The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-06-13
ACCEPTED.
The Board Agrees to Mr.. ]. L.
Hutton's Plans,
And will Give Him $4,000 to Buila
the Necessary Streets-other
Business.

! met Monday night in adjourned ses-
sion, with all of the members present
except Aldermen Wilkins and Laven-
, dar
, The Board ratified the action of the
] City Attorney In compromising the
damage suit of w. F. Wilson against
the city by paving the plaintiff $500
on years time.
The following petition, signed by
twenty-five citizens. was received by
the Board:
} .'To the Mayor and Aldermen of
Columbia, Tenn. We, the under
signed citizens and taxpayers of Co
lum bia, being very much interested
in the welfare OF the city, and believ-
ing the proposed new depot is very
J much to be desired, would respectfully
represent and show to your honorable
body some changes IN the proposed
plans, which in our opinion would be
very much to the interest of the citi-
zens and to the public and would be
acceptable to the railroad company;
the changes we advocate are embodied
in plan gotten up by MIR. J. l.. Hut
ton, and for convenience will be re-
ferred to as the Hutton plan. The
plan as now proposed places the street
on the south side of the railroad
tracks. 1t in some places approaches
to within about 90 feet of the tracks,
which in itself would be source of
danger to the travelling public along
this street, which Will become a very
important thoroughfare. Again, this
street will be crooked and have a deep
cut to pass through, and the property
through which it passes will be very
much deprecated in value, while the
Hutton plan will obviate, in our
opinion. all of these objections, as In
that plan the street will be 1876 feet |
from the railroad, and be safe dis
lance from the tracks and consequently |
removed from the danger caused from
passing trains, and instead of depreci-
ating the value of the property along
this street between South Main and
South High streets will increase very
much all of the property between this
street and the railroad, as 1t will afford
room for number of much needed
warehouses, of which there is great
need now, and this property will pro-
duce permanent and greatly increased
revenue to the city in the way of taxes
over what the same property is now
producing. There will be no objec-
UiOhdDlO CuUo VI Ills Ill lu6 HtT6tD, all |
other important item.
Another feature of the Hutton plan ;
very much to be desired is the fact
that it removes from the proposition
all elements of damages to property ,
actually condemned by the city, as his {
proposition is to assume these damages :
and furnish the property for the streets |
for $40, O00 ,
"We have carefully considered the
Hutton plan, and recommend its ac-
ceptance in preference to the present I
plan, as in our opinion it will save I
much delay and vexatious and costly
and will materially reduce |
the incidental dangers, and is much i
better business proposition. s
In connection with the above petit 8
tion, the following proposition was {
submitted by Mr.. Hutton i
ITO the Mayor and Aldermen of Co {
lumbia: In the matter of the proposed v
new railroad station at Columbia, v
Tenn, necessitating the changing,
altering, establishing and closing of i
certain streets by your body, as pro- {
vided in contract ordinance, | hereby a
propose and will for the sum of ten
thousand dollars $500 furnish all [
The land necessary for carrying out o
aid proposition, provided certain
changes in the location of Twelfth b
street extended may be agreed to- but t.
n no way do | agree or obligate my II
elf for any other damage that may in n
my manner result from carrying out Ct
aid contract. j. l.. HUTTON"
Mr.. Hutton's proposition was ac- II y
epted by resolution, all of the mem u
,ers present voting for it. ~
A petition from residents and prop ~
rty owners on South Garden street, NJ
skiing for sidewalk on the east side P'
South Garden extending from 9th u
D 10th, was referred to the Street COM -
lIttee. nt
City Marshall Latta submitted his III
eport, showing the number of arrests =,
uring May to he 81, and the amount VI
objected from fines, $3.50. so. n.
Recorder Erwin submitted his report ~. "a
,r the quarter ending May 81 showing "
lie amount collected, "a. 5S7 SO, and the ~ ~
mount disbursed, ST. 222. SO. The ~ W
emi annual report of the finance COM W.
littee was also received, showing the a..
mount collected during the past six a.. o.
onths to be $14, 1856. 49, and the "a,
mount disbursed, $40. S31. 90. The az
ty treasury is usually overdrawn at gu
lis time of the year, the tax collec- an
ons being low, while the expenses s ga
III on as usual a1
The matter Of making an appropria-
on for a new school building was not
ought up, as had been expected
he Board of Education has asked for m.
appropriation of. $12, 900 for this "a
lrpose
After transacting some other routine ,
lsiness, the Board adjourned. ret
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