The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-11-11

Gil for both terms. I will state facts
and leave it to the voters and taNpay-
ers to draw their own conclusions. !
was not chairman of any of the more
important committees of council dur
ing 1909 In the present administra-
ton, I am on the finance committee
and am chairman of the ways and
means committee The chairman Of
the finance committee and the mayor
are charged with the duty of looking
after the finances of the city. The
chairman of the ways and means CON-
mittee, with the assistance Of the
mayor, has to attend to all of the buy
ing and o. K. all bills.
As We all know, Mayor Blease has
been necessarily absent during a por-
tion of his term and I was appointed
as mayor pro tenn. Thus, all Of the
buying, as we'll as the other duties Of
the mayors office have devolved upon
me during Mr.. Blease's absence.
With these responsibilities upon me,
I have tried to do my whole duty and
have endeavored to the best Of my
ability to enforce all of the ordinances
of the city and especially the dispen-
sacy or liquor ordinances. With the
aid of all of my subordinate officers,
I am satisfied that the city has been
well cared for, and I am sure that if
the truth we're known and the facts
could be obtained, there is less whis-
key being shipped in this city than
heretofore, and especially for illicit
sale and use of it.
Back to finance and as to the man
ner in which the finances have been
used, and more especially, what has
been used in permanent improve
ments:
TO assistant in opening the streets
around the school building, we have
paid three hundred and fifty dollars.
Corrugated iron pipe on Friend
street, from McKibbe street on to the
railroad, on Blue Ruin Hill and two
places in Ward 5, We have paid $685.
Three mules for city use, $685..
Two horses for fire department,
$3.50.
Enlargement of the fire house by
addition which will accommodate the
extra horse and additional hose wagon,
$3.50.
One street scrape, $3.50.
Extra blades for scrape, $50.
Widening Main street along the
Silas Johnstone property, 500.
Widening sidewalk along Copeland
property on College street and lead
ing to the new postofhce site, $500.
:. In addition to the above, we have
used and put in about 1000 feet Of
12-inch terra Gotta pipe; we have
! placed an additional street overseer,
as assistant 70 the superintendent Of
streets, at a cost of $50 per month,
and we feel that this is a step in the
right direction, as it allows our super
intendent to put in all Of his time on
permanent work, such as building
bridges and their abuttments, putting
in galvanized iron and terra Gotta
pipe and laying cement sidewalks.
His assistant is thus enabled to look
after the ordinary street and sidewalk
work, working same with convict and
free labor. Our street scrape is kept
running practically all of the time,
and T can say without fear of success
full contradiction, that our streets are
now in as good and clean a condi-
tion, if not better than they have been
in the past.
Now, I am a candidate for mayor
of the city, and not having the time
or the opportunity to call On and
see all of the voters personally, am
taking this method Of reaching you. II
I am elected as your mayor, you will
always find me standing for law and
order and for the enforcement Of all
OF the city ordinances. I shall stand
for permanent work, and will use my
influence to provide for the services
Of a civil engineer to carry out the
plan OF permanent Improvements. I
shall use all my power to upbuild
man and place him on a higher plane,
and do everything in my power, to up
hold and protect the purity of our
women and children, so that we may
all become better men and women and
occupy the high stations for which
we were created by our Maker.
One more word, and ! am done: I
have not, nor do I intend to promise
any man to vote for him for any Of
flee or position which is to be filled by