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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1909
Page
2
Notices include primary notices and special rates with per line personal notices. Religious notices must be accompanied by the real name of the writer. Manuscripts rejected will not be returned. Drafts or money orders payable to the item Go, 0. W. ROUSE, Manager.
At a regular meeting last evening the Surety Council passed the trolley franchise to a final reading. The instrument is agreeable to all parties and will be re-typed to fix clerical errors and dispose of the matter. Completion should occur within a few hours, with congratulations expected soon and anticipation of developments from the promoters.
In a lengthy apology the Daily Item withdraws accusations against City Attorney Walter Hazard over the supposed delay in granting a street railway franchise. The paper states the delay stemmed from office pressures, concedes no bad faith, and pledges to judge actions and results rather than motives. Hazard provided a letter to Council clarifying the situation and the editors express regret for the injustice.
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