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THE'CUNTON CHRONIC* K CLINTON. S. C
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THURSDAY, MARCH 24,1927
S0L0NSW0RK LAW SUITS ARE
ON CASH ISSUES COMPROMISED
Appropriations and Revenue To
Bar Adjournment Another
Week. Revenue Sought.
Columbia, March^ 20.—*The legisla
ture reconvened this week in the
throes of what is ordinarily the pre
lude of sine die adjournment. The
general appropriations bill will be sent
to a conference committee which will
draw a compromise between the
measures passed by the House and
Senate respectively, while the House
will resume its labors in an effort to
provide revenue for the appropria
tions already voted. This week will
be the eleventh since the legislators
met here in January, and it is con
ceded to be a virtual impossibility for
adjournment to be reached before next
week.
The Senate made rather quick work
of the appropriation bill, approving
finally expendutres of $10,725,000 for
the ordinary expenses of the State
government in the year, an apparent
increase of $800,000 over the amouht
caned in the House bill. Part of the
increase was accounted for, however,
by the fact that several items in the
House bill providing for expenditures
to be made on the basis of loans were
not shown by the total, whereas the
Senate provided that straight appro
priations should be made for these
purposes.
Another item in the increase was
$150,000 added by the Senate for the
City and S. A. L. Railway Reach
Agreement and Close Pending
Disputes On Right-of-Way.
City council in special session Mon
day evening, heard a report from City
Attorney R. W. Wade, stating that
an agreement had been reached be
tween the Seaboard Air Line Railway i
and the Town of Clinton in regard to
two law suits which have been pend
ing since 1925. The compromise
agreement was interpreted by council
as satisfactory and accepted to avoid
further delay and to keep the two
cases out of the courts.
One of the suits grew out of a dis
pute as to the right of possession of,
the land occupied by the street on the
South side of the Seaboard track from
Thorv.well street to the western town
limits, the railroad claiming that the
street was wholly on its right of way.
The other suit was commenced by the
railroad to prevent the town from
paving Bast Carolina avenue and the
railroad claimed th^t a part of East
Carolina avenue, from Holland street
to near the eastern limits, is located
on the railway’s right-ofway.
The city attorney reported that a
compromise agreement had been
reached and submitted the contracts (
and conveyances by and between the,
railroad and the town which proposed j
to carry out the terms of the agree
ment. The report was accepted byj
I the town council and approved and
6-0-1 school law. The House voted mayor authorized to execute the ==
$3,250,000 for his purpose, or $262,000
less than the amount reported by Su
perintendent Hope, of the Department * ent j litigation which has been pending
necessary papers on the part of the
to<*n. This settlement brings to an
of Education, as necessary to pay
school teachers for their services since
last September. In the Senate, the
between the town and the railroad
since 1925, and settles the dispute as
to the right-of-way of the railroad
item was raised to $3,400,000, or still anc | t j, e rights of the town on
a. ^ a a ft • A . A J _ _ _ _ m i
$112,000 less than the sum requested
Besides making this increase and
providing for a building at Clemson
by appropriation, instead of by a loan
as the House voted, the Senate ap
proved a travel allowance of eight
the south side of the Seaboard track
throughout the town and also result- ! :
ed in the collection of the paving as- :
sessments against the railroad in full, j
The settlement involved the estab-,;
lishing of the new dividing line he- J;
cents a mile for State employees who twe ^ n the railroad and the street. On
use their own automobiles on official East Carolina avenue the new line he-!
business instead of six cents voted
by the House. The present allowance
is eight cents.
Members of the free conference on
tween the railroad and the street is
now definitely established. Begin
ning at Broad street the line between
the railroad and the towp is twenty-
the part of the Senate, as appointed! two an( j 0 ne-half (224) feet south
Friday by President Butler, are: H. the center of the railway’s main!
H. Gross of Dorchester, chairman of lto a p^t a bout 130 feet east of j
the finance committee, Martin of Dr- ^ Woodrow street crossing and from
angeburg, and Odom of Spartanburg. this p^t to t he west side of Jones
The House conferees were not ap- street twenty-five (25) feet south!
pointed. As a result, the conference f rom t h e center of hte railway’s main
can not be organized until Tuesday,
since the House voted not to return
from its week-end recess until 12.01
o’clock Tuesday.
Three revenue bills were introduced
track, and from Jones street to the —
first crossing beyond the residence of =
J. M. Pitts twenty-two and one half ==
(224) feet from the center of the ±:
railway track and then moved grad- =
in the House last Monday night by the ; ua u y away f rom the railroad until the
ways and means committee, and a , Rew street line is fifty (50> feet from |
fourth, providing for a 2 per cent tax the center of the railroad track, about}
on the sale of new automobiles, is f our hundred (400) feet east of the
said to be pending. Only one of the! eas tem incorporate limits, and run-
three came up for debate, and compar- from this point to the eastern
atively little progress was made to
ward final action on that—a bill to
limits, parallel to and fifty (50) feet ;
, south of the railway track. A per- i
provide for re-enactment of the soft t i on c f East Carolina avenue (a strip':
drinks and tobacco taxes that expire | varying in width from zero to about :
April 1. to reimpose the ice cream and nine feet) between Holland street i
milk drinks taxes repealed last year, and the fj^t crass i n g beyond the res- :
to increase, the cigarette and smoking i dence D f j. M. Pitts, as now located j
tobacco levies and to broaden the ap- * on ^ right of way of the railway
plication of the admission Ux to prac- as established by the new dividing |
tically all but local Ulent amusements. i iR e, However, the railroad agreed toj;
In the three day debate last week. al i ow th e town to use the street in :
a few changes were made in the com-. iu pre sent location so long as this
mittee bi’.l. A tax of one-half cent a s trip was not needed for railroad pur-
package on chewing gum was added or unli i the street is hard-sur-
to the list carried in the bill, and a or p aved
one-cent tax on every box of cart
ridges of less than twenty-five caliber
was approved.
Representative Rittenberg, of Char
leston. and Harvey of Beaufort, spon
sored a
The railroad relinquished any claim
to the street between Thornwell street,
and Sloan street on the south side of j
the railway track and the town re-
P ... . fr , hnquished any claim for title to the I
... r. -u - i . . same street from Sloan street to the
would tax soft drinks at five per cent . .. .
. . , . . , . . western city limits. The railroad
instead of the presen rate of twenty,) . , . . i
, .. , . granted permission to the town to use
and would make up the difference in * . - . . . . . , c i^— »
. . . K , and maintain the street between Sloan
revenue by levying taxes on nickle . . _» .v _ * __ •
, , j . . .. , . street and the western limits, as is.
p,ck»p* of C.ndy bulk end, Ko unti| th< . shou|d ^
.nd other commodifes. .11 .t | by ^ ral|ro<d {or nil ^;
e ouse pyjrpQ^j This street from Sloan 1
street to western limits is practically.!
at all points, within fifty (50) feet
distance from the center of the rail
road track. The deeds under which
the railroad acquired righv-of-way
showed conveyances to the railroad’;
by the person from whom the railroad!
the rate of 5 per cent, but
voted down the proposed new candy
taxes, and thus struck out one of the
main planks of the program.
The two other revenue bills on the
calendar provide for an inspection tax
oa hay and concentrated feedstuffs,
and a business license and occupation-
is.*
the pending measure.
Meantime, an element in the House
has indicated its belief that a general
of way on each side, measured from
the center of their track. j!
The city attorney suggested that
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Here is a set of beautiful chi
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Cabinet Delivered for only $1.00 Down
SAVE MONEY THIS WEEK
sales tax would he preferable to the ^«ons owning property on the south, =
present and proposed system. Repre- ^ Seaboard railway between =
sentative Brantley of Orangeburg, has I Sloan street and the western incor- ^
a hill providing for a graduated sales porht* limits, to bear it) mind that j 3—
tax which he is expected to offer as a, the street, now located, is on the rail-.
substitute for the ways and means road’s property under the terms of
program at the first opportunity. A the compromise agreement and should
flat sales tax of one-half of 1 per cent the same ever be demanded by the
is provided for in a bill sponsored by. railroad the relocation of the street
Rpervsenative Finklea of Florence, | b* necessary. Any property own-;
who also has indicated that he will *rs making improvements or erecting l
seek to give the House a chance to buildings should locate such improve-'
This great bargain opportunity starts Saturday, March
2€. and closes Saturday, April 2. Now is the time for
yon to profit in this great saving!
Right now you get the 59 pieces of kitchen equip
ment at this remarkably low price. The Hoosier is the
latest roll-door model, beautifully finished in grey enam
el with blue trim. Equipped with extension top of gen-
uine porceliron; handy flour bin with patent shaker sift
er; easily filled sugar bin; revolving spice caster; metal
cake and bread drawer; cutting board; shelves, racks, etc.
You'll never miss the easy weekly payments. Only
$1 down and the rest on convenient terms. Cabinet de
livered right away!
- The women coming into our store say that this is the
greatest bargain they've ever heard of. Cabinets are
going fast, and of course the sets of dishes and aluminum
cannot be ordered after this week. Make your reser
vation today!
s Hoosier! - Dinnerware! - Aluminum! - Spice Jars!
59 Pieces! =
vote upon his measure
One tax bill passed both houses last
week—the Keith and insane asylum ’
ments or buildings with the view tot:
the possibility of the street being •
moved and locate such improvements';
committee's measure to impose a one-1 a sufficient distance from the rail-
dollar capitation tax on all men be- • ro *d so that a relocation of the street
tween twenty-one and sixty for thet would not change the facing of their
benefit of he State hospital and the property. |
State Training school. It was slight- ( The town was represented by R. W.
ly amended in the Senate, and there- j Wade, city attorney, and F. P. Mc-
forp will have to go hack to the House Gowan of Ijiurens.
for acceptance or rejection of the! The attorneys representing the rail-
amendments. The purpose of the bill, road were Messrs. Glenn & Glenn, at-
accordnig to its authors, is to provide toVneys, Chester; A. C. Todd of Lau-
mooey for building that is absolutely j rrns, and T. F. McDow of York.
essential, and which had been omitted
from the general appropriation bill.-I WILL APPRECIATE SHOWING
It b estimated that the tax, which: YOU WHAT 1 HAVE TO OFFER,
is imposed for this year only, will J, GEO. H. ELLIS
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
During Sale
With Your
Hoosier
31 pieces of fine din
nerware
20 pieces high grade
aluminum
7 crystal spice jars
1 Hoosier—your cab
inet
59 Pieces in ALL!
Wilkes & Co.
Two Stores
Clinton
Laure&s
Sale Cpens Sat
urday, Mar. 26
Saturday, April
2, is last day of
our sale.
$200,000 to $$250,000.
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