The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-10-26
COUNCIL DISCUSSES
WATER PLANT AGAIN.
Mayor and Alderman Ssaaitli
Go to Washington
NO DEPOSITS
IN SINKING FUND

Af Special Meeting Of City Council
Monday Night Proposed Bohd Issue
for Waterworks Again Dfscusseds
tfig Buy Pipe from Federal Govern.
mmt.
At " special meeting Of City Coun-
ell, held Monday night, further dis
cussion Of the proposed bond issue
for warsr-works extension took place,
Because Of the uncertainty existing in
regardh6 the government piping which
the city hopes to secure, a resolution
was adopted appointing Mayor Franks
and Alderman Smith as committee
to go to Washington and LOOK into the
matter.
Much discussion took place as to the
status Of the contract between the
Ludlow Engineering Company and the
city. City Attorney A. G. Todd was
asked for an opinion rs to whether
or not the contract with the engineer
ing firm was still binding, considering
the fact that the first bond issue had
failed Of passage. 8Ir. Todd said he
was not prepared to- give an opinion
without a study Of the contract With
out going into the matter thoroughly,
however, he said that there seemed to
be talking points on both sides. While
no formal objection has been raised
against the engineering firm, there
seems to be wrll-defined opposition to
the firm from the sources engineering
the new bonu issue proposition.
The contract between the city and
the engineering firm as is on file with
the city clerk, is as folTuws:
"We hereby propose and agree to
serve as your consulting, designing
and supervising engineers for the pro-
posed water works Improvement of
your city.
'We will first MAKE the necessary
surveys to secure all the data neces-
sary and useful for the proper study
OF the plant to bring it up to a high
standard Of efficiency and economy.
Rascd on these surveys and investiga-
S'oii' wv T" I'll IA SpolC dilu YOU
complete engineering report covering
the general outline OF the proposed
| improvements and estimate OF cost
thereof, all in suitable form and sub
stance for submitting the question Of
making the improvements to the vot-
crs. For rhis service our fec will be
$25000
| 1t is also understood and agreed
| that in the event the funds are pro-
vidcd for these improvements and you
shall decide to make them we will
continue TO serve as your consulting,
designing, and supervising engineers
to prepare detail plans of all the pro-
| posed work, advise and assist you in
letting all the contracts for the pur-
chase of the necessary materials, and
give general engineering supervision
to the construction Of the works, in
accordance with the customary han
ding Of such projects by competent
and experienced engineering organiza-
tions Our fee for this service to be
$2,5o00O.
Respectfully submitted
"The Ludlow Engineers, Inc,
"By (S) J. L.. Ludlow.
@'Thc above proposition of the Ind
low EnsineerS Is hereby accepted and
agreed to by the City Of Laurens, S.
! c., this 10th day Of March, 1921.
0S) "John A. Franks, Mayor"
On question OF Alderman Smith
City Clerk Crews informed the coun-
Gil that there is no sinking fund to
take care Of the outstanding bonds.
Mr.. Crews stated that records OF the
city showed that the sinking fund had
been ignored in proot bare for num-
Der OF years. In reply to Mayor
Franks, Mr. Crews stated that the
outstanding bonds now amount to
| $71 800 and that the sinking fund was
due approximately $4,000. No action
Iwas taken on the matter, but senti-
ment tended toward providing for the
entire arrearage out of next years
taxes.
Mr.. G. w. Shell appeared before
Council and asked that license be
fixed for a cotton and stock exchange
office which he proposes to open. On
motion Of Alderman Irwin, the license
was fixed at $25 per year,