The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-24

|IaTS per mOIpCu. NO dCLlOl! Ooa1o oC
taken on this suggestion. Alderman
Baxter moved that the salary Of clerk
Of the council be left at slxty-tiye
dollars per month. The motion Wa
carried by a vote of four to one,
Mayor Blease voting in he negative
and giving as his reason for so vot-
ing that he believed the salary should
be increased to seventy-fve dollars
per month.
On motion of Alderman Evans the
salary of the lamp lighter and. jaAli-
tor was fixed at twenty-five dollars
per month.
On motion of Alderman Rodelspe'.
ger the salary Of two Lose wagon
drivers, to be elected by council, was
fixed at twenty dollars each.
On motion Of Alderman Baxter.
the mayors salary was fixed at fifty
dollars per month.
The matter of a street overseer to
be selected by the superintendent Of
streets, and to work under his dlrec-
ton and control, was discussed and
Action thereon wac postponed.
Alderman Baxter, among OFFERS,
urged the need of such street over
seer TO be under the direction and
control Of the superintendent of
streets. Mayor Blease said tE:ere
was no law for sentencing, a man for
violating the town ordinances to
serve on the county chain gang, ard
that such convicts should be under
street overseer. who should be re-
sponsible to the street superrn;en-
dent.
Alderman Baxter said that he had
served on the council for some time
and the experiment Of electlng iwo
men had been tried, and where both
received their authority from co:n-
ell neither seemed willing to subject
himself to the orders Of the other:
ard he thought the best way was to
leave tie matter open, and II the
council should determine to choose
a street overseer, as seemed to be
the sentiment Of the meeting, then
let the superintendent of streets ap-
point him, subject to the approval
of the council. -. = ! (.
\ After further discussion the MAJ
ter was left open for the preselt, M
der the view taken by Alderman l'ax-
ter. - . ! -
On motion of Alderman Baxter the
election Of subordinate officers Was
fixed for Tuesday night, December
%, all applications to be ,fil7} with
the clerk Of council before SIX p. IL.
of said date. ....:... =
Mayor Blease moved that each al
I derman Of the town receive tor the
year 1910 a salary Of fifty 'lollars.
Alderman Baxter said that he was
opposed to the motion. Mayor Blease
said that during his administration
it should be his policy to Interfere
with no mans ward, and that he
| would expect the aldermen to- look
after the streets in, their ward and
the affairs Of their. wards generally
and he would expect them to report
any violations of the ordinances OF
the town in their wards which should
come under their notice. This, he
said, would necessarily take a good
deal of their time, and he felt that
they should have some compensation
and that fifty. dollars was little
enough.
Alderman Baxter said that he had
been elected to serve without COM
pensation and that he would not want
any compensation for discharging
every duty which should be imposed
upon nlW.
After further remarks by Mayor
Blease Alderman Rodelsperger NOV
ed that inasmuch as Alderman Can
non was not present, the whole mat
ter be postponed until full meeting
of council could be secured.
The motion was adopted.
| Mayor Blease offered the follow
ing resolutions, which were unanl-
mously adopted:
"Be it resolved by the town cour-
Gil Of the town Of Newberry, S. Co.,
in council assembled:
"lst. That the commissioners of
public works of the town Of Newber-
ry, S. c., are hereby requested to
furnish the council within ten days
from data the total amount of mon