The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-22
WATER W0RKS!5
The Meeting and what was dodl

cept the invitation extended them by
the Mayor and Council last week t1
meet in the court house and discuss
the question of Water Works. BY
half past seven, the appointed time,
quite number ofrepresentatisebus-
mess men of the town had assembled
in the court house, and were busily
conversing one with another about
the subject before them. t~eould
be seen at once that there was great
unanimity among them, and that they
all wanted water works.
Thus they talked until half past
seven was fully come, when on motion
Of Capt. f. NJ. Farr, Mr.. j. A. Fant
was elected Chairman of the meeting
and Mr.. B. L. Arthur Secretary.
Nix. Fant then stated that the obi ject
OF the meeting was to get the senti :
ment and opinion of the citizens in
in regard to public water works for
the town. Someone asked what it
would cost. The chairman did not
know, exactly, and therefore said
that he did not know. Several mom-
bers of the convention replied &nmost
at once that it would cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. Mr.. Duncan
explained that the cost would depend
in u great measure on where the wa
ter supply was gotten from. He
said that with the available water sup
ply, mentioning Buffalo Creek, the
system would not cost over $25, 900.
at the very outside:
Someone wanted to'know what dif-
ference the water works would snake
in the rates of insurance, ThdS in,
formation could not begiyen. Capt.
Farr and Mr.. Z. Nicholson both be-
ing we'll acquainted with fire inaur.
ance said that the rate of Insurance
would depend on the position # the
hydrants and the pressure, NT1tters
which could not be determined at
this stage. = |
MIR. Duncan addressed thechair
and said that if fthetow wanted water
works the proper thing to doawould
he to get the Legislature to pass an I
act authorizing thettown TO hssss9 :.
the water works, get the money for
the bonds and 90 to work. That
VIC would have to have water works
sooner or later. That The town was
growing, had about three thousand
population now, and in tue course Of
Two or three years would, doubtless,
nave not less than six or seven th0us-
and. He said that aside from he
reduction in insurance the Wal cr work
would bring in considerable rcvenuc
rom service to citizens and corpo-
rations, and would in all probability
about pay for itself in the course Of
zen years. He said thaUa a committee
shouidbe appointed to make the prop
ar arrangements for the passing o.
an act by the Legislature, authoriH-
ing The town to bond itself for the
water works.
before taking his seas ne moved
THat tie toWn estabIish Water lVolns
at tie crpcaSe Qt the tocn, piaciny
tie limit Of cost at 81, 600. This
melton being seconded wa, unal
nousiy carried. On motion TIE
chairman appointed Mess. II. G. Dun-
can, Z. Nicholson, and VIM. Munro,
Il co;omittee to make invest igarons
as to the cost ofwatcr works and also
to procure the passage Of al act
authorizing the bonding Of the town.
BY another motion Mr. }. a. Fant
was added to the committee, &c oF
cio as Mayor of the Town.
On motion the meeting adjourneu.
For harmony and business this
was one of the best meetings we have
ever seen. There was plenty Of en-
tnusiasm, but it was manifested i'll a
sober businesslike way. From the
character, however, ofthe men com
posing the assembly nothing ci,e
could have been expected. With
such men and such busincsslkc dc
termination behind The enterprise we
may confidently expect water works
in tive near future.