The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-29

Thompson street, thence along the
west side of Thompson street, and
across Harrington street to Lindsay
street, thence along the west side OF
Lindsay street to the south side OF
SCOTS creek, thence along the south
side of SCOTS creek to a point fifty
feet beyond the line of the railroad OF
the Southern railway company, thence
a straight line back to the point OF
beginning.''
Now, there You are. If you don't
know where these streets are suppose
you get copy of Higgins map Of the
town and you can readily see. I be-
Heve most of them had sign posts put
up at the corners a few years age
when we received that great boon
from the federal government-free de-
livery of the mails. But, you know,
that the authorities, to save few
dimes, I suppose, put up such sub
stantial and durable, as well as artis-
tic posts, that they have all rotted
down, or most of them have. It would
not do for the city to build too sub
Stantially in this as in streets, for we
would soon run out of something +;
do, and that would be too bad.
Section IS of this same fire limit law
says: 'It shall be unlawful t. build,
erect or construct any wood or frame
building of any description within
said Fire Limits Capitals in the book
Or TO recover or rerair any roofs Of
any building or buildings excep; with
tin, slate, galvanized iron, or such fire
proof material as the Town Council
may permit to be used" Now, that
sounds pretty good and is pretty
sweeping. Section 81 goes On to say
that any such building shall be de-
clared a nuisance and be abated and
removed. And a penalty Of 500 or
thirty days at hard labor is imposed
for violating it. Provided it is done
without the consent of the Town
Council" OF course, that negatives
the whole thing, because no tender
hearted and good natured Town Coun-
Gil would withhold it's "consent'' to
any good citizen who wanted to Vio-
late the ordinance of the town. And it
should not, of course it should not,
and that explains the whole situation
and my mind is clear and am glad Of
the opportunity to have seen copy
of the "Ordinances of the Town of
Newberry.''
There are lots of interestine things
in this little book of ia pages. / find
the following: "Sec. POL. Every auto
mobile, locomobile, auto-car, or other
self propelled vehicle, shall be brought
to full and complete stop by the
person or persons in charge thereof in
crossing Main Tor Pratt) street and
Caldwell street at the intersection of
Main and Caldwell Streets Now. I
reckon every body knows where these
streets interestc. And please note
that this inhibition takes in all self
propelled vehicles, which would
think includes motor cycles. Now,
you just stand up there some day and
see who stops and who doesn't and
stick a pin down. This division Of this
little book contains a great many
more don'ts, but with one more will
not mention any more at this time.
Another section says none of these
self-propelling machines shall run
over six miles the hour within the
town. Just think of that, will you.
Six miles an hour Who would want
to ''joy ride" at six miles an hour.
Why any old countryman can foot it
six miles an hour. That ordinance
must have been passed before New
berry took the fever. Newberry was
slow to start, but she sure has got
the fever now. I see from some paper
that Newberry is to have new, large,