The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-08
THE DISPENSARY TO
HAVE A NEW HOME.
ROBERTSON WAREHOUSEPURCH
by TIE STATE nOARD.
This Was the Hrice Paid-The Reasons
why tho Board Considered tho Pur.
chase Advisable.
The State, 5th.


from Main street and will henceforth
operate in the long warehouse,
which was builded upon the ruins of
the old Confederate money printing
establishment burned near the close
Of the war The board has given
the matter Of purchasing quarters
the most careful consideration dur.
ing its present session. Yesterday
for two hours tho members discussed
the pros and COILS the matter,
finally signing the acceptance of the
offer Of Mr.. j. Caldwell Robertson
of the property indicated above.
Tho price finally determined upon
was $lS,0O0
The first offer that Mr. Robertson
made was declined by tho board.
| When tho board mot yesterday the
following offer was made:
To the Honorable Board Of Control,
State Of South Carollna.
Gentlemen: I huvo considered
your offer as submitted on the Sd
inst. as to putting certain repairs,
and find that / will be unable to &C.
cept the same.
1 herewith offer you the building
and lot, containing threo and ono
half acres, more or less, situated in
the city of Columbia, S. c.; on Pu-
laski, Gervais, Huger and Lady
streets, subject to liens now in force,
for $4,000, payable as follows: Ton
thousand dollars upon tho surrender
of the first two compartments next
to Pulaski street, to be surrendered
by the 1st of April, the third and
adjoining compartment by the 1st of
May and balance of the entire build
ing by the 1st of July.
The lot, as above described, to be
surrendered on demand, the Stand
ard Warehouse company reserving
the right Of en,ry to remove cotton
| now in store
j. CALDWELL RoBERTSoN.
The board after most carefully
going over the entire situation de-
termined 10 accept this offer and did
so in the following communication
addressed to Mr.. Robertson:
Columbia, S. O., March 4, 1893.
j. Caldwell Robertson, ESQ.,, Colum-
bia.
Dear Sir: Your favor Of this date
to tho State board of control is at
hand. beg to state in behalf of
tho State board Of control that we ac-
cept your offer as specified in your
communication and will make you
the payments of $4,000 and $4,000
respectively at the time and upon the
condition You name.
M. r. Cooper,
Chairman State Board Of Control.
Subsequently the board stated that
the dispensary would remain in It's
present quarters probably until June
l next, by which time everything could
be gotten in readiness for tho trans
fer and all tho stock and drays conld
be disposed of.
The papers have all been placed
in the hands of the attornny gen
oral, who will manage all final nego-
tiations.
Tho board estimates that the dis
pansary has been paying for rental,
including damages to property 50,
600 for the tivo years tho dlspensary
has been running. Now they are
paying $l70 q month rent or $4,000
year. An itemizcd statement was
made up showing that by making
the purchase and going to the new
location; $3.50 yearin rents, dray
ago and other incidental expenses
could be saved Admitting that this
saving, would, under any circum
stances, be reduced to $4,000, ever
then the property could be paid fol
in three years. time, without reduc
ing the dispensary's income. The
board finds that two spur tracks al
ready run into the property ant
tho right for third has been OBJ
tanned.
The board has had nothing to so.