The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-13
MASS OF ROUTINE: MATTERS
WAS TRANSACTED LAST
EVENING
ORDINANCES
Proposed Law For Bond Issue For
Street Paving Was Discussed
at Length.


At a regular monthly meeting OF
city council last night, convening ut
1880 and adjourning at 1880 o'clock.
q number OF matters OF Importance
ana general interest were brought up
Tor consideration, the more important
OF which are reported In separate ar
tieies.in other columns OF The Intelli-
gencer this morning.
With all members present. and sew
erai visitors, the meeting was con-
Yened by Mayor Godfrey, who pre-
sided during the remainder of tho
session. The frst matter brought be-
fore council was that of the petition
Tor reduction I'm the license paid
this year by the local Office OF the
southern Express Company. Mana
ger Johnson of the Iocal office was
present and preseEped tho appeal for
ms company. The iIgent cited data
showing that during the past four
months the business of the company
mere had decreased 80 per cent. while
IN the same period of time the costs
OF operating had increased 2 per
cert With $50 additional license to
pay this year. the company was fac.
ing O serious situation. Councii dc.
clined to interfere with the rate pre-
vlously fixed for the express COM
pany.
Bills Ordered Paid. 0.
With the bills being reed before
council, the aldermen ordered paid an
bills approved by the auditing com
mittee, as we'll as a bill from the
GIVE Association for $40 for the light
Ing OF the memorial fountain on sist
SQUARE and q bill from Dr.. II. IN.
Aeker for SO for assisting the city
physician In dressing wounds OF n
negro prisoner at the guardhouse on
Christmas eve. +,
Other Reduction.
Browne appeared before
eouncit and asked that the license Of
sbyl placed on the farmers Warehouse
pay the same license MS the Standard
are!.npse. Ehn.sSgii he latter wan
about four times ns large ana did
more business. Council refunt1f ses
license money in this instance.
Petitions Considered.
Petitions for the following I'm
provements were read and referred to
the proper cOmmittees: for water
hydfant on Caughlin avenue, for.
light on Brock street. for fydrant on
Tribble street, fer three hydrants on,
Nardin avenue, for the moyisg OF a
light at the intersection OF +. and
Wkitness strsets to the Intersection Of
Webb and Whitner streets, for new
light on Provost street corner Whit
Iler street. for light on Rose IIIJl. Tor
light at the corner OF King and I
streets ~ 3
Licenses Refunded.
T The petitions or p. o. Burriss for a
refund OF 1914 license for Ill months
and J. A, Richardson for, o refund OF
four months OF license of the same
year, were referred to Che oiiy clerk
with instruction TO investigate the
matter and pay back to the petitioners
the amount due them.
The Hill Streets. q
The matter OF the city taking over
the streets In the Anderson MIL VII
laEe waBs brought over from previous
meeting of council. Council made an
inspection Of the streets In question
yesterday afternoon, Last night siti
was decidea to send the street forces
over to the village and work out the
btfeets for the present, and appoint q
committee eon1isting os the mayor,
city attorney and Aldermen Carter
Tate and Bobhfns 20 confer With Ar-
derson Elill authorities with refer. 4
once to the matter of the city accent
ing deeds TO the strect.
improvements Ordered, 4
In this conn cetton Alderman Bar
ton suceeeded In having passed re-
holuti on providing for the cnrblng and
having OF the sidewalk on the west
side or G Street, between Whitner and
King and on the north side of King
street from + to
= FRANKLIN street.
tdefnaafi Spearrtan presented pc.
tItinns aslIing for pavement on Frank.
iir street. f,stWeen MciDufIie street
and the Kennedy street school, and
for eufhing on ono side of Franklin i
street, hetWeen FaIt stSx,et and the,
iSeaneay Hfreet school. a resolution
that tbese improvements he carried
2 xsifo Aeeiaesit.
comm unicAti0n from ". 2 81 \
Jehhstnne. Of Liberty asigfng council
TO rSimnqrse him TO the extent bf
$1,000 for injuries done his nittnano-
bile when he dfoTe the machine into |
asz obEtfucttlp - NGftii Main stSoef |
some days ago was referred to
nnAaiaf rElnfdf II ID <sfszi Aizfinl. of M |
desmsn Carter. Kiag ais6 barton I
With power % ihyessiEnfe and 1ettie
TIE snatlef.
A eol1mbnicaf from the trustee (
fey DesSis FaNfs cneiasinS leftef,I
from tAe latter to ss5e trustee cailif I
s efkention 70 Tia fact tha the ffnnie6
had pate etttEt taN for pAfix f8tiis +
Tor t76e years 1rn ser tlsan fea3llfed {
|lF a. ase read. n tiie city eferi< MAJ +
|halructtd "a feknrn the o,no,ln ut +
% slsie is;ettes g he sglstlsA fsl