The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
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The req gives tbs total probable Income
at $40, ,os0. The balance of which 10 to be
devoted to payment Of money due by city.
Mr.. Boyle reported for the commitie of
public works that the Southern Railway Co.
70 putting 10 draio pipe needed at Factory
Braoch. Mr. g Epperson reported wood
on drsio Oh Canal stree, broken, and suggest.
ed that terra Gotta pipe DO put 10 on that
street, also 10 Council, Bartlett and Wash.
ingtoo streets. % motion of Mr Purdy the
matter was referred to the CONN i,tee on pub.
lie works.
Ar. F,on stated tha it bad been ascertain. /.
cd that the erection Of No. 4 Bose building
on Liberty street would mot increase iusur.
ance rates on usighboriog property and that
The contractor had been instructed 10 proceed
With tho building.
On motion Of Mr. Chandler the Clerk Was
Instructed to renew all insurance for .aree
years.
Mr.. Hurst for special committee recon.
msnded erection OF an octaeou sbapsd band
stand and "a benches on Monumental SQUARE.
No action vas taken and the committee was
continued.
Mayor Stuckey asked that council would
declare what lines of business should be con.
sidered necessary on So days for his guild.
aucs 10 the enforcement of the Sunday ordi.
psnce. Nj. Hurst moved that the sale of
drugs, cigars, tobacco aod ice and the hiring
Of bugeIes and carriages be permitted 90
Sunday. M.., Finn offered 40 amendment I
that livery s,abies be exempted from opera.
.ion OF the ordinance. The question wss de-.
oated at length. W. Purdy thought the
Mayor should determine these questions ss
they might come up, and the tesoi luton max
eR
vote:
.Ayes.Eppsrsoo. q. F., Eppersoo. W. H.,
Navs-Boyie, Chandler, Purdy, Rowland,
and Mayor S,uckey.
1t was also decided tha, hackmsu are to bs
90 exception.
City officers were elected 90 follows:
Chief OF Police, J K Bradford.
Assistant Chief Albert n Weeks.
Pr,vates. Peter Gallagher, H J Sey mour,
Smith, Barwick and W w AtKsgeo.
City Attorney, T B Fraser
Oity Ply siciao, Archie China.
The election Of Superintendent Of Streets
Wa deferred 10 next meeting, as was also
The election OF Chief OF the Fire Department,
and the Committee on Fire Department wao
requested TO have each Hose Company TO ap.
point committee 10 confer With councii.
The request OF Mr. W b. Yates that city
6oish SLING the ditch north of bis premises
vas considered, but 20 action was taken ex.
cept to ask the Compit,ee OF Public Works
10 have the ditch Oiled 90 rapidly - cooveu.
lent
Mr.. FINN suggested that scsveuger wagons
should DO permitted 10 60 into store lots to
remove trash. No action Was taken.
A'j' ": L. Lee exhibited . map Of the
city, copied from . map made several years
ago BY NJ. J. D. AcIlwa,ue, surveyor, which
DO proposed to sell to the city for $40. Re
ferrsd TO COMMITTEE on Public Works to ex.
anime 'ne map and report to council 40 to ito
accuracy
The following ordinance agaisst vagrants
vas adopted: Gan persons 10 The Cny Of
Sumter who have no visible or koown means
OF gsining fair. honest and reputable live.
lthood: also all persons who lead idle aud
disorderly lives; and all sturdy begasrs are,
snd shall DO deemed vsgrants, and upon cou.
viction thereof before the Mayor or City
Council shall be required to pay 6ne not
exceeding one huodied dollars or shall 10
imprisoned not exceediog thirty days"
The dog ordnance WAS lntrod uced and re.
ceived its 6rst reading 1t 10 entitled, "An
Ordinance to Prevent Dogs Without Muzxles
from Ruoniug at Large in the City of Sum.
ter" Section ! provides "lhst it shall be
unlawful for any dog 10 run at large on the
streets or public lo;s Of Sumter, without being
securely muzz'.d go as to preveot them from
biting any person or animal" Section 2
fxes the penalty for the violation OF Section
by The owners of dogs at not less than SIS
no more than $40, or imprisou ment for s TO
80 days. Sectien 8 provides for catching and
impounding dogs and killing them in CAGE
the " nere do not reclaim them
The matter Of bicycles on the sidewalks
was discussed. Mr.. Purdy suggested that
they should be restricted TO one de of the
street. Mr.. Finn thought they shouid pay
privilege tax. No action was takeu,
The meeting then adjourned