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If yon hare not read an ad. in a week you are not "in touch” with things in this city —no matter what else you’ve read 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.