Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-27

asked an increase In funds from the
city. AT that time a Council commit
tee was named to study the matter
and report back. In adopting the 1888
80 budget at the August meeting, the
Council voted the inclusion in the
budget of whatever amount might
later be voted for the military or
ganizations.
A group of residents living Just out
side the city limits appeared before
the Council and protested the sewage
charge made to them by the city. In
the group weresJ. H. zollicoffer, ID. B.
Kimball, T. B. Rose, Jr., and ]. C..
Cooper. No action was taken on their
appeal. The Council recently ordered
action be taken in cases where out
slider residents were in arrears in
sewage charge payments.
Miss Sue Kelly, principal of West
End school, appeared before the Coun-
Gil with other ladies and asked for
an additional appropriation of $500 for
the health department to make pos
sible continuation of dental clinics in
the schools during the coming year.
No action was taken in this matter.
w. r. Vaughan, agent of the Sea-
board Line railroad here, asked the
Council to permit the railroad to tear
down and abandon entirely the over
head bridge across the main line and
spur tracks of the road, a few hun
dred feet south of the passenger sta
ton. The matter was referred to a
committee of the Council with power
to act. The committee consists of
Aldermen T. w. Ellis, F. B. Hight and
D. c. Loughlin.
Mr.. Vaughan told the Council that
in tearing up the flooring of the steps
in making repairs to the bridge, it
had been found that the steel super
structure was defective, and that ade-
quate repairs would entail an outlay
of some $500 to $1,000 The railroad
asked, therefore, he said, that it be
allowed to dismantle the bridge en-
tirely.
A request for tearing down the
bridge was recently made to the Coun-
denied it.
The supervisor of health was ask
ed to make request of w. j. Aston,
manager of the Farmers Warehouse,
that wire fence be put around the
lower side Of the warehouse.
Payment of $1,000 revenue anti.
cipation date due October 10 was au-
thorized.
On motion of Alderman NJ Y. Coop
er, permission was granted to the
volunteer firemen to operate drink
stand in the fire department quar-
ters, and a free license was extended
to them.
On motion of Alderman r. B. Hight
the Council ordered that the two-story
frame building at the corner of Win
der and College streets be condemned
and ordered demolished. The build
ing once was used as colored lodge
hall. It was declared a menace in its
present condition.
Alderman c. M. Hight obtained pas
sage of a motion to deed to Mrs. Bet
tie Mills such property in Elmwood
cemetery as is shown by the records
of r. C. S. Davis, of the old cemetery
corporation to belong to her.
The monthly financial report and
the filter report for the waterworks
department was presented by Mayor
Powell as manager and was received
and filed.
A petition from Hunter Satterwhite
for lice2se to sell beer at an estab-
lishment at the corner of Montgomery
and Walnut streets was refused.
Two petitions for installation of
lights were granted. One was for a
light on the alley that leads from Hor-
ner to Orange streets to the rear of
stores facing Garnett street opposite
that area. The other was in the back
lot behind business establishments
facing Garnett, Montgomery and
Young streets.
G. w. Adams requested the Coun-
Gil to have the street department re-
move dead trees from his lot at the
corner of Garnett street and Burwell
avenue, which he said constituted a
menace to passersby. He said in let
ter to the Council that the depart
ment had hitherto removed old trees
in similar instances. The letter was
ordered received and filed without ad-
mission of any liability on the part
of the city.
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