The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-22
PROPERTY OWNERS WILL
NOT BE ASSESSED FOR
IMPROVEMENTS TO
SIDEWALKS
WILL VOTE SOON
ON THE MEASURE
Electors Should Be Able to Vot,
Within Next 30 Days ON
This Matter.

The bill to authorize the city OF An
derson TO levy and enforce an assess
ment upon abutting property owners
for the purpose Of paying foP perman-
ent improvements on their streets was
expected TO be introduced in the Leg
islature yesterday by the Anderson
county delegation
No Sidewalk Costs
AS stated in yesterdays iBsue"of The
Intelligencer, the city of Greenwood
and the towns OF Benncttsville, Tim
rHansville and Honea Path are includ-
ed In the same bill. But in the case
OF Anderson there In special provis-
lon that such assessments shall be laid
In the city OF Anderson for the per-
manent Improvement OF It's streets on
ly and not for the permanent i'm
provement OF It's sidewalks. In reading
the title cf the bill, which states the
assessments are I'D be levied for tho
permanent Improvement OF their
"streets and sldewallsB.'' one shoald
not lose sight OF the fact that In the
body Of the bill there Is Incorporated
o special proviso that the assessment
shail be levied In the city. OF Ander-
son only for the purpose. Of perman-
! emily improving its streets. In other
words. property owners Will not be
assessed for sidewalk improvements,
the nHsehsments being only for the iul-
proyefrefts on the streets.
VIII Vote Soon
Il Is expected that the bill will be-,
come law without delay, and that
within SONS thing like 25 or 80 days
+ the electors OF Anderson Will have an
oppoFtupity OF voting on the question
OF ratifyiiig the action Of the General
Assembly y adopting this bill. AS
3 90 whether the election on the duee-
tion OF ths pond ISSUE win be held
i PC the same time as the election on
the question OF ratification, NOTHING
definite Is known just at tlis tfpns.t
This is q point which will be settled
etiniteiy Within the nexf fevh DAYS.
The Finfshed I'M.
At the conterence In Columbia early
this week between sdeleg cations OF the
4 counties In which there are citieh or
towns interested In the paving bills
Tor the purpose OF agreeing on mi
form bill 10 be presented to the Lagis.s
3 intare, certain alterations were made
IN. the bin which was dfafted sofiie
daya ago by City Attorney q. I.uiial
a iiiitvan anu puuiiBhad locally. The
amended bill, SIS It viii be placed be-
gore the Legislature. reads as follow I:
E ~ q s 70 aIfll0FiRa the 6ilsea OF sARs
ders0E and Greenwood - ana the
towns OF BennestsslIle, TimmotlBs
Vile nHd H0nea Fatll to, levy ana
enforce an assessment npon ssbut-
ting property oyyners for tlIe nnr-
pose OF paying for pefulansnt ilast
prove yeraents On their atrsets and
BE u enacted by the General sAssem-
biy or tho STAT nk south Carolina,
Sec. l..iS That the Cities OF Anderson
1 and tssenW wood and the towns OF Bon
iiettsyil De- Tinmon6YilIe and Hoilea
I Path trra SauthogiESd md ei,,noysefed
to provide by ordinance for The. uay-
fnant OF The rost uf the usrinaslsf,t
improvement of their streets and side.
!, walks, by leyying upon the owners 81
: prepetty immedi dintaly abuttinE on the
streets and aidawaiks or parts of
! either 70 impfcved. an assessment In
:. pr1pnrttan 20 the frontage only of
such property on such streets or htiie-
walks or parts 9of either 90 Improved.
s or no exec eeding in The aggregate one,
{ half Of the cost 81 such improvemeata:;; !;
Provided, That no assassmeiat ahnIi
ba 90 laid upon the abnitink pfcpersy
owners until Hdch improyeraei,ts have
heeil ordered pirsuant 10 such ofaiin-
4 nnce Upon the written Consent. asfsn-
: cd and 5led with the City ,or Town
= Clerk, OF not less than q majority in
! nnfnbef OF The owners OF the property
abutting upon the street. gidaNsik or
Fart of either proposed authofities OF
AID eifiea or town OF not less thaii
ne-ha.f of the costs of such improve
menss Provided. further That such
ssessiIients slaaN be lRia In tlie CITY
proyenieat sf It's streets Oiliy ci,S I,nk
for the pefaiaalett iIpproVeasellt az
s lfs aideNalkss Times and terms Of nav
niesa and rates OF jatefest on defer
red payments be assessments bS aIihh
: property owners aliAil il1e such az NAV
be prescribed by ordinance.
Sec 2. That the amounts OF money
RAISED BY such assessments, tofsether
the a...se.sss;iss 6 atsdei thereto BY thu
city Or foDA anutiicfis les from the eity
! or town treasury elikll c0nstitute ana
: be kept as separate fund to ba ussd
i elil y Tor tho psiFUose fos which III was
RAISED and approp opfiafsll. i;'.s
Sett That the assessments 50
Ald sapl i cons lutte apff he d Hen ,tison
The g1elpersY so ateeased and payment
thereof NAY D. "a if1rcea 90 The liays
nlens sef City or teRn taxes Is enforc-
ett Provided Such asSasanaeafs bS
sssteted lnS q book kept ~ the City Of
Town Clerk, 20 be entitled ,Assesss
ffsEk Lsei5ks lsne sia nhnssa OF tssa
osFls tho loo Atf6f ol the properts'
and Rue ei1lo &c Ap aakeb ient and
s The Tina or q les pf payment. !. ana.
!. prov ssisaS ffflt ef. albt euch liSE skali
onsipss fgol, The dat of entry On
bneh l10k aIssil the exp tf6h nf siee
PEARS Erpln the date Nlsnn ff1s1 pap
1aesll ie due and. payabie, snlsss eooIi.
er paid Hcn dclalils III klse D6Shieift
tf ane lIlnetit o. deferred portion