Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-04-26
City Council Agrees
TO Employ Chemist

Foreign Wars, appeared before the
council and made recommendations
from that group toward the clean
ing up and Identification of the city.
This recommendation was received
and filed.
An application for permission t,
operate a taxicab in the city We
received from Charles II. Catlctt,
Jr., and was referred TO the taXICau
committee of the council.
c. O. King and J. M. iIoylc were
granted applications for ~on-prcmises
beer license and the Vance county
ABC board an application for off
premises wine license.
The council ordered paid the IN
tcrcst on bonds, amounting to Sill
so. which is due May /. Maria Par
ham hospital submitted bills 10.
charity patients totaling Sl33.70 III
lieu of taxes due the city i'll 1918
as provided by law and the Coun-
ell ordered that it be allowed upon
legal approval by the city attorney,
j. n. Zollicoffer.
Hubert f. VanWort made appli-
cation for a position on the Hcnder-
son police force and his application
was filed.
Charles r. Daniel, attorney al
Weldon, requested reimbursement Of
damages to the automobile of c. G..
Tilghman, involved in an accident
at the intersection OF Granite and
Garrett streets, ~contending that the
city was negligent in keeping the
traffic signal there in good working
order. The request was denied.
A petition to improve Jenncttc
avenue from Garrett to Chestnut
streets by paving Was ordered done
when funds, material and labor are
available. Deeds were also received
for portions Of land owned by Dr..
A. d. GREGG and wife. E. B. Will
kinson and wife, Henry w. Hight
and wife and r. J. Corbitt and wife
IN order that J%cnnctte avenue might
be widcncd.
The council passed an ordinance
placing an annual license tax Of s.
on every person. firm or corporation
in Henderson selling illuminating OF
lubricating oils or GrcaScS, b2nZins.
naptha, gasoline or other product
Of like and having located al agency
or station for distributing such Dg9-
ducts.
The city clerk, w. G.. Register, wa
authorized to advertise for sale all
lands in the city on which 1915 taEe5
have 90 tbccn paid, the land to be
sold on the second Monday in June.
The group ordered that collision
insurance be taken out on city fire
equipment. Taxicab liability inSur-
ancc policies for Seaboard and Ser
vice taxi companies were approved.
An ordinance was passed amcndln2
the license tag ordinances to make
| license tax for taXis SIS instead 81
the former $40.
Mayor Powell presented for f. +.
Wilkinson a request that the city
| give q quit-claim deed to two small
| strips of land beyond the sidewalk
at the corner Of his house on len
nette aVcnuc and Chestnut street and
that WaS ordered done.
The council ordered that four lots
in section \ Of ElmWOOd cemetery
be designated as thrce-graVc lots and
that their price be set at SIS each.
The mayor also stated that W. l..
! tACCpN Ildll (OllbtttlCNt ii4!lt Iph ~
mission to use Kings Daughters
Park for purpose of showing fire.
motion pictures. That request Was
denied.
A committee composed of Mayo.
Henry T. Powell, j. II. Iolijcotler.
and +. B. Hight was appointed d
approach the county commissioners
with an agreement whereby the city
would extend fire protection thro-
uehout the county in return fc.
which the county would assume rc-
| sponsibility for making appropria-
tions, now being made by the city,
for II. Leslie Perry Memorial librarE
and the Vance county armOry. At
the present time the county pays q
stated sum to the city for each fir
call answered in the county. TIL
committee will also request that the
county accept a deed to the armory
end take over its maintenance.