The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-10
PEOPLE HAVE VOTE
ON PROPOSITION OF
GREATER COLUMBIA
RECOMMENDATION OF LEGiSLA-
TIVE COMMITTEE is ADOPT.
ED BY ALDERMEN.
Budget RISOI UTICk L PASSED
Provides for $4,000 for the Expenses
of City Government During 1911.
TWenty-Seven Arrests Made During
the Month Passed.

The people living In Riverside,
West End, Highland Park and Rainey
Addition will be allowed to vote on
the proposition submitted by the city
council Thursday night on which they
may be admitted to the corporation of
Columbia. The proposition is the
same that was recommended by the
Maury County Board of Trade, and
Is to the effect that all the taxes paid
into the treasury for the next ten
years be expended on the section of
new territory which contributed 10, for
lights, water, fire protection, ETC.,
and that the school tax be added to
the general city school tax and the
new citizens be given the same edu-
cational privileges that are allowed to
those who are already inside the city
limits This, in effect, was the sub
stance of the report submitted by the
legislative committee of the board of
Mayor and aldermen. The report was
unanimously adopted, without any dis
cussion from any of the members.
The only representative of the pro-
posed new territory present at the
meeting were Horace Rainey, Crock
EFT Owen and John B. Ashton, poth of
whom made short talks to the council.
Mr.. Rainey declared that the commit
tee appointed by the Board of Trade
did not represent the people whom
they were supposed to represent. Act
ing Recorder Erwin stated on hehalf
of the committees that they were not
trying to force these suburbs into the
corporation. Mr.. Ashton said that no
official invitation had been extended
to the people of these sections by the
board of aldermen.
In addition to the regular business
transacted by the board, the budget
resolution, as proposed at the last
session, was adopted. This budget
provides for the expenditure of $685.
900 for the municipal governments
expenses during 1911. The budget
provides for $3.50 for charity; $3.50
for the workhouse; $1,000 for mis-
cellaneous expenses; $1,000 for side
walks; $4,000 for the bonds and in
terest; $4,000 for improvements;
$4,000 for salaries; $4,000 for fire de-
partment; $4,000 for schools; $1,000
for streets. It was further ordered
that the school fund be supplemented
by the State and county taxes.
An appropriation Of $3.50 was made
for the street committee, of which Mr
Chaffin Is chairman, and Chairman
Anderson, of the charity committee
asked for an appropriation of $50
which was granted. The report Of
Recorder Erwin showed that there Is
a balance in the city treasury Of
$1,27531. During the month the col
lections have amounted to $5,71O.55
from the Recorder. Fines and costs
collected by the city marshal amount
ed to $7760. There were twenty-sev-
en- arrests made during the month, OF
which twenty-one resulted In convic-
lions; two appeals to higher courts
were granted during the month.
The proposition of the Water &
Light Company for new charter
was deferred at the request OF the
company.
When the report of the Legislative
committee on the annexation OF the
suburbs was submitted, it was stated
by the committee that they had no
desire to force these people into the
corporation, but that they would be
glad to have them. Crockett Owen. a
resident of West End, stated that In
his opinion the proposition OF the
board was unconstitutional, In that II
would come under the head Of class
legislation.