The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-09
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OYER STREET REP AIRS
Certain Members of Council Wanted
to Take Action Against Traction
Company for Not Properly Repair
ing Paved Streets.

An adjourned meeting of the city
council last night, the city fathers
disposed of the remainder of the
months business, which was carried
over from previous meeting, and ad
journed for the month.
The first matter taken up by the
council was the question of COMPEL
ing the Hattiesburg Traction Company
to make certain repairs in the paved
streets where the pavement had
been removed in order to make re-
pairs on the company's gas mains.
1t was stated that in several places
the pavement was in bad condition as
result of the paving material having
been torn up and not replaced in a
satisfactory manner, and it was sug-
gested that the ordinance which pro-
vides that any party or parties who
shall take up or interfere with the
street paving be required to place the
same ind put the streets in as good
condition as that in which it was
found, or be subjected to fine of $1OO
for each offense, be enforced.
1t was contended that while the
Traction Company had made an effort
to repair the damage done to the
streets, the materials which had been
put in were inferior and as a conse-
quence the streets were sunken con-
siderably at several places.
After quite a heated discussion, in
which Mayor Donald took the position
that the Traction Company had COM
piled with the terms of their
franchise, and in which opin-
ion he was opposed by majority |
of the councilmen, the matter was f. |
nally referred to the city attorney for
an opinion as to what course the city |
should adopt in the matter.
A. T. Powe, chairman of the commit |
tee appointed at the last meeting to |
investigate the cost of installing in
candescent street lights on New Or
leans street, reported that after in
vestigating the matter the committee !
had decided that the city is not at
this time in position, financially, to
install the lights.
The Sanitary Plumbing Company
was allowed 1922 for repairing the
street on River avenue, near the resi-
ience OF G. W. Rich - ~ '''a % /
The city engineer reported that the
Z. E. Rawls property on West Pine
street could not be connected with the
present sewer system, he having been
instructed by the council to investi-
rate Mr.. Rawls' petition for sewer
Messrs. Mitchell, Fail and Haney
we're appointed committee to make
N investigation of the repairs needed
o be made on the city's water reser-
-ior, and to report to the council at
is next meeting.
The mayor was authorized to en-
10y dog catcher at a salary not to
xceed $1,000 month, in addition to
ii fees collected by him.
Messrs. McGrath, Greer and Mitch
IL were appointed committee to see s
hat the old Main Street school build
ng be nailed up. a
1t was ordered that the city pay the v
expenseshof the chief of the n
re department to Syracuse, N. Y, on C
he occasion of the Firemen's Conven- d
on a
A petition of citizens asking that the
Central Railroad Company S
e required to plaoee 1eg1nan at its il
lain street crod HSs presented, c.
nd an ordInanc6 that erect was s.
Were elected for the en- d
~ days, and the board ad- c.
for the month b