The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-29
The Board of Trade.

last Monday night on account of the
bad weather. The committe appointed
to solicit subscriptions to raise the 81 900
to be given the Three C's railroad ia
order TO obtain the rights of way
through the town reported about $500
subscribed and that the balance would
be raised. The committee was con-
tinued.
The committee in regard to the
city telegraph Office reported that
they had been in correspondence with
the company but had been unable to
getanythIng definite. This is an i'm
portant matter and should be pressed
forward.
The matter of Issuing pamphlet
advertising the town was indefinitely
postponed.
The following resolution in regard toa
charge in the roal law as applicable to
this county was unanimously adopted.
Resolued, That the General Assembly
be requested to enact a road law for
NeWberry County similar to the An
@derson County road law.
On motion of Mr.. G. B. Cromer, the
secretary was directed to furnish
copy of this resolution to the Senator
and Representatives from Newberry
County.
A petition to council from the Fire
Underwriters of ofNewberry in regard to
erection of wooden buildings in the
business part of town which was re-
ferred by Council to the Board for ad
vice and action was read:
PETITION OF THE UNDERWRITERS.
10 the Honorable Mayor and Alder
men of Newberry, S. G.
conference.-the undersigned, your
felow-citizens and local Board of Fire
Underwriters, respectfully beg leave to
to invite your official attention and
action to the felt expediency of passing
:n ordinance to prohibit the further
erection of wooden buildings within
certain limits, say, the business centre
of the town, such limits to be in the
discretion of your honorable body.
This request is based upon the belief
that council, as in other towns, has the
right to pass such ordinance, or, if
mistaken, then to take steps to secure
this right. We further request passage
of such ordinance because we believe
the present time opportune as promo
ton of sound public policy aud in the
best interest OF the community.
l. Because the recent erection of
many negro cabins in the very heart of
the town, fronting the market, opra
house, ank felt and discussed by the
thoughtful sentiment of the commu-
nifty to be menace to deeency and u
clog TO progress.
2. Because market place and sur
roundings, where all the housekeepers
of a community have to 60. for family
marketing, should be such that the
most refined and cultivated matrons of
our town could feel safe to visit it daily,
without fear TO have eye or ear offended
by language or behavior.
3. The erection of wooden buildings,
stores, dwellings, or cabins within
certain limits, works hardship, if not
wrong, to citizens needing and using
insurance, in this, that it materially
increases rates, without profit, in some
instances, possibly to the prohibition
point, if not entirely depriving them of
its protection, owing to unwllingness
of companies to carry insurance on
such extra hazardous risks.
4. The request is further made be-
cause we deem it duty to the commu-
nifty and companies we represent, right
in itself, promotion of the public good,
OF sound public policy, in accord with
the spirit Of progress, nota menace to the
rights or interest of the community,
due to housekeepers having daily to
visit our market, and such of our citi-
zens, who on public occasions, schools
and college commencements, or, at
public assemblages, feel it a duty TO
visit the opera house on such and SINH
lar occasions; duty to ourselves as
citizens and underwriters, not the
spirit of adverse criticism as reason for
submitting this, our respectful commu-
nication to council for Immediate con-
sideration and action.
We have the honor to be your fellow
citizens.
w. T. TARRANT,
S. P. BOoZER & Son,
E. A. SCOTT,
JAMES +. GLENN.
Newberry, S. c., October 25, 1888.
After discussion the following reso-
luton was adopted.
Resolued, That a committee be ap-
pointed to report to an adjourned
meeting of the Board the limits within
which the council shall have supervis-
ion of the erection of wooden buildings.
The following is the committee: G.: B.
Cromer, w. Il. Hunt, Jr., L. w. Floyd,
S. A. Boozer and W. It. Tarrant. OF
course authority to exercise this super
vision will have to be given council by
act of of the Legislature.
A special meeting was ordered for
Friday night Of this week to hear the
report of this committee. This is an
important matter and every member
should be present at this meeting. -
The committee on obtaining the
weather reports for Newberry had been
unable to hear anything from the au-
thorities::
The Sunday-school will meet here
after at o'clock IN the afternoon, and
the prayer meeting at P. M.
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