Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-02-14
The Proceedings of The Mass
Meeting as Officially Recorded
And Reported by The Secre.

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court house on February the 9th,
1906, for the purpose of hearing
the report Of the committee of ten
appointed at previous, meating
as to the feasibility of bonding
ltbe town of Edgefeld for tha pur-
poae of establishing water worke
and an electric plant. Col. f. N.
| K. Bailey was made chairman of
the meeting and Mr.. Wm. P Cal
|houn secretary.
Mr.. John g. Sheppard as chair
map of the committeeof ten made
| it's report which was to effect that
the committee had made an in
| ves,igation as thoroughly as it
could. He then read a report made
by Mr.. G.. G. Wilson who bad
been here and investigated the
matter. The report of Mr.. Wilson
is made part Of the MINUTES of
the meeting.
TIE substance of said report ls
THAT II would cost about twenty
one.thousani dollars to put water
on the public square and near by
streets: and about forty fivo thou
sand dollars for the town; that an
electric light plant could be es-
tablished in connection with the
! water works at a cost of six thou
sand dollars additional, making
the total cost of both plants about
ffty one thousand dollars.
Mr.. nj. p. Wells was called on|
to state the amount of taxable
property of our town. and to give
the amount OF the bonded indebt-
edness as he had investigated the
matter. His statement showed
| that the town was bonded to the
amount of six percent Of the taxa
ble property of the town, which
under the laws of the state only
left a margin of two per cent tor
which the town could be bonded.
No definite action was taken as
TO the report of the committee, but
the consensus of opinion seemed
to be shat it was not practicable
lust now for. the town to erect
water works and en electric plant,
Rev. C. f.. Burts stated that he
had heard that there was OBJ
i.ction to granting franchise to
parties who desired to eecura one
for the purpose of ESTABLISHING n
water plant here. He wanted to
know further what that objection
was.
Mr.. Wm. P. Calhoun offered
1.-The following resolution which
was reconded by Mr. N.G. Evans:
Resolved, that committee OF
three be appointed by the chair to
confer With any party or parties
who may desire to secure Q fran,
chise from the town of Edge6eld
fer the purpose of establishing
water works and an electric plant,
or, either; said committee to re.
port to a subsequent meeting OF
/ the citizens, the result of lis work.
i Mr.. A. E. Padgett was opposed
to the resolution of Mr.. Calhoun
and to granting franchise to any
one. He introduced the following
resolution as substitute for tiat
.Iof Mr.. Calhoun:.
Resolved, that a committee OF
|.three be appointed by the chair :
Ito look into the feasibility OF
erect ting asfand pipe on the. pub
.l1ic square forsthe: e:pur pose ofesup..
lplving a suffice Mt quantity OF
water to protect the business por-
tion of the town; said committee
to report to subsequent meeting
of the citizens.
The foregoing -resolutions|were
discussed at length pro and con.
Finally on the suggestion of Mr..
John G. Sheppard, Mr.. Padgett
withdrew the substitute feature of
his resolution and both resolu-
tions were adopted unanimously.
The chair appointed the follow
Ing committee under the Calhoun,
resolution: VIM. P. Calhoun
chairman, John G. Sheppard and
Rev. G. g. Burts (.
And the following under the
Padgett resolution: A. S. Tomp-
kins, chairman. A. E. Padgett and
James M. Cobb.
Mr.. Sheppard read a letter for
the information of the meeting
from Mr. L. A.. Cox of Greenville.
IS. c., making inquiries as to Sc
curing franchise from the town
for the purpose of establishing
water works and asking for in
formation.
On motion Of Mr.. John C. Shep-
pard, the meeting adjourned suo-
=|ject to call of the chairman.
At the conclusion of the meeting
i Mr.. S. MCGOWAN Simkins called
attention to the fact that the citi-
zeps of Leesville bad invited, Edge
field 10 send delegates to a NETT
ling to be held at that place on the
18th of February 1906, for the
purpose of discussing the proposed
electric railway line from Angus
ia. Ga. to Columbia S. G. The chair
appointed the following COM
mittee: S.. MCGOWAN Simkins, P.
B. Mayson, N. G. Evans, E. J
Morris ana N. M. Jones.
F. N. K. Bailey, Chairman.
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