The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1911-07-13
THE BOARD
IN SESSION
A Lively Fight is Presaged
for Future.
TILTS IN PROSPECT
The Members May Have Some
Interesting Debates Over the
Question of Banking the Water
Fund and an Account of the
Stokely Brothers.

Stokely Brothers.
The Board of Aldermen had a very
lengthy but unimportant meeting Fri
day night-it was presageful one,
and some interesting discussions are
predicted at future meetings. The
real business of the meeting could
have been handled by lively board
in twenty or thirty minutes. The
business consisted in the presentment
and referring of the claim of Stokely
Bros. & Co., for hauling dirt, amount
ing to sum of Sl15 to the old street
committee; the authorizing of tie pay
ment of $33 for transcripts furnished
by the clerks of the House of Repre-
sentatives and Senate respectively; the
payment of the claim of THE NEWPORT
PLAIN TALK for 1925 and that of
Sheriff Dawson for feeding the corpo-
ration's prisoners. The sum of Sc per
year was appropriated as the corpora
tlon's portion toward the lights at the
jail. alderman McMahan thought
the county should pay the whole
thing, as the peorle of the corporation
were part of the county and, if they
paid anything extra, were being double
taxed. The appropriation was made,
however.
A fine against M. A. Roadman of
S25 for selling fireworks last Christ.
mas was reduced to $40 and costs, in.
asmuch as other offenders escaped
without being fined by falsely swear.
ing, while Mr.. Roadman made no eff.
fort to deny that he was selling same
| A fine of $3.50 against the late
Richard Haynes, secured by Greed
Allen, was remitted owing to the cir
cumstances under which Haynes died
L. A. Shuts, special officer in East
port, was given sum of IS for arrests
and convictions due to his work.
The old committees were re-appointet
and are as follows:
Street Commiltee-R. HI. McMahan
Forest Stokely, Geo. Stokely.
Sanitary Committee-A. A. Gates
/ R. P. Driskill.
Finance Committee-R. P. Driskill
Geo. Stokely, Forest Stokely.
Prof. Driskill brought up the ques
tion Of banking the funds of the watel
works bond issue. He suggested tha
the money be placed equally between
the two home banks. Attorney Min.
thereupon suggested that the money
remain in the hands of the bond hous,
until desired by the corporation, tn,
town in the meantime receiving 81
on the investment. There was no fin
al action taken and this is Que item
which will bring forth lively. discuss
ion at later meetings.
The account of Stokely Brothers will
also bring forth discussion at SOM
later date. Under ordinary circum
stances this account would be Tough
by the Mayor, and it has been custo
mary here to permit the Mayor to viii
his points, no matter what the natur
may be, but there are said to be Ger
tain business contingencies which ma,
prevent any opposition to the accoun
from the executive head of the corpo
ration. The account in question is fo
. the hauling of dirt from the quarry o
J Stokely Bros. & Co., the owners of tn
quarry desiring to get out some rock
and as the corporation had permitte,
: the dirt to accumulate it was necessas,
for this dirt to be removed before tn
) rock couldlbe reached, and as a result
Stokely Bros. & Co., ask the corpors
ton to reimburse them for money ex
pended in removing the dirt.