The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-12-14

more important than usual, as it vas the
wind up Of the old fiscal year and the
beginning of the new
The ii st business transacted was the
adoption of the report of Police Chair
man McClanahan, accepting the resigna-
ton of Officer Rush Gresham as a mem
ber of the poll .e force. The report also
recommended that no one be elected to.
fill his place, and that Officer Chaffin be
taken from the position as over, eer of
the street work and placed on regular
police duty during the winter months.
Messrs. w. S. Fleming and j. f.
Wiley, representing the Board of Educa-
ton, asked for an appropriation of So,
800 for the schools for next yt ar, and the
budget was fixed accordingly. This is
an increase of $500 over last year, made
necessary by increase in salaries of
teachers and other expenses
The resignation of Mr.. A. Barr as
member of the Board of Education was
accepted, and Mr.. John A. Oakes was
elected to take his pace Mr.. Barr
resigned on account of i'll health.
Chairman Payne of the Fire Com.
Fmittee, recommended that here after the
! tiremen be allowed s. apiece for each
fire they attend. and $l.25 for false
alarms, and that they be required to
attend the monthly drills of the COM
pany. Her tofore the firemen have
| been given 50 so for each fire, and 81 .25
for false alarms and drills. The Board
thought that the firemcn ought to be
paid for what they actually did and that
the danger and risk run by them when
they attended a bad fire called for an
increase in their wages.
The New Committees.
The chairmen for the various commit
tees for the ensuing year were fixed as
! follows, several changes from last year
being made: Finance, j. F. Brownlow
Streets, S. P. Payne; Lamps, St. Ledger
/ White; Schools, j. Ii. Nicholson; Fire,
W. L. McClanahan; Police, T. M. Voss;
Charity, j. n. CAN'T Legislative. G. r.
Craft. Alderman Voss was Chairman
of the Street Committee lat year, but
requ sted that he be relieved from that
responsible position The new Chair.
man, Mr.. Payne, is an exceptionally
good man for the place.
An ordinance regulating the handling
OF gasoline and other explosives passed
first reading.
An ordinance closing butcher shops
on Sundays during the winter months
also passed first reading.
Recorder Erwin's Report.
Recorder Erwin submitted his report
of the financial condition of the city fol
the past year, which was adopted. Tn,
Board commenced the year with az
preparations for all purposes aggregatine
S3l 900, which amount was supple
mented by the state and county schools
and poll taxes, $4,000 q, making tota
of 35,009.2l. During the year the
Board appropriated in the several de
} partments $32, 1927 O9, leaving balanc,
of S2682. 13 to the credit of budgets
The report further shows that the Re
, corder collected from all sources, $3l,
! 974.51, and disbursed 1884 81. 1h'
total assets of the city are 1852, ,313 L
! and the liabilities ST., ,99265. showing
/ liabilities over assets to be $l5,579,50
! The liabilities, however, consist primer
, pally of $50, 1000 railroad bonds, in addi
: ton to outstanding warrants and schoo
bonds. During the year the warrant
J issued by the Board amounted t. abou
$4,000 less than the warrants issued b,
the Board the preceding year.
The Budgets.
, The budgets for the ensuing yea