The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-30
INTERESTING MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL

The city council met on Tuesday
night in regular session, with all the
members in attendance.
The stable manure for the year
1920 was sold to Mr.. j. c. Sample,
he being the highest bidder therefor
Mr.. Samples bid was $4,000, very
much higher than any other bid re-
ceiyed. The manure for 1919 sold
for s226.o0.
Mr.. ]. H. Singley resigned as
policeman for the Newberry mill sec
ton. The authorities of the New
berry mills recommended that Mr..
Thomas B. Kibler be elected to the
vacancy and council approved the
recommendation. Mr.. Kibler goes on
duty on February 1st. Mr.. John r.
Livingston was chosen to the other
vacancy on the police force. Mr.
Livingston served as policeman 1e"
wears ago and was recently health
officer.
The bonds of the city, amounting to
s74.00O, which were voted last faii
and sold by the former council to
Marshall & Brother of Charleston
have been printed and issued. The
money for which the bonds were sold
/ has been received and is being dis
%bursed. This money goes to pay for
>he fire equipment, the old opera
,use bonds and the floating debt OF
!. town.
Mayor Blease brought up the mat
ter of giving the health department
more labor, so that the town may be
kent cleaner. He recommended that
one more laborer be added to the
street cleaning force and that another
aaborer and wagon be added for haul
ing trash and garbage. The recon-
nendation was approved and the,
health officer was instructed to add to
his force as recommended.
Council decided to ask for bids fer
the opera house for term of two
wears. the new lease to begin on May
1st, when the present lease will en-
pire. The mayor and clerk are IN
structed to advertise for bids and
their advertisement is published IN
this issue. In the new lease the city
will reserve the theatre for twelve
Knights in each year, FIVE for the COL
ege. three for the graded schools and
four for local plays and entertain
nents. In the former lease reserve
tions were made only for the use OF
the college and the graded schools.
The new reservation Will permit the
: opera house to be used for local anna
suer plays and exhibitions if any such
are desired.
Mayor Blease ani Alderman Wal
lace, special committee appointed at
previous meeting, TO make recon-
mendations as to lew ordinances for
the regulation of automobiles and
vehicles and for parking o. the same,
made their report, which was adopted.
The new ordinances ar" to be prepar-
I'd by the city attorney and submitted
for consideration ard iiTial adoption
at the next regular meeting.
The committee on supplies and &C
counts reported that they had pur-
chased the uniforms for the police
men, health officer, stree. superln-
e-tendent and fire truck drivers, and
that the uniforms will soon arrive.
The contract for the uniforms was
let to ]. H. Summer Z Co.
The mayor Informed the council
that the legislative delegation from
this county had been given data Tor
the introduction of the bills for IN
creased bonds for street purposes and
kr the bond commission and that
Senator Johnstone had promised hnm
to see after these matters very
early.
Council adjourned to meet again IN
regular session on the night OF Feb
ruary 10th.