The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-12-25
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
,ity Of orangeburg, s. c.

November Is, l9U8.
Proceedings of regular meeting OF
City Council held this day. Present
Hon ]. w. H. Dukes, Mayor, AMI
Alderman Lathrop, Bowman, Smith,
Smoak, Weeks and Wertz.
F, All vouchers for disbursements
made by1 the treasurer during the
month of October, 1908, were pre-
scented and approved by the Commit
tee of Council.
The report OF. the Treasurer for
the month of October. 1908, was
read and referred and ordered pub
lished.
The report of the Secretary Com
missioners of Public Works for the
month of October, 1908. was read
and ordered published.
1t having been brought to the
attention Of the Mayor and Counci
by the City Clerk that the term
of w. B. Thompson as member> oil
the board of health of the City had
expired, the mayor submitted the
name of Mr.. Thompson for reap
pointment, and the nomination OF
Mr.. Thompson was confirmed BY
vote of Council.
The resolution of the board OF
health requesting the reelection and
appointment Of F. A. ScnifHey as
health officer for the City, was read
and received as information.
At the request Of the City Treas
urer the finance committee was di.
rected to audit the accounts Of re
ceipts and disbursements made bv
the treasurer of special sewer
funds, the sewerage having been
completed and received by the City
Council, and the sewer commission
discharged.
The action of the Mayor in re
gard to obtaining discarded cannon
balls from the War Department al
Washington for the use of Eutaw
Chapter D. A. R., of this city. was
confirmed by Council,
Messrs. P. M. Smoak and M. T..
SifPey appeared before the Council
requesting in behalf Of themselves
and others interested, that water
pipe be run from the water mains
to the Cemetery (Sunny ,Side) o.
the expense of the City; and after
consideration Of the matter II was
on motion ordered, that the request
be referred, to the committee or
streets and railroads with power
to act thereon after consultation
with the Commissioners Of Public
Works.
The matter Of free distribution o.
anti-diptheria serum by the Cit,
having been brought to Councils
attention, it was on motion ordered
that the health committee be aathor.
lied to pay from the funds OF the
City for such serum in all cases
where the same is used by atten I.
ing physicians and the bill therefor
Is certified to by such physicians.
The following communication
from the Ind. E. Hook & Ladder
Company was read and the acti N
below stated taken thereon:
November 9th, 1908
To the Honorable Board of Firi
Masters, O-angeburg, S. c.
Gentlemen:
AS we are about to install a new
truck and pair of horses we would
ask your honorable body to insta'
for us a Gong Indicator in our build
ing, also to raise our yearly apPro'
priation to S5O0.00 per year, payable
monthly.
And we will ever pray.
Yours truly,
Elliott Independent Hook and Lad
der Company.
NJ. F. Inabinet, Sec.
We recommend above to City
Council.
Jas. P. Doyle,
Secy. Board Fire Masters.
Resolved, That the prayer Of tne
I. E. H. & L. Company be granted
as follows: That beginning witt
the month of December, 1905, tn
appropriation for said company shall
be at the rate of $4,000 per month
payable ,.nonthly. That the commit
tee on fire department be and they
are hereby directed to install at once
gong indicator at the truck house
of the company.
The final sewer estimates on con
tract No. for s1,766.79, and o.
contract No. for S3S5.47, having
been approved by the sewerage com
mission, were also approved by the
Council and their previous payment
by the City Treasurer from the bal
ance of sewer funds and from the
general funds Of the City, was cor
frmed.
The following communication AMI
report from the sewerage commits
sion, was received and read:
Orangeburg, S. c., Oct. 20, 1908
To the Honorable Mayor and Alder
men Of the City Of Orangeburg- -
Gentlemen:
The Sewerage Commission Of the
City of Orangeburg (Thomas G.
DOYLE, Chairman; Theodore A. Ief
fords, Adam H. Moss. T. Hebel
Wannamaker and Thomas A. Fair