The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-15
CITY will NUMBER
HOUSES, OIL STREETS
AND PREPARE HALL
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MEETING OF BOARD PRESAGED
THIS ACTION ON THURS.
DAY NIGHT.
ORDINANCES SECOND READING
Report OF Engineer Cranberry Jack
son on Condition of Water and
Light Plant Received and Will Be
Considered This Week.


have regular place of meeting, and
if the street committee didn't get
enough to keep it busy for the COM
ing month the idle moments can be
supplied by application to Mayor
Dedman. With the regular routine
Of the street business this month the
committee will look after the num-
bering of the houses and whatever
preparations are necessary looking
10 the oiiing of the streets, begin
ming some time in May.
About the only thing that really
aroused any special interest was the
suggestion in letter from the sec
rotary of the Board of Trade that the
second story Of the city hall be fitted
up for a meeting place of the board,
and also for such other meetings as
the public desired and the authorities
thought not improper. There was
hardly any discussion, excepting as
to the probable cost, which was ap-
prox,mated at $500. A motion pre-
vailed that it be done at once and
the dNty of seeing that it was proper
ly done was referred to the finance
committee. This was one of the last
acts Of the Thursday night session
but il sent Tire board members home
with a feeling that they had done
something for which they would not
be criticised.
Mayor Dedman brought the atten-
ton of the board to the necessity for
some sort OF action to relieve the
present unsatisfactory school accom-
modations, the possibility of
matters growing worse with another
term, and suggested that it was the
opinion OF the board of education that
the Athenaeum property could be dis
posed of to ap advantage and other
of a more satisfactory
nature effected. This was referred
to committee from the municipal
board witt instructions to act in con-
cert with the board of education with
this end in view. 1t is hoped to get
the county interested and by a merg-
ing Of funds to arrange for a high
school building and to increase the
capacity Of the Andrews property.
The city attorney was asked to
draw an ordinance regulating the
street sprinkling.
The report of Cranberry Jackson
as to the condition of the water and
light plant, upon which report is to
be based the terms of a new contract
if one is to be made, was reported to
be in the hands of G. T. Hughes, and
there is tc be a meeting of the board
at his convenience within the next
few days to go over the matter in
detail.
The fire committee reported the
need of a thousand feet or more of
hose in the 1e-estaplishment of the
substations required in the report of
the underwriters in the town, and it
was given power to act.
On motion of Mr.. Parker the action
Of the board at it's last session in al
lowing W. J. fowler $50 for services
n the collection of back taxes was re-
scinded.
The numbering of the houses in
lhe city was taken up and after hear
ing Mr.. Friei, who has been engaged
in making the city schedule, it was
ordered that the city furnish the mum
bers, and the matter was referred to
the street committee with instruc-
tions to receive bids, and with row.
er to act
The ordinance with reference to
milk and meat inspection, and the Or
finance applying to the taxation of
laundries. were each passed on Sec
ond reading.
The announcement was made that
a pair of mules belonging to the city
had been sold at good profit to the
city and the money turned over to
the recorder, the sale being made be-
cause they were not being used.
Recorder Erwin was granted anoth-
thirty days leave and his son chosen
10 act in his place.
There were several fire hose and
FIRE truck representatives present,
but they were not heard before the
entire board, the different commit
tees giving them an audience after
the adjournment of the board.
Suffered day and night the tor