Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-25

the TWO HOW III CtIlcll cllpI'S W.
making 4 total of seven full-timc paid
employees. including the chief.
Recommendation from the South
eastern Underwriters Association
were presented To the Council BY
Muvor Powell setting forth Condi-
tons upon which the five cents pei
500 cut in insurance premium WOULD
be granted. These included adding
new firemen. inauguration of SyS-
tenn of drills. and that additional fire
alarm boxes be added gradually I'M
til the proper box distribution is OBJ
tanned.
c. G.. Ellis. fire chief. and M. n
Nordan. who recently asked and OBJ
tuined franchise rights over fishing
in the WaterWUrkS lakes. requested
the Council IL reScind their franchise
and refund to them the $500 fee they
paid for it, us they wished to give
uD the management. Their request
was s..... -. I'D 1T the same 1t was
decided to ask for bids from individ-
uals seeking fishing rights at the
likes
The Council was advised by Mayor
Powell that an additional Sl.O9l grant
had been made by the PWA for GER
tain expense costs OF the sewage dis
poSal plant.
At the request of the mayor. 4
committee consisting of Aldermen T.
". Ellis and F. 3. Hight was named
to confer with county authorities
about an increased consideration IN
the city'S rental Of the old convict
camp site east Of the city for the
street department in view of the fact
that water consumption by the couh.
tv would run to around $500 for the
wear. He also said the expense OF cut
ting grass at various county proper
ties would run to around $500.
4 number of licenses were grant
ed including the following:
Off-premiSeS wine licenses tc
Charles S. James. colored, for Peo-
pies Hotel: c.. N. Gill for Docs Grill
on Garnett street.
On-premiSes beer licenses: Thurs
ton Brown. colored. Andrews avenue;
Charles S. James, Peoples hotel
(colored): Charles Brantley OVERLY
Carolina Service Station on North
Gaynett street: G.. n. Gill. Garnet
street: T. H. Crabtree at Crabs Place
Garnet street: Theo CodaS. Capitol
cafe; Marie Carpenter, colored, Water
street.
L. c. Tyndall was granted license
for operation OF five electrical phono-
graphs at S. each per year.
A taXicab liability insurance policy
was submitted by Arthur Poole, anc
accepted.
W. K. Phillips was granted per-
NIT for installing a 550-gallon gas
oline tank underground at the Bor
Ton Service Station at the corner Of
Garnett and Granite streets.
Following is the proposal of the
Southeastern Underwriters AsSocia,
ton IN regard to the lire protection
situation. Mayor Powell said all o
the items were being complied witt
Immediately by the city except Nos
6, 8 and - The statement follows:
Recommendations which, if com
piled with in full. will justify us il
recommending to the North Carolin;
Inspection and Rating Bureau tina
the city be classified on the basis o
second class less five cents on mer
cantiles within 500 feet of hydran
and second class on dwellings within
500 feet of 4 nydrant and within three
miles of fire station equipped witt
motOr-driven apparatus.
These recommendation are baseC
on population, fire defenSeS and ply
steal conditions of Henderson as o
July %, 1889 and are subject to re
vision in the event of changes il
these features, except in complianc,
herewith.
Note-TheSe recommendations SUI
persede our accommodations of No
vember 2, 1885 for the same CLASH
fication.
Water Supply.
l. That battery be provided TO
| each of the two gasoline engine
driven pumps and that these pump
be operated riodically, at least onc'
4 month, an kept in good operativ,
condition.
2. That all hydrants and gate valve
be inspected as often as necessar,
to maintain them in good operative
condition; hydrants to be inspected
at least twice year and gate valve
at least once year.
Fire Department.
3. That the Type 75' American.
LaFrance 750-gallon pumper be over.
hauled and put in good condition anc