The Greenville times., 1904-12-10

lumber sold Mr. Lowry, who had tlis
contract to build the school house
and asked the Council to withhold
this amount This brought up an
argument between Mr.. Neal and the
Council, and in fairness Council post
poned action until next meeting.
The report on the Kaiser and Gayo
by w. Fl. Parker shows that the
Race Track school building is com
pleted except some minor details.
The Council postponed action until
next meeting to avoid difficulties
shown in other cases This was OPP
posed but it was finally disposed Of
by referring the case to the Mayor
and Mr., Workman for final settle
| ment.
The matter of directing the build
ing Of tfhe new high school came
up and Councilman Wilczinski
asked who should be responsible,
the trustees of the school or the
Council. Some of the councilmen
said that 1t was the architects duty
and that he should be here or have
representative to start the wopkMr.
Pierce being present, stated the
the trouble and Mr.. Allen explained
the further trouble. Mr.. Wilczinski
moved that the clerk wire to the ar
chitect to come or send an inspect
or to start the work.
A bill by the Greenville Light &
Power Co. for motor, $3.50 was pre-
sented to the Council
Mr. Wilczinski favored retrench-
.ment along the buying line but as the
members of the Council favored buy
he agreed but said the expenditure
for officials is nearly 100000 q year
whereas the income from our asses
ments is only S. and he
was looking to saving along all
lines.
Mr.. Webb came before the Coun-
Gil to secure water for the Southern
railroad He estimated that the
road would use 1900 gallons q day
or 100000 gallons year. Mr.. ALI
len figured according to the cost Of
the mills, the cost to the railroad
should be about 5000 year. Mr.
Allen said that the city could not give
the railroad fiat rate and make the
laundries, mills, etc, pay BY meter
MrWebb replied that the road would
put in meter if the COUNCIL would
make the rate 8 cents. ThJs was inn
unless the road would use 10000, 900
gallons a year, as every mill in the
city is paying 10 cents.
! Mr. Werthana SAID that ttls city
would eitAer;have ID X more mon
ey out Of the water Works or sh
that the Greenwich laundry last year
will be bankrupt. Mr.. Allen showed
paid. $1,000 for water and the meter
now shows that it uses over $500
worth year.
The question was disposed Of by
offering the Southern railroad their
water at 100000 gallons a year for
$4,000 month, any over to be charg-
ed at the rate of 10 cents,
Mrs. Carson was allowed a reduc-
ton in taxes.
Mr. Neal was allowed $1,000 on
colored school house contract.
The tax collector and clerk asked
allowances due them on collection Of
back taxes of 500 each Granted.
The street paving contractor was
allowed $r2,38s, amount due him on
work
The Isenbergs, whose property is
assessed at $4,000, made a PROPOSE
ton to the city attorney that if the
Council would cut the assessment one
half they would pay the taxes on it.
Some members held that Mr. Isen-
berg was represented at former
meeting and that the assessment was
t h IL reduced Mr.. Wilczinski !
showed that the opera house proper
ty alone was worth $4,000. The whole
case was then discussed and the Coun
Gil opposed the reduction and was
willing to decide it by law.