The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-03-14
CITY HAS HAD LESS
CALLS FOR CHARITY
DURING THE WINTER
THE MilDER WEATHER is IN
PART RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS
CONDITION.
STREETS TO Be REPAIRED
Resolution Passed Enabling the Ap.
pointment of Appraisers for the
Purpose Of Dealing With the Water
Works Proposition.

One of the most satisfactory de
velopments at the meeting Of the
board of mayor and aldermen at the
city hall Thursday night was the OBJ
servation on the matter of city chart
ty. The chairman OF the Chart,
committee failed to call for any ap
preparation, and this brought out the
observation that there had Jeen Q
most notable difference in this win
ter and last. during the present win
ter there has not been one-fou.th the
calls ON the city for assistance that
there was last. This is attributable
principally to the milder weather that
has prevailed. Then, too, there have
been some enterprises In opers tion
that have given EMPLOYMENT to hany
who might have been forced to call
for assistance.
! On a call of the roll there was a
quorum present with Mayor Dedman,
Recorder Erwin, Aldermen Cherry,
Chaffin, Calender, Parker, Loeb and
City Marshal Mclean
The regular routine of reading the
minutes, auditing and allowing the
accounts and salaries was taken in
the regular order, and an appropria-
ton was made to meet the interest
on the funding bonds.
A complaint as to the condition of
Cemetery avenue was referred to and
the matter given into the hands of
the street committe for action.
1t was also made known that there
was disposition on the part Of the
residents of the southeast limits of
the city to come inside the corpora
ton. No action was taken in regard
to this but it will come up at another
time
The mayor was authorized oy a
unanimous vote to make Columbia a
member of the state municipal league
of which there are similar organiza-
tons in number of other states.
The next meeting of this league will
be on May 20.
One of the important matters con-
sidered was that of taking advantage
of the option to take over the city
water works 1t was shown by cor
respondents with other cities that
own their water plants that they
were a source of revenue instead OF
taxation. The year 1913 is one of
the periodical years in which this OPP
ton may be taken If so desired, and
in order to be in proper line a reso-
luton was adopted by the board and
ordered spread upon the minutes.
This, however, does not mean that
the city will take the water works,
but that it may if desired. This no.
tice must be entered thirty days
prior to an appraisal of the property.
Three appraisers may then be APP
pointed, and sixty days after the re-
port of appraisers the city may de-
eide to accept the property or de-
cline it at the price fixed by the APP
praisers. The resolution, which fol.
lows, is only the preliminary steps:
Whereas, as provided by section
IA, of an ordinance passed, and APP
proved January 2Sth, 1884, granting
to Travis Daniels, associates and as
signs, franchise for constructing
waterworks and ETC., the right and
option in the purchase of said water
works, its properties, franchises,
rights and privileges was given to the
city of Columbia; the price of said
purchase to be awarded by arbitra-
ton after giving thirty days notice
before the expiration of each ten
years period, during the life of said
contract: and whereas, the Columbia
Water & Light Company as the as
signees of the said Travis Daniels
and ETC., are the present owners and
operators of said waterworks; and
whereas the city of Columbia is de-
sirous of exercising the right of &C
ton granted by said contract and Or
dinaEce therefore,
BE it resolved by the board of
mayor and aldermen of the city of
Columbia, Tennessee, That the Co
lumbia Water & Light Company, its
agents and attorneys, be and they
are hereby notified that the city OF
Columbia will exercise its right or
purchase under said option, by arbi-
tration as provided by section IA of
said ordinance, the same being chap
ter 121 of the code of the city Of Co
lumbia, and that copy of this pro-