The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-02-01
WATER AND ELECTRIC Light
PLANT UNDER COMPRESSION
committees from Business Lcn.uc and
city Council Meet Agreement at
Sitting Yesterday Aitcrneon.

Sitting Yesterday Afternoon.
mat the city water and electric
'lsht plants arc to be placed under
the direct management Of a. commits
sion elected by the people was prac.
''ca'lE decided upon at 4 Joint meet
ing or committees from the CITY Coun-
cii ana i4aulcnS Business League. held
| III inc Offices of the Peoples Loan G.
'Nchange bank yesterday afternoon.
Inc Joint committees met to hear
report from smaller committees from
poth bodies, appointed Monday, To
( make recommendations as to how thn
TWO city departments might be placed
under the commission plan.
Albert {. Todd, Esq, City ATTORNEY.
made the report for the subcommittee
'he recommendation therein being lat
cr adopted by the whole committee
Mr. Todd said that the COMMITTEES
had gone over the situation corofu,1v
ana mad como to the conclusion that
'hc simplest and best method of plac-
ing the two departments under com
missions would be by having the legis-
iature to amend certain alnendment
10 the general law on the subject
"hich had been passed about twelve
years ago which had operated TO dis
continue the commission in this CITY.
MI. Iodd stated that the commission
1orm OF operating the city plants were
discontinued at that time for reasons
with which he was not entirely ia.
mlliar. 1t was only necessary now. he
SAID, TO have the exemptions which
applied to Laurens removed.
Under the general law, said Mr.,
lodd, the commissioners would be
three In number and would be elected
oy the people for terms of six wears.
Ihey would have entire charge of the
management Of the water and electric
light plants and for the expenditure
or funds provided for their extension
OF maintenance. They would be re-
quired to make monthly report TO
the city council
On motion Of Mr.. w. L. Gray the ,re-
~ S ~oiiiiitlte WAS ADOPTED and
Mayor Franks and Mr.. Todd were an
pointed committee to confer with the
county delegation to secure the necosr
sary legislative enactment.
Bond Commission Also
The same subcommittee made a re-
port as to its consideration of a bond
commission. Mr. Todd also reported
on this subject, stating that an act
would be required in the legislature
authorizing such commission. The
OBJECT of the commission, as he out
lined and as favored by the committee.
was to have in charge the sale and
supervision Of bond issues of the city,
to safeguard and invest the sinking
1unds provided to retire the various
bond issues. This commission is an
pointive by the city council and is re-
Qulred to make report semi-annual-
~. On motion Of Mr. Gray this report
was also adopted and the same COM
mlttec appointed to have its recon-
mendations placed in legislative form
with the delegation.
Discussion OF the proposed bond is
sues for retirement Of floating indebt-
edness and for the extension Of the
waterWorks system came up for dis
cussion, but further action on these
issues was not taken i4 view of the
fact that petition would have to be
circulated before an election could be
ordered
In reply to question from Mr.. r. r.
Nickels, Mayor Franks stated that as
far as he knew the members of city
council were in agreement with tho
business league on the proposed
changes in the city public works At
least. he said. whenl the matter camo
up several months ago the changes
had the unanimous pproval Of coun-
Gil.
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