The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-16
BY CITY COUNCIL FROM
MARCH IS UNTIL FIRST
+, OF MAY
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE ALDERMEN
Held Yesterday Afternoon and
Several Matters of Import
ance Transacted

Time for the payment OF city taxes
without penalty. by resolution of city
council adopted al special meeting
yesterday afternoon. has been extend
ed from March 3 to May /.
Council went on record as unani-
mously opposed to any extension OF
the time after May /. and emphatical-
ly In favor OF the penalty of 10 per
cent and costs being applied TO all
delinquents after that.
The time for the payment of city
taxes expired yesterday, and the
books OF the clerk showed that a
great many taxpayers had not come
across with their dues. The resolu-
tion for the extension of the time for
payment Of taxes was made by Alder
man Tate, and came at the conclusion
of discussion in which all MEM
bers of council expressed themselves
as being In favor OF the time being
extended. II was pointed out that
many OF the poorer tax payers or the
city had been without work this win
ter and were without funds with
which to pay their taxes. Various
aldermen cited instances of where
val lous citizens. some oi them bust
ness men, had approached them with
reference to the matter OF getting an
extension Of the time for the payment
of taxes. declaring that they did not
have the money at this time.
City BOrrows Money.
The special meeting OF city council
was held yesterday afternoon at ,
o'clock. principally for the purpose of
receiving n report from the finance
committee with reference to the mat
ter of borrowing $4,000 for current
expenses for the fiscal year OF 1915.
Tile committee reported that they
had called for bids for lending this
money and that after canvassing the
same had decided to recommend that
n Joint lid of the Bank of Anderson.
the Peoples Bank. the Farmers and
Merchants Bank and the Citizens Ma
tional Bank, Offering to lend the
money fer ga per cent interest. be
accepted The money and interest is
payable December 81, 1915. at the
Hanover National Bank. n. Y. Upon
motion OF Alderman Barton. second
cd by Alderman Tate. the recommen
dation of the committee was adopted.
and the necessary papers in the mat
ter executed.
May Buy Mules.
1t was brought to city councils at
tention that the city Is now having to
hire team OF mules. at the rate of
$3.50 per day. to carry on the work
of city. and that in the near iNture
It will be necessary to have more
mules. The matter was brought to
councils attention by Alderman Tate.
who stated that at this rate of hire
the city could soon buy a pair of
mules. Other meN1ers of council
concurred with Alderman Tate in this
view, and resolution was adopted
authorizing the horse and mule trad
Ing committee OF council to purchase
another pair of mules, provided they
find IL absolutely necessary. The
committee consists of Aldermen Tate,
Dobbins and Spearman.
Alderman Barton called councils
attention to the fact that the city
was in need of barn to house its
stock, and that the present plan of
doing without a barn would not do
always. After the matter had been
discussed at some length, Alderman
Barton moved that special commit
tee be appointed TO prepare plans for
a barn and submit them at the next
meeting of council. The resolution
was appointed consisting OF Alder
men Barton, Tate and Carter.
Donation for School Fair.
Mayor Godfrey called councils at
tention to the fact that the schools OF
the county would have School Fair
and Field Day on April 8. and that he
had been approached by those inter-
ested in the matter and asked If city
council would appropriate $40 toward
fund for Ilizes to be given in the
various contests. 1t was moved by
Alderman Carter. and the resolution
seconded by AldernGn Tate. that
council appro 0raite $40 to the cause.
The resolution was adopted.