Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-12

Ramsey, of the Nicely cotton mill.
Magistrate ]. c. Conner married the
young people.
Mr.. ]. @. Wray, superintendent Of
the Water, Light and Power depart
ment, has been giving his attention
during the past week to a thorough
cleaning up at the pumping station,
and has greatly improved conditions
out there. :
= The track forces of the Southern
railway are still busy putting the track
in good shape. Work trains are dis
tributing thousands of ties along the
line and also many cars of cinders are
being used for ballasting purposes. At
many points, especially on sharp
curves, new rails are being laid.
- The work Of building the walls for
the 300-foot addition at the Ancona
mill Is progressing at rapid rate, a
large force Of hands being employed on
the job. The mill management has
completed the boring of an artesian
well at the north end Of the mill and
secured a very satisfactory flow Of
water, and is now boring a second
well at the south end Of the mill.
Mr.. ]. @. Wray, of the Yorkville,
Water. Light and Power department
has had his force engaged in chopping
off the limbs on the trees along West
Liberty street, and will continue to
chop off the limbs all over town. The
wires coming in contact with the limbs
have been causing the electric light
men a great deal Of trouble.
The question of publishing an
itemized statement of the receipts and
disbursements Of the town Of Yorkville
as Is required by law continues to be a
subject Of conversation on the streets
Of Yorkville. There are people who de-
sire to have the report published In
the first place, because the law re-
quires 1t, and in the second place be-
cause they think the taxpayers have a
right to know what Is being done with
their money and there are others
who are opposed to publication
for reasons satisfactory to themselves,
but who urge as an objection the al
legged cost. AS far back as a year ago
it was reported to The Enquirer that
q gentleman connected with the coun-
Gil stated that the cost Of publication
would be not less than three hundred
dollars a year. A few days ago the
statement was made in discussion of
the subject in a public place that the
publication would cost six hundred
dollars per annum. OF course such
statements are entirely gratuitous, and
there Is little reason to believe that
they are made in good faith. The mat
ter Of compliance with this law was dis
cussed in the town council about q
year ago, and member Of the council
who stands for obedience to law, Mr..
James A. Sherer, came to The Enquir-
er office to get definite information.
The manager Of the advertising de-
partment wrote Mr.. Sherer that while
the law provided for a rate Of $1.00 per
inch for such advertising, The Enquir-
er would be glad to publish this item
lied statement for thirty cents an
inch, and advised further that it would
be practicable to get an average of not
less than five items in an inch. We
will state as matter Of general infor-
nation that II proper care is used in
the preparation of the report especial
|ly with regard to intelligent abbrevia-
tion, 1t would be easily possible to put
ten items in an inch. At the rate quot
led, we are inclined to think that an
itemized statement of years trans
actions could be advertised for less
than sixty dollars; but Of course, 1t is
understood that an exact estimate
would be impossible In the absence of
knowledge Of the number of items, or
the manner in which the report Is to
be prepared.