The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-04-15
TO REFUND THE
CITY'S DEBT.
City Council Calls Election on Issu-
ing $4,000 Worth Of
Bonds.
Election Will be Held on Saturday
May z, at City Hall.

The City Council Thursday night de-
cided TO call am election of the voters of
the city of Columbia for the purpose of
deciding whether or not the city should
issue $50. 600 worth of bonds to refund
its floating Indebtedness. The election
will be held May :. This was about
the only important business transacted
at the meeting.
Two Members Absent.
When Mayor Brownlow called the
council to order all the members
were present except Aldermen Carpen-
ter and Harlan.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Chairman Nichols, of the Street
Committee, reported that certain bust
nses firms along South Main Street.
between the Square and Eighth Street
wanted the city to provide some means
| to run refuse water from their premises.
He also reported that Mrs. Laura
Galloway, one of the damaged property
owners on South Main Street from the
building of the underpass, had con-
ented to submit her claims against
the city to arbitration, and that the
arbitrator, Messrs. FL. l.. Hendley
and John A. Cakes, had agreed on a
settlement, as follows: the city TO
build rock retaining wall along the
western margin of the plaintiff lot,
from the southwest corner of the lot to
point in front of the dwelling, where
the front gate is now situated, being
220 feet in length the wall to be two
feet thick and five feet high at the
south end, and beginning at the south
west corner of said lot. and running
north with the east margin of said
street, so as to keep said wall level on
top. The wall is to be like the one
built by ]. l.. Hutton on his property.
The city will also slope back the lot
from the wall from five to ten feet. !
the city can either accept these terms |
as a settlement, or pay $3.50 in cash. II
was stated, however, that the city |
would elect to build the wall, and do |
the other work
Chairman Nichols all reported that |
the matters In dispute between the city |
and the L. & N. Railroad in regard |
to the latter's carrying out its con-
tract at the new depot was in statu
quo. He said the city was waiting to
hear from the Railroad Company. but
he reported that matters looked favor
able for an adjustment. In order to
avoid delay in any agreement that
might be reached between the L. &
N. and the Street Committee, the
whole matter was referred to the latter
with power to act. The City Attorney
was also added to the committee, to
assist in settling matters.
Street lighting.
Chairman Dale. of the Street Light
ng Committee, reported that several ,
capitalists had written him that they ,
would have representative here on :
April 3D. to bid ON the contract for ,
the city's lights. He said :
10 thought the indications were that :
he city would get better lights and !,
heaper lights than it was getting at ,
resent. /
Judge Erwin's Report.
Judge Erwin then submitted his b
lonthIy report Receipts for the i
lonth were 81, $50, deposited in the C
ank as follows: Phoenix, $500. 05, 81
laury National, $117.54, Farmers & Il
[erchants, 81, 452 Al. Mr.. Erwin C
xplained that the reason the Farmers C
Merchants deposit was SO much 81
rger than the other two was that the Il
ty had a very large warrant to meet, d.
1d he had to put enough in one bank b
meet it. Balance on hand in the
inks as follows: Farmers q Mer
lants, $40 AS, Maury National, \,
40. 66, Phoenix, 1877. OF. Amount ON ~
md March 3. So, 1876. o.. amount of q,
arch collections, 81, $50 Total S., : Il
6.04. Warrants paid, $3, 087. 80. f. f.
alance on hand So, 658 a. Warrants Ifff
$112.67. :;
Petition from Butchers ci
A petition from the butchers of Co. al
mbia, asking the council to raise the pa
,ense on butcher shops and butcher TO
agons to $50 per year was read to the he
uncil by Alderman Nicho s, and that tn
e license be made payable annually lei
tea of quarterly Judge Erwin W.
ated to the Council that the law WI
ade privilege license payable quar- ye
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The intent of the butchers is to Tut hi