The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-02-22
WORK BEGUN ON THE
P0PEPROPERTY STREETS
TRUSTEES ACCEPT THE PROPo-
sITIoN OF CITY COUNCIL.
There Was Some Hesitation On Part
of Trustees, But Work Was Be-
I gun Yesterday Morning.

Following the failure Of city coun-
cdl to meet on Saturday afternoon on
account of lack of a quorum, the
board of trustees Of the Newberry
| graded schools decided to accept the
| tender Of $3.50 made by city council
to pay half the cost of opening the
Pope school property streets, on con-
dition that the board sign an agree
ment to hold the city free from J
bility in case Of a law suit by any ad-
joining property owner, and Mr.. Jno'
III. Wicker started work upon the
streets yesterday morning, under a
contract with the board of trustees
to open The streets and to put them
in good condition for $500.
The board of trustees met on Sat-
urday morning to consider the ac-
ton of council. It will be recalled
that at the meeting Of city council
on last Tuesday night Messrs. Klett-
ner and Davis, Of the board, appear
ed before council and asked that
council bear half the cost Of opening
the streets-the proposition being
that city council appropriate S35o to
be: used by the board to defray half
the expense, or that city council ac-
cept $3.50 from the board to pay half
the expense, the estimate being that
500 was necessary to open the
streets. Council by vote Of four to
two agreed to appropriate $3.50 to be
used by the: trustees, on condition
that the trustees sign a written agree
ment to hold the town free from le-
gal liability in case Of any law suit
resulting from. damage to adjoining
property.
It was to consider this action of
council that the board held a meet
ing on Saturday morning. =.
The whole matter was discussed by
the board, and Mayor Blease was
called in for an opinion as to wheth-
er or not such an agreement would
be binding: Mayor Blease gave the
same opinion which he expressed in
his interview in the last issue OF
The Herald and News to the effect
that such AN agreement could not be
binding. Mr., Fred Il. Dominick, one
Of the adjoining property owners,
was also called. into the meeting, and
the situation was gone over with him.
The board thereupon decided to
ask council to agree to let the board
go ahead and open, the streets and
put them in good condition. and if
they were put in good condition and
accepted by council that council
then appropriate $3.50. to aid in de-
fraying the expenses resembling the
stipulation, that the. board sign an
agreement holdIng the to"n Tree
from legal liability.
1t was desired to begin. work Mon
day morning and Mayor Blease cali
ed a meeting of city council for $3.50
o'clock on Saturday afternoon, in
order that the matter might be
brought before council and action
taken Immediately. There vas not a
quorum present, however, and the
matter was discussed only informally.
Those present were Mayor Blease
and Aldermen Baxter and Cannon.
Messrs. John II. Wicker and F. N.
Martin were present representing the
board of trustees. ..
After the failure to secure a quo
rum of council the board then decided
to enter i4to the agreement which
council made q condition, Of its ap-
preparation Of $3.50, and. to. begin
the work. yesterday morning.
The work is being done by Mr..
John II. Wicker, his contract with
the board being to the effect that he
shall open the streets and put them
In condition for service for the,
amount Of $500. Mr.. Wicker stated
yesterday that under the agreement
with Col. Johnstone he would fill in
the lot OF; Mrs. Pope, this being a
matter between him and Col. John
stone, Mr.. Wicker receiving $40 for
this work.
Mr.. Wicker said that neither he
nor the board apprehended any trou-
BILE in the way Of damage to adjoin-
ing property holders, believing that
the streets could be opened in such