The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10
Report of Committee. It Now
Rests With the Sumter & Wa .
teree to Open Dingle Street.

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The City Council INST last Friday night at
8 80 o'clock at cali Of the Mayor.
Present. Mayor q. F. Wilson, Aldermen
Carson, Flowers, Hurst, Epperson, Purdy,
Boyle and Hughson. Absent, Alderman
Delgar.
The Mayor stated that be had called the
Council together to seceive the report of the
committee on railroad matters, and to take
action thereon.
Alderman Hughson submitted for the com.
nitsee written report as follows:
Yoss committee beg leave to report that by
reeaest of Mt. Thomas Wilson, they met on
Saturday, April 2sth, and allowed him to
make proposition, which being fully dis.
cussed, was submitted to Messrs. Fraser &
Cooper, as follows:
Sumter, s. c., April 20, 1899.
Essses. Frasers 4 Cooper, Attorneys for Sem.
ter & Waterse &. 3 Co,
EsntIemen Mf Thomas Wilson, president
OF Northwestern B. &. Co., having stated to
the committee appointed By City Council to
sdinss the railroad treable, that he will con-
sent to Council revoking all rights Of way
<for railroads 10 and through Dingle Street
and It's extension. and agree to abide by snch
action Of Council and to remove track Of
North western 3. B. now laid 10 said street
and ite extension, provided, the Sumter 4
Wateree r. E. Co. will eorseat to such &C
tion of City Conncii and agree to abide
tEereby.
We would be glad to have you submit toe
atose prcpositioe and giveus reply thereto.
Respectfully,
Juo. S. Hughsop,
Chairman,
L. s. Carson,
A. G. Flowers,
b. r. Wilson.
Waiting several days, on Thursday, May
4sh, the following communication was re-
ceived from Messrs. Frssers l. Cooper:
Sumter, S. c., May 4, 1899.
To DR.. Jno. s. Eughsop, Chairman, Sum.
ter. s. c.,
Dear Sir: On Saturday, the 2ssh ult., we
received from your committee commuuica-
,ioa suggesting mode Of settlement of the
diHe.epces between the two railroads as to
the right Of way through DinRle Street We
enclosed It the same day to Mr. Joseph w.
Barnwell, general council, at Charleston. It
csuld not then be acted upon, because the S.
kW. 3. r. Company with all the rights,
property and privileges was then passing or
had passed to the Southern Railway Com
pany. We have letter today from Mr..
Bsrnwell, representing the new owners of the
property, in which he requests Us to reply to
yon, which We DO With the following extract
from his letter, Wig:
''I would be obliged if you would reply to
the committee OF Council and say that we
cannot consent to give up rights 10 the street
which We paid money for, and that We do
L. S. oSof an
the other side of Main Street; tha, at present
we have no intention Of laying tracks in Din
gle Street, but We cannot abandon our ioten.
tian to do so, or rather right to do 80, 10
case we desire js.''
Yours truly,
Frasers Cooper.
Your committee would further state that
upon consultation, privately, With prominent
eitizens-deeply interested in the welfare OF
our city-.hey informed US that they bad
written 20 the authorities Of the S. l. W. &.
r. Co., and stated all circumstances con-
nected with sbe granting of rights of way in
DingIe Street and it's extension, aud Informed
them that it was the desire Of the business
men Of the ciiy-svideneed by petition
largely signed by the business men OF Sum
ter-tha: each cf the railroads interested
should relinqaisb ali rights granted them IN
Dingle Street and its extension. This COM
nunication has not been heard from and your
committee suggests that reasonable time be
allowed to hear from the authorities of the
81 W. r. R. Co.. before farther definite
action be taken by Council"
The report aud recommendations of the
committee were unanimously adopted, and
City Clerk was directed to notify Mr.. Thomas
Wilson, President of the Northwestern 4. 4.
Co, of this action Of Council.