Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-26

on Main street were in greater danger
from bicycle collisions than in the bal
ance of the town generally, it was fact
that there were houses in other portions
of town, the doors Of which opened di-
rectly on the sidewalks, and, in his opin-
ion, the poor Negro who only paid taxes
to the amount of so cents, was entitled to
the same protection as the rich man who
paid taxes to the amount of $50. What
he did in the matter he did conscientious
ly, and he would not, so far as his vote
was concerned, consent to the least dis.
elimination.
At the instance of members, DR.. kuy-
kendall again read the resolution. War
den Parish maintained that he would not
vote for the ordinance until the ladies
who had complained. should withdraw
their petition. Upon this, DR.. Kuyken-
dal stated that he had some duly signed
certificates bearing upon the matter; but
he would request the names of the sign
ers be not published or repeated beyond
the council chamber. Then he read some
signed statements, which developed the
fact that, beyond all question, there had
been some mistake in the whole matter,
at least so for as any requests to the coun-
Gil to have bicyclsts put off the sidewalk
was concerned. Intendant Lowry stated
that the statements made by DR.. Kuyken-
dial impeached bis veracity but DIR. Kuy-
kendall explained that such was not the
case. There had only been misunder-
standing; that was all.
Warden Moore finally moved the
adoption of the ordinance proposed by
the committee from the bicycle club, and
Warden McElwee seconded the motion.
After a few remarks by different men,
bers, the matter came to vote. War
dens Moore and McElwee voted for the
ordinance, and Wardens Pegram and
Parish, and also Intendant Lowry, voted
against it. The proposition was accord
ingly killed.
Then came the tug of war. DR.. Kuy-
kendall and other members of the COM
mittee argued like good fellows. They
finally succeeded in convincing Warden
Parish that there had certainly been a
misunderstanding as to the alleged COM
plant of the ladies, and Warden Parish
was induced to make motion to recon-
slider. This motion was seconded by War
den Moore. Messrs. Moore, Parish and
McElwee voted for reconsideration.
Just at this juncture there developed
right smart of d sensation. Warden Pc
gram said "This is my first experience
on the town council. I thought it was
a business body; but if it is going
to be so wishy-washy as to pass ordi-
nances one day and 60 back on them
the next, 1 think it is poor precedent to
establish, and I want nothing to do with
any such doings. I hereby tender my
resignation, to take effect Immediately"
Warden Moore moved the acceptance
Of the resignation, and after other men,
bers tried to get Mr.. Pegram to recon-
slider, without success, the motion was
put and carried. Mr.. Pegram, thereupon,
bid the members good night. and left |. q
meeting.
DIR. Kuykendal, who had been carefully
watching tine parliamentary status of the
ordinance, called attention to the fact that
it had not yet been passed. The matter
was taken up seriatim, and, finally, its
provisions were all adopted with the un-
derstanding that they be duly incorpora-
ted into an ordinance by Attorney Brice.
Attorney Brice took occasion to sug-
gest about here that in order to avoid con-
fusion hereafter, it would always be
good idea for any member desiring to
submit an ordinance, to propose the same
in due form, ready written out, etc. He
also though it might be good idea to
submit such ordinances at meeting pre-
vious to the one at which it was proposed
to take action.
The bicycle matter disposed of, the
members Of the committee left, and the
previously described condition of the at
mosphere again began to gather in the
chamber. There appeared, however, to
be slight difference. Somehow or other
a portion of the bripstone fumes had
escaped; possibly, through some random
vents of reason. At first the reporter
had been incli ned to fear that he was to
be tried, convicted and hanged for trea-
son; but after certain developments
brought out by the gentlemen who had
been pres senting the case of the bicyclists,
it looked as if, after all, there possibly
had been other mistakes than those al
legged to have been made by the reporter,
and there was reason to hope that the
worst penalty the council would impose,
would be rigid censorship Of the press.
Intendant Lowry took the floor and
stated his grievance. He said that he
had been grossly misquoted in the last
issue of the paper, and this misstatement
went all over the county, putting him1n
false light before the people. The other
members of the council knew that the
statement about the sprinkling of tacks
was pure fabrication, as nothing OF the
kind had been stated on the floor. 1t be-
came incumbent upon him to come out
in print, and he wanted the other men,
bers of the council to endorse him. He
then read the resolutions which are pub
lished elsewhere, with the exception of a
provision, excluding the reporter from
attending meetings of the council. This
provision was stricken out, as will ap pear
hereafter.
Warden Parish made statement
which, so far as it bore upon the proposed
resolution, referred only to the matter of
the tacks. He said that if the intendant