stamps in two layers, between them and on each side being a thin sheet of oiled tissue paper. On Hie cover of the book are certain important regu lations of the Postal Service and the rates for the four classes of .mail matter. The stamps are good for mail matter to Puerto Rico. Ciiam, the Philippine Islands. Canada and Mexico, besides United States terri tory on the American continent. On the second sheet is a statement of foreign postal rates and special men tion of the special delivery service in the United States. The third pairc contains information regarding t li- Money Order Department of the Pos tal System. Orders for money mav be drawn on :O,000 offices in the Unit ed States and on forty-six foreign countries. On the fourth page is a noliee from Postmaster (leneral Chn Finery Smith telling of the advant ages of Hie registered letter system. The book is of most convenient size and is so made that Hie stamps will not stick. It is an innovation in the postal service that is meeting with, general approval and Raleigh is the first. -office-in'. .North Carolina to re ceive the new stamp books. Local News Items Mrs. I.. 1!. (irecn left yesterday lor New 'York. .Miss Helen Moseley. of Richmond, is the guest of the Misses' Norris.. Ticket for "A Mid Summer Night's Dream" on sale at I'obhilt-WynneV Drug Store. Reserved seals 75c.: gen eral admission, 50c: gallery, 25c.-. Mr. C. II. Edwards has in his yard a Japan walnut tree, which is now in bloom. The' blooms arc about ten o twelve inches in length and are most peculiar in appearance. 'Mr. Edwards lias a Persian walnut tree in his back yard, but this lias'ncver yielded fruit. The Japan walnut tree has furnished a fruit that, is something.' smaller than the English Walnut. Mrs. Joe Person is among' the .-visitors in Raleigh today. ' Mr. W, W. Jones says that the com pany he represents lias secured the Slate agency for Locomobiles. These vehicles' are run by a small gasoline engine and can make forty .miles au hour on a good road. The first pur chaser of a locomobile in North Caro lina, is .Mr. McNair, of Wilmington, Mr. r.liisangaiue ret iirned from New York today. The presentation of "A Mid Summer Night's Dream' by the students of the -Baptist- I niversity, under direction-of Miss Reynolds, next Monday evening, promises to be largely at tended. A number of seats are being taken by persons in - Charlotte. Dur ham. Henderson and other places. Mrs. C. II. (iattis today returucl from Philadelphia. The ball game between the A. and M. College and Oak Ridge was post poned until next Monday afternoon oir account of the rain. A train made up at Monroe arrived here at tUISJhis morning instead of the regular S. A. L. mail due at that hour. The trains on the S. A. L. south of Monroe were delayed by 'washouts. Miss Fannie .Mcl'lieeters '..returned this .morning from New York, when' she has visited Mr. anil Mrs. Ininaipi for the past month. Mr. C. M. ISusbcc returned to the city today. Sir. and Mrs. James Boylnn return ed home today. Mrs. Samuel Telfair and children left todav for Washington. N. C. Mr. J. Ii. Young is spending Sunday in Henderson. Mr. J. A. Jones returned from, the Sewbern Fair today. Mr. J. I!.. Itarklcv is in the citv, Mr. .1. W. Hailey'left today for. 'New York City. liev. A. li. Love returned from Char lotte this morning.' Rev. .1. W. Jenkins went to Hender son today, where an educational twentieth century rally day will be held tomorrow. : Rev. Dr. Kilgo and others will speak. Y Mr. W. C. Dotiglass.-who lias been attending .Moore court, has returned home. Mr. Robert C. Strong returned from Chapel Hill this morning, where he lectured yesterday before Judge Mae- liae s law students on ' .Municipal t or porations." Mr. John Spilinan. of Beaufort, .i in the city, called here on account of the serious illness of his 'step-father. Mr. Brown, on North Bloodworth street. Mr. M. X. Amis is confined at his home, corner Peace : and Halifax .streets, with mid attack of gripie. Rev. .1. D. Hiifham will preach at the Fayetteville Struct liaptist .Church tomorrow night. Miss Helen Moseley. of Richmond, is the guest of Miss Norris, nt: her home on North lllount street. The Misses Norris will entertain in formally Monday afternoon, and event ing in honor of .Miss Moseley. of Rich mond, and Miss Strong, of Atlanta. Miss Susie ISiicIiunan. of Petersburg. Va. ,is the guest of .Misses Laura and Ellen King. The Buffaloe Cotton Mill of Union. S, C, has been organized in that State with Mr. O. H. Foster among the in corporators and officers of the com pany; '- Mr. Steinmeti! has some tomato plants on sale at Riggan's I'oy Store.1 Please, please don't ask- what kind of cream Dughi makes, but order what, you want. - Send you orders this evening for ice cream for tomorrow's dinner to Du ghi. . . RUSHING TO THE RELIEF OFWEPENER Big Battle Between Rundle and Boers Now Raging POSITION OF THE BOERS I CONSIDERED CRITICAL Twenty Thousand British Surround Ten Thousand Boers The Climax ot the War Almost at Hand. London. April 21. (Icnernl liiiiidh-. with the. Third and Eigtht division. is hiirrving to the relief of Wepem-r. and his troops are sweeping the I loci's backward before them. They are un der orders to save Dalgetty' force a, nil hazards. A big battle for the re lief of the place is now raging. One report says that the Boers have from eight to ten thousand men and lift ecu gnus at Wepcner. Several Itritish of ficers were captured marching io Wepcner. It is reported that in. the Boers' night attack. April 11th. they lost wa gon loads of killed and wounded. Pretoria reports state that the I'ritish. attacked Dela'rey's . advance guard .'it lioshof and were repulsed, leaving twenty dead on the field, con tinuing the march Friday. Ccncruls Chcriuside and Randle enuie in con flict with the Boers near Dcwrtsdrop at noon. 'I he fighting continued ' un til dark. The fighting was prim-i-pnlly wiih the artillery, which tem porarilv silenced two lloer guns. P.OEliS MOLD STRONC POSITIONS. I'loemfontein. April 21. The I'.ri: ish command is in the hills for miles around Hie Itoers. who arc reported to hold strong positions, but are proba bly retiring. The casualties on the I'ritish side in the fight yesterday were slight, and mostly among th.' yeomanry and -mounted inlanlrv. The firing was at long range, and none of the British were killed. . I'.OER POSITION CRITICAL. London. April 21. .Despatches from nioeinfoiitein indicate that the posi tion of the Boer forces attaching Wepcner is critical. At Chcrmsi.le I'linille twenty thousand inen liave ten t liousand liners nearly ''surrounded. It will be dil'ticylt for the I'.oers to es cape being cornered. ' EUCUMENICAL COUNCIL CONVENED Ex Pres. Harrison Presiding Address of Welcome and Responses. New York, -April 21. -The Ecumeni cal Council assembled in Carnegi" Hall lliis afternoon. Ex-l'resiilcut Harrison presided, and Rev. Judsiui Smith, of Rostou. delivered the ,u, dress of welcome. Rev. Uarill.tu Thompson, of England. Rev. Dr. Mo ronsky anil Rev. Dr. Schreibcr. of (ici'iiiany; Rev. Joseph King, of Aus tralia, and Rev. Dr. Chamberlain, for the missionaries, responded to the ad dress of welcome, after which Rev. Dr. Raldwin read the report of the general committee. .MISS JONES' LECTURE.' "Mr. li uski n ami the Pre-Raphaclilcs," the Subject for Tonight. "Mr. Ruslvin and the I're-liaphacl-iles'- will lie the timely subject of the illustrated lecture at St. Mary's this evening. hr-Miss Dora Dutv Jones. This will he the lirst of a series of four lectures on the Renaissance of Art in England.. - Miss Jones has just, closed a brilliant season in New Yoru. Ihe following notice of which we copy from the Sunday Times: "One of the notable .Lenten diver sions attracting widespread interest has been the very excellent course of art lectures by Miss Dora Duty Joins, who has given a series of talks on modern English art and artists at the hollies of various social leaders. Th. course came to a -close this week at Mrs. Mayo llazletine's. where Miss Jones addressed one of the on .-I fashionable and cultured audiences of the year on (ieorge Frederick Walls. Miss Jones is au able critic and gifted writer.. The data for these chirrming illustrated talks has been -carefully culled by -Miss Jones Herself in re pented visits to the scenes of the ar tisl's labors and success." 'DEATH OF MISS MARY O'HIilEN. .Miss Mary OJHrien. sister of Rev. Father O'ltrien. of the Catholic church of this city, died last night at T:'l(l o'clock from a severe attack of pnei, liionia. .Miss O'llrien was born in linltimorc in 1ST7, and attended school there. She afterwards went with her mother to -Staunton, Va... where she graduat i'd from the Desmore Business Col lcge. Here her mother died. Last February, a year ago. she came here with her brother and sister. Miss Kn'e (rllrieii. the only members of the family now living. The funeral will take place tomor row at 111 o'clock a., in. from the Catholic church Fayetteville Observ er. . CONVENTIONS. National : lV'piiblican. Philadelphia. .Inue Lli. Prohibition, Chicago, June '-!. '- Populist, Sioux Falls, S. P.. May"!). Democratic, Kansas Citv, Mo., Jmv . 41 h. State lU'publicaii, liiileigh. May Bananas cheap by the bunch or do zeti at Dughi's. Cabbage and other spring plants for sale by 11. Steinmeti:. THE PAVING CONTRACT The Two Bids and Contract Aubllsbcd by Mr. McDonald At the request of Alderman C. C. McDonald. The Times-Visitor publish es below the bids for street I'venv.i tions and the contract with the suc cessful bidder. BIDS. July Nth, lK'.io. Diewry, ( liaiiinaii, Jtai- Mr. John C. eigh, N. C: Dear Sir: I w ill . ev.-iii-iitn I.. . . . , . ,. ,. -" s.""v aim nam ine dirt lor per cuhi" yard. Haul not to be over Jo.ooo feet; all hauls over I.OIHI feet Jc. per cubic yard for every .ion feet. Yours trulv. WILL ROHHINS. July 7. IS!)(). Mr. John C. Drewry, Chairman Street. Coininittec: Dear Sir: Will m,. you an offer for the excavating, moving dirt and grading streets according to your ad vertisement for bids, for 24 ',e. per cubic yard, distance of hauling not to be over l.(KH) fed: all dirt hauled over l.lilld feel will add jc. per cubic yard extra. Should I be required to haul a distance of lion f....i t. ill n.l.l l"e. per cubic yard extra. The bid I have made is very close. I simplv I iiiciuion ine instance ol Hauling so I would not lose any money should I hi required to haul such distances. 1 I I. no uoi t ii in k mere will rarely ever hit a necessity of-hauling sis far ns .()()( feet, as you know I am well aoqainted wiih the work as I have had charge of it for the past fifteen months during that time I have hauled verv little dir as far as 1, 0(1(1 feet. I am. very respect f till v. V. I!. (i()())YV.. CONTRACT. NORTH CAROI.lNA-WnkeCoiintv. This contract made t Lis. the 1-1 Ii day of July. iswi. lr nnd between Ihe City of lialeigh of the first part- and Y. li. (ioodwin. of lialeigh. ,. ( .. of the second part. WITNESSETH: That whereas, tho City of Raleigh through the Chair man of its Street Comiiiitte advertis ed for sealed bids for excavating, moving and grading dirt 'upon its si reels for public improvements, in the following terms: STREET EXCAVATIONS. Scaled proposals will be received until noou Saturday, July S. 1S!l!l. for grading, excavating and' moving" the dirt from the streets, neeessarv for improvements contemplated upon the streels. This dirt is to be moved un der the direction of the Street Com missioner, in accordance with the in structions received from the street Committee. We 'ask for proposal for moving dirt per cubic yard. The right is reserved by Ihe Citv to reject any and, all bids! Onlv bids from responsible pnrtii-s will be con sidered, w ho arc able to give bond for the faithful compliance of contract. By instructions of the Street Com mittee, JOHN ( . DREWRY. Chairman. And whereas, the bids were ox'iirl in accordance with the above adver tisement bv ihe Street Committee, and the bid of Mr. (Ioodwin. of the second pari, being the lowest: NOW. THEREFORE, in eonsider.i lioil of the melllises :illd the further consideration of the mutual oromisi and conditions herein contained, the parly of the lirst pint hereby awards the contract for excavating, moving and grading ihe dirt upon its streets in the work 'of public improvements, and for removing trees, stone walls, and other obstructions as ninv be ne cessary in prosecuting said work on the si reels of the City.' of lialeigh. It is herein- specified that the above contract incuidcs onlv such excavat ing, grading and removal of dirt removal of Irecu wi.,.. t,.iil the a in! oilier obstructions, us the Citv of I (al eigh is hound by law to do: Upon the following terms ilnd c ditions. to-wit: 1. The City of Ralciuh promises liav to the said V I! (;,l,,ii, io for all dirt excavated, in-.-ulcil mil mmix! where Ihe dislanee hauled is not ovei l.ouii iect, 21i.', cents per cubic v :i where the dislanee hauled is over ml 1. ono tect and not over 'J.imo ft extra allowance of 3 cents Del el. cub:i' yard: where the distance hauled over L'.tllio feet; an extra allowance is of io cents per cubic y:ird. but in case will n greater amount than cents. per -cubic yard, ho pnid 2. For the removal of Irees. si no it' . stone walls, iiml other obstructions a. rea sonable amount is to be paid, which amount in each Case is In !e agreed upon by the Street-Commissioner and the said W. It. (ioodwin: should Uu-v fail to agree, the Chairman of the Street Committee is to act as umpire nun ineir decision shall lie the sonable amount to he paid. .'!. All Wlll'l,' IK to bi. flont, imjlui re,i- thi direction anil iitKnecl i.m r,f tlw. wi,... Coiniiiissioni'r in accordance with 1h liistrucl ions given by the Street inittee. 4. In the saiil work to he ilont work is Io be mapped out bv ( om- thc the Street Commit lee and the lines iirr to be run by the ( if v Surveyor, such dispatch as nut to delay work. V The nartv of the second with the pa rt shall not cut. wages below the amount now paid by the City. viz.. from 7-1 cents to $1.0(1 per daV. anil onlv citi zens of Raleigh who were living 1 at the time the Itotwt ,-ie ..1 here for -shall l- employed, provided that llicv ciin lie hired at these prices. (i. The said. V. II. (ioodwin shall faithfully perform all the conditiors of this contract; sluill do the work with dispatch: and shall give a bond for the faithful performance of tl;ls contract .in the sum of not evceediny 2.(111(1. . This Contract is signed in duplicate; and is to remain in full force and effect until May nth. 1 !)()), unless for feited by the non-compliance on the jinrt of the party of the second part, or by his death. . In witness whereof the City of Ital 1 (Continued on fourth page.)
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