The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-27
NO ACTION TAKEN
ON APPROPRIATION
FORNORMAL SCHOOL
CITY FATHERS POSTPONE ACTION
UNTIL MASS MEETING OF CIT
IZENs CAN BE HELD.
COLUMBIA MAY HAV1 STREET Cas-
Judge Turner Appears For Clients
Who Contemplate Such an Enter
prise-conerete Walk to be Built
Along West Seventh.

Along West Seventh.
The city fathers met in extra ses
sion Thursday night to discuss some
business which had been postponed at
the last regular meeting. The Noraml
school proposition was brought up,
but It was suggested that there should
be a mass meeting Of the citizens
before any action should be taken by
the board in order that the members
might know the consensus of opinion
of the leading business men of the
city. This suggestion was followed
and the Normal School committee was
instructed to arrange for mass meet
ing of the citizens some time before
next Thursday night, at which time
the board will again meet and action
will doubtless be taken on this ques-
ton. The sidewalk committee was in
structed to lay a concrete walk along
the north side of West Seventh street
from DR.. Pillows residence to the cor
ner of Armstrong street.
Mr.. w. B. Turner appeared for some
clients who are contemplating install
ing a street railway in Columbia, and
a committee was appointed to confer
with Mr.. Turner regarding this matter.
With these exceptions no business Of
importance was transacted.
The meeting was opened with full
attendance and Mayor Biddle in the
chair Mayor Biddle announced that /
the first matter to come up for consid-
Grafton would be that of an appropria-
ton by the city for the Normal School.
Alderman Hayes suggested that action
on this matter be deferred until some
later date, before which there should
be called a mass meeting of the citi-
zens Mayor Biddle called on Judge
w. B. Turner to express his opinion
on this matter.
MI ulACl CuuOl aluCl man
Hayes suggestion, saying that of
course the city wanted the school and
wanted to appropriate for it all that it 9
was able, but that there should be an
of the people on the sub =
ect before action be taken by the {
BOARD. Mr.. T. H. PEBBLES said that +
he Normal School committee had met :
md that this committee was in favor =
# such a plan as suggested by Alder q
nan Hayes. This suggestion was n
greed to and the Normal School COM
1ittee requested TO arrange for a :,
1ass meeting, which the members of a
he board will be expected to attend.
Mr.. Turner arose and said that Co :,
lmbia being a growing and important w
ity should have street car system q,
nd that he had clients who wanted
} Investigate the matter with view %
, installing such a system and he =.
,quested the mayor to appoint a COM
ittee to confer with him and his nj
tents regarding the issuing of
anchise.
Col. Allen Brown arose and said n
at he and Mr. Turner were evident
there on the same business, as he,
o, had some parties interested in
oh proposition. However, that he
d not wish to be in anybody's way :"
I'd would yield to Mr.. Turner and
at he and Mr.. Turner could talk the
after over after the meeting.
Alderman Dale moved that the may
appoint a committee to confer with
:. Turner regarding a street railway ba
stem. Mayor Biddle appointed on liza
Is committee Aldermen Dale, Swans or.
re- and Chafin. org
Assistant Recorder Porter Erwin "
Id accounts of the school commit tbe
}, properly endorsed by Mr.. Cakes, ,e,
ich we're allowed. hin
rhe resignation of Mr.. Lynch Perry ,
member of the Board of Educa- r;o
n was received and accepted. May IN
Biddle nominated Mr.. w. d. Cam on,
m to fill out Mr.. Perry's unexpired sar