The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-22
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, 'hi' morning the members OF the
c''y council recently elected took the
oath Of office.
! Inc rDuncii - the same ns for tho
( 'N'' ''"f' VAN the exception OF the
( representative from Ward 4.
, Ihey are all active young business
' meu and 4. The clo:c Of their rcspcctive
'crms will receive the well done OF
'heir c'ns'itucnta-iudging the future
by the.paet
me coming annual report OF the
|Icfk and Trcasurcr OF the city. will
hho" one of the most economical and
! aoccesSiui administrations in the his
Nry oi the city-with improvements
| permanent improvements on the streets
ana Glscwhcrc-that will more than
compare With any previous administra-
Hon' and stand As lasting monument
70 buslnes9 abilities OF the members of
me city council Of 1899 and 1900, with
"nat Is expected 70 be ACCOMPLISHED
within The next year.
The city council Of this year went in
70 otlIcc and inherited standing debt
o' almost $500, and not a cent to 20
on. On this debt alone q considerable
SUM has been saved the taxpayers in
the way of interest, by securing the
money at cheaper rate.
Ihe opera house bonds have been re-
funded at considerable saving to the
city, which will in few years run up
into the hundreds.
The streets are and have been kept
IN as good condition as ever before.
Some have been widened and macada-
mized and in other ways improved.
Rock culverts have been built to take
tfe place Of small terra Gotta piping and
"ooden waterways and bridges built
with rock buttments, which will prove
70 be permanent fixtures.
One Of the most necessary, conven-
len: and handsome additions to the
opera house that could be thought of
and arranged has been built and is a
CONVENIENCE to the public and in case
OF fire may save the lives Of several
people.
Against record Of something like
500 collected for street duty by the
preceding council, the forthcoming re.
port will snow something like $1,000
besides nice little sum of back taxes
for the years Of '97 and '99. The
amount collected in the levy of fines
will be something like $50, while the
last report showed only $253.
a nice, large and convenient hall for
the colored tiremen has been erected
and is something that has long been
needed.
Every department has been run on an
economical and successful basis and a
small reduction made in the tax levy
for the year, and all expenses paid out
OF the funds in hand.
The report will be published within
the next few day. and the public can
see for itself the record that has taen
made, by comparing it with those of
previous years.
II is safe to predict that at the end Of
the coming year that many more i'm
provements will have been made, part
of the standing debt against the city
paid, the affairs of the city run on a
cash basis-and all with a reduction OF
taxes.
The couacil has been urged to press
the question Of sewerage the coming
Year. This is question, this writer
would think, that the people-the tax
payer should press, and we feel safe in
saying that should the citizens at any
time petition for an election on the
question, :nat the city council would
order the election and would place no
impeachment in the way Of a successful
termination OF the undertaking.