A ProgiBsslve and Prosperous Outlook for Brevard
ORGANIZATION EFFECTED LAST FRIDAY. NIGHT—SPJEECH OF MAYOR
BREESE—NEW COMMITTEES RECOMMENDED—STANDING COMMIT
TEES APPOINTED, ETC.
Tbe newly-elected Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the Town
of Breyard were inaugurated “in due form” lust Friday nignt. and
among the old familiar names on the various committees will be
found two new ones. A.H. King and E. W, Carter have not worked
in municipal harness, but we believe they will be found progressive
and ever ready to work for the best interests of ail our people. The
most prominent feature of the occasion was the speech of Mayor
Breese on assuming the reins of government, and sa greatly was
the Board impressed with its various timely suggestions and rec-
on^mendations that they have requested its publication. As it is
go(^ reading for everybody, it gives us pleasure to comply with
their wishes.
1 The following committfee assignments were announced:
On Finance—T. H. Shipman, E. W. Carter, T. M. Mitchell.
Streets—A. H. King, E. W. Carter, J. M. Kilpatrick.
Health—T. M. Mitchell, J. M. Kilpatrick, A. H. King.
Lights—^J. M^ Kilpatrick, E. W. Carter, A. H. King.
Water—^E. W. Carter, T. H. Shipman, A. H. King.
Police—^A. H. King, E. W. Carter, T. M. MitchelL
Improvements—^Mrs. Goode Cheatham, Mrs. O. L. Erwin, Mrs. B. T. Egerton,
Mrs. W. J. Puette, Mies Lottie Weilt, Misa Edith Kilpatrick.
J. J. Miner, C. M. Doyle, J. W. McMinn.
T. H. Shipman, E. W. Carter, T. M. Mitchell. .
ADDRESS OF MAYOR BREESE
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen of
the Town of Brevard:
Gentlemen:—We have been duly
sworn in and have assumed control
of the mnnicipal government of the
Town of Brevard.
I feel that I speak the sentiment
of every member of this Board
when I say that we are highly grat
ified by the confidence reposed in
us by the good citizens of Brevard.
Also dx) we fnlly realize that insep
arably connected with ‘ the high
honors of the oflS.ces we hold are
manifold and great responsibilities.
Well do we know that the welfare
and progress of onr town depends
more largely on ns than on any
others, Tfbt oiiiy'fof teriri of
onr offices, but for all time,' for
Brevard is now in her infancy and
can be made or marred by oar ac
tions.
And added to my love tor Bre
vard is a personal pride which
moves me to endeavor to my full
est to make the next two years the
most prosperous that our town has
ever known, and with the help of
this Board and of the citizens,
working in unison, we will make
our administration long remem
bered as one of progress and ef
ficiency.
The retiring Mayor and Board of
Aldermen have left a most com
mendable record, and they have
done much good for Brevard, and I
trust that we will accomplish as
much and even more- for the im
provement and upbuilding of our
town.
It is therefore our duty to care
fully consider the -requirements of
onr town and how to best meet
those requirements, and I respect
fully ask your permission to make
a few suggestions for your careful
consideration.
The office of Mayor would be a
most difficult one to fill without
the aid of a competent Board of Al
derman and I feel fortunate in
having you gentlemen as my ad
visors. The personnel of this Board
is an ample guarantee for its abil
ity and willingness to govern our
town,
You, gentlemen, are the ones to
decide on what is needed and to
enact such laws and ordinances as
yon see fit and I am your executive
officer. I pledge you that T. will
see your orders faithfully obeyed
in letter and in spirit to the best of
my ability. I do not believe in
“dead letter” laws and if there are
any ordinances that the; Board
does not want me to enforce I will
ask that you repeal, alter or amend
them, but do not let them remain
on onr books unless you want me
to enforce them for I do not be-
lievd in making laws for the pur
pose of bluflSng. ‘ ,
We may hot realize it, but nev
ertheless our example is followed
largely by the citizens, and I there
fore pray you, gentlemen, th»t uni
ty and harmony may ever mark
our actions. Yes, I want to here
and now appoint the entire Beard
as a committee of the whole to
preach the doctrine of Harmony
and Unity, for without these two
underlying principles we can make
no progress; We must forget and
forgivelpur petty personal enmi
ties and unite for the upbuilding
and development of our town and
county. We must unite to help
our ‘ neighbor even if he is appar
ently the only gainer, for as I take if
the direct gain of any citizen of
Brevard, is the indirect gain of ev
ery .citdzeri hrth© town.
We are surrounded by sister
towns possessing natural advanta
ges nearly jequal to ours, but they
possess railroad facilities superior
to ours. It is therefore necessary
that we must use every effort to
secure our portion of the capital
that will surely flow into this sec
tion, and it will take the united ef
fort of our citizens to accomplish
our desired ends. Our population
is too small to allow us to have any
cliques or factions, and to meet the
vigorous competition of the neigh
boring towns we must present a
solid front on every qiiestion of im
provement.
I want this administration to be
known not only as one of progress
but to be better known as “The
Golden Rule Administration.”
I have digressed, but my mind is
full of what I have said and I ask
your forebearance and will now re
turn to my formal and official sug-
gestions.
At the present we have three
committees and I am going to ask
that we create certain others to
meet tbe growing demands of our
town.
I.am going to ask that you author
ize the creation of a Committee on
Finance whose duties will be many
and important, I would say in fact
that the appointment of such a
committee is imperative. The du
ties of said committee wonid be to
audit all accounts and to make all
settlements, to calculate the re
ceipts and exi>enses for the coming
year and to suggest the amount that
could be appropriated to each de
partment. In this manner, and in
this.n^nner alone, can we have
any businesslike method of know
ing liabilities and resources,
and hoW we can prepare to make
improvenaents. We must know
bow much we can set aside far
streets, how much for lights, how
much for water and for the various
other neccessary^xpenditures that
will, arise, this is a most needed
committee and is the one on which
depends any pre-arranged plans for
the improvement of our town.
I would also* suggest" that we
have a Committee on Police, whose
duties would be ‘to have control of
that’ import'ant department of onr
Gov^nment." I "w^ll also* advise
that we adopt? regulations requir
ing the members of our police force
to remain within the litnits of the
Town, xmless called outside in per
formance of their duties as such
town officer. I would also suggest
that tbe officer on duty meet' every
passenger* train that comes in and
that he at all times wear a neat
a^d suitable uniform. I would al
so suggest that when on duty the
officer have a certain beat assigned
him and that he remain on said^
beat. It is the part of wisdom to
profit by the experience of others
and I find that other towns have
found it beneficial to have certain
rules and regulations controlling
their policemen, Whether they had
one or more, and' we need a com
mittee to prepare the regulations
for our guidance. ' If possible I
would suggest that we employ an
other officer so that we will have
an officer on duty day and night.
I also suggest the appointment of
a physician as Superintendent of
Health for the Town. At the pres
ent we' have none, and while we
haye been very fortunate in the
past in escaping any serious epi
demic, I think it would be advisa
ble to use every precaution as to
the future. An ounce of preven
tion is worth a po^nd of cure. The
Superintendent ‘^ould have the
same powers in the town that the
County Superintendent has in the
county, and similar duties.
A Committee on Water is needed,
to have charge of protecting the sup
ply and investigating any pollution
of the watershed. Brevard has at
tained a wide reputation for pure
water, based on the monthly analy
sis of the water by the State Chem
ist, but it is necessary that we
maintain that reputation, and the
duties of this Committee in this re
spect will be most important. In
addition to the above will be that
of regulating charges within the
law and establishing such rules and
regulations as may be deemed ad
visable. And it is my oarnest wish
that during our administration
that we can |>nrchase our water
shed, not only as a matter of econ
omy, but to protect the purity of
our water in the future.
I would also like to have a Com
mittee on lights who would have
control of street lighting. I would
suggest that some arrangment be
made to improve the'present sys
tem as the arc lights are not as
good as they shoi;^d be and have
been the cause of considerable com
plaint from the citizens. It would
result in a saving, perhaps, if we
could have the candle power of the
street lights tested and pay for
them on a candle power basis.
And if we secure a policeman for
night duty I suggest that he keep a
true record of the time the street
lights burn. ^
The Committee on Streets is one
of the most important an(J its du
ties are well known to all of us. I
would suggest that we consider the
advisability of adopting a rule re
quiring all new struts to be of cer
tain classes and each class to be of
a certain width. Nqw in the i>e-
riod of our. infancy is the time to
make wide Streets. Not _ only is
land less valuable, but there are
few things more attractive to in
vestors and^ visitors than wide
streets. It helps the looks’ of the
town. It is not necessary that we
use the full width of the street as a
roadbed or sidewalk but m£|.ke wide
sidewalks and allow the property
owners to sod that x^arf of the side
walk not used. And I would also
advise that we use every effoift to
have shade trees planted on every
street permitting -*the planting of
them. Such a course will result in
making Brevard t>n% of the most
beautiful towns in the State.
I would also like a Committee on
Publicity, or Advertising, whose
duties would be to confer with the
Board of Trade and secure the
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And lastly, but not the less' im
portant, I am going to urge a new
and needed committee to be called
the Committee on Improvements.
I am going to ask for the-power to
appoint on th^ committee three
Aldermen, and^ in addition to them
three ladies and three men, making
a committee of nine. The duties of
this committee will be many and
varied, but of the greatest benefit
to the town if properly-exercised.
I would suggest that this Commit
tee have control of beautifying the
town, of seeing that all laws tend
ing to keeping the town clean are
obeyed, and to aid the Street Com
mittee in keeping the streets clean,
in planting shade trees, in seeing
that vacant lots are kept in a clean
and tidy condition. In other words
on them rests the duty of making
Brevard one of the cleanest and
most attractive towns in North
Carolina.
This Committee being composed
of representative citizens from va
rious sections of the town will
make^ it universal in its desires to
beautify eaCh and every part there
of, and will also give the individu
al citizen a direct and positive in
terest in municipal government.
And in connection with this Com
mittee I am going to ask permis
sion of the Aldermen to secure <5on-
trol of the Court House Square
from the County Commissioners,
so that the Square can be cleaned
up and beautified and then kept so.
Few objects can make a better or
worse impression than the condi
tion of our square. Every visitor
to our town sees it and they judge
the entire public-spiritedness and
civic interest of the citizens by the
condition of our public places.
And as this committe will have
some of our ladies upon it I feel
sure that artistic development jof
our town will be well looked after.
The ladies will design the nature of
the work needed and the men will
execute it. ^
You will note, gentlemen, that I
have asked for several committees
but I have notice^ that a special
compaittee will accomplish more
work than a committee of the
whole. In these days all work that
is done well is done by specialists
and a special committee will give a
special matter more attention than
it would receive if left to the en
tire Board of Aldermen, hence I
have aslied for these special com
mittees.
While we do not control a city
large* in population or in wealth,
still we are in control and can shape
the d^tiny of a city large in future
hopes and pregnant with the pros
pect of great prosperity. It is our
duty and our pleasure to so act as
tOK bring benefit to each citizen of
the town and community if j)ossi-
ble, but always remember that in
dividual interests must ever be
s^servient to the public good. >
And in conclusion I will say for
the Board, as well as for myself,
that I extend a hearty invitation to
the citizens of ^r Town and Coun
ty to attend. • our meetings. We
will gladly listen to all suggestions
for the public benefit and the bene
fit of any individual also. We will
appreciate the advice and counsel
^of those interested in the welfare
of Brevard, and w© want every cit
izen in the entire County to take a
personal interest in our actions
and to aid us. Being but mortal
men we are prone to make errors,
but they will be errors Of the head
and not of the heart. There are
many problems confronting us and
we need and expect the help of the
citizens whom we represent.
Let us all unite to build up Bre
vard ; let us all help to build up
each and every citizen in Brevard.
By dissension and envy we can
reap but a harvest'of internal bick
erings and petty quarrels,, while by
united effort and harmony we can
reap the rich reward of seeing Bre
vard grow ax>ace and take the fore
most place among all our mountain
towns. Respectfully,
W. E. Breese jr.. Mayor.
Ailison & Macfie’s Unusual Offer
“It isn’t often that Allison &
Macfie have faith enough in the
medicine put up by other people to
be willing to offer to refund the
money if it does not cure,” said
Allison & Macfie to a News man
who dropped into their store, “but
we are glad to sell Dr. Howard’s
specific for the cure pf constipation
and dyspepsia on that basis.
“The Dr. Howard Company, in
order to get a quick introductory
sale, authorizes us .to sell their
regular fifty cent bottles at half
price, 35 cents, and although we
have sold a lot of it, and have guar
anteed every pat5kage, not one has
been brought back as unsatisfac
tory. ■
'‘‘There are sixty doses in a vial
that can be carried In thei vest
pocket or purse, and everyone has
more medicinal power than a big
pill or tablet or a tumbler of min
eral water. .
“We are still soling the specific
at half price, although we cannot
tell how long we shall be able to do
so, and anyone who is subject to
constipation, sick headache, dizzi
ness, liver trouble, indigestion or a
general played-out condition, ought
to take advantage of this chance.
You can tell your readers that if
they are not satisfied with the spe^
cific they can come right back to
our store and we will cheerfully
refund their money.” a30m7-14
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Entry No* 2546*
J. s. Silverstein enters and claims 10
acres of land lying in ^astatoe Township,
on the waters of Flat creek and of Toxa-
waj river, adjoining the lands of J. S. Sil
verstein and others. Beginning on a pine
and stone on a ridge, J. S. Silverstein's cor
ner (formerly comer of the Pink GaUo-
way tract) and runs with said Silverst^in’s
line south 18 deg £ 94 poles to & stake in
the South CaroUsa line; then with the
South Carolina. Hne N 72 deg E 70^1cs
t6 a st^e; then various courses tor conq»Ie>
ment, so as to include all-vacant land.
This March 30th, 1909.
, B. A. GILLESPIE,
^ ^ Entry Taker.