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ONSIDER FRANCHISE SOUTIIERN POWER CO. (Continued from page one). in the most minor particular. Council *ught also to take into consideration the fact, he said, that we had a light ing plant here of our own. He stress *d the fact that in his opinion a maxi mum rate which the company could *harge for power should be fixed, and also called attention to the fact that, although it was stated by the com pany's representative that it was not the purpose of the company to com pete with the city lighting plant, that under the franchise which was pro posed it could stell power to some other corporation or persons who could compete with the city plant. There ought to be a provision in the franchise, he thought, stating definite ly that the Southern Power company would be subject to license to be fix ed yearly by the council, so there could be no questior. hereafter as to the authority to fix such a license. He further suggested to council that -before granting the franchise it ought to inquire into the company's method of doing business in the towr.s which have granted franchises, and ought to investigate the franchises oLI other towns and see if the franchise propos ed here was as favorable to the town as that accepted from other towns. Council also ought to inquire, he sug gested, into the reasons actuating the city of Columbia in refusing to grant a simi,lar franchise, anid if it was true that some of the towns which had al lowed the Southern Power company to come in were dissatisfied, as he had understood they were, and if so what was the cause therefor. Mr. Blease said the power company had proposed a contract with the city for five years only, and yet wanted a franchise for the town for sixty years. At the end of five years, he said, the company could refuse to renew the contract which it proposed with the city. Mr. Millmore stated that he would make this- proposed contract ten years, if it was diesired. City Attorney Blease concluded by recommending to council that it ap point a committee to examine careful ly into the matter and to report back to council if it was advisaSble to a.llow the Southern Power company to 'enter here at all, and if so if the terms of the franchise proposed were feasible. The franchise'shad been drawn by the Southern Power company, he said, to protect the company, of course, by at torneys thoroughly familiar with mat ters of that kind, and he thought it would be wrong for council in a few hours to adopt an ordinance for a large corporation, drawn especially for its interests. Alderman Summer favored protect ing the city in the matter of competi tion, but seemed very favorably dis posed towards the franchise. To Investigate )Iatter. Alderman Jno. W. Earhardt moved that a committee consisting of the mayor and two aldermen be appoint ed to consider .the matter with the town attorn'ey and to report to coun cil at a meeting to be held two weeks later. The motion was adopted, the vote being as follows: Aye-Aldermen Earhardt, Lomin ack, Rodlelsperger, (Gone. Nay-Alderman Sumnme.r. The mayor being named as a n'em ber of the committee by thie motion, he appointed Aldermen Earhardt and .Sumtmer as the two other members. Proposed Fra:nchise. An ordin-ance and rssolution grant 2ing permission unto the Southern Power company to construct and maintain its lines for the transmission of electricity along, over and under the highways of the town of Newberry, county of Newberry, State of South Carolina. and to construct and carry on within said town of Newberry the business authorized by and under the terms'of the charter of said Southern Power company. Secti on 1. e it ordained and resolv ad by the may;or and the board of ald &rmn of th town of Ne2wberry, in the cos: of Ne wberry, State of South Carolna tha assent and permission he, and Ih sm i hby given and g1ranto : ) in. I: Southern1 Powxer company, ivs suceor, lessces and a.ssign:s, to ay,~ plat. extenLd, con-~ and remove iv lines, poles, wires, ap uli]anles. condu~ctors, fixtures and oth er appurenace for the conducting, conveying and the transmission of power by electricity upon, along, over and under any and all highways, roads. streets, avenues, sidewalks, al leys, lanes, bridges and other pmuli places within and near the town of Newberry, and to do all necessary acts for the purpose: and assent and per mission is hereby given and granted unto said Southern Power company to conduct, carry on, transact and do within and near said town of New berry any and all business, and ex ercise a righ:.s and privileges which der and by the terms of its charter, 0t otherwise, is authorized, empowered or permitted to conduct, carry on, exer cise, do or transact, including among other powers, privileges and rights, the right, power and privilege to use, lease, sell, convey and transmit powei by elecricity for manufacturing, light ing. heating, motive power or othei purpose or purposes. Sec. 2. All poles used by said Southern Power company shall bE erected under the supervision and di rection of the committee on streets o: said town of Newberry, and all high. ways, roads, streets, sidewalks, ave nues, lanes; alleys, bridges and otheI public places that may be disturbed o damaged in the construction or main tenance of said lines, poles, wires an other appliances, shall be promptly re placed and repaired by said Southerr Power company, at its own expense and to the satisfaction of said commit tee on streets, and all poles shall b( substantial and symmetrical and S( located as not to interfere with th( public use of said highways, roads streets, sidewalks, avenues, lanes, al leys, bridges or other public .places, 0 to endanger the property or persol of the citizens of said town. And it case Scuthern Power company shal fail to so replacre or repair said high ways, roads, streets, avenues, side walks, alleys, lanes, bridges or othel public places within ten days aftei written notice so to do from the chair man of said committee on streets, th( same may be replaced or repaired bi the proper authorities of said town and the said Southern Power company in the event thereof, shall faithfull pay to said committee on streets o said town the costs of such replacing or 'repairing, and pay, in additiol thereto, the sum of five dollars ($5.00' for each and every place so replacei or repaired, by way of a penalty fol such failure. Sec. 3. Said Southern Power com pany shall be subject to the ordinance of said town, relative to the use 0 such highways, roads, streets, lanes avenues, sidewalks, alleys, bridges o: other public places. Sec. 4. Said Southern Power com pany shall hold said town free an harmless from all damages or claim arising by reason of the negligent con struction or maintenance .of said lin.ee poles, wires, appliances, fixtures an' appurtenances. Sec. 5. This ordinance and the right and privileges herein granted shall re main and continue in effect for th term of sixty years (60) from the dat hereof. ISec. 6. This ordinance is passed an the foregoing rights and privilege are herein granted upon the distinc understanding that the said Souther3 Power company, its successors and as signs, shall not sell to any one indivi dual or corporation electric power il an amount kss 'than one hundrea horse power. Don.e, resolved and ratified in boar, and council, under the corporate sea of said town of Newberry this day of , 1911. Town of Newberry. By, Mayor. Attest: Town Clerk. Good News From the Youth's Comi We have had to make The Youth' Companion larger to get in all th god things that Companion reader ought to have. The added amoun would make four hundreds pages o standard magazine size and print; bu we have kept the price just the sam $1.75 for the fifty-two weeks c 1911, and all the issues for the rest o this year free from the time you sent in your subscription. We would like to tell you what is il store for Companion readers nex yeai-. We can not do it here, though there is not room. But s-end us you address on a postal card, and we wil send you the beautiful prospectus c the Companion for 1911, announcin; many new features, together wit] sampe ecpies of the paper. We think y.ou will agree, when yol have read them, that there is no othe paer that gives quite so much of suec a hih inality as the Companion. 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ASSESSNENT OF PERSONAL PROP ERTY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1911. I, or an authorized agent, will be I at the following places named below for the purpose of taking returns of personal property for fiscal year 1911: Newberry, January 1 to 10, inclu sive. Kinards, Wednesday, Jan. 11 Whitmire, Thursday and Friday, January 12 and 13. Jolly Street, Monday, Jan. 16. Pomaria, Tuesday, Jan. 17. Walton, Wednesday, Jan. 18. Glymphville, Thursday, Jan. 19. Mayinton, Friday, Jan. 20. Prosperity, Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 23 and 24. Little Mountain, Wednesday, Jan. 25. O'Neall, Thursday, Jan. 26. St. Lukes, Friday, Jan. 27. Longshores, Monday, Jan. 30. Silverstreet, Tuesday, Jan. 31. Chappells, Wednesday, Feb. 1. E And at Newberry until February 20, after which date a penalty of 50 per cent. will be added against all persons, firms, or corporations failing to make their returns. The law requ:res a tax to be charg-, ed on all moneys, notes and mort gages, also an income tax on gross incomes in excess of $2,500. There shall be a capitation tax of fifty cents on all dogs, the proceeds r to be expended for school purposes. Dogs not returned for taxation shall not be considered as property in any I of the courts of this State. A11l male persons between the ages -of 21 and 60 years are liable to pay poll tax, except Confederate soldiers, Ior those persons incapable of earn ing a support from being maimed or Sfrom any other cause. -Nothing Dut personal property is to be assessed this year, but all persons who have bought or sold any real es tate since last return are required to Inote such transfers on their returns: for 1911. tAll property must be assessed "at 1its true value," which is construed to - mean "the sum of money for which -such property, under ordinary cir acumstances, would sell for cash." 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