The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-07-09
Local News.
WEDNESDAY,, july ., 1902.
Important Matters Before Council.

At regular monthly meeting OF the
CITY Council held Tuesday afternoon
of last week two very important mat
ters were brought before that body;
one on the subject OF appropriatlng
funds for the erection OF an additional
pertaining to telephone interests.
The committee from the Board of
Trustees pointed out to Coun-
ell the necessity for an ndtil-
tonal building and signified that
$4,000 or $4,000 would be necessary.
The Council adopted a resolution con
senting to the purchase of Il lot. indi-
to he paid Tor it. and appointed three
members of the Councii-F. G.. Brown,
{. -. Sullivan and IL. {. Townsend.
to act in concert with Mcssrs. j. NJ.
Sullivan, John &. Watkins and Super
intcndent Il. c. Walton, committee
from the Board of Trustees. in viewing
and obtaining options Oh lots and re-
port back for final action by the C0un
ell ut Il meeting to be called rs soon rs
the committee waS ready to report.
1t was quite evident by remarks
made in tie Council meeting that IL
brick structure, IN ornament 30 the
city, will be erected, but no action was
taken as to the building: this will be
discussed at the call meeting when the
This committee has given evidence
of considerable activity since appoint
mcnt am. definite action is confidently
looked for this week. Many lots have
been looked ut and options secured on
several of them. Here are some OF the
lots being consdcrcd Lots OF II. II.
Watkins on Grcenvillc ST., OF w. B.
Bailey on Grcenville ST, OF DR.. Duckct
on East Boundary ST., of NJ. NJ. Matti
son, near DR.. buckets. OF James NJ.
Payne on Calhoun ST., of the Sullivan
brothers on East Boundary, known ns
the Barr woods, of j. l.. Mcl;ee on
Calhoun St.. opposite the j. NJ. Payne
lot; two lots OF X. >. Ligon OH
-- ST., lot near the First Baptist
Pruitt; the Johnson Female University
property. owned by Capt. j. NJ. Pat
rick, and some few others. The COM
mittcc will finish its work this week
and the lot will probably bc bought by
the Council, but it is not altogether
certain that this present Council, whose
terms expire next month, will make
thr needed apprOpl ialiOn tor the build
u-. 1t is known that Il few OF the
"iucil prefer 10 turn this part of it
TO the new Council.
18th the Anderson Teleph"n" Com
p.lly and the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company were before
the Council by their representatives.
There was something in the attitude of
these two companies toward OneanOthcr
that was puZZllnE to the reporter ana
doubtless to some il not all of the
Council. Both were asking M atur-
ton of an ordinance identical iii terms
and language which gave each an in
dividunl, though not exclusive, fran
chisc; yet, the Anderson Company in
remarks to Council stated that they
s&;. A..
Il acOntract with the Bell people 10 use
the Bell system of phones and the long
distance system the Bell people hat
established. After the Anderson Com
pany had been heard and withdrew,
the Bell Co. representative asked for
the adoption of an ordinance in lam
guage and terms identical with the one
asked for by the Anderson Company,
but there was no reference made 10
the Anderson Company, indeed, the
ordinance asked by the Anderson Co.
did not refer to the Bell Co. 1t was
only by remarks Of the Anderson Co.
that Council was made aware that deal
between them was contemplated. Had
the ordinances asked been granted to
each, the effect would have been to let
both companies into the city on equal
terms, but altogether independent OF
each other.
but there were graver reasons than
these for declining both. The ordi-
nance now regulating the telephone
system iixes the rates to be charged,
and is carefully framed with view to
protecting the interests of the people.
The ordinances asked for leave the
matter of rates entirely open and 20
the will OF the Company, make :.u
guarantees, promise obedience only To
ordinances regulating the placing ut
poles on the streets and close by asking
arepeal OF the present telephone Ordi-
nance.
They claim to have made no money
AMI ask to have all restraint renewed.
They promise greatly improved ser
vice and to put in Il metal system.
which means that two wires instead OF
one wire go to each phone. Atprcsent
only one wire goes to each phone, the
complete electric circuit being made
by connection with one common return
wire, which, ls the bottom wire Oh the
poles in this city.
court, SO to speak. and told to get to-
Eether and agree on something the
Council could consider.
The point which concerns all the
business houses In Anderson is that
hxed rate, similar to telegraph rates, is
sought to be fixed for all conlmunica-
tions outside the city limits, which will
be i'll addition TO yearly subscription
price, and which will. in effect, force
all business houses here who have GUS
TONER'S IN adjacent towns to pay all
telephone charges for communication
anu deals with out of-town customers.
large majority OF the families in
Anuersnn nave phones and all are in-
tereste!i in the position to be taken by
Conncil in this matter.
Since writing the above the Joint
committee reDOrted favorably OIL the
Sulilvan lot, 2A acres. corner of East
boundary and Calhoun street, known
aSpart ut the Barr woods, price 80, 200,
which was approved by the Council.
40 action WIS taken by Council as to
the building.
Inc Barton schaidt Wedding