The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-18
Council Meeting.

The regular semi.nonthly meeting of City
Council was held last Wednesday oight, with
Mayor Hughson, and Aldermen Eppersop,
Flowers, Finn aud Boyle, present.
s..The minutes of the last meeting were read
Alderman Finn suggested tha. suficien:
rock be- purchased to complete the paving Of
Main Street 10 the point to which one side
has already been paved. The clerk was
directed to order the rock.
Mr. NJ. c. Kavanaugh submitted bid on
the house for Delgar Reel Squad. The bid
was not accepted and the matter was left in
the hands of the committee on Fire Depart
meut with power to act.
Permission was granted 70 Mr. NJ. C. Kav-
anaugh to erect scaffolding to be used iu
building the uew Magnolia Street Methodist
Church on the sidewalk.
The tax ordnance for tee year beginning
October Let, and the license tax ordnance for
1900 were presented and read. The rule
requiring two readings Of ordiDapces was
suspended and both ordinances were adopted
and ordered published. The levy for. citv
purposes is 10 mills, city bonds interest !
mills, SCHOOL tax mile, school bonds loter-
est mills; total IA mills
The Mayor stated that be had appointed
W. W. McKagen as special policemen to
serve in the neigbborhood of the depot. His
action was confirmed, and Ar. McKagen will
be retained on the force as ,ong as may be
oecessary.
4 petition from the Lukens Lumber Co !,
was read requesting the city to put IN one of
the proposed sew arc lights 90 their grounds.
Action was postponed uutil the new lighting
contract goes into effect.
The following letter was read from Mr.
Thomas Wilson, president of the Northwest
ern R. R:
Wilson's, S c., Oct 7, 1899.
Honorable Mayor aDd City Council Of Sum-
ter, s c.:
Gentlemen: My atteotion has just been
called to come correspondence which took
place some tine ago between your honorable
body and myself 10 regards to the Northwes.-
e.n Railroad running across come Of the
streets of your city. / think the CORES.
pondence referred to Cemetery Avenue. At
the time that the road crossed the above street
our engineers informed me that the crossing
was outside of the city limits and for that
reason | did not petition yeur honorable
body for permission to cross. Later vas
informed that the railroad crossing of eaid
StIcet wac oCtodiiy "ltutu INC CitJ Iitfto
1t was then my Intention to ask the permis-
siou of your honorable body, but 90 account
of i'll health ssd the pressure of business the
matter was overlooked
DOW desire to apologize for this seeming
neglect of duty on my part, and beg to assure
your honorable body that 90 disrespect was
intended; and as nv relations with the City
Council of Sumter have been very pleasant,
indeed, in the past, hope that the crossing
Of said street without permission will not be
considered as showing any disrespect to your
City Council, and DOW respectfully ask tha:
your honorable board grant permission to
the North western Railroad Company for the
crossing referred to. Very respectfully,
Thomas Wilson, President.
The explanation of Mr.. Wilson was con.
sidered satisfactory and the permission to cross
Cemetery Avenue asked was granted. The
clerk was notified to inform Mr. Wilson that
bis petition had been granted, with the pro-
viso that the track should be constructed
under the supervision of the Street Commit
tee.
The Clerk and Treasurer's report for Sep.
TEN Der was submitted and referred to Finance
Committee.