The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-14
THE REGULAR
Monthly Meeting of Board of
Mayor aud Alderman Held
Thursday Night.
ALL The MEMBERS PRESENT.
Reports Show City Has Paid Off
Great Deal of Her outstand-
ing Indebtedness.
FULL PROCEEDINGS.

The Board of Aldermen met Thursday
night 1t the city hall in regular
] monthly session with all the members
present and Mayor Brownlow presid-
ing.
After the minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved the Mayor
called fol- reports from the regular
standing committees.
The Street Committee.
Chairman Nichols. of the Street
Committee, reported saying that he
had no special report to make; that
they had been repairing bridges and
getting ready to begin work In earnest
next week on the principal streets,
with the street roller. He also re-
ported that Mrs. Rebecca McLemore
claims that her. property has been
damaged by the raising of street and
she wanted remuneration for it. The
committee could not see that she had
been damaged and refused to recon-
mend any allowance, but at he1 re-
quest the chairman reported the mat
ter to the hoard. No action. however.
was taken. The chairman also called
attention to the fact that the cuiyeIt
IN front of Mr.. MONEYS property had
been kept up by the family for num-
Der of wears and the city had agreed to
make an allowance for it, but it had
never been done. Mr.. Nichols asked
for an additional appropriation OF
5000 for the Street Committee and 1t
was made.
Fire Department.
Mr.. Harlan reported for the FIRE
Department Committee that they had
not vet made purchase of additional
hose. because they considered the
prices quoted them as too high, out
they were still at work on the matter,
and on motion the purchase OF the
hose was still left with the committee.
Accounts amounting to $3.50 were
renorted and allowed for volunteer
firemen for last month, and $23. W to
Major White. a regular fireman. VINO
has resigned. s,
AT this point in the proceedings, MI.
Brown. who is here with a merIy-go-
round, asked to be allowed to run y
by paving So. 90 for weeks Incense
instead of taking out license FOL three
months. as the weather is getting 100
cool for him to run that long. MS
petition was granted with the under
standing that if he ran for longer than
a week he would pay more license.
Charity Committee.
Chairman Anderson Ut the Charlty
asked for an appropriation
n~r IN opd ~ xUaS voted u0dn1-
mously.
School Committee.
NJ Rorum of the School Committee.
reported the following accounts: roi
desks, $40 90; for desks anu scnuo.
supplies $93 98; freight $l9. IL 1relen'
S25. Al; premiums on insurance ! poii
c1es $40. 90, making at total OF @4oo'
GA. They were ordered paid.
Finance Committee.
chairman Carpenter of the Finance
reported the following az
counts. which were ordered palo 10
Jno. A. Cakes. interest on warrants
RAJ. 90; to r. d. Smith, interest on Sl2.
900 of school notes. 5000 W; 10 q. =
Hutton, interest on roller Warrants
s45. 90; W. A. McGregoI q sons carr.
ridges, 1.5O; Racket store, sun. al os
"a. 70; Daily Herald. printing, So.so.
Mr.. Carpenter also reported as io ,ns we.
i,ash on hand. Sept. !st. Ply, 100. oo
fol- September S33, '59. u wal
rants paid $37. S41.23 balance on NAM
his date, So. O93.7l. City MaIsnaIi
Webb reported $145. 80 coliected On
ines for the month. There was ~
further business and the poaro au
iouIned