The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-03-11
City Council Instructs Street Committee ana
CITY Attorney to Serve Notice that
Middle at New Depot Must Be
Settled At Once,
Urdiuanre ElusinG Paul RUINS
And Bowling Alleys RspE zlEd'
Protests Against the Danger of the Railroad
Crossing at Cemetery Avenue and the
Blcckading of the Tracks at GAL
loway Street Crossing.

since. and re thought probably the
Railroad Company did not intend TO
do ANYTHING. His experience. how
ever. with railroads taught him that
they we're mighty slow In doing any
thing they had NJ objection to uoing,
and 1t might be that the Railroad
Company mad not yet reached the mat
ter. He sald he understood FROM
bis talk with MIR. BruoKs that the Com
pany claimed 100 foot right OF way
! on each side of to track which tUOk
in all OF G. l.. AdKisson property,
except five feet. He told Mr.. Brooks
that as the Railroad Company had
granted to the city the property around
the new depot for street purposes 1t did
not belong to the railroad The latter
replied that the property only belonged
! to Mr. A1kisson so long as the Railroad
Com pauy didn't need IT; but when 1T
dia need it, it belonged to the Rail
road.
After some discussion, City Attorney
Smiser was directed TO draft the fol-
loving resolution, which was adopted
.Hs it Resolved, That the street
Committee and the & y Attorney
are hereby directed to take up with
the l.. 4 N. X. r. Co, the question
as to the completion ana carrying
out of the contract made by the l.. q
N. X. r, Co.. for the construction OF
certain streets, sidewalks. and the
underpass on South Main Street; and
said Committee is directed to COM
inunicate with said Railroad Company
ana insist upon completion OF SAID
contract by tine Railroad Company
at an early date; and SAID Committee
and City Attorney Will, unless some
satisfactory adjustment should be
made at an early date by said Railroad
Company proceed to take such action
against said Railroad Company as
will protect the city's interest.
Other Interesting Matters.
Chairman Nichols stated that COM
! plaint mad been made against the brick
laiu in sidewalks in certain places
around town by Tom Simpson, and
that the latter had offered to take up
the faulty brick aud lay new ones ii
given permission, and that he had
given the PERMISSION. He asked Ter
5000 T st eets. which was allowed.
Chairman Nichols introduced to the
Council Mr.. E. l.. Latham, represent
ing a Road Crushing Machine Co..
who wanted to sell the city one OF his
machines. Tue matter was referred
to the Street Committee.
Chairman Harlan, of the Fire Com
mittee reported difficulty In getting
suitabl men for positions on the fire
companies. He reported arrangements
to move the hose cart from McLemore's
Mill to the top of the hill In South Co
lumbia tor the protection OF that part
of the city. No company had Teen or
ganized there vet, however. he 81
that several members OF the fire com
pany had complained to him that they
could not hear the fire bell, and want
ed 1t moved from off the square to
some higher eminence Since the de-
molishn cot of the old court house the
fire bell has been placed on q temper
AIRY platform on the square Char
man Hatian recommended that the bell
be moved, but no place was suggested,
so no action was taken.
Alderman Carpenter, acting Tor
| Chairman Dale. Of the Light Com
mittee, reported the receipt OF several
oids from parties desiring to build an
electric light plant here and the re-
ceipt of hundreds of letters on the SUBJ
1ect The account of the Columbia
Water and Light Co., for the last
month, which was allowed. amounted
to $412 G6, with reduction In penalties
of $65 43 for faulty lights
Accounts amounting TO 1856 52 cents,
together with tne monthly salaries,
were allowed.
Judge Erwin's Report.
Judge Erwin submitted his monthly
tipancIal report. The collections tor
February amounted to 50, 6i4.S7, which
had been distributed equally in the
three CRY repositories, Warrants
paiu. So, S7S 90. Warrants outstand-
ing S149. 70. Cash on hand. SO 1876 "a,
dlstri bu,ed In the BANKS as follows:
Phoenix Bank, $92S.S9; Maury Ma
t,onal, 81 0G1 so; Farmers q Mer-
chants 1866 81.
Ten o Clock Closing Law.
The ordinance repeating an Drain,
anee providing for the closing OF pool
rooms and bowling alleys at 10 O'Clock,
D. IN was called up on its third read
ing and passed. ALI the alder men ie-
sent voted for the repeal. but Mayor
Brownlow again answered with an
em phatic "No'' when his name was
called.
The board then adjourned.
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