The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-09
NO ACTION TAKEN
BY THE CITY BOARD
i. ABOUTIF|Ri TRUCK
A NUMBER OF MATTERS REFER
RED TO. THE VARIOUS
COMMITTEES.
HOUSES, TO BEL REMEMBERED
Amount Of Insurance In City Limits
and Premiums Paid Make Hand
some Figure-Recorder Has Lease
OF Absence Renewed.


some Figure-Recorder Has Lease
Of Absence Renewed.
Thu meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen attracted more than
the usual attention Thursday night,
and u largo number were at the city
hall when the session was called to
order. all of the members being pres
e1t with the exception Of Alderman
Akin, who was out of the city. There
were several different important mat
ters that contributed to the interest
Chief among these was
the consideration of an auto fire
truck, and the building Of an auction
shed near the city fire house, the first
report of the new committees, the re-
port en- the amount of insurance with
in the corporate limits, the number
ing Of the houses in the city in sys-
lemauc way, and some other minor
matters
There was no decision or official
action regarding the fire truck, the
mayor stating that it was his opinion
that the city was not yet ready to
take il up, and said that If any Of the
members OF the board desired 20 &C.
cept the invitation of the Maury Mo-
tor Company to 60 to Chicago for the
exhibition Monday they would go as
individuals and not as city officials.
The next most important matter
erhaps was a consideration of sys-
tematic numbering of the houses, the
mayor having been notified that the
postottice department was consider
ing the withdrawal of the free deliy-
cry If something was not done along
this line. The matter was deferred
until the next regular meeting night
when it is stated it will be taken up
for action.
The first thing after the reading
and approval Of the minutes Of the
former meeting was hearing from
Hon. H. p Fguers regarding mat
Ter Connected with the sinking fund
which was referred to the city attor.
ney and the finance committee for
Building OF an auction shed by Ben
Fly referred to the fire committee.
The report of the different COM
mitteos was next heard. The fire
committee reported the purchase of
boots and caps for the firemen, and
Ed Guest, secretary of the fire de-
eartr,snt, reported frozen pipes and
a lack of pressure at the burning of
ARA IIoltz house on Jan. 8. 1t was
also suggested that the cut offs from
tie mains in front of the Maury Dry
Goois Company, Anderson Bros &
Foster and Dobbins & Ewing stores
be located in order that they might
used in case of an emergency SO
ordered
Saiar!es and accounts were allowed,
the salary Of the health officer being
nxed at 5000 per years, payable
installments $25.
". J. fowler was allowed $50 for
assistance in the collection of back
taxes in the Titcomb case.
LOWS Loeb, spokesman for the COM
ralttec on insurance, stated that there
was $4,750,288 insurance in force in
the corporate limits of the city, and
that the premiums paid out amounted
10 $134,429. Cellars in the fire dis
trict were ordered inspected end
cleaned out.
Horse has been bought and an al.
.owance made for a buggy.
The James McAdams back tax case
and the Ridley case were reported as
settled. T. B. Forgey was appointed
as the representative of the city on
the board of equalization
Tho mayor stated that Recorder
Erwin haG asked for a settlement,
and II was referred to the finance
A communication was read from
Lucius P. Brown, pure food inspector,
A COMMUNICATION was also read
from The Herald Co, calling atten-
tion to its circulation and asking that
il, be allowed TO have chance az the
city printing.
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