The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-05
THE ANDERSON TRIP.
Things Learned by a Member of The
Civic Association Who Was in
The Party

between street and sidewalk! A New
belr rian can scarcely believe that suca
condition is possible. But, seeing
is believing; and in a town, too, that
is not so very much larger than our
own. Is there one street in NeWber-
ry where a shelving sidewalk does not
meet the eye-a condition for con-
stant repairing and equally as con-
slant tumbling in? But how can We
remedy this blemish? Anderson was
worse, once upon time. What have
they done? The only thing that will
remedy matters. The city council
has employed competent city en-
gineer, under whose direct supervis-
ion the street overseer works. The
effect is marvellous. And until New
berry does the same thing, there will
be no lasting Improvement in our
streets.
On an economic basis purely, would
not this constant tearing up and put
ting down, pay for the services Of a
first-cIass engineer-one admlnistIa-
trion trying to rectify the mistakes
Of another? The engineer in Ander-
son is man who thoroughly under
stands his business, and his salary is
81 200 year.
As for a wagon yard, Anderson has
solved that problem for us. also-one
acre. two blocks from the square,
rented at $50 year. Isn't there
public spirited citizen in our town
who will offer US a piece Of land, un-
desirable for building purposes, at
similar cost? Some Anderson peo-
pie "kicked" about changing court
square from bone yard into thing
Of beauty, and Of course this habit
of many Newberrians will assert it.
self Immediately on such steps being
taken. But like the. Anderson kick
ers, they will be hearty supporters OF
the change in a year or two. From
our public square this unhitchlns
and feeding of teams must sooner o.:
later go, and the sooner we arrange
for this the better.
AS to garbage cans. In front OF
every place of business is can hold
ing perhaps two-thirds as much as
our cans. Not box or barrel is al
lowed on the sidewalk. Who pays
for these cans2 The council has an
enforced ordinance requiring every
business house to pay the exact cost
of one of these cans, $3.50. The Civic
association has authority to put a
can wherever there is not one, and
the council sees that the owner pays
for it. A box or barrel is at once re-
ported to the authorities. and it dis
appears Immediately.
Standing on the veranda Of the Ho-'
tel Chiquola, with these beautifully
clean streets in every direction. the
question naturally was, how are they
kept so? It was very practically an
swered in a few minutes. Coming
down a street could be seen a man
pushing what at first appeared to be a
peculiar looking garbage can on
wheels. As We watch him all is eS-
planned. He has a shovel, rake, etc.,
and. after the carts have emptied the
garbage cans in the morning and
hauled away all heavy debris. it is his
duty to 60 through the
streets of the business section all day
long, gathering up every thing from
sidewalk and street. Strange to say,
he moved in hurry, too, as if he
knew the health officer had an eye
on him.
Did we see any hitching posts any
where near the business section?
Such thing in Anderson? Never!
Do thew allow horses hitched in front
of their hotel to telephone or elec-
trio light post? Anderson, like other
| towns We know, has an ordinance
prohibiting such, and appearances in
dieate that her ordinances are not
dead letters.
The council about two years ago re-
ouested the Civic association there to
take charge Of all improvements in
the cemetery. giving to it the total
income from tie sale Of lots. There is
no more beautiful spot in the town
than this City Of the Dead, with It's
parked drives. thousands Of narcis-
suS and other bulbs in glorious pro-
fusion among the grass.