The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-10-17
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Reports of Committee on Streets and
Railroad, Health and Finance.
Council Chamber.
City of Orangeb irg, S. c.

Immediately upon the aQ1ourNlueut VI
the Council of 1905. e-7, the newly elected
council of 19O7-S-9, (being all presently
were duly sworn according to law by
W. L. Glaze, Esquire, Notary Public,
and inducted into Office as follows:
Mayor J. W. II, Dukes; and aldermen
]. X. Weeks, Abial Lathrop, W. G..
Smith, I. W. Bowman, N. ". Wertz and
Harry L. Smoak.
The mayor then called the council to
order and announced that the first busl-
ness in order was the election OF mayor
prot-mpore.
Alderman Lathrop was nominated and
on motion declared elected mayor pro-
tempore.
The mayor announced the appoint
ment of the standing committees OF the
council as follows:
Finance: Aldermen Lathrop, (chalr-
man), Bowman and Weeks.
Streets and Railroads: Aldermen
Wertz, (cha!rman), Smith and Smoak.
City Property: Alderman Bowman,
(chairmen), Lathrop and Wertz.
Police: Aldermen Weeks, (chalrman),
Wertz and Lathrop.
Fire Department: Aldermen Smith
(chuirman), Weeks and Smoak.
Market; Aldermen Weeks, (chairman),
Wertz and Smith.
Water Works and Lights: Alderman
Smoak, (chairman), Smith and Wertz.
The clerk and treasurer was on motion
instructed to give public notice that at
the meeting of council to be held on the
fourth day of October, 1907. at o'clock
D. M, the council would enter into the
election for the following city officers at
the salaries herein named; all ap-
plications to be in the hands OF the clerk
and treasurer at or before o'clock p.
m., ON Wednesday, the second day OF
October, 1907:
A city clerk and treasurer at salary
of $4,000 per month.
An assistant to. the clerk and treasur.
er at salary of $4,000 per month. :,
chief of police at salary of S75.OO
per month.
Seven policemen at a salary of $4,000
per month each.
A street overseer at salary of $6oW
per month.
A city attorney at a salary of S25O.OC
per annum.
The following resolution was offered
by Alderman Smith and adopted, and
the clerk instructed to transmit copy
thereof to the committee Of Congress on
Rivers and Harbors.
"Resolved by the City Council OF the
city of Orangeburg in Council assem-
bled."
That this council hereby heartily en-
dorses the proposal to open and provide
a three-foot channel in the North Edisto
River, for the purpose of navigation
from the city of Orangeburg to the city
Of Charleston South Carolina,
That owing to the necessity for addl-
tional facilities for transportation, this
Council is assured and knows that the
opening of said river for navigation as
proposed will result i'll the greatest ben
etit to the entire lower section OF South
Carolina, especially to the territory ad-
iacent to the said river, to the cities Of
Orangeburg and Charleston, South Car.
olina and to the cities and towns inter-
vening, as we'll as very large terri
tory adjacent.
This council respectfully urges the
undertaking proposed and promises It's
hearty support to the same.
There being no further business, before
the Council the minutes were confirmed
and the Council adjourned.
L. H. Wannamaker,
City Clerk and Treasurer.