Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-28
City Might Obtain More
Street Lights By Terms
OF New Lighting Award
Council Moves for Coopera ton With County in Fire
works Ban; Want Wyche Street One-Way Thor
ouphfare; Pay $13, SOC on City Debt

Mayor Henry T. Powell, presiding
at the meeting, announced request
had been made to him by abuttino
property owners asking that Wyche
street between Breckenridge and VIM
der streets BE- made a one-way street
for traffic He said all property own
ers but one had signed the request
Discussion developed opposition to the
proposal, and the matter was referred
10 the street traffic committee for
study ana report.
Tie CITY clerk reported maturities
and interest due on the city's bonded
debt as of January 1, in the sum of
13,5O6.25. He said the money was
available for paying the obligations,
and the Council ordered that checks
be drawn for full payment.
A claim was presented the Council
by E. M. Rollins, superintendent OF
the schools, asking that the city pay
the entire cost of construction of con-
crete steps at the new Henderson high
school. The gross amount was $1o51z,
and the city had agreed to pay $425
of the amount. 1t was thought bv
members, however, that since con-
siderable amount of the school prop
erty had been taken in the construc-
ton of the underpass adjacent to it
and no pay had been given the schools
for the amount that the sum of $780,.
~ be allowed as reimbursement for
the property and the city pay the full
S785.72 bill. The Council agreed to
this.
Mayor Powell reported II acres in
the immediate watershed of the citys
water supply had been cleared with
the use of WPA workers. and that the
project, coming unddr the general
heading of malaria control, would
continue indefinitely so long as WPA
funds were available, to the end that
ample precautions could be taken a
gainst the re currence of offensive
tastes and odors to city water, suc1
as prevailed for two months in the
late summer and early fall.
Tho mayor as manager, presented
The monthly financial statement and
filter report for the waterworks, both
of which were received and filed.
A claim for attorneys fees for ser
vices in the recent funding of $4,000
term bonds was presented by Mass
Itch & Mitchell, of New York, and or
dered paid.
The underpass committee was asked
to proceed at once to make a final
settlement with Vance Fleming on
claims for damages to his property at
the corner of William and Mitchell
streets, as the result of excavations
for the underpass.
Mayor Powell was instructed to
make settlement with the First Bap-
fist church on an excessive water bill
by allowing the usual Is percent dis
count customarily given for patiently
over-usage of water A current bill
amounted to $22.1O and an old bill of
about $40 was included also for adj
iustment
License was granted to w. A. Hoyle
for operation of four pool tables in
an establishment on Garrett street.
An appeal by Charles B. Hight for
relate on alleged double-listing of pro-
pcrty on Spring street was referred
to the city clerk and the city attorney
for settlement.
Approval was given to adjustments
of tax items for the Carolina Power
& Light Company and Citizens Bank
& Trust Company arising out of GER
tifications by the State Board of Tax
Assessments on corporate excess
valuations.