The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-02-18

boundary street SCUOOl, anu IL was
necessary to purchase another site
for an additional building which
will shortly be erected. [ cite these
expenditures to show that we are
hardly able to pay the $3.50, half OF
the $500 which is necessary to open
these Streets"
Mr.. J. Marion Davis followed Mr..
Klettner, saying there were two
ways in which the matter might be
presented. It might be said the
board was asking the city for $3.50
to help open the streets, and it might
be said with equal force that the
board was offering the city $3.50 to
help the city open the streets. He
said there was very little which
could be added to what Mr.. Klettner
had already so well said.
Mr.. Klettner said Mr.. Wicker had
already purchased shovels and hired
hands and was ready to begin work
I.last Monday. He said there was an
agreement between Col Johnstone
and Mr.. Wicker that as soon as Mrs.
Pope's lot was filled in there would
be no further objection On Col. John
stones part. He said Mr.. Fred II.
Dominick had been very kind and
had not complained Of the exposure
Of the sewer pipe in the proposed
street alongside his residence, and
the board Of trustees wanted to get
the work completed and this pipe
covered at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
Alderman Baxter wanted TO know
if $3.50 from the city in addition to
$3.50 from the trustees would open
up all the streets, and put them in
good condition:
Trustee Davis said there was an
other matter which he wanted to
say something about. He said Col.
George Johnstone wanted some dirt
to flIsin Mrs. .Pope's yard, and had
! said that about fifty square yards
| would be sufficient, and Mr.. Wicker
had agreed to move the dirt for COL
Johnstone for fifty dollars, and the
board of trustees had agreed to al
low him to do so in order that there
might not be any trouble Of any
kind. II think, ".he said, "that after
Col. tombstone gets the dirt which
he requires that there will be no more
trouble in opening up the Streets,
provided we do not allow the water
to run over on his property. In this
work, of course if council should do
I it it would be up to council ss to
how it should be done, and if We do
it there would be no trouble for
council.'' =.
Alderman Baxter wanted to know
if the trustees would sign an agree
ment to the effect that they would
be responsible in case Of any law
suits by Mr.. F. H: Dominick or Col.
George Johnstone.
Trustee Klettner said that at first
it was thought that to cover the
sewer pipe fifteen or eighteen inch
es, and make q drain underneath,
would be sufficient, but this met
with some objection from Col. john
stone, and a survey had since been
made by Mr.. C. C. Davis and Mr..
J. 81. Wicker, and that they had de-
eided that if the piping was covered
two@ feet that the water would then
have a natural course to College
street and not run over the sides Of
said street. The attention Of Col.
Johnstone had been called to the
matter, he said, and that Col. John
stone had said, Oh. well, if the water
runs it's natural course it Is ali
right.
Aldermau Baxter repeated his
question.
Mr.. Davis said he thought the
trustees would be willing to enter
into such an agreement.
Mr.. Klettner said that he had a
talk with Mr.. Dominick and asked
him, chow about you?" and Mr..
| Daminick had said, ''Oh, we'll, you
can get along all right with me. y
II told Mr.. Dominick," +" continued
Mr.. Klettner, "that our intention is
to fill in his back yard if necessary,
and he said, You can fix it all right;
I have no apprehension at ALL"