The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-02-17
Several Important Matters Dis
oussed and Acted Upon.
TAXES MUST Be COLLECTED.
City Marshal Instructed To
Proceed And Delinquent
Property Will Be Sold.
Good Report From
DR.. Porter.

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met Thursday night in adjourned SEES
sion with Mayor Brownlow, Aldermen
Grimes, Anderson. Borum. Cameron
ana Carpenter and City Marshal Webb
in attendance
The minutes were read and approved
and the appointment of W. p. Erwin
as Recorder pro TEN duIlng the illness
of Recorder E E.. Erwin was ratified.
/ Alderman Crimes reported the streets
hard and firm with but little work
done on them.
Five hundred feet of fire hose were
reported purchased for $500
Alderman Anderson was allowed $l75
for charity.
| City Marshal Webb reported $131. 35
collected in fines during January
The matter of delinquent taxes were
taken up. Mayor Brownlow stated
that about 50 900 in delinquent taxes
were due the city and that the city
needed this money. That the county
rarely ever had over ST., 600 in delin-
quent taxes. and that under the city
charter tue city can collect just as
closely as the county. The dellnq1en
tax books are now in the hands of City
Marshal Webb and will remain with
him till March 18th. After that date
the delinquent list will be made up
and the property on which there is
DELINQUENT taxes will he advertised and
sold.
Mayor Brownlow stated that the
First. National Bank, of Nashville,
held past due note for So 500 against
the City and wanted the money on it.
This note originated with past adj
ADMINISTRATION when an effort Was made
to pay off $25. 900 In bonds from the
sinking fund and part of the assets
of the fund could not be realized on, so
that IS. COO had to be borrowed. Half
of this borrowed money was repaid last
year. The sinking fund amounts at
present TO about $500, consisting |
principally of mortgages and notes.
Chairman Carpenter. of the Finance
Committee, was instructed to confer
with the Sinking Fund Commissioners
and insist that they push the collection
of the sinking fund so that the City |
could meet her obligations.
DIR. o. j Porter, City Health Officer, |
made his report regarding the cam
paign against smallpox and credit
able report it was. Since November
18th. DR.. Porter stated, there had been
thirty nine cases of smallpox in Co.
lumbia. eleven of which originated in
the Mt. Pleasant mining section and
three in addition started from these l
Mt. Pleasant cases. There have been
twenty five cases all told contracted
IN the city. but since December there
have never been more than four cases
in the city at one time. DuIlng the
time, DR.. Porter stated, the city had
been thoroughly vaccinated and he
attributed the immunity of the city to
this vaccination. Several years since
at the time of the former epidemic,
the city was we'll vaccinated and dur
ing the recent trouble 2 400 vaccina-
ions had been made. AS many as four
trips had been made to the public
schools to see that vaccination had
taken or to re vaccinate. The doctors
If Columbia without exception have
given their professional assistance and
moral support. The cost to the city
lad been small, about $500 exclusive
II the salary of the Health Ofncer.
Under the old system this cost would
rave Deen almost twice as great.
Mayor Brownlow expressed the az
,reciation of the Board and ofsthe cit
zens OF Columbia to DIR Porter toI
he thorough ana economical manner
n which he had conducted this WORK
Alderman Crimes read petition
rom citizens Of South and West
Columbia requesting the City to have
he l.. & N. railroad place watch
nan at the Galloway street crossing
Ar. Crimes stated that tuIs crossing
vas used largely especially ny children
ong to school, and that it would be
sed to greater extent were 1t not
or the fact that it is dangerous and
J constantly blocked by freight cars
nd engines. The City Attorney was
to draft an ordinance re-
uring the railroad to place the neces
ary Waterman and have it ready for
assage at the next meeting night.
rhe Street Committee was instructed
) confer with the railroad authorities
18th view of securing an underpass
t the Cemetery avenue crossing
An ordinance passed first reading
on the Company wnicn
bsor bed the Nashville q Gallatin and
ashvllle & Columbia Inter urban
iiIwavs all the rights and franchises
cid by the Nashville 81 Columblal
Railway.
Major WnItth0rne reported that the
cent cold weather had retarded the /,
lrvey and estimate work on this
,ad, but that contracts would be let
thin ten days for work on the line
ON Nashville toward Columbia and
ID work would begin at once.
TIE sprinkl ng of Sixth street at the !
me of the recent snow. was discussed, !
1t no official action was taken. ,
DR.. Robin reported progress on !
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