The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-19
NEW CITY COUNCIL
BEGINS TO FUNCTION
Mayor and Aldermen Take
Up New Duties
MANY WANT TO
BE ON Payroll
Mayor W. ii. Dial and New Set Of Al
dcrmcn Sworn In Last Wednesday
and Two Meetings have Already
Been Held. Salaries Have Been
Scaled Down.

The new city administration, mem
bers Of which were elected principal,
on platform Of efficiency and econ
omy, was inducted into office last We'd
nesday evening by City Attorney A. c.
Todd, after the meeting had been op-
ened with a prayer offered by Rev. P
q. Kilgo.
Following remarks by Mayor Dial
thanking the retiring mayor, John A.
franks, for his offer Of cooperation
and assistance to the new administra-
ton, thGNcDuncil Immediately proceed
Gu upon Its business, taking up salaries
Tor It's consideration. After a motion
had been passed that an election he
held May for all city employees, the
following salary reductions were de-
cided upon:
Chief Of police from $135.OO to s12o. 90
q month;
City police from $125.oo to s11o.O
q month;
superintendent OF street from s125. 90
to $4,000 a month;
Fire truck drivers from $4,000 to
$4,000 a month;
Mayor from $125OO to $1,000 a
month.
a board Of health and bond commits
sion as well as street and finance COM
mlttees were elected by the council.
The board OF health will be as fol-
lows: DR.. w. d. Ferguson, j. w. Dunk
lin, w. G. Lancaster, Hamp Hunter, T..
l.. Monroe, w. P. Sullivan, Nat Ken
nedy.
The council met again Monday ey-
ening at o'clock, at which time a
number Of matters came under it's con-
sideration.
Water and Lights Commission
Mr.. w. 'R. McCuen, of the city water
and light commission was present at
this session and, stated that the light
Ing plant and water works of the city
VIII be conducted on strictly busi-
hess basis. Whatever power is used
by the city for street lights and other
purposes will be nominally charged to
the city but no collections made. All
free lights such as porch lights may
hereafter be discontinued.
Chicken Ordinance
BY motion Of Alderman Dial, the
ordinance with reference to domestic
animals running at large was amend
ed so that it will include chickens. The
new ordinance was passed upon COM
plant Of housewives who said that
neighborhood chickens scratched up
flowers and gardens.
Bond Commission
An election Of five bond commission
ers was held for terms ranging from
. ! to 5 years, one member to retire
every year. w. l.. Gray was elected
for a period Of years; G. Fl. Roper,
for period Of years; 8. M. Wilkes
will serve 3 years; r. f. Jones will
serve 2 years, while J. Wells Todd was
elected for / year.
Opera hOuse
Business concerning the Opera
House was taken up and by motion OF
Alderman Basterby 1t was decided to
advertise for sealed bids for a lease of
one year. The present lease on the
Opera House expires May IT, by mo-
tion Of Alderman Dial, the mayor was
instructed to confer with Messrs. Lee
Bros. & switzer, lessees, in regard to
unpaid rent.
. .
Dog Law
A motion was passed ordering the
chief Of police to enforce the law con-
cerning dogs. Many dogs, 1t was stat
ed, are running at large In the city
without either license or collar.
Parking ut Depot
Following discussion On the lack
OF orderly parking or automobiles at
the depot, the mayor and chief OF po-
lice were requested to Investigate con-
Is tlitions there and to make remedial
recommendations to tn council at a fu-
ture session.
Gordon Street
The kind of curbing material to be
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