The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-21
BEluf0hfMiNlsER ERDlsmlssED.
CITIZENS AT ONCE DRAW UP PIE.
TITI0N FOR RECALL. OF MAY.
OR AND COUNCILMAN.
Friction Between Members of Council
~; and City Manager Growing out of
Collection of Taxes Is Reason Given
b, Mayor fer Firing City Manager
Jay Says Methods are Too Drastic.


Beaufort, Aug. 17.-Mayor Danner
and Councilman Marscher voting yes
and Copnellman Richardson voting
no. the council dismissed City Man
Aser Horne at regular meeting last
'-s--as-nisbt. the discharge to take effect inn
mediately. This elimination OF the
g.-eS Sback collection fight was witnessed by
the largest crowd that has attended
council meeting in years. all doors
khnd windows were crowded, as well as
the interior of the one story build
ing. A citizens meeting, after the
council session. decided to invoke the
recall against Mayor Danner and
Councilman Marscher. The petition
already has received q sufficient num-
80 Der OF agnatures to insure an elec-
s' tion.
Mayor Danner offered the dismissal
resolution as follows:
""' I'm view of the friction existing be-
tween members of this council and
some Of our citizens and the city
Il
N, ~ -ynend that Mr., Horne's services be
dispensed with from this date. there
Tore introduce the following resolu-
ton:
stp' Resolved. That the services of r..
c. Horne. Jr.. city manager, be dis
pensed with for the above named rea-
az sssyard she position OF city manager
be declared vacant from this date. -
The mayor then stated his position
on the tax matter.
"As think IL proper that the pub
lie should know my position in the
matter OF back taxes claimed due the
town by the Peoples bank, George
BfHbfmes and others beg to be allow
ed to sate that viii guarantee that
avery dollar due the town is collect
cd frd6 then asa from any other
persons who may be found to
,oweaths town back axes. and from
whom such back taxes can be col
-s'--iectcd by execution or otherwise.
II am not In favor OF the methods
''-now being used To collect these taxes.
ss 4 think they are unnecessarily
-drsssis. but I will vouch for 1t that
the courts shah decide these cases
without unnecessary delay. and that
the interests OF the town shan se
properly cared for"
A large part OF tho crcwd upon the
adjournment OF council met IN "A hail
eeross the street and elected J. B
eodd chairman and Thomas Harms
Jr. !, secretary. A resolution was
passed 'condemning the action Of
council, calling for mass meeting
10 be held Thursday night and direct
Ing the chairman TO appoint q COM
. mitrecr OF ten to arrange fer tho meet
Ing and circulate n recall petition.
Louis Bond then offered a recall peti-
ton which was unanimously adopted.
This petition has already receivedthe
I. necessary number OF names TO insure
tes,ordering. of the. election. The re-
. call petition to the governor follows:
-Whereas Mayor c. f. Danner and
Councilman w. +. Marscher of the
city OF Beaufort. State OF South Car
olina. ars hindering and obstructing
the collection OF the citys taxes by
the city treasurer even To the extent
OF actually discharging the city man.
ager and coercing the chief Of police
and using their official positions to
protect delinquent taxpayers. and
Whereas these officials are not
Carrying out the provisions of the
statute under which they were elect
ed. In that they have not possessed
and exercised all powers and duties
h<retofore exercised by the commits
sidners OF public works. as required
be said statute.
S'Therefore. we. the undersigned
GualiAed registered electors OF said
city. residing within the corporate
limits OF said city. do hereby petition
you TO order an election to enable
the voters of the city of Beaufort to
decide whether the above named off,
GERS shall be recalled. and IL they are
recalled TO ,.ecide who shall be elect
ed I'm their places"