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Columbia Record.

the Mayor Not Feeling Authorized
to Do So.
| Columbia Record.
All doubts as to the Ses boards intentions
as to paying the $4,000 assessed as the value
OF the park, were dispelled this morning.
ed upon the mayor as coon as he arrived at
his office there at about O'Clock and formal:
ly made tender 10 the city Of check OF
So. 600 for the park.
money, stating that be was not authorized 10
do 80 and he could not officially accept 1t un.
til council authorized him so TO do. Coun Gil
row night, out as no delay is desirable. the
mayor agreed to call council meeting at II
O'Clock Today. In the meantime rumors
were rife as to further Injunction proceed
ings. Mr.. Crawford and Mr.. Shand said TO q
Record reporter before the court met that
they did not know what might be done, leav.
ing the Impression that something would
But so far as the court is concerned no in
junction or any other proceedings were In.
stituted and the city council met promptly at
The mayor stated at the opening that sSo. i.
600 had been offered to him, but that he did
not feel authorized 70 accept IL, and at Mr..
/ Lyles request he had called an extra meeting
1 OF council to decide the question.
| Alderman Earle then introduced the fol.
| lowing resolutions:
Whereas, proceedings have been taken by
South Bound railroad company TO condemn p. q
and whereas, thejury In said proceedings has
fixed the amount Of compensation to be paid
the city OF Columbia for the same at $4,000,
and tender Of said amount having been
made. Resolved, That in the opinion OF
council the said sum is fully adequate and
! that the city clerk and treasurer is instructed
TO receive the same and hold it subject to the
Resolved, further. That upon the said
amount being paid, the city council gives its
consent to the use of said premises con.
demned by said South Bound railroad COM
Alderman Duncan promptly seconded the
resolutions and City Clerk Talley read them
| to the council.
matter Of fact the council would not enter
into further Injunction proceedings, but he
suggested that 1t would be we'll for council 10
/ receive the opinion OF the city attorney as TO
whether the resolutions were proper and
Aldermen Marcy remarked that things had
changed since the last consideration OF coun-
Gil OF this matter. The park has been practi-
cally taken possess lon OF by the State and
has been condemned and he saw no reason
why the resolutions should not be Immediate
Alderman Willis said that the whole mat.
ter had been taken out OF the hands OF city
council and he wanted 10 know what busi.
ness city council had In accepting the money.
It should be paid to Clerk Of Court Walker
opinion. ,
amount would certainly have 10 be paid TO
the city as the park certainly was in Its pos
Alderman Marcy suggested that the only
question at Issue was whether This money
should be accepted Or whether an appeal, y, was az
council did not want to appeal. -.
| Alderman Harper said that the city attor-
ney had already given 1t as his opinion that
and he did not Bee what right the city had 10
| take the amount.
Mr.. Patton, the city attorney, was then
called upon and he said 10 effect that II de.
could appeal to the circuit court and have the
whole question as 10 the amount left to jury, ,
or 1t could instruct him TO endeavor TO have
co5S Ss as
Alderman Willis and Harper wanted u
know whether the adoption OF the resolution
would commit the city to consenting to the
formed that the city would not be placed In
any legal uandary by passing the resolution.
The resolutions were then put BY the may or
and on viva voce vote we're passed, though
Ahen the neaatlSe tss SIDE dew was caea
A motion was then made 70 adjourn and
was unanimously carried. Colonel McBee,
Mr.. Lyles, Mr.. Nelson apd Patton. with the
others who had been present went into the
city clerks Office when the $4,000 was formal
~ turned over TO the city. Clerk Talley gave
Colonel McBee, the following receipt:
v. E. McBee, general superintendent OF the
Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad company and
agent OF the South Bound Railroad company,
thirty thousand dollars, the amount OF the
Jury In the condemnation proceedings Of the
South Bound Railroad company against the
city Of Columbia for the property known as
Sidney Park. T. T. Talley,
City Clerk and Treasurer
The money was paid In three certified
checks on the Carolina National, the bank OF
Columbia, and the Farmers and Mechanics
bank, the amount on each being SIC, 900.
Colonel McBee stated that his company
would assume charge Of the park at once and
that work would begin so soon as bis force
could be gotten here. The engineering corps
is ready, and II may be that formal posses
sion will be taken this afternoon.