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VOLUME XIII., No. 243.
CIIY WILL REPAIR BRIDGE
AND COLLECT TOLLS
Owners of North Augusta
Land Company, Prior to
Nov 13, 1895, Will Be
Exempt From Payment
Of Toll—Bridge Will Be
Free When City is Re
imbursed For Amount
Expended in Reparis.
A special meeting of city council
was called this morning at 11:30
o’clock to consider the matter of con
structing that part of North Augusta
bridge and ended by council ratifying
an agreement made by Mayor Dun
bar with the North Augusta Land
Co., by which the bridge w'ill be
builded by the city and toll charged
until the cost is refunded in this man
ner. Messrs. Kalbfleisch, Saxon, Bell,
Bates, Blackshear, Bothwell, Munday,
Twiggs, Woodruff, Adams and Branch
were present.
In stating the situation to council
Mayor Dunbar declared that it was
through the efforts of the Boosters’
Club that the city had been induced
to take action in the matter, but that
it was always the intention of the
administration to look out for the best
interests of Augusta in every sense.
He stated that people who would bo
the largest toll payers had petitioned
him to repair the bridge on the toll
basis and that they would be thank
ful for such action.
Mr. Cohen read the contract agreed
upon, which he termed an emergency
agreement, not conflicting in the least
with other agreements now in force.
He stated that the original contract
was silent as to who should build the
bridge, simply relieving the city of
an obligation to do so.
It was estimated that the cost of
building the repairs would be about
14,000 and after Mr. Cohen had read
the contract Mr. Branch secured the
floor and spoke on the legality of the
question and concluded by introduc
ing the following resolution as an
amendment to the contract given be
low j
THOSE WHO
ARE EXEMPT
“Resolved, That the contract pre
viously signed by the North Augusta
Land Co., be accepted by council and
executed in its name by the mayor,
and that the following be declared
to be the construction of council upon
said contract:
"That it is the distinct understand
ing of the city council of Augusta
that the only persons, corporate or
natural, who shall have the right to
pass over said bridge, free of toll,
while toll is being oharged by said
city council of Augusta, is, first, the
North Augusta Land Co., and, second,
such persons as prior to the execution
of said contract of Nov. 13 1895, had
become immediate purchasers of land
from the North Augusta Land Com
pany.”
This resolution of Mr. Branch was
brought about by correspondence of
the city attorney with the North Au
gusta Land Company in reference to
a statement in the morning paper
that the North Augusta Land Com
pany and its assigns would claim free
toll on the bridge, and states the con
struction that under the original con
tract the only people that are entitled
to free toll, in the event the North
Augusta bridge was ever made a toll
bridge, was the North Augusta Land
Company, and such people as It may
have sold land to prior to the contract
of Nov. 13, 1895.
The city will now proceed with ar
ranging for the rebuilding of the
bridge, and adopt a schedule of toll.
It Is the consensus of opinion that in
about three or four months the
amount raised from toll will pay for
the cost of the bridge.
MR. BRANCH
PRAISES MAYOR
Mr. Branch, in introducing said
resolution, took occasion to highly
cortlmend the mayor for the patriotic
service he was rendering the city,
and the energy he was showing In
meeting conditions that were con
fronting the community, and asked
that thanks of council be given the
mayor for his work. The resolution
was carried along with the amend
ment.
The contract under *?ilch the work
is to be done is signed by the city
council’s duly delegated officer,
which, of course, will be Mayor Dun
bar. and the North Augusta Land
Co.’s end is signed by Messrs. Jas.
U. Jackson, as vice president, and T.
C Vason, as secretary:
.STATE OF GEORGIA,
Richmond County.
Whereas, The North Augusta land
Company did, by transfer and agree
ment, dated November 13th, 1895,
transfer to the city council of Au
Good Old Augusta
to Business Once More
, g-Juet the Hen and Busiest City In the whole country la whs* Au
ff.jjW la today.
There'* more work to the square Inch being done In Augusta today
than ever before In her history.
More work mean* :«r*er pay roll*, and bigger pay.roll* mean*
more trade and business
YOU'LL GET YOUR SHARE IF YOU
advertise iin? the herald
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
gusta, the iron bridge across the Sa
vannah river front the northern ex
tremity of McKinne street, in the
city of Augusta, to the property of
said land company in the county of
Aiken, state of South Carolina; and.
Whereas, Said transfer, w'ith its re
strictions and provisions, was accept
ed by the city of Augusta by accept
ance dated January 7th, 1896, which
transfer and agreement is recorded
in the clerk's office of the superior
court of the county of Richmond, in
Book R. lolio 517-525, a copy of
which transfer and agreement, as
aforesaid, is hereto anexed. and made
by reference a part of this agree
ment, said transfer containing the fol
lowing clause, to-wit:
“Provided, however, that the said
city council of Augusta, covenants
and agrees to maintain the same and
keep it open for travel, but that the
said city council of Augusta, its suc
cesors and assgns, shall nbt be com
pelled to rebuild said bridge should
the same be destroyed by a freshet
or high water in the Savannah river,
■ cyclone, or other Providential cause,
and that no toll shall b e charged for
the use of said bridge so long as no
toll is charged by said city upon any
other bridge across the Savannah
river;” and,
Whereas, By the freshet and high
water of August 26, 1908, a consider
able part of the wooden approach to
said bridge on the Georgia side was
destroyed; and,
Whereas, under said provision as
aforesaid, the city council of Augusta
maintains that it is not compelled to
rebuild the part of said bridge so de
stroyed; and,
Whereas, The North Augusta Land
Company contends that it, the North
Augusta Land Company, is under Ito
liability to rebuild or repair the sme;
and,
Whereas, The community of the
city of Augusta are suffering consid
erabie damage by reason of the fact
that said bridge is not in operation,
or open to the public; and.
Whereas. A very universal and
popular demand for the repairing of
said bridge with all expedition is ex
isting in the community; and.
Whereas, Both the city council of
Augusta and North Augusta Land
Company, which traverses said bridge,
are equally desirous of advancing the
[interests of the community, ami of
removing every possible impediment
j to the progress and prosperity of the
j community; and.
Whereas, Both the city council of
Augusta and the North Augusta Land
Company, the parties to said con
tract as aforesaid, deny any liability
under said oontract to rebuild said
bridge, or so much thereof as has
been destroyed by said freshet of
August 26th, 1908.
Now, therefore, this agreement,
made and entered into this Ihe 2d
day of September, 19(f8, between the
1 City Council of Augusta, party of
the first part, and the North Augusta
l.and company, party of the second
part,—
WILL CHARGE
TOLL ON BRIDGE
Wltnesseth: That for and in con
sideration of the premises as herein
above set forth, the City Council of
Augusta agrees, with all expedition,
to rebuild or repair said bridge, or
so much thereof as has been destroy
ed by the freshet of August 26th,
1908, and hereby signifies Its inten
tion to charge toll on said bridge
when the same is rebuilt or repaired,
until a sufficient sum has been real
ized from said system of toll on
said bridge to reimburse said City
Council of Augusta for such sums of
money as It may have expended for
the repairing or rebuilding of said
bridge, as aforesaid, said power to
charge toll being solely within the
control of said City Council of Au
gusta, and being adopted for the ex
clusive purpose of reimbursing itself
for the costs as aforesaid, the sail
North Augusta Land company Incur
ring no liability by reason of the
said system of toll, as aforesaid.
NEITHER SIDE
WAIVES RIGHTS
The City Council of Augusta and
the North Augusta Land company
waive hereby none of the rights that
they may have under and by virtue
of the contract entered Into between
them, dated November 13, 1883, and
the acceptance, dated January 7,
189f>. a copy of said contract and ac
ceptance being hereto attached, mark
ed "Exhibit A .” and made by refer
ence a part of this agreement; It
being the understanding of the par
ties to this agreement, that the stlp
illations hereinabove set forth, In
cluding the charging of toll by the
City Council of Augusta to defray the
(Continued on page eleven )
Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity—■ Fair tonight and cooler.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 3, 1908.
TWENTY-EIGHT
LIS LOST
IN OCEAN
VICTORIA, B. C.—'Twenty-nigh
lives were lost on August 6th by the
sinking ot the Japanese steamer Ran
kok Maru off China prefecture, ac
cording to new's brought to this city
by the Japanese steamer Tango Maru.
The Bankok went to pieces on the
rocks off China prefecture in a high
gale.
Nine of the passengers were saved
by the crow of the Tango Maru.
IN SHOOTS THE
LANDLADY AND
HIMSELF
SENECA, S. C—J. F. Hinrkle.a
former chief of police of this place
shot two balls from a lrage revolver
Into the body of Mrs. Emma Anderson
a widow with two daughters keeping
a fashionable boarding house in Sene
ca and then fired a ball into his head
from under his chin killing himself
Instantly. Mrs. Anderson Is In n crit
ical conitlon. one ball having entered
the right breast and the other shatter
ing her right arm. Hinckle walked in.
to the house and announced that he
was ready to settle his hoard bill
and as she arose from her chair he
stepped forward and shot twice, Mrs.
Anderson is dying at 3 p. m. Mrs.
Anderson is a sister of S. N. Hughes
of Richland, well known in railroad
circles.
FUGITIVE GMT
IN SIMPLE THAP
BERI.IN—For attempting to extort
a large amount of money from Herr
Kxupp Von Behlen-Holback, the head
of the Krupp Iron Works, and Herr
August Thyssen, the iron and coal
magnate, a clerk named Heinrich
Krounen has been sentenced to two
months’ imprisonment.
Krounen, after embezzling $250 from
his employer at Essen, fled to Lon
don. When the money was all gone
he wrote to his father a pitiful letter
asking for assistance, which was
curtly refused. He then wrote to
Herren Krupp, and Thyssen long let
ters, signed “The International An
arehlst’ League,” and telling them
that the league had decided to blow
them up with dynamite unless they
sent $2,500 to a London post office!.
The police were informed and sent
Inspector Neuftend to London, where
Kronen fell Into a simple trap and
was arrested.
PROSPEBITH
SHOWS SIGNAL
HOLLIDAYS BURG Pa.—Returning
prosperity was heralded here today 1
by the announcement of a resumption
of operations In the Pennsylvania :
railroad car aliopa. The shops were
closed down last winter, throwing 700;
I men out of employment, and the rail
road yards were converted Into stor
age space for 12,000 Idle freight cars
l These ears are now being hurried to
j various part* of the Pennsylvania
; system for grain and coal shipments.
WILLIAM H. FISHER
GRANTED A DIVORCE
BALTIMORE, Md.—William H.
Fisher has been granted an absolute
divorce from hla wife, Edith flldgcly
Fisher, on th«- ground of her Intimacy
with William B. Kayner, son of I'nlt
ed States Senator Rayner, with whom
Mrs. Fisher eloped several months
ago. No defense was entered. Th"
order grunting the divorce was sign
ed by Judge Oorter, and the court
gives Mr. Fisher the custody of the
| 'wo minor children
; By granting Mr. Fisher an absolute
divorce. It Is now possible for Mrs
! Fisher and young Kayner to be mar
rl<-d, If Mrs. William B. Rayner gets
a divorce, and thus carry out the pre.
I diction of Mrs FlHher, soon after she
! and Rayner were brought back to
Baltimore. No atilt has be*-n filed hy
Mr*. Rayner, however, and she has
I allowed the Impression to prevail
| that ahe does not Intend to get a
divorce, allegedly because William B.
; Ravfler wsa mentally not accountable
j for his ac : when ha ran away with
| Mr*. Flabcr.
FRITZI SCHEFF, WHO IS SOON TO WED
Essential Differences
Between House And Senate
The differences between the "sklddoo” substitute, passed by the
senate, and the Holder bill, passed by the house are radical.
Under the Holder bill, the leasing of convicts continues cer
tainly for a period of two years, ending, at the earliest, In 1911.
Under (he “sklddoo measure, the leasing of convicts of Georgia
will cease at midnight, March 31, 1909.
Under Ihe Holder bill, any funds that may arise from the con
tinuation of the lease shall he prorated among the respective coun
tlos not taking their convicts, to bo expended in road Improve
ment.
Under the "sklddoo" substitute, the funds derived from the
few months that the lease system will continue are hoi aside as
a fund to maintain the convicts on the roads after March 31,
1909.
The Holder bill makes absolutely no provision for Ihe malnte
nance of the convicts ai the termination of the lease two years and
a half hence.
The "sklddoo" substitute provides revenue to maintain the con
vlcts beginning next, year when the present contracts will termi
nate.
Under the Holder bill, the prison commission will remain as |i
now is.
Under the "sklddoo" bill, the prison commission will bo re
quir'd to give Its whole time to the prison department.
Under the Holder hill, the counties desiring convicts may g< t
them after March 31. 1969, to be worked by the enmities on the
road: but the surplus shall be again leased.
Under the substitute, the rights of the counties to work con
victs Is not recognised at all. The state retains this rlghi Itself,
but will work Hie convicts upon county roads, the work being
apportioned In proportion lo population.
The Holder bill makes no special provision as to misdemeanor
convicts.
The substitute provides that the misdemeanors shall be worked
by the counties alone, and fixes heavy penalties for the hiring of
the men to private persons or firms.
In a word, the "sklddoo" substitute will put the convicts on
the public roads In 1909, while the Holder bill may or may not
accomplish this result, and, Incidentally, may continue the lease
system Indefinitely.
ROTTING FISH
TELLOF QUAKE
NEW PORT, Oregon. That there
has been a aub-marlne earthquake or
volcanic erup'lon somewhere near Ya
qulna Bay 1* the belief of sea cap
tains coming Into port during the last,
week
The ocean for 30 miles off shore
Is covered with dead herring, and the
beaches for miles on either side of
Yaquloa Bay are now piling up with
dead flsh that appear to have been
killed by abuse catastrophe.
ONE MAN KILLED
FORTY RATTLERS
A Large Family Of Tlmt
Noiny Reptile* Annihi
lated.
( ORDOVA, K C, One of (pi* | ; ,
srmke stories of the sens.,,, •
from Orangeburg County:
It apiu ars as If one mu j, r
black of skin and ((Oshci si r of inllm
Bed gift of gab with gome amagitiH
tlon, was on his wn> to a cornfield on
the edge of a swa- He had to pis
through Pen Branch and near Hit:
creek he ran upon a iii-> of itttler
Kay* be aaw snake* ever where, fir
one largi fellow came trawling ou
of a log then following him ». h -
family all sliea being present a-;.| tin
spectator was unable to tJ,••
ultltud> <fno i reptile j;< an
killed thlr eight >oting rattlers
| besides the parent snakes.
DAILY AND SUNDAY $6.00 PER YEAR.
WORK OF REBUILDING
IS GOING ON APACE
MARBURY STREET READY
FOR TRAFFIC BY NIGHTFALjI
Superintendent John M Hays, of Ihe streets and drains, said Th’-rs
day morning: "Maibury street will be open for traffic by night as the
repairs on th,. bridge nr,, almost completed. The holes in tin- streets
proper nr,, filled up and a wagon can travel without fear of being broken
to pieces.”
SPLENDID WEATHER
FACILITIES REPAIRS
Good weather for work is favoring Augusta in the matter of clean
ing up the debris or the freshet which overflowed the city, and (’apt.
lluguet, of the United States army, who is acquainted with situations
like Augusta is now experiencing, says lie doubts if ever more expedi
tious work was ever carried on under similar conditions, lie declares
that If it Is kept tip until everything is cleared away It will place the
city in a hotter condition than it was before the overflow. Ho far as the
city officials are concerned, they Intend to work unceasingly until every
vestige of the depredation by the water lias been obliterated and sur
roundings made more beautiful ihau ever, wherever possible
CONTRACT FOR CANAL REPAIR
AWARDED THIS AFTERNOON
Temporary work on the canal lum been pushed without into* liwloii
and everything now points to a satisfactory solution of Ihe.- ,*er prob
lem before the week is out. The contract for the pernianei j work will
he awarded by the ciiual and waterworks committee tills afternoon at
4 o’clock and as soon as the work Is given out construction will be com
menced without delay.
\V. .1 Oliver, the man who first won the Panama canal contract,
has a bidder here; Redmond & Co., of Washington, I). C.. are repre
sented, and A. & C. Wright, of Atlanta, will also bid on the work. In
addition to these two local contractors will take euro of their concerns
in (he matter.
WOR FOR LABORERS PLENTIFUL
AT A DOLLAR A DAY
There Is,great complaint of indiscriminate distribution of fond sup
plies, especially to the negroes. Ii seems that il is almost an abso
lute Impossibility to get negroes In certain sections of the city to work
and from reliable sources it is learned that iliey have an oversupply
of food and provisions. Immediate steps will lie taken to prevent, any
further Issuance of rations to such people and Idlers will be forced
to go to work without delay.
A prominent farmer, who lust several lliousand dollars by the flood
on Ills farm below the city, has been In the city all day offering 75
cents to SI.OO per day, and has not succeeded In getting uny labor.
Other instances of similar nature have been reported.
BRIDGE CONTRACT
AWARDED FRIDAY
The contract for repairing North Augusta bridge will he awarded
at 9 o’clock Friday morning, and work will be starletl without delay.
The question of who slut l ! pin hit' not lieeu settled .lost yet, except
by the toll system, and complications are expected to arise In the
matter. However, one thing in certain anil that Is the bridge will be
Opened as soon an posnlble and matters relating to this feature will bo
settled later.
WORK ON STREETS
ADVANCING WONDERFULLY
Tin* work on the utroftn mid i tint of pmniilrg out tho cellar* In
progi'CHulng rapidly. Within a wut’k ,i i quite curtain that all thin
claim of work will l»#» coinplotcd and art uni const ruction, or rather r<»
construction of the Htrcota will he staricd. Already large forces of
hands are at work in different sections, and where the streets were at
first. Inipsssnhle everything hss been lixed for traffic and all dangerous
holes filled in so that the public are now udmftted to virtually all the
gtreeta.
COL. KINGMAN ON TOUR
OF INSPECTION OF RIVER.
Col. Dan C. Kingman, of the Koglneers Corps of the United
States Army, Is being taken over Ihe city today to see the destruction
wrought by the high water of last week. tie Is Inspecting all the
river front and will make minute notes of the condition all along the
river. It Is settled that some Important work will have to lie perform
ed by the government, toil details hkve not yet been arranged.
It wilt take Col. Kingman some lime to complete bis visit and
calculations on the work ICvery organization, commercial and other
wise, In Augusta, as well as the citizens, are determined on having
some work done here for future protection, and 11. Is quite proha hie (ha*
before another high river comen more protection will be afforded life
and property.
MORE THAN $25,000
SUBSCRIBED FOR RELIEF.
The work of the relief committees Is progressing nicely, and the
Hi tmi I lon Is now well In haml. Over $25,000 lias been made available
for Ihe work and from communications received from over the whole
country It seems that this fond Is to he swelled considerably.
The distribution of food, clothing and other supplies Is now be
ing done more considerably than before, an every ease of emergency
has been attended to by the committee.
“Be A Booster!”
J vMjr x v —,,
Ij iaßoosir
The Booster Club of Au usta IS Doing Croat
Work In tho Present Emergency. Get
in he Came. Ee a Booster.
"Constancy to purpose" in
advertising In right in the be
ginning—will make the small
est success germ grow up to
full size unfailingly.