The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-26
STREET PAVING
SUPREME ISSUE
CONTINUED PROM PAGE ONE,


petitions circulated would state I'm j
piain terms that the bond issue
would carry only in case the abut-
ting property law carried The times
are protitious aow for this work, as
everything Is 30 cheap, the material
and labor to construct being obtain
able at q smaller cost now than
would have been possible some time
ago. The purpose OF the commission
Is to make the terms as easy as DOS
sible. and IL the people assessed pre-
ferred longer term than five years
for making payment, the commission
would favor even ten year term.
A number OF concrete examples OF
the cost per 100 feet OF street paving
were given. These figures had, been
compiled by City Engineer Sanders
and are approximately correct He
stated that on five yearly payments
the resident on River street, % feet
wide, would pay each year only
$3.50 for every 100 feet front; 40 feet
wide, without car line, $32; Main
street. 20 feet wide, SOL per year, for
five years
The total cost of paving to the
limit of the following streets: North
Main, South Main, River, Market and
Calhoun, total of five miles would
cost $4,000. McDuffle and all cross
| streets from Calhoun to River street,
total of about seven 1-2 miles,
| could be paved for 100000 /,
Mr.. Sullivan stated he would like
to have questions asked by those In
tetested. It was suggested by an,
| auditor that the impression had gone
abroad that taxes would be made very
heavy fif this proposition should
| carry. This he said was an error, as
the citizens residing along the stree.
paved would pay half, and the en-
tire tax paying public would pay the
other half.
~ Mayor Godfrey Makes Statement.
! Mayor Godfrey. who was present,
stated that the taxpayers now were
paying from $4,000 to $4,000 street
tax. The interest on 100000 bonds
would be only $4,000. so the street
tax, he explained. would be ioss. He
also explained the franchise OF the
Southern Public Utilities Co.. which
provides for their paving between the
rails and eight inches en- each side. j
Commanding the election of, the
paving commission and compliment
ing chem on their ability, MIR. Sulli-
van urged the laying aside OF petty
ldiflerences and work altogether for
paving. Streets such as Anderson
Enow has are unsightly. unhealthy,
insanitary and menace to health
and happiness. He felt that whirl-
wind campaign, on q single day
would result In twt thirds major
Iity OF the freehoIders signing the > pss-
4 tIti6ns ordering the election.
Wants Opinien On lEleeti6n ( 8x
Mayor Godfrey requested that tho
kahdience express an opinion as 2 TO
t,Nhether there should be one or two
elections--one on the bond issue and
Zone ION Tie abutting property IaW:I
General Bonham thought Il, wise. to
calf "a meeting at some future time
% consider this matter. NIT 1yFanlS
Watkins asked when the law you'd
pass the legislature. Mr. 6ailiyRn
stated 1t should become "a 6iwg this
bweek or carly next week, and the
Pweeks, or by April q. (
b2 Chairman Hanlmett, stated he
would not press the matter now, but
lwould ask those present TO discuss
this matter and discuss IL with Id
1 diytdu6; members Of the commissions
s.,.. ...s..,. s,..a !. said k;a: ,s
a, people OF Ahderson did not so6n
pave her streets she would go back
ward, and as personal matter and
as representative of one OF the 1arg-
est taxpayers, he would favor street
/ paving. He thought the commission
! good ono and II the cityswill not
4 pave now we had as well do away
| with the Chamber of Commences, the
Y. M c., A. and all good agsncieb
working for the upbuilding of the
J. city.
4 rPlans For the sAyDrk or 19iT"5 was
the subject assigned to T. Frank Wat
kins, Esq, vice chairman OF the ex-
4 jsecutive committee. He spoke most
I With all our cotton mills running on
full time, with their annual pay roll
I OF over d milton dollars. we should
4 60 forward i'm the new year. The
i city has made great progress anu. the
/ physical appearance OF the city has
4 been greatly improved during the
4 past year, and the Chamber of Com
4 merce .aust bee kops alive and pro
! gresgiye II we are to continue to
/ prcgress. ihe transpn nrtation faciii-
ties of the city have been improved
4 over a hundred per cent. since Che
Chamber or Comm erce started. and
the spirit OF friend dliness and cocllera-
/ tion between the people OF the city
] and the country has been fastensN.
i fAericultgre and manpf facturing have
aceofnpl plished great things for Andsr-
son, and these Industries should be
sostered by the Chamber OF Com
l neree. b
2assle GratA Eleyator.s 2 4
Mr.. Edward II. riehards of Wiiiow
4 City, North Dakota, who has decided