The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20
MANAGER FIRED
Crisis Reached in Beaufort Tax ChSe-
Council in Trouble.
The State.

and Councilman Richardson voting no,
the council dismissed City Manager
Horne at regular meeting last night,
the. discharge to take effect immedi-
ately. This elimination of the back
collection fg-t was witnessed by the
largest crowd that has attended coun-
ell meeting in years, all doors and
windows were crowded, as well as the
interior of the one story building. A
citizens meeting, after the council
session, decided to invoke. the recall
against Mayor Danner and Councilman
Marseher. The. petition already has
received a suffcieot number of sigma
lures to insure an election. : -
Mayor Danner offered the dismissal
resolution as follows:
'SIn view of thel friction existing be-
tween members of this council and
some of our citizens and the city man
ager, R. C. Horne, Jr., 1 recommend
that Mr.. Horne's services be dispensed
with fro mthis date. l therefore in
troduce the following resolution:
eResoIved, That the services Of R.
6. Horne, Jr., city manager, be dis
pensed with for the above named rea-
son, and the position of city manager
be declared vacant from this date"
The mayor then stated his position
on the tax matter.
Guarantees Taxes.
GAS think it proper that the public
should know my position in the matter
of back taxes claimed due the town by
the Peoples bank, George Holmes and
oAers, / beg to be allowed to state
that I will guarantee that every dol
zarg due the town is collected from
them and from any other persons who
may be found to owe the town back
taxes, and from whom such back taxes
n be collected by execution or other
ye.
81 am not in favor of the methods
nov being used to collect these taxes.
az think they are unnecessarily dras-
tic, but I will vouclai for it that the
courts snail decide these cases without
unnecessary delay, and that the in
terests of tie town shall be properly
cared for
A large part of the crowd upon the
adjournment of council met in Rail
across the street and elected j. B.
Dodd chairman and Thomas Harms,
Jr.. secretary. A resolution was passed
condemning the action of council,
calling for mass meeting to be held
Thursday night and directing the
chairman to appoint committee OF
4 ten to arrange for tie meeting and
circulate recall petition. Louis Bond
then offered a recall petition, which
was unanimously adopted. This peti-
i 3ion mas already receive the necessary
number of names to insure the order
4 ing of the election. The recall petit
ton to the governor follows;
whereas Mayor c. E. Danner and
4 Councilman w. F. Marscher of the city
of Beaufort, So of South Carolina,
are 5indering an5 r@*-ucting the col
lection of the city's taxes b to CITY
sreasurer, even to the extent Of &C:
ualIy discharging the city manager and
coercing the chief of police and using
their Official positions to protect de-
linquent taxpayers. and
Whereas these officials are not car
rying out the provisions of the statute
under which they were elected, in that
they have not possessed and exercised
ali powers and duties heretofore ex-
yercised by the commissioners Of pub
lie works, as required by said statute,
Therefore, we, the undersigned
qualified 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
whssher the above named officers shall
be recalled, and if they are recalled to
decide who shall be elected in their
places"