The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-24

In my meditations I was wondering
why Chief Bishop made inquiry of
city council if he should enforce the
ordinances of the city, and what the
ordinances were made for. And I was
wondering why the city papers had
not printed the answer of city coun-
Gil. 1t was all very curious to me.
I heard that one reason for disregard
ing the ordinance requiring all auto
mobiles to stop at the crossing of Cald-
we'll and Main streets is that the ordl-
nance has never been published. |
don't know what the reason is but
any one who wants to, can see 1t Vlo-
lated every day. This is a pretty good
ordinance to enforce. Then I heard
man say that he beard another man
say that that other man said he saw
a. team drive up. on the public square,
and the driver take out his fodder and
hay and make a feed stable along the
side of the old court house building.
And that he expected soon to see the
watermelon wagons and wood wagons
blocking this square as in the good
old days. That will take US back to
the good old times when Newberry
was known as the "court house" and
not as the progressive city of New
berry, The city that does things. Why
not do it? It would carry us back to
our boyhood days, in the good old
times before the war. We have the
same old wooden bridges alongside
the sidewalks and muddy and holy
is that a good worG-streets that we
used to have. Now, believe that city
council is going to enforce all the
laws-of course with mercy and wis
dom and Judgment and discretion.
Law was not all intended to- be en-
forced strictly according to the letter,
but men charged with the enforce
ment Of the law should be men of
sound judgment and cool nerve. In
other words, T believe there is good
authority for those who have eyes
not to see and those who have ears
not to hear, or words to
that effect. Chief Bishop is
a man of long experience and sound
Judgment, and of course he wants to
know from those who are in authority
over him how much latitude must be
given that sound Judgment and discre-
ton.
By the way, I am proud to see the
editor has secured a promise from
Mayor Langford to put that light in.
Friend street near the union station
at once. Why not do it now, Mr..
Mayor? Do you forget that you have
been placed at the head of the city
that does things and does them now?
Lest you forget, kindly permit me to
remind you that Mr.. Webster-you
know him, he was great man and
wrote a great book-says "once" when
used as an adverb means for one time,
at some period of time, Indefinitely, but
"at once' means Eat the same point
of time; Immediately; without delay"
and illustrates it by the following
from Shakespeare: "Stand not upon
the order of your gong, but go at
once" So, Mr.. Mayor, I admonish
you to carry out your promise and
stand not so much upon the order of
your doing it, but put up that light at
once-now. Why wait?
By the way, Mr.. EGitor, how are you
getting along with The Idler's park
I thought when Mr.. Burton offered to-
start the list with $500 there would
be no trouble to raise the balance |
Please get busy and do it now.
Spring is nearly here.
I have been so busy reading Gov.
Blease's messages I have not had time
to write. I am going to have some
thing to say myself in the way of CON-
nent as soon as I have time to med
tate a little more.
The Idler.
P. 81 was down town early on |
4 Sunday morning recently and 1 saw
bhA street garbage cars and some hanGs
sweeping and cleaning the streets.
This is good and want to commend
he mayor. But, ge! whiz! did you
see the sidewalks? They were really