The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-04-21
NEW CITY COUNCIL
TAKES OFFICE
New City Employees Elected and
Traffic Ordnance Passed.

IL. Rlchey as mayor was formally in
Quoted into Office Thursday morning
and Immediately set about putting its
affairs in shape The first business of
the new administration was the cleo
ton of employees. James r. Crows,
chicf Of police under the OwingS adj
minslration. was elected chief of po-
lice and James L. Power was elected
, assistant chief The following were
! elected as Drivatcs on the force: Bob.
Wham. \. Il. Sullivan, Jim PAGE, III. O.
Martin and Clarence Edwards. Tho
chlei IS TO receive salary of $l35
per month and the other mcmbcrs of
the force $l25.
J. w. Henderson was elected health
ol'lcor upon the recommendation Of
the board Of health. Carlisle Bolt was
elected street ovcrsctr, Stanley Crews
city clerk and j. I1 philpot city cleo
trcian. All of these employees re-
ccive the same salary as the police
men. A. G, Todd, Esq, was elected
city attorney and Albert Dial was ap-
pointed by the mayor as mayor pro-
ten.
Provision was made fer the leasing
OF the opera house Tor another
period of two years, advertisement of
this being found in another section OF
this paper.
AT subsequent meeting held Mon
day night a stringent traffic ordinance
Vas passed against speeding and park
ing on the streets. \ limit of twenty
miles per hour was placed on traffic
in the city with limit Of 10 miles
on the public square and ten mics at
corners. The usual provisions were
made as to lights, brakes and other
safety appliances while traffic is re-
quired to move on the right hand side
of the street.
Section Of the traffic ordinance
deals with parking on the various
streets of the city. This section was
adopted in the attempt to solve the
congestion Of traffic on the public
square and side streets. 1t is PUBLISH
ed in full, as follows:
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hiIns "o. VI, pi occupy WIN antomo-
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