Roanoke Rapids Herald

Pruden And Taylor Take Office Oath

The oath of office as city commissioners was administered Tuesday afternoon to Howard Pruden and W. P. Taylor by Judge W. O. Thompson before the start of the regular meeting of the board. Mr. Taylor was recently re-elected to another term, while Mr. Pruden is a new member of the board, being chosen to replace Alfred Martin who declined to run for re-election.

Several matters of business were disposed of by the commissioners among them being a permit issued to Edward George to operate a pool room at 1332 Roanoke Avenue and one to Tickel & Son to operate a pool room and sell beer in the 900 block of the avenue; Roy Taylor to operate a taxicab.

The city fathers discussed the street improvement project but no definite action was taken.

Commissioner Pruden made the following recommendations to the board:

Trash cans be provided throughout the city in an effort to aid in keeping the streets clean.

Garages be stopped from repairing automobiles on the streets of the city.

The two and one-half hour parking signs be removed or the law enforced.

That street and traffic signs that are down be replaced.

That caution traffic signs be erected on Hamilton street at all the school buildings and that the police department investigate speeding on this thoroughfare.

The commissioners voted to purchase six caution signs to be erected as recommended by Mr. Pruden, and requested Chief of Police Dobbins to investigate the Hamilton street "speeding" enforce the parking ordinance and to replace the street and traffic signs.