The Robesonian., 1917-09-10
ASK BETTER PHONE SERVICE
Town Fathers Instruct Town Attor-
ney to Make Protest to
Southern Bell
TO BEAUTIFY TOWN COMMONS

W. L. Linkhaw Proposes to Beautify
Strip Bordering River Between
Third and Fifth-To Examine tt
ties to Property on Town Commons
"A. V. G. Wishart Succeeds J. B.
Bowen on B0ard-Sanitary Regu-
lations Must be Observed-Bull
Dogs Must lie Kept at Home-Oth-
er Town Matters of Interest
At meeting CT the board Of town
commissioners Thursday evening the
resignation Of Mr.. J. B. Bowen as
member of the board was accepted
and Mr.. A. V. G.. Wishart was elect
ed to fill out the unexpired term.
The town clerk and treasurer was in
structed to write Mr.. Bowen a let
ter thanking him for his services as
a member Of the board. Mr.: Bowen
was elected by the board when Mr..
! S. K. Nash, a member who Was elect
ed at the last town election, offered
his resignation to enter the first u.
S. army officers training camp. Mr..
Bowen offered his resignation because
Of the fact that he had entered the
second officers training camp.
Town Attorney w. Lennon was in
structed to examine the titles to all
property located on town common
andseport td the board all cases where
individuals are holding property own.
ed by the town. He was also in.
structed to secure the services Of
surveyor to locate the property
which belongs to the town and i:
known as "town commons.
A proposition by Mr.. w. 1. Link
haw to beaut1fy the land borderine
on the river between Third and Fiftl
street and known as "town com
mon" at his own expense was pre-
, sented by Mayor J. D. Proctor. I
is the intention of Mr.. Linkhaw t,
secure the services of a landscap
gardner and have the grounds men
toned above made into a park to b
used by the public, and the boar
: granted him the privilege of havin!
the work done at once.
i, Chief of Police Alf H. Mcleod wa
instructed to enforce the town OF
dinance which says it shall be un
lawful for any person to obstruc
, any of the streets or sidewalks c
the town with any vehicle (exceI
baby carriages or invalid chairs
Benches, open gates, etc.
J., Tt was ordered that the sanitar
tax on barber shops be reduced frol
: $3.50 to $3.50.
The town clerk and treasurer We
: Instructed to renew a school note fl
$3.50.
:; The sanitary officer was instruc
ed to notify all persons whose hon
: Or place of business is not kept
accordance with the sanitary reg
!; lations of the town that unless tt
proper arrangements are made wit
: in 80 days suit will be brougl
against such persons. He was al
: instructed to report to the board E
persons who have not made the w
s. ter connection in sections where t
town has recently installed waite
c. works.
A fine Of $50 was ordered impc
S. ed upon any owner of a bull d
who lets the dog run at large in t
d; town and the policemen were
structed to kill any and all bull do
It. found running at large IN the TOW
The town attorney was instruct
s. to make a protest to the Southe
Bell Telephone Co. about the inat
d; quate service given the town by 81
company and that said company
is asked to give the town better S,
vice and a system to take the pl;
&C. of the old "coffee mill" system, VIII
the town has been using all tn
is years. He was also instructed
communicate with the attorneys
mt, the Southern Bell Telephone Co. W
reference to the agreement to MT
is poles off the streets Of the town.
M Recorders Court
ap- Mrs. u. M. Edwards was giver