The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-11-13
MANY PETITION
CITY FATHERS
CITIZENS or SOUTH COLUMBIA
WANT BENEFITS or THE
COW ORDINANCE.
UNDfRPASS AT CEMETERY AVE.
Entire Board to Confer With Officials
Of The L. & N. On The
Subject.

1t was petition night at the regular
meeting of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen Thursday night, and aside
from this probably the most important
matter taken up was the establish
ment of an underpass at the danger.
Gus Cemetery avenue crossing and
the appointment of the entire Board
as a committee to investigate and
take up the matter up with the Of.
ficials of the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad Company and report back at
an adjourned meeting next Thursday
night. The need for an underpass at
this point has long been felt. There
have been number of damaging run
away accidents at this point, much
property has been destroyed, and for
the protection of the railroad against
loss as well as the protection of life
and property the underpass is de-
manded.
Another matter of Importance was
the passage on first reading of an or,
dinance enlarging the duties of the |
city marshal SO as to place him in |
charge of the street work in addition
to his regular duties. Nothing was
set forth in the ordinance regarding |
the salary TO be paid, this being q |
matter in the hands of the Board.
A petition from W. G. Salmon and
others for a sewer on Sixth street was
to the street committee. A
petition from G. w. Nichols and 9th.
ers for permission to rehang the
street signs across the sidewalks in
front of the various stores and busi-
ness houses was referred to the legis
ative committee. A petition from
Allen Nicholson and others for better
ire protection on North High street
was referred to the fire committee.
4 petition from J. L. Thomas and 9TH
ers for the extension of the COW law
10 as to include South Columbia was I,
'eferred to the Legislative committee.
This petition is an indication of the
growing popularity of the COW law
md shows that the good people of
south Columbia want to receive some
# its advantages.
A petition from Mrs. E. R. Dun
ington for retaining wall on Dun
ington street at the south end was
eferred to the street committee. A
EDITION from B. A, Satterfield and
theirs to take In a part Of the south
ide of Eighth street so as to straight.
n the line with that part of Eighth +
treet west of High was granted.
On motion $50 was allowed for the
xtension of the sewer from Mayes
lace along Fifth street. Chairman
edman and committee reported prog
ress in the matter of establishing
puuIlC dUdIlOLI anu bhV NOLhh1ANNVN M
as continued.
Mr.. W. F. Embry, appointed by the
nance committee to check up the
,oks of Recorder Erwin, reported the
,oks in excellent condition. There
ere only two small discrepancies
1ich made the city indebted to Re.
rider Erwin to the amount of forty
nts.
City Marshal Morgan reported col
,tions for October of $16S30. Re-
rder Erwin reported collections Of
03S18 for October, disbursements
S9757, balance on hand $5,530.SS.
arrants outstanding October 1st,
O44.20 issued during month ST.
)S2, paid of SIS, 659.73, balance out
nding $3,765.29. Number of arrests
month SO, convicted 81, dismissed
ines and costs collected $3.50.