The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-26

!, Becker himself preferred. The strongest argu-
ment 10 favor of the Rowland property was
i,s accessibility from Dingle Street, Sumter
street and Washington street, through which
/ they would have urobstructed access 10 the
! city.
! Mr. r /. Msnsing spoke 10 reference to
the Efforts that be and Others had made to
induce the Sosth Carolina l. Georgia Rail-
road authorities to buiid the Sumter &
!, Wateree, aud deprecated aoy action that
! would injure the Sumter 4: Watereeor throw
obstacles in it's way. Ee felt satisfied, how
ever, that no member of the council had
Knowingly doae any thing to ipjure the
Sumter l. Wateree, nor did he believe taere
Was any disposition on the part of council or
| the people of Sumter to act with bad fditth
toward the Sumter 4 Wateree.
On motion of Alderman Purdy, council
| went into executive session.
At this session s committee, consisting Of
Meyor Wilson and Alderman Hughson, Car
son and Flowers, was appointed to inspect
the track laid on Diugle Street by the Moth
western Railroad and report back to council
at 6 o'clock whether the track bad been laid
in accordance with the terms Of the resclu-
ton of council and to make whatever recon.
mendations deemed to be necessary.
The committee inspected Dingle Street at
S 80 o'clock, bat no light was thrown on the
! matter in dispute, as Mr. b. D Noise, who
staked off the right of way for the North.
western r. R. uader the direction Of sbe
committee of Council, was Dot present. A
conference was held with Mr. Thomas Will
son, president of the Northwestern, and
a., IS
S. C. l. Ga. Il General Manager Sands pri
vate car, and the matter was discussed ct
some length.
o'clock.
Aldermen Hughson, SIS chairman of the
committee, stated that the city engioeer was
not on the ground as they expected him to
be and the co1 mittee really had no informa.
ton upon which 20 make report. The cor1-
mittee had had conference with the repre-
sentatives Of the S G. b Ga. r. r :, who
seemed TO be very much aggEieved at the
action Of Coaucil ir grantieg right of wsy
through Dingie Street to the Northwestern
r. &.
The matter was discussed generally by diff
ferent members of coupcl. Mayor Wilson
called on Mr.. a. D. Noise for statement.
Mr. Noise stated that be simply carried out
the resolution of council and laid of right
Of way for the Northwestern r. z. There
was no infringement on the right of way
granted the Samter and Wateree. He laid
off the Northwestern track on the north Of
the 20 foot right of way of the Sumter Il
Wateree, and did not encroach upon it. he
left 20 feet and inch between the rail of ths
Northwestern track and the south side Of
Dingle Street, thus leaving 90 feet and iuch
between the rail of the Northwestern track
and the south side Of tie street for the Sem.
ter & Wateree, therefore the Sumter Wa.
teree's tight Of way does not come within
one ipch of the Northwestern's rail.
Alderman Flowers offered the following
resolution and spoke in favor of its adop.
ton
Whereas, It has come to the knowledge of
the City Council of Sumter, that the North.
western Railroad Company of South Caro-
lima, is constructing its tracks over the pro.
posed street called Dingle Street extension
Asd, whereas, it was not the intention o.
the City Council to graus any right in Dingle
Street extension !; now, be it
Resolved, That the Mayor be directed te.
take such steps as are necessary to prevent the
furthe, construction of said track in said
tGtreet and to secure the removal Of the same.
That the Dingle Street extension be hereby
declared afpublic street and steps be taken at
once by the City Council to secure the right
0f way or title of the city thereto.
EEThe resolution did not receive a second,
| but the whole matter was discussed in an
informal manner by Aldermen Hurst, Carson.
Boyle, Flowers, Hughson, Delgar and Purdy.
Alderman Delgar offered resolution that,
finding that the right of way granted to the
Northwestern 4. R. through Dingle Street
does not encroach npon the right previously
granted the Sumter i Wateree, council can-
| not reconsider its action /; that it was the
intention of council to grant a right of way
through Dingle Street extension as we'll as
old Dipgle Street and that the grant be con-
! frned.
The resolution was seconded by Alderman
Carson. When pat to a.vote all members of
coaacil, except Alderman Flowers, who voted
NO, appeared to vote aye, bat before the vote
cell. Before this could be had Alderman
Hurst spoke against hasty action, and a gen.
eral discussion arose and the resolution was
dropped right there.
After much discussion a resolution was
Ipoity NoWCo poetPouiuS huoi oStiou w VIC
SECULAR meeting on Wednesday night, the
Northwestern Railroad was requested to dis.
continue the work of track laying on Dipgle
Street extension, the committee appointed to
investigate the matter was continued and
given power to employ an attorney to
advise them on legal points and a surveyor
to ascertain such matters of feet as may be
necessary to enable them TO reach decision,
and the clerk was directed to serve copy of
the resolution on President Thomas Wilson
Of the Northwestern Railroad and to seed e
copy to the representatives of the South
Carolina 4 Georgia.
Couocii then adjourned.
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