The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-12
OFFICERS ELECTED
CITY COUNCIL HELD ITS REG
ULAR MEETING ON LAST
Friday Night, and Transacted Lot
Of Very Important Business for
the City.

the City.
On last Friday might the first
regular monthly meeting OF the City
Council was held since the city elec-
tion was held last month. On ac-
count of the election of city officials,
which took place at this meeting
there was quite large attendance
of citizens who seemed to beedeeply
interested in the proceedings of the
meeting. Besides the election of city
officials, much business was transact
ed, and everything passed OIL as
smoothly as If all the members OF
council were old hands at the bel
lows.
There were present Mayor Dukes
and Aldermen Lathrop, Weeks, Wan
namaker, Bryant, Sain and Jennings,
the last four being new members.
After the meeting was called to order
by. the Mayor, the report of the City
+ Clerk and Treasurer and Of the AS
sistant Secretary and Treasurer were
read. The report of Clerk and Treas
.urer Wannamaker showed that the
city finances were at low ebb, as
there was no balance in the general
fund to the credit of the city. This
is a bad state of affairs, but as tax
es are now being paid the situation
will soon be relieved. The want OF
funds will prevent the carrying out
of many needed improvements in and
around the city.
The election of city officials was
next taken up and disposed of. There
being no opposition to City Clerk
| and Treasurer L. H. Wannamaker,
Assistant Clerk and Treasurer A.
C. Dibble, City Attorney w. Il Glaze,
Chief of Police August Fischer and
Superintendent of Streets j. B. Eth
ridge, they were all reelected. All
of these gentlemen have served the
city long and faithfully in their
respective positions, and their re-
election will give general satisfac-
tion to the public. The election or
six policemen were then gone in
to, which resulted in the election
of all the old officers, except Mr. Z.
Fl. Williamson, Mr.. Swift Gibson be-
ing elected in his place. The appli-
cants were as follows:
E. c. Fairey, G. E. Fickling, Swift
Gibson, ]. E. Gillian, w. ]. Hatchel'
R. F. Jennings, ]. B. Kelly, w. B.
Holman, G. M. Richards, F. A. schl1-
ley, j. L. Segrest, r. M. Stokes, c.
H. Williamson, C. NJ. Wolfe and w.
Hampton Edwins. After the first
ballot the following were declared
elected: E. c. Fairey, R. F. Jen-
nings, G. E. Fickling, F.
A. schifley, j. L. sesrest, W. H.
Edwins and Swife Gibson. All
these officers, except Mr.. Gibson, have
been on the force sometime and have
given intelligent, faithful service.
DR.. D. D. Salley asked that the
sewer mains be extended along Rus
sell street from College avenue to
Lowell street. He said he intended
to erect residence on what was
formerly known as Claflin Park and
wanted to make connection with the
city sewer. City Engineer Halves
stated that the cost of the extension
would not exceed $500. The matter
was referred to the committee on
water and lights.
A petition was presented by Mr..
S. A. Blackman signed by all the
property owners through whose prop
erty the proposed street would pass
asking that Middleton street be open
ed and extended to APPOINT on the
Columbia between Judge Danzler's
residence and the Bull Swamp road.
The petition also requeste0 that
Broughton street be Strengthened.
The petitioners are not particularly
anxious to have these improvements
carried out at once, but they wanted
an expression from the City Coun-
Gil so that persons concerned would
know how to govern themselves in
building on the streets named. The
matter was referred to the street
| committee to ascertain probable cost
and report at next meeting Of City
| Council.
Alderman Lathrop on behalf of
the finance committee, requested that
the report of the auditing commit
tee be filed as the report of the
finance committee, which was so Or
dered.
City Engineer Hawes, on behalf Of
the committee on water and lights.
reported a private pipe line con-
Meeting Clahin University with the
city sewer as being unsatisfactory,
and in consequence he, as Inspector,
had refused to receive it and turn
on the water until the work Is salts
factorily done. City Engineer
Hawes report was accepted by Coun-
Gil and his decision in the matter
approved.
City Engineer Hawes reported to
the Council that the flush tanks of
the city sewer system had been tamp-
cred with and the water cut OFF,
thereby possibly choking the mains.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on water and lights with pow
er to remedy the trouble.