Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-01-17
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WALHALLA, 8. Cot
"WEDNESDAY. JAN. ~, 1900.
NOW FOR GREATER PROGRESS.

The municipal election Monday passed
off quietly, without incident and with
little einterest-laokina in interest because
there was no opposition either in the
race for Mayor or Aldermen. The officers
for 19O8-O7 are practically the same as
Sor the past two years-Mayor, Jas.
Thompson; Aldermen, j. w. Bell, w. d.
Moss, John f. Craig, w. l.. Werner, C.
G.. Jaynes, r. A. McLees. This is the
old Board of Aldermen with two excep-
tiOns. j. r. Veal moved from Walhalla
and ID. HI. Rowland failed to register,
thus disqualifying himself for re- election.
G. G. Jaynes and r. A. McLees wero
elected as new members of Council.
AS tho old officials lay down their
municipal authority for the moment, we
1ish to congratulate them on the good
record they made during their two years
of service. They have accomplished
much, they have in contemplation moro;
they haze been commended somewhat
and criticised no little. The local Off
cials of Incorporated towns are seldom
TO be envied, and deserve pity more fire.
ten they assume their duties handi-
capped by insufficient funds to do the
tenth part of what is expected of them,
and they are expected to take the
greater part of their compensation out
In ''cussing," with which the people they
serve are beautifully generous.
AS the new officials assume their au-
,not <,f Al.
selves, we congratulate them On going
into office under, possibly, the most
suspicious circumstances of any set of
officers we have had, and we commend
them to the people they are to serve as
deserving of every means of assistance
and help. Certainly they do not occupy
enviable positions, and they are fire.
quently and must appropriately re-
ferred to as "thankless Jobs" They
deserve the support and assistance of
every citizen, and the least any one
can do is to refrain from standing in
their way and criticising for personal
reasons. Their authority should be re-
sspected and their hands upheld.
The town has two vital needs-better
streets and walks, and better lights.
These have never been what they should
h5e. Owing to the unevenness of this
section the street question has arisen as
a serious problem before each succeed
Tng Council and will continue to do so
for years to come. During the past two
years, however, some permanent work
on the sidewalks has been done. The
laying of hexagon blocks on a part of
Main street has done away with expen-
sive patch work. for that much of the
town for years to come. Year by year it
is desired to continue this permanent
work as far as possible.
In the matter of lights the new Council
will find another serious problem con-
fronting them, and this will never be
satisfactorily solved until we have a sys-
tenn of electric lights. Until that time,
however, we suggest to the new City
gathers that they take up the question
of lights and give it careful and earnest
consideration. Something ought to be
done, must be done. TO remedy the evil
of almost total darkness. If tho system Of
oil street lamps is to be continued, then
there should be many new ones. 1t is
hoped and believed, however, that the
time is not far distant when electric
lights will solve this problem satisfac-
Sorily.
We feel that in the hands of the new
Council the affairs OF Walhalia will be
looked after we'll. II each official and
each citizen will do his part to the best
of his ability there will be great move
Forward in the next two years. Let us
all look to the best interests of our town