The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-07

to incorporate the South Carolina Sew.
erage Company, the Governor sent a
message to the Senate, in which ne
said:
No 1873 "An act incorporate the
South Carolina Sewerage Co, and to
authorize the corporate authorities Of
the cities and towns in this State to
contract with it for the establishment
construction and maintenance of sew
erage systems and tor that purpose to
issue bonds The purposes of this
company are set forth in section 9.
The said corporation shall have the
right to construct, maintain, build and
complete systems Of sewerage works
within the State Of South Carolina, and
to contract for the construction, main
tainance and building Of such sewer
age works. That the corporate author
tiles Of the cities and towns Of this
State, be and they are hereby author
lied to contract with said corporation
for the establishment, and maintain.
ance OF such sewerage works in the
streets, highways, private lots and
dwellings within the limits of said cit
les and towns and beyond those limits
tract so made shall first be ratified by
a vote of qualified voters Of said cities
or town." Section 8 reads as follows.
That in order to enable the corporate
authorities of the cities and towns
within this section to carry out the con-
tract hereinbefore authorized to be
made, they are, in addition to the pow
erS now vested in them, authorized to
pass all necessary ordinances, rules and
regulations necessary for the enforce
ment of the same, and they may re-
qure all property owners within the
limits Of said cities and towns to make
connection with said sewerage works,
and they may levy annually an assess.
ment against the property of such pro-
perty owners, and require the same to
be paid either to said cities and towns
or to the said corporation with whom
the said cities and towns contract for
the establishment, maintainance and
construction of tue system of sewerage
as aforesaid"
Section II provides "that for the
purpose or carrying out said contract,
the corporate authorities of said cities
and towns are hereby authorized to Is.
sue six per cent. coupon bonds" &c.
1t will be seen that power is given
to cities and towns to make contracts
with this corpOrtion for the cOnstruc-
ton OF sewers. and there is authority
to issue bonds to pay for the same.
This most Objectionable feature, how
ever, are given power to enforce con-
nectlon by land owners with these
sewers, ana the ownership of the sew
ers by the company instead Of by the
cities and towns in which they are To-
Gated. The charter is speculative and
the principle upon which it is issued ie
pernicious. Every city should own its
own sewerage works, and they should
be constructed by authority of the same
The provisions in the act which seen
TO guard the rights of taxpayers by
providing for an election before the
cOntrrct Is made or the bonds issued
are deluslVe. They do MT guard against
the use Of non-taX- payers at the POLES
to carry such a measure and there is
plenty OF room for collusion or fraud
between the authorities or town or
cl'y ana the sewerage company, as to
thc amount TO be paid for the work. |
therefore cannot approve it.
AS 10 the lrSt and third bills men
llolled Ihe VetOeS were sustained with
out discussion. Senator John q. Evans
thought that the sewerage bill had been
limited in application to the city of
Columbia, III which opinion Senator
Sloan agreed, but reference to the
Journal proved otherwise and the vote
was adopted without futher question,
a concurrent resolution was receiv-
ca from the House fixing Friday, Dec.
ISL lof the election of register of
lnensne cOnVeyances for Charleston
county. senator Wilson moved to
amend by liking the same day, and
immediately after that election for the
election to the vacant Judgeships and
Associate Justiceship. The resolution
rs amended was then concurrod in,
The following bills passed their sec
ond readings:
TO amend Section 948 of the General
Statutes, as to detention and fumi ga
ton OF certain VeSSles.
no repeal Section seven CD of an act
entitled IAN act to provide mode of
distribution of moneys collected as d-
rect tax from the citizens Of this State
Dyfhe United States and turned over in
trust TO the State of South CarOllna,'
ana substitution a section in lieu there
of. Report favorable. BY Mr.. Kirk
land 10 appoint commissioners for the
promotion of legislation in the United
states. BY Mr.. Won Kolnitz.
10 amend an act entitled "An act to
regulate the annual settlements of
county commissioners, county school
commissioners and county tTeasurerS
Tor county and school taxes, etc. By
NJ. Mitchell.
10 futher regulate the salary of the
county auditor Of PIckens county
this State.
The Senate adjourned at 2:3o D. m.
ntll ii O'Clock Flday having exhausted
the calendar.
Remove Il by tho President
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.-.George ID,
johnston, Civil Service Commission er,
mas been removed by the President. lie
was The only Democrat on the commis.
SION, and was appointed from Louisia.
ma by PRESIDENT Harrison, to succeed
dlugh S. Thompson. Mr.. Johnston re-
fused TO say anything about the affair
Conlgnt, and the other members Of the
commission were likewise silent. The
removal grew out of a report made by
Che commission on appointments un-
der the PoStollice Department.. Com