The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-21
CITY WILL COLLECT
THOUSAND DOLLARS
FROM INTERURBAN
Mr.. HATCHER rs AUTHORIZED TO
PROCEED TO GET FOR.
FELT MONEY.
PROPOSE TO NARROW STREETS
Property Owners viii Put Down Side
walks if Permitted to Widen Their
Lawns-More Sidewalks Provided
For-After the Resorts.

City Attorney Hatcher and the Fl
nance Committee of the Board Of May
or and Aldermen were instructed at
the meeting of the Board Friday night
to demand payment on the bond for
81, 900 given by Mr.. H. H. Mayberry
and Mr. John A. Pitts for the con-
struction of the Interurban to Column
bia by February 26th of this year.
A considerable part of the meeting
was taken up with the question OF
allowing the property owners on both
sides of High street between Fifth and
Eighth streets to set out their fences
so as to make High fifty-foot street.
This street is 100 feet wide for the
greater part of this distance and the
property owners propose to set out
their fences, and build at their own
expense concrete pavements along
thei entire distance affected. 1t was
stated that the street is SO wide that
the city is able to work and keep up
only a part of it and that along each
side much of it is allowed to grow up
In grass and weeds. Under the new
plan, it was urged, the street would
be better kept up and the appearance
of the town would be improved. Al
derman Swansburg opposed the move
ment. He said the Board had already
set this precedent, and that now 1t
appears there will be no end to the
effort on the part OF property owners
to take city land into their own lawns.
That petitions were being sent in from
all parts of town with requests of this
character and the matter was becom-
ing serious. That he thought further
, concessions along this line should be
carefully considered, and urged that
no final action be taken at this meet.
ing. The matter was therefore re-
ferred to the street committee for con-
sideration.
Alderman Dale of the Side Walk
Committee introduced resolutions re-
curing the construction OF concrete
payements in front of the Episcopal
rectory on West Seventh, on the West
side of School street from Seventh TO-
Eleventh streets, and on South High
street on the west side from Eight to
Cameron's grocery. 1t was so ordered.
1t was further provided that the con-
gregation of st. Peters church might
build a concrete pavement in front
of the church If they so desired.
Alderman Hayes raised the question
of the enforcement of the law against
the resorts on East Side, ana
said if the law was not to be enforced
it should be repealed. Alderman Dale
Joined with Mr.. Hayes in the state
ment that the law should be enforced.
Mayor Biddle stated that he thought
these resorts were under better con-
troll than they had ever been before.
That the officers were instructed to
enforce all the laws, but he did not
think it right or good policy to have
them devote their entire time to en-
foring this one law and neglect en-
forcement of other laws.
Chairman Chaffin was allowed 5000
for street work for May. Chairman
Hayes was allowed $500 for charity.
#. E. Morgan reported collections or
fines and costs for April Of $135.OO.
Recorder Erwin's report showed col
lections for April of $5,127.21. Sal
aries and accounts were allowed.
City Attorney Hatcher, who was In
structed to investigate the bill passed
by the Legislature in its expiring
hours. removing initial jurisdiction
from the municipality in cases COW
cred by the state laws, reported that
this statue did not apply to Columbia,
but was a local measure applicable
to Nashville.