The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-02-04
MEETING OF COUNCIL.
Amends Stopping Vehicles Ordinance,
Renews Charter for Street Rail-
Way.-MaHng Sidewalks.


on Tuesday night. The ordinance
clearing the public square Of vehicles
standing thereon was amended. A
new franchise was granted II. L.
Parr and associates to operate a
street car line in Newberry. An or
dinance was authorized prohibiting!
writing on Or otherwise defaeing the
sidewalks Of the city. It was deeiL-
ed to give the superintendent Of
streets an assistant.
The ordinance prohibiting the
standing of vehicles on the public
square in front of the old court house
and in certain streets had been: the
occasion Of considerable talk by
some of the kickers and it looked at
.tne time as if some Of the city faith
ers were about to get cold feet but
a compromise was reached and tie
PROVISION to Limit wagons to 10 min-
u!es for loading and unloading was
striken out and the ordinance stands.
This does not mean that q wagon
may take all day to load or au'oad.
Tie ordinance is o9e Of the bes0 ever
passed and best for the country pee
rle about whose concern some peo-
pie are so much aroused. The eoun-
/ try people are not babies and are not
in need of wet nurses. They can
take care of themselves and wien
they come to the city they wait to
be able to get through the streets
without having to run into o+Ier
wagons and buggies. Besides the
narrow streets are not intended TO be
used as stables and the standing Of
horses almost in the front doors is
not pleasant to the occupants. City
council has provided good lot Cor
hitching purposes in rear Of the opera
house and market with more room
than the public square. 1t viii not
be long before every one will be pleas
ed. The ten minute limit should not
have been put in but now it is out
and no one will be caused any incon-
venience.
1t is hoped Mr.. Parr and associates
will get their street railway III oper-
alton before the present franchise ex-
pires again.
The appearance on the sidewalks
ON Sunday morning from one end Of
the city to the other Of $3.50. "
"Tuesday,'' caused Alderman Baxter
to propose an ordinance prohibiting
the writing on or, marking the side
walks Of the city. =:
! The superintendent cf streets was
given an assistant. The pity is TIE
!! finances of the city will not permit
putting a force Of street hands in
each ward. It is stated that the
streets are in better conditions now
than they have been in a long time
owing to the good york of Mr.. j.
Monroe Wicker Last year, but that
does not mean that they are what
they ought 10 be. :
Proceedings in Detail.
Newberry, S. c., Feb. l, 1910.
Council met in regular session.
Present: Mayor Blease, Aldermen
Baxter, Lominaek Cannon, Rodel-
sperger and Evans.
Minutes of the last meeting read.
Alderman Evans moved that the same
be approved as correct. Adopted.
Messrs. H. L. Parr and F. R. Hun
ter and their associates presented a
request for franchise for a street
railway and ITO furnish power for
water and lights and offered the fol-
lowing ordinance. (Se ordinance
pubished).
Alderman Cannon moved that the
ordinance as read be adopted and rat
flied. The vote was as follows: Aye
Lominack, Cannon, Evans and Blease.
Nay-Baxter and Rodelsperger. Mo-
tion carried and ordinance signed.
Mayor Blease offered the follow
ing resolution: Be it resolved; That
the Southern Bell Telephone and Tel
egraph company be and they are here
by requested to furnish to the town
of Newberry and the citizens thereof
an up to date and more modern sys-
TEN. The vote was as follows: Aye
Lominack, Cannon, Rodelsperger,
Evans and Blease. Alderman Baxter
refused to vote until he sees the
franchise. u.
Alderman Baxter moved, that the
mayor and Alderman Cannon renew