The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-02-18
COUNCIL ADHERES TO
FIRE LIMITS RULES
WOODEN SHINGLES FOR RE-
COVERING ARE BARRED.
Discussion of Charges for Water and
Lights.-Financial Condition
Of the City.

AL lne- meeLluS OI c1Ly CouA1AA oA
Tuesday night, Mayor Blease called
the attention Of city council to the
fact that Mr.. R. Y. Leavell had be-
gun to recover the building occupied
by him with wooden shingles, and
Mayor Blease said he had notified
Mr.. Geo. S. Mower, the owner Of the
building, that under the, fre-limit Or
dinance the work must stop unless
permission was granted by council
for it to continue. He said Mr.. Now
er had asked permission to put back
the portion of the roof that had been
torn off, and he told him Of course
he could do that. He said Mr.. Leav-
ell had asked permission to continue
the work, and he had told him to
wait until the matter was passed on
by council
There was some discussion of the
matter, Mayor Blease calling atten-
ton to a recent decision of the su-
preme court, in the case Of the Town
Of Seneca VS.. Cochran, in which it
was held that the owner of wooden
building in the prohibited limits had
only the right to stop leaks and such
like matters in the way Of repairs.
Mayor Blease said he thought it was
a mistake to allow the wooden liv-
cry stables in the fire limits to be
rebuilt, and if he had been mayor it
would never have been permitted,
After going into the matter fully,
council decided, On motion Of Alder
man Baxter, to adhere strictly to the
letter Of the fre-lmit ordinance. :
Mayor Blease then called attention
to the water works and electric light
bill for January which would be
presented to- the town. It had not
yet been presented, but Clerk Seurry
stated that he thought it would be
something over $500. Mayor Blease
said the commissioners had ignored
the question of council recently
asked them, and he did not think the
bill for water and lights ought to be
paid. He said it was his legal opin-
ion, and the opinion Of one Of the
best lawyers in South Carolina, with
whom he had talked about the mat
ter, that no corporation owned by 9
municipality could make the muniei-
pality pay for water and lights.
Alderman Baxter said it looked
like there was going to be fuss ev-
cry time this bill was presented,
and he thought the best thing to do
was to 60 ahead and pay it.
Alderman Evans said it looked to
him as if the plant ought to be run
without support from the town.
Mayor Blease said it was the most
extravagsnt water works system in
the world. \
Alderman Baxter moved that the
bill be paid the first Of each month
as heretofore.
Alderman Rodelsperger said he
didn't think the commissioners should
charge the same on moon-shine
nights as on other nights.
Alderman Baxter said the charge
was by the month. If the lights
burned. every night it was the same
and if they did not burn at al it
was the same.
Mayor Blease said all Of them
don't burn any night all night, and
many nights none Of them burn.
Alderman Rodelsp3rger said if the
town had a bull it had to feed him.
Alderman Lominack said the trou-
BILE was getting something to feed
him with. Alderman Lominack Sec
onded Alderman Baxter's motion,
and it was carried by a vote Of four
to one, Aldermen Baxter, Lominack,
Cannon and Rodelsperger voting in
the affirmative, Mayor Blease in the
negative and, Alderman Evans not
voting.
New Arc Lights.
On motion Of Alderman Lominack
new arc light was ordered to be
installed at the corner between the
residences of DR.. ". E. Lake and