The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-12-20
,GREEKvILhE. s.. O., Dec, o, 1871.
To the Honorable Gity Council,
Greea,Vtlle, South Carolina. I.

'GreeaVatte, South Carolina:
GENTLEMEN: Some time since.
the Council appointed q Commit
tee to wait upon me in regard to
the purchase otapart Of lot Of Rev.
b. Manly, for the purpose of
strengthening street in front-of lot ::
afterwards your honorable body
appointed an appraiser to appraise
said lot, to appoint one for DR..
! Manly. Said appraisement has
been held. Result, officially, 1
have not received.) Said Ap.
praisers have assessed damages to
said lot to the extent of about one
hundred and fifty dollars, or a
new fence in front of said lot.
AS representative of DR.. b.
Manly, | beg TO enter this my
Protest to said result of Ap.
pralsers, on the following
grounds: 7T rElEFTETE Q
1. Never having been waited
upon officially by tho Committee.
The Chairman of the Committee
had a conversation with me-, after
hearing from DIR. Manly, and |
stated to him 1 thought it was
worth $500, and new fence, and
requested him to call together his
Committee /; which Committee was
never called, and l was never
waited upon by them. Next no.
ticel bad was that an Appraiser
had been appointed by your body.
2. No notice was given me of
the time Of appraisement, nor did
l know when it was held until af
ter it was decided, and do not now
know where the line runs cutting
OF the lot, except from hearsay,
expecting to be present when the
appraisement was held.
3. Satisfied the Council. does
not desire to- -injurc any of its citi-
zens, without jdst compensation, l
object to the value placed upon
tEat portion of the lot cut off for
purpose of windening said street {;
at the same time, do not wish to
convey the impression that the
Appraisers did not act conscienti-
ously in the matter, not having the
facts before them, and supposed
DR.. Manly desired the straighten.
ing of the street. DR.. Manly is
satisfied with the street as it is.
AS representative of DR.. Manly.
| beg to render this my Protest,
and truet gentleman of the Coun-
Gil will give it due consideration.
If the Council shall see proper to
appoint an Appraiser, whose opin-
ion has not been formed, | will do
the same, and will meet with
them, and after consultation about
the line to be run, will agree to
leave it to them they to select a
third party if they cannot agree.
Your humble servant,
julius @. SM1Lu,
Agent for DR.. Manly.
On motion, the Report OF the
Appraisers was received an d
adopted.
On motion of Alderman Cline.
ResoIved, That it is tho desire
and purpose Of this Council that
its administration shall be charac-
terized by spirit of progress,
looking TO the improvement OF
the city in all it bearings, wheth.
er financial, commercial or me-
chanical.
ResoIUed, further, That no ac-
ton of the Council shall be So
construed as to imply partiality
for ;he Improvement of one sec.
ton o. the city over another, and
each section shall be entitled to
tn Q favorable consideration of
Council, in just proportion to it's
location and merit.
| Resolved, further, That the
thanks of this Council are due
Capt. John Westfield for the spir.
it Of improvement and enterprise
manifested by the effort he has
made in bringing into market a
large number of fne building lots,
'herstoforo much desired to be
had. go .sisiaIa SOB
Reso1ged, further, That the &C,
ton recently taken by Council, rs
to the receiving of Washington
Street and John Street, be 80
altered and amended as that they
be received unconditionally.
ResOlved, That copy OF these
Resolutions be sent to Capt. West
field. ,,,
On motion, DIR. "A d. Hoke and
Robert Mckay were appointed
Appraisers to assess the value OF
the land proprosed to be taken by
the city for the purpose of opens
ing street, from 3 point on the
Buncombe Street, north of Mrs.
Elford's lot, and running north.