The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-07-21
Vol. 20. 30. ~.
Reviews Municipal Affairs.

'N' 'OHNiN"ld'i'h or th' people OF
Dillon.
Wncu the pr,sen; c.t> adm,..s,ra-
tci tpok office an ir,c -ti.utiu1 was
-;'"ted I'm al departments OF the GOV
..m'lt. ana conditions found with
which TIA" public IS more or less ia
ml.iat In view ot ccrjaIn conditions
"hicE VIC haNa found. however. No.
dcom it duty to tho public thgt thcy
be now acquainted more fully with
.cS" facts, and his applies particu-
iarly 10 the lialts ana water -i.ua-
tion.
Upon taking office ", found the
Public Works Commission owing an
$25.O0O.UO in current
Indebtedness. Practically all OF this
represents floating accounts. past duo
and upon which one suit has been
filed and others threatened Nothing
has been added 70 this Indebtedness
since We took office. as this depart
men' has been making little above
running expenses.
Ar. Lovejoy, by herculeau efforts
has been holding the old plant to-
Gcthcr. however, YOU may imagine
the conditions mat exist when the un-
derwriters have cancelled all insur-
dncc and refused 10 rcinsur, until
a number Of improvements have been
made
Confronted with these conditions
We decided 70 get expert advise. We
employed The Ryan Engineering Co.
80 submit their recommendations
This has been done. They recommend
the installation of two BURNING en-
g.nes. on" of 500 morse power, The
other $50 horse power with other
equipment That Is necessary. They al
50 recommend certain Improvements
and excursions OF the water and sew
c'aSe system, all OF which Will cost
d little abOv. $75. .O0C 90. Thi- re
port may be seen by any ON" sufii-
GENTLY interested TO 20 90 tho town
office
There is on thing which vs., think
u Well 10 mention just here The
entire personnel of tn. city admiuie-
iraion was i'm favor OF u"kine con
n"cilon with some power company if
such could h' done Tins Wa invest
icatcd ana tn" Nearest approach ru
"n agreement thar could b, reached
was that within two wears or. Of
these companies would probably B.-
Sin the costrCetiun OF 20 certain dam.
Aijcl he completion o. This dam me
company might possibly consider
coming TO Dillon. but not withir three
on four years thcreatter THIS ap-
peared cnurol. TOO r,mot, 10 civ. s,.-
Hous cons deratlou An effort was
also mad, 20 -.t current from ti.
Dillon Mills Iu order 20 90 tli- w.,
would be required tC buy about $-5.-
""o.o" worth %! Wach.ner and pay
ei"h cents per Is. ". for CURRENT.
with uo euaraut-, 5L rl,.l to ..,lpl..
all OF t!. ,,Ir.r1t .N.. ~, .'.
need. This appeared ,!-i-,I. ...-.fts
factor, t, ms and OH. ....... ..,
thereon.
w, wish to .tar.. -, ,n. ..,.l. 49,.
Dll.. ,1.+ o.,.
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NOT i;.e. 100 ,.,,.-p .. ...,.. t.
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;ior can b. r.l... r,.- ..,,f,.
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then
r.. fI. ur,.-.., .,,..,..... .........
lat, petition. a-ti.l i,, .... ,r
bond ISSUE, or $500 pn...u
iu Ya,i,. ,n. r......
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aboy, referred r. .rf 90 ...,.1
Hnio-0at, ul.uf a- PROVIDED. tor ~,
'he estimate iuw-h.. .. th. B,.n
Engineering Comusn,
% is th. opinion r. ...tr..
c'kS Commission. a.. a.. a. ,
-lLccriu- company t..f 81. lt, ro,
current 10 ,Lc eonstiu.r- public car
easily toe reduced from two o. thre.
cents per N ". They also believe
,,'"' 'HlS bond .ssu, VIII not add To-
'ihf 'i.lt-f'L Ol ittN.fltr.