Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-17
Tuesday, January II, 1905.

college auditorium, on the manners
and customs Of the koreans on last
Wednesday evening.
The city council held its regular
monthly meeting In the counci cnaih-
Der Monday night. After the oath OF
office had been administered 10 the
newly elected members, J. >. Hull,
mayor; ]: w. o.Neal, alderman for
first ward; w. H. wylie, alderman for
fourth ward, and B. N. Craig, alder
man at large, that body got down to
business and took up several matters
Of considerable Importance for discus
sion and careful consideration. The
business Of most Importance before
the council was the matter OF grant
ing a franchise to the Rock Hill Tel
ephone company, which has been un-
der consideration for some time.
The council Proposed to grant the
local telephone COMPANY five year
franchise with a maximum rate OF v
per month for residential phones and
So per month for business phones, he
city to have the free use 'of four
phones, to be kept In service py the
company, and to have several electric
fire, alarms on the poles Of the said
company, connected with their wires
and to be operated from the central
Office. There was also a clause IN the
franchise granting all local sposcr'b-
ers the privilege OF using any and all
lines outside Of the city controiied or
used without charge, by the hoek Eli
Telephone company. without addition-
al cost to subscribers. Another clause
provides that the city Of Rock Hi
shall have an option on the line In
case It Is ever offered for sale by the
company. Mr.. Paul workman, pres
ident, who was present at the meet
ing In the Interest Of and as q repre-
sentative OF the telephone company,
objected to the two latter clauses OF
the franchise and final action was
deferred until the next meeting OF the
council In February, in order that Mr
Workman might have more time to
consider the matter. usg
In my letter of some time ago. ]
stated that a franchise had been
granted the telephone company at a
former meeting OF the council; but !
had been misinformed as to that. The
matter was only discussed and defer-
red until another meeting.
B., N. Craig was elected mayor pro
TEN for a term Of two years. "a
Messrs. j. @. Anderson w, w
Boyce and ]. E. Parker were appoint
ed to constitute a board Of assessors,
for the, city Of Rock HILL - 4
The mayor was authorised to APP
point a committee, or which he is. to
be chairman, to consider plans and
specifications for a building to be
erected on Hampton street to contnin
rooms for the firemen, council chaai-I
Der, mayors office, court room, etc..
and to receive bids on the same. The
building to be erected at q cost Of
$4,000 and probably $4,000, work to oe
commenced some time during the
coming spring.
An election for the selection Of a
cemetery keeper. street overseer. city
attorney and clock windef, was ap-
pointed to be held at the ntxt meeting
of the council. which win 81 early In
February. F4E
The mayor appointed ting following
council committees MondaS Dafterncon
and presented them to tie council
Monday night: Finance NJ Craig,
J. B. Johnson, J. w. O'Nealt street -
]. F. Reid, w. II. Wylie, ]. w .C'Neal;
fire--J. w. O'Neal, B. N, Craig. j; g.
Reid; water and lights--J. 3. johnson.
J. +. Reid, r. d. Owens; csfaetery-
r. d. Owens, B. N. Craig, J. B. John
son; health-W. n. Wylie. b. n, Craig.
r. B.0wenss-eiia yys>3 Fuff.- Il
d. Owens, w. II. Wylie. :.