The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-02-27
CITY COUNCIL HANDLES
MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS
Purchases Ford Truck-Hoit Tractor
and Adams Road Maehine.-Io
Extend Water and Sewer.

Purchases Ford lruck-f1olt i1actof
and Adams Road Maehine.-To
Extend Water and Sewer.
The city council held its regular
meeting on Tuesday night. Mayor
Blease and all the aldermen were
present.
At recent meeting the mayor was
instructed to buy another wagon and
mule for the health department. The
mayor reported that since looking IN
to the matter he had come to the con-
clusion that it would be better for the
city to forego the purchases he had
been instructed to make and to pur-
chase a Ford truck instead, mainly
for the reason that the health officer
could very often himself go with the
truck in making inspections and get
around the town more often than he
could walking. The recommenda-
tion was adopted and the truck has
been purchased.
An appropriation of $500 was
voted to the Newberry public library,
to be used for the purchase of books
and magazines.
The purchase Of Holt tractor and
Adams road machine with scarifer
attachment was confirmed. The
machinery has already been ordered
out and is expected to arrive about
March 18th. A man will be employ
ed to run this machinery.
A request was made of the council
to permit carnivals to come to New.
berry. The mayor called attention
to the fact that the law Of the state
absolutely forbids carnival exihibi-.
tions in Newberry county and there
was no need for council to consider
the matter.
The commissioner of public works
sent the following communication to
the council regarding the necessity
of extending and enlarging the water
works, lighting and sewerage systems
of the town:
To the Honorable,
The Town Council.
Newberry, S. c.
Gentlemen: Many residents OF the
town of Newberry are now deprived
of the benefits of electric lights and
sewerage and are constantly making
requests for these benefits which at
present it is impossible for the COM
nnissioners of public works to grant.
The waterworks system of the town
needs many extensions, not only to
furnish more water for the use of our
people, but to give proper fire pro-
lection.
We have made a careful estimate
as to the probable cost of extending
and improving our water, light and
sewerage systems to such extents as
we think necessary at this time for
the protection of the health, lives and
property Of our people as we'll as for
their comfort. To carry out our de-
sired plans it will be necessary, we
think, for US to have,
For waterworks extension S52,0OO.O0
For sewerage extensions 100000
For electric light exten-
The only way for the moneys
necessary for the improvements
needed to be obtained is by and
through bond issues in the amounts
named above.
We are informed that your body
contemplates having an election very
soon on the question of the issue OF
bonds for street Improvement. We
would like in this same election to
have the questions OF the issue OF
bonds for the sums stated above for
water, sewerage and light extensions
and improvements submitted to the
people of the town.
In this connection, we call your at
tention to the fact that it will be OF
great benefit to the town in the fu-
ture if on such streets as shall be
paved if water mains and sewerage
mains are laid in advance Of the paw
ing, thereby avoiding the removal of
paving hereafter in order to put in
sewerage and water mains.
Our commission has unanimously
approved the extensions and improve
rnents mentioned. It is necessary,