The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-11-13
MAYOR TITCOMB
In OFFICE.
New Executive Presided Over City
Council Last Night.
Steps Taken to Adjust Difference.
With Citizens Who Have Been
Damaged Around New
Depot.-Fire Plugs
Tor South Co
lumbia.

The City Council held its regul
monthly meeting Thursday night, wi
u Mayor elect Aleek IItcomb presidln
, Very little business was done, exec
l that the board took an important ste
toward settling the controversies wit
property holders on South Main sire,
growing out of the building of III
South Main streev underpass. Til
matter came up over notice belng rea
TO the board by Mayor TItcomt
notifying the board of the Ira Brow
damage suit against the city. Cit
Attorney fowler suggested 10 Ia
Doaid that some steps ought to be-
taken to stop the suits against tn
city, and that an effort should be mad
to adjust the matters with tn
property bolders without the worr,
and expense of lawsuits. He sale
within the next weeK three other suit
would be instituted against the city
and he thought If the board conlt
compromise with the citizens WHIT
have been damaged it ought to do 1t
He suggested the appointment of ,
committee of three by the Mayor Il
investigate the complaints anC
confer with the citizens and see If thu
trouble could not De adjusted without
going into the courts
A motion was made to his effect anC
carried, Alderman Fr1erson being the
only member to vote against IL Mayor
Titcomb then appointed Aldermen
Frlerson, Wilkins, and Judge Erw in
Judge Erwin said he thought the
board ought to take some action to
give immediate relief TO the property
holders ON South Main street whose
property has been torn up ana left in
bad condition by the new depot work.
He said the citizens out there were at
great inconvenience. Some of the
residences had been entirely cut eff
from all street entrances, and the
owners of same could actually not get
to their property to put IN their WOOD
or coal, and he thought the CITY ought
to take Immediate steps to give them
relief. They had gone through all last
winte with their property torn to
pieces, causing them great incoD
venlence. He said the city ought to 90
something for them now, and then if
any wrangling had to be done with
the Railroad Company, let 1t be done
afterwards. Mayor Titcomb SAID he
some further discussion the street
committee was AUTHORIZED to Gu steps
ON the properties needing 1T TO provide
suitable entrances to the properties.
The report uf Conner j. Akin, civil
engineer employed to survey the new
streets about the new depot, was reau.
Mr.. Akin stated in his report that he
had examined South Main street.
at the southern entrance of
the underpass, thence south $50 feet,
and found the street down grade. At
other points he found the street above
grade. A certain part of the street he
found to be fraction over ten per
cent. The contract called for a seven
per cent grade. On Twelfth street,
beg hing at the west margin of South
Main street and running thence west,
be reported that the street WAS above
grade and in an unfinished condition
1t vas without crown and without
cutters, He found the north approach
IF South Main street and Railroad
street in the same condition, as to
crown and cutters.
City Attorney Towl3r certified his
ncompetency to act in the suit of the |
,ity against George Addison, and |
asked that the Mayor employ other |
counsel. The Mayor was empowered .
a. do 50.
A right heated discussion came up |
,ver the proposition TO establish a fire
dug on the Mooresville pike, In South
for the protection of
holders in that section of the
ity. At the last meeting of the
,oard petition OF citizens from that
ection of the city was read, asking
or the fire plug. and the matter was
eferred TO the street committee.
Alderman Frierson, OF that committee,
eported last night unfavorably on the
edition, for the reason, as he stated,
hat the contract of the city with the
Water Co. provided that in establish
ng the tire plugs they should be
Established ten TO the mile, and that
rom the last fire plug closest to South
Columbia to the place where the South
Columbia people wanted another one
Established was 1.S00 feet; hence, If
ne city established the plug asked fol-
; would also have to establish two
Ibers, in order to comply with the
Dntract with the water company. ,
he pings would cost $50 per year
sch, which would be $50. He did
OF think the city could afford to I
lace three plugs, two of which were
Of needed, in order to furnish one
lat is needed. {
Therefore he felt that he ought to :
)pose the application.
This aroused the ire of Aide, man {
hIte. who made vigorous speech in |
vor of giving The citizens what they
anted. He said he was astonished
Alderman Frierson. To say that
10 citizens of South Columbia,
tizens of the corporation who pay ,
cir taxes, must sit with their hands
lded and see their property burned
fore their very eyes. simply for the
ant of water accommodations which
70 city furnished to all other sections
the city. was outrageous. The city r
emit hundreds of dollars tor fine I
rbing and other accommodations to b
o people uptown, but II could not q
ford IN spend the nitiful sum pf 800 i