The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-20
MAJORITY OF FREEHOLDERS
PETITION ALDERMEN TO
ORDER 1T
MANAGERS NAMED
Aldermen Fixed Polling Places,
Named Election Managers and
Arranged Other Details.

A majority OF the freeholders of the
city OF Anderson having petitioned city
council to order an election on the
question OF issuing bonds not exceed
ing 100000 for street paving pur-
poses, the board of aldermen met yes
terday afternoon Mt 6 o'clock, in spe-
cial session, and, after canvassing the
signatures attached 10 the petition and
satisfying themselves that everything
was proper, adopted an ordinance pro-
yiding for the holding OF the election
on Tuesday, March 16.
Having disposed of this matter.
council then went about arranging de-
tails OF the election. such as fixing
polling places, naming election mana
gers. providing for the opening OF reg
istration books and adopting an ordi-
nance delegating to the recently ap-
pointed paving commission full power
TO eIp pend the r-r--c"ds OF the proposed
bond issue.
K The story of the council meeting is
best told In the minutes OF the session,
which were prepared Immediately af-
. tel. the meeting and approved, The
! minutes read as follows:
/; The mayor presented TO the city
eotinc., : petition of freeholders of the
city, requesting the city council to or
der d special election In said city on
substantially the following question:
Shall the city OF AndefSc. issue
bonds In the sum Of not exceeding one
hundred thousand dollars, the pro-
ceeis thereofSto be used solely for the
permanent improvement OF public
streets, or parts OF same, In said city,
whore ofie-haif the cost OF such I'M
provementy IS paid by abutting proper
$ ty owners?
81 The city clerk and treasurer report
ed that ne had carefully compared the
signatures on said petition with the
names of the freeholdefs OF said city
appearing on this city's tax books and
that the names Of more than q majori-
) typf the freeholders of the city. aa
shown by. its tax books appeared on
the petition aHking FOR said election.
The petition was then, upon motion
OF Alderman King duly made, and pass
ea; ordered TO be formally received
and examined by the city council.
After examination OF the petition
ard upon motion &c Alderman Spear
sfian, the titss council formally declilr-
ed that Il had received petition from
as ma Gritty or the freeholders OF the
- sasoi4h 4 py rs TAX DOCKS, ask.
g, ~. .sss. ca.s council 20 order e special
TONED above and appearing In said
ps;saslon, ,...., I /. s.
~ s5niilVan was quesf-
So s. Nso Eeaq !, 5tne ordinance hereinafter
ton requested IN sejd petition, After
Ins 1ss \ aSroIoasd ordinance i,ad been used.
<a,aeaIlAn isslIlon moved that any and
s.lE ss.as 3 8 .:asss s;;;'es' sslst!:ig
~. ny s,Assa e III oLdinances ne and
.sa':. as sane are hgfepy suspended and
tsiat st.le foraiiiance as read by the city
iatlofneysSpa "nd the same Is hereby
passea e; and aaopfed. There was no
,,,,s "nSs,on ,s.s so sne uiouon and 4 was
snHlsll alit noualy carried and the ordinance
aeclafed adopted The ordinance as
reaa spy the city attorney anti adopted
unanimgNaIy. als
AideriIian Tate directed the atten-
ti0tE fOtttQll0ttt To The Qrt flf eflfl uaV1.