The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-06-30
COUNCIL PR0 R0CEEDlNGS
WHAT WAS DONE AT THE LAST
MEETING.

The Report of the City Clerk and
Treasurer ana Commissioners Of
Public Works. Read and Approved
Proceedings of regular meeting OF
5 City Council held this day. Present
Hon y w. H. Dukes, Mayor and
Aldermen Lathrop, Bowman, smoak
Weeks and Wertz. absent Alderman
Smith.
All vouchers for disbursements
made by the City treasurer during
the month of May, were approved
by the respective committees of City
Council.
The report of the City Treasurer
for the month of May, 1908, was
read and referred to the finance COM
mittee and ordered published.
The report of the secretary Com
missioners of Public Works for the
month of May, 1908, was read and
received as information and ordered
published.
The. special order for this meet
ing-the election of policeman for
the unexpired term of j. .! Kelly,
resigned-was taken up and Alder
men Bowman and Weeks were APP
pointed tellers; and the following
applications read:, L. D. Dantzler,
c.. NJ. Dukes. w. A. H. Kelly, j. A.
( F. Oliver and c.. H. Williamson. The
ballot was taken, six votes being
cast, of which c. H. Williamson re-
ceived four (4) and c. NJ. Dukes
received two (2); and Williamson
was declared elected.
The proposed ordinance entitled
"An ordinance to further amend the
Revised Ordinances in relation to
Buildings, was continued for final
action. 45
The proposed ordinance known as
the Supply Ordinance" and entitled
An ordinance to raise supplies and
make appropriations to meet the liza
bilities of Tthe City of Orangeburg
for the fiscal year beginning April l.,
1908 and ending March 81, 1903,
received it's first and second readings
and was deferred for final action
with privileges of amendment to the
regular meeting in July. next.
The petition Of a number of citi-
zens asking that Russell and Brough-
ton streets, from the depot of the
Southern Railway company and the
Atlantic Coast Line company's depot,
be sprinkled, was read and received
as information.
The petition CT itizens asking
for the widening of Whitman street,
between Elliott and Rail Road avenue
ard the construction of concrete
curbing and ditching, thereon, was
read and received as information.
The petition of citizens asking for
the extension of the sewer mains OF
Sellers avenue from the point where
1t now ends to the corner of Sellers
avenue and Elliott street." was read
and referred to the City Engineer,
for report thereon at next meeting
OF the Counril
! The City r"easlrer called the at.
/, ton cf Council to the condition OF
the Citys finances and requested that
provision be made for a loan or
loans by. the proper officials to meet
any deficiency that may arise before
the July meeting of the Council;
and it was resolved, that the finance
committee be and they are hereby
authorized and empowered to borrow
for account of the City such sum or
sums as may be found necessary to
meet any deficiency that may arise
in the funds of the City between this
meeting and the meeting in July,
not to exceed in the aggregate the
sum of t hree thousand dollars, at
such interest as the committee may
deem reasonable.
DR.. Thomas C. Doyle representing
his father Mr.. P. Doyle, appeared be-
fore the Council asking for an OPP
ton on all or portion of the City's
lot on Russell street and adjoining
the residence lot of the said P. Doyle
for the purpose of supplementing
the lot of the said P. Doyle that the
same may be offered, by the said P.
Doyle, to the United States govern
ment whereon to erect the proposed
public building for this City. The
Council after consideration of the
matter, adopted the following reso-
luton offered by Alderman Bowman,
to wit: Resolved, that we give Mr..
P. Doyle an option on a portion OF
the lot belonging to the City on
Russell street, as follows: beginning
at lot of P. Doyle and measuring
west forty-two (42) feet on Russell
street, and running back in depth
one hundred and thirty-five 135)
feet, for the sum of thirty-five hun
dred (s3500.00) dollars; but only
to be used for the purpose of a fed
eral building.
The sewerage commission by DR..
Dovle its chairman, reported 10
Council that on the favorable report
of the City Engineer, dated June IL
1908, in which he says, Il recon-
mend to YOU that you accept at TINS
time, all of Contracts Nos. l and 3
and to permit the use OF the sewers
TO the citizens &c, the sewerage
commission at a meeting held juno
10, 1905, had received and accepted