The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-09-26
MAKES GOOD START
MAYOR sAlIN AND THE NEW All
E:ER.IEN SWORN IN.
Chairmea o,, the Committees of the

,Cbairmen oil the Committees OF the
Outgoing Council Make Reports Of
Their Respective Committees.
Mayor william NJ. sain and Alder
men r. F. Bryant, R, H. Jennings,
Thos. A. Falrey. Julian A. Salley, w.
! C. Smith and; w. W. ,Crum, elected
at the recent municipal election,
were sworn in and formally took
charge of the affairs Of the city on
last Friday evening: Mayor ]. w.
II. Dukes and the sid board Of alder
men, who had served the city faith
fully during their terms Of office,
turned oge, thes affairs of the city
tc the new regime AIN good shape.
They retire from Office with the con-
sciousness Of having done all they
could whila, in Office to advance the
interests OF .the. city,
Besore.tI,e new Mayor and alder
man were formally inducted into Of
fce, the chairman OF the committees
of the retiring :. board of aldermen
made full and comprehensive reports
nfitheir respective committees. The
report of The committee on streets
was quite lengthy, showing in detail
ALI the work done on the streets for
the past two years. Then came the
report OF the finance committee.
which showed that the financial con-
dition of the city at this time was in
about the same condition it was when
the outgoing administration took
charge of the city affairs.
The police committee, the ire COM
mittee, the city property committee
made full and comprehensive reports.
The health and charity committees
showed that little over $4,000 had
been paid out in that department
during thu, past two years. The re-
port of the committee on water and
lights showed that department in
good shade. There are now nearly
eleven miles of sanitary, sewerage In
the city, to which there had been
two hundred and seventeen connec-
tions made. -''' - -, 49,, '-'-',..'-
Alderman W.. w. gWannamaker
submitted a special report in refer
ence to the improvements suggested
by. the outgoing administration at
the passenger station of the South
ern Railway in this city. The report
called attention to the fact that the
improvements suggested by the city
had not been made. .The report stat
ed. that d public: hearing had been
proposed by the State Railroad Com
mission to discuss the matter. The
hearing 10. take~p place, In this CITY,.
After the transaction OF some 9TH
ersmatters the old administration va
Gated the seats and, 1.-The new admin
istration was formally given charge
of the city affairs. Major W. L.
Glaze, the City Attorney. administer
ed the oath of Office. to Mayor Sain,
the new Board Of Aldermen and Mr..
E.. N. Scoville, who had, been elected
at the recent election a. member OF
the Board of Commissioners OF Pub
lie Works to succeed himself. Mayor
Sain then announced the following
standing committees:
Finance Committee-R.. F. Bryant,
chairman; T. A. Fairey and +. H.
Jennings.
Streets and Railroads A. Fair
ey, Chairman; J. A. Salley and W. u.
Smith. ''''-' '''.'
Fire Department-W. W. Crum.
chairman; R. F. Bryant and R. H.
Jennings. t: :
Police Department.. A. Salley,
chairman; w. W. Crum and w. G.
Smith.
City Property Committee-R: H.
Jennings, chairman; w. G. Smith
and J. A. Salley.
Water and Light-W. G. Smith,
chairman; r. F. Bryant and r. H.
Jennings.
Market-T. A. Fairey. chairman;
". w. crum and J. A. Salley.
Health and Charity-R. F. Bryant,
chairman; w. G. Smith and T. A.
Fairev.
Alderman R. F. Bryant was elected
mayor oro tenn. After adopting a
resolution that the meetings of coun-
Gil be continued to be held as at
present on the fourth Friday Of each
month, it was ordered that adver-
tisements be inserted in the news
papers of the city giving notice that
elections will be held at the next
meetine; to fill the following city
Offices and calling for applications
for the same: City Clerk and Treas
urer, Assistant City Clerk and Treas
urer, Chief of Police, seven Police
men, Street Overseer, and City At
torney. Applications for any of these
positions must be filed by noon OF
the day preceding the next regular
meeting of council.
The matter Of a city engineer was
taken Up and discussed. and was Il
nally deferred to the next regular
meeting. There seems to be some
differences among the aldermen as
to the advisability of continuing this