The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-12-21
FLAGMEN OR
GATES-WHICH!
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South Main streets, which was pre-
senLed.
long discussion then ensued
Ro dmaster Bradshaw, of tie l.. q n
was Ia attendance, and the Board
granted him the courtesy Of the floor.
lie stated that his sole purpose in ap
pearing before the Board was to find
out at the complaints were that had
been made IN regard To the crossings,
and what relief was wanted. Mai
Geddes, he said, was very much sur
prised when he heard of the action of
the Board at its last meeting, as 10 com
plants had been made TO MIN and he
supposed the service was efficient. lie
and Maj. Geddes had investigated TIT
matter with the Mayor and City Az
torney, and they had agreed that gate
at the High street crossing, instead OF
being an improvement on the service,
would make the danger greater, on &C
count OF the passage of ~agons to and
from the wagon tracks, inside Tie gates
An efficient flagman at this crossing,
they thought, could handle the passers
by with ease as has been Done hereto
fore. Mr.. Bradshaw said that his road
stood ready to do anything that was
demanded of them, but he hoped the
Board would not put them to too much
expense.
L Board then proceeded to talk.
Alderman White was OF the opinion that
the ordinances should be pass d. lie
had no grudge a2ainst tn railroad, but
he knew that the crossings were unsafe
and that the welfare of the public de-
manded the erection of the gates. The
railroad would send down it's orators
and make its promises, but he had
learned that their promises were like
pie crusts-made to break.
The Board agreed in the opinion that
gates were unnecessary at South High
street, but a discussion arose as &c
whether gates at the Garden and Main
street crossings operated by one man
| located between the two streets, or one
| hagman stationed at each crossing
! would be the safer or more practicable
several OF the alderman expressing 6
belief that the latter would be better
Finally. it was agreed that the ordinance
should be held over, and motion wa:
made and Cal ried that Mai. Geddes bt
| formally notified of the complaints, anC
that commit ee be appointed to con
| fer with him and Mr.. Bradshaw, and de
termiue which method would be the
better and cheaper. 1t was declared Il
| be the sense of the Board, however, thai
the railroad would be required to do
either the one or the other, and that a.
early as possible. Mayor Cameron APP
pointed Alderman Payne, White anC
Brownlow and Recorder Erwin on tn
committee, and they will meet with the
railroad officials next Monday at 2 p. m.
and report at an adjourned meeting o
the Board next Thursday night.
The Light Question.
At the last meeting of the Board, tn
Light Committee were instructed to in
vestigate the matter of the poor servic
now being given by the Light Company
and see in what manner the Compan
is ia ling to comply with their contrac
and the city's rights in the premises
1t developed, towever, that Chairman
White had not understood the instruc
tions, and consequently nothing ha
been done. Therefore, the matter wa
continued until next meeting.
! Alderman Payne insisted that some
thing should be done forthwith, a
there had been great deal of complain
among the citizens. The Light Com
pany, he thought, should be made t
comply with their contract, as, unde
the present agreement, they were bein
paid more per light on a longer contract
than they were before.
| Alderman White was of the op'nio
that the service now being given by tn
Company, SO far as the street lights ar
concerned, is better than it was 81
months or year ago, and he had bee
assured by the Company that it woul
be improved.
The Board transacted several othe
matters of minor Importance, the ord
nances requiring butchers to close O.
Sundays and regulating the handling G
explosive liquids being held over.
The seven colored members of tn
College Hill Fire Company were above
$3.50 each for attending the CARRIER fir
some months ago, and the matter c
purchasing five hundred feet of hos
and other paraphernalia for the fire de
partment was referred to the purchasin
agent.