The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-23

In his platform he had announced
that he favored keeping accurate min
utes Of the session of council and
recording them in a book kept for
that purpose. He believed the clerk
SHOULD keep a special book for the
recording of the minutes, so that if
any citizen shov!d feel himself ag-
srieved or should want information
he could 60 to the clerks office and
see exactly what was done.
In his platform he had announced
that he favored keeping accurate ac-
counts Of all moneys received and
paid out, in books prepared for that
purpose, and allowing any citizen OF
the town to inspect these books at
any tine. He said he believed every
citizen ought to have the privilege at
any time Of going for himself and
seeing the exact financial condition OF
the town, and what fines had been
paad and what fines remitted, and
getting any other information as to
tie affairs Of the town which he de-
sired.
He had announced in his platform
tha, he favored and should attempt
to have a clean town, clean streets,
clean alleys, clean financial affairs,
and clean morals, and that he should
advocate Improvements Of the streets
with proper drainage Of the ground
to carry off the volume of water now
washing away both sidewalks and
roads. As to this latter matter ne
gave concrete examples.
He favored, he said, requiring the
railroads to build a new overhead
steel bridge on Boundary street, and
if he should be elected and his coun-
ell would back him the present old
wooden bridge would be condemned,
and the railroads required to erect a
modern steel structure.
He favored and if elected and was
backed by his council he would re-
ouire a fagman to b. placed at dan
gerous crossings in the town. He re-
ferred especially to the crossing at
Davis shop, and the one above the
depot, where he said there should be
gates and where the railroads should
be required to put gates with flag
men.
He refereed to the vagrancy law,
and the necessity for a strict enforce
ment Of it, calling especial attention
to negro pool rooms in the city where
loafng negroes congregated, to play
pool-negroes who made their living
by gambling or selling liquor or who
did nothing except eat from some
white man s table through that man s
cook. He wanted a strict enforce
ment of the vagrancy law.
He favored improvement IN the
service of the fire department, and
advocated rendering such assistance
as was necessary to give the young
men who were so nobly upholdlng the
system as was required to encourage
them in their labors and furnish them
whatever was essential to make the
service frst-class. He paid tribute
to the volunteer fremen Of NeWber-
~, and referred to their fine work
only a few Sundays ago when by
their efforts they in all probability
saved a great part Of the town from
destruction by the fire which orlgl-
mated in the livery stables. Many OF
them on that occasion, he said, had
ruined their clothes and suffered con-
siderable financial loss, and the only
thing they received was pitlful S3.Oo
a year exemption from street duty.
The fire department was a poor place
to economic, he said. The better the
fire department, the lower the lnsur-
apee rates, in addition to the protee-
ton to property and life.
He favored economy in financial
affairs, and the running of the gov
ernment of the town on a liberal
that is, not a stingy-but not extrav-
agant manner, and if elected he
promised to enforce strictly to the
letter all the ordinances in force or
which might be passed, and TO know
no man in the discharge of his du-
ties.
Alderman P. =. Baxter.
Alderman P. F. Baxter, who IS a
aand;dato for reelection in Ward l,