The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-06-07
COUNCIL ENDORSES
Big BOND ISSUE
FOR WaterwOrkS and Street
Improvement
MAKES LOAN
TO COMMISSION

Fl0atlng Indebtedness by Issue OI
bonds.
Street improvements, water and
llSht extension program, floating and
bonded indebtedcss, taxes, spccial
licenses, and other equally as import
ant subjects were taken up for con
5lderntion Monday night at rcgula,
session Of the City Council when 1t
was decided that bonds for $17O.00O
be asked for.
Members of the Public Works Com
mission and its superintendent were
present at the session to recommend
the amount Of bonds they desire float
ca and also to request that the city
negotiate 4 loan for them Of $4,000. 90.
me loan was granted after Subern
tendent Chapman outlined to tho mayor
ana councilmen the manner in which
the money will be expended.
Both the superintendent and Mr..
McCuen, chairman for the commission
said that the $4,000 they expect to
receive from the sale Of bonds will be
used for the Improvement of the fitra-
lion plant and for the Improvement ana
extension Of the water distribution sys-
TEN. The $5,ooO.OO that they now re-
quest, they said was for the Immediate
Improvement Of the electrical lines.
They said that the commission is los
ing money on the electrical lines with
Its present equipment and that the
expenditure OF $4,000 for improved
tNHes of transformers, larger wires
and other material will help them
break even.
informal comment was made at thia
point on the size Of the city's indebted
ness If the following bonds were float
ed: $65,000.00 for the water and light
commission, S40,O0OOO for street i'm
provement, $65,O00.OO to wipe out che
city's floating Indebtedness. Alderman
Dial said that the present indebted
ness Of the city, exclusive Of the float
ing Indebtedness was $126,5O0.OO and
II the citizens vote for the, additional
bonds it would be $296,5O0 In his
opinion, Aldersan Dial said $500 900
was no great amount for city the size
OF Laurens. Following considerable
discussion the council passed recon-
mendation that the voters in the city
petition for an election for bonds to-
falling $l70,0O0.0O to be used as fol-
lows; s65,0O0.0O to liquidate the float
ing Indebtedness, $40,OOOOO for per-
manent street Improvement and $685.
100000 for improvement Of the city's
water supply and filtration plant.
Mr. Cresswell Fleming appeared be-
fore the council, his issue with the
council being the question Of dairy
business and wether or not "doctored"
milk or milk favored with syrup was
soft drink or a food Product.
Mayor dial, before presenting the
matter for the councils consideration
said that he had given the subject a
great deal OF attention. TO charge
dairymen a license, he said, would re-
quire that the city protect the dairy
men on the sale Of his products from
competitors who pay no license. This
was impossible, Mayor Dial thought,
because of the number Of people selling
milk in small quantities, and he re-
quested that the council refund to Mr..
Feming his license OF $1,000
Council authorized the refund and
also resolved that all milk sold in the
city, either by dairy or individuals
have the periodical inspection OF the
health officer
The question was raised at this time
regarding the status OF favored milk
as it relates to city licenses Consid-
cradle discussion centering On whether
or not such milk Is soft drink fola
( lowed. BY motion OF Alderman Eas-
terby, Council deferred action on this
question until they couM. hear from
other cities as to how they have solved
1t.
Bids were received by the council
for new sets of books. These bids
were referred to the committe for {con-
sideration and final acceptance.
Mayor Dial called the councils at
tention to the city ordinances. He
said that many OF them are obsolete
and others need revision. Very lit
tle consideration has ubeen giyan tho