The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-05-24
Sp-ctal Coupcii Meeting.

Special Gnupoh Me"t'n@.
Council, Chamber, Orangeburg, S. c.,
April %, 1906.
Proceeding gs of special meeting Of City
Council held this day. Present, Hon.
Thos. G. Doyle, Mayor; and Aldermen
Lathrop, Sain, Fairey, Jetfords and
OliAer. Absent Alderman Salley.
The mayor stated the special object
of the meeting to be the reading of the
returns of thcommissioners appointed to
assess the value of the lands Of Messrs.
W. N. and E. N. Scoville, and Mrs. Mary
C. Dibble which the City sought to cor
denim for the purpose of continuing Pearl
street from it's present terminus to
Doyle street in the City of Orangeburg.
In the case against W. N. Scoville the
commissioners made an award OF Sl75O.-
90, the return being signed by W. e.
Crum, w. Hampton Dukes, Q. q. Bryant,
Geo. V. Zeigler and A. L. Dukes.
In the case against e. N. Scoville the
commissioners made an award of S175O.-
90, the return being signed by W. U.
Crum, ". Hampton Dukes, I. E. Brlgg-
mann, H. L. Smoak aud W. F. Fairey.
In the case against Mrs. Mary e. Dib-
BILE the commissioners filed Two returns
as follows: Commissioners D. d. Salley,
John Cart and II. O. Dawson, made an
award of $4,000 and so returned: COM
missioners U. G. Bryant and F. A. Adden
made an award of $4,000 and so return
ed
The returns having been read by the
City attorney and considered by the
couucil, alderman Lathrop offered the
following resolution: Resolved that the
matter of the opening of Pearl street
and the continuation OF the same, under
the condemnation proceedings and the
returns of the commissioners as filed
with council, be abandoned for the
present. The motion is put and lost by
the following vote: For the motion,
Aldermen Lathrop and Sain; against
the motion, Aldermen JefTords, Falrey
and Oliver, and the mayor.
Alderman Jeffords then offered the
following resolution: Resolved that
appeals from the returns Of the COM
missioners in the matter Of the opening
and continuation of Pearl street, as filed
with the council in the cases of W. N:
ScoviIle and e. N. Scoville, taken, and
that the city attorney institute the pro-
per proceedings at once. This resolu-
ton is voted upon and declared adop ed
by vote of for2 against, as follows:
Voting for the resolution, Aldermen
Jeifords, Fairey, Oliver, and the mayor:
voting against the resolution, Aldermen
Lathrop and Sain. (The original returns
are on file in the o!licc of Clerk Of Court
for Ora ranreburr cDliutV)
The mayor brought to the attention
of the council the matter OF an official
subscription TO- the San Francisco
sufferers by the recent earthquake and
fire. And it was resolved that the mayor
be autholiz ID IN | e u sted drawlr m
the city treasury (anu the City treasurer
is hereby autho lied and directed to
pay the same) the sum Of one hundred
dollars as the city's subscription to the
relief of the California sufferers blythe
recent earthquake and fire; and that
the mayor be also requested to appoint
committees to solicit subscriptions for
the same object from private individuals
and forward the amount received to the
proper officials State.
There being no further business before
the council it is adjourned after approv-
ing the minutes.
L. H. Wannamaker,
City Clerk and Treasurer.