The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-21
COUNCIL MEETING.
Drv Wells to bs Disseminated
Within Thirty Days.

The Ci,v Coancil net at o'clock last
wed.eaaag nich, with Mayor Stuckey, Alder
nan R,,le. Chandler, F.nn. aurst. Purdy,
Row,nd and ". u. Epperson. present
Absent. G F. 3pperson.
RI. couoai.,ee Of public works reported
chat tue O2e.a aonse roof bad been repaired
a. 20 purchase Of iand from Capt. B. &.
b,e,soa a, Il , old brick yard. referred 10 the
rommi,,ee @, July llth, they thought tn's
.snd 100 ,a- feon the city. aod larger tract
than ia oecessary Il was left With the cou'.
n;,,ee 20 provide dempiug eroaod nsatef
the c;:y If possible
Mr. Ch.na .er esatsd that be had Consulted
Mr.. n. l.. Scarborough, Superintendent OF
,ha Sunies Water 90 10 regard to exteoe'on
o. water msio up Cbueh Street. but bad not
20, -aca;yes deaoite answee as to the terms
which would be Wede.
M H 8 Bloom. Chief OF toe FIRE
Deoar,uen,. reported that be was offering the
o,d Vide Awake baud eo2ine 10: SAFE d!
Sloo aud The independent at $50 De sts!eo
90 ,ha, ia e,eam 6ue eogine is fast going
~ dac4y anl vii, eooo be es-!ess aoless sone e =
,.,.;ra ara made he reported that much OF
~. S,. hase ;s wore oat, 'hese now beng ont
3o1 zee, Of GOOD bose 10 se7vice, aod ADVISED
,s,, xao fee, Of new bose be purchased.
os oo.;cu of Nc. Gsaodter SIC was ap-
,,,,ia,e3 70 adver. 80 for sale 10 some hre.
ne,,s ;,o,.a.. all Of the Gre dspsr men. ap
n.x.,n. M, ia service On notion OF Mt
po a, 400 feet Of base wns ordered patcoaseo
a: - can.s per foot
~, R,y..nG Gated asten'ioo 70 tee pres
on, ey,en.ive node cs spr:nkitcg the streets,
end mr. his motion toe Clerk wa, directed 70
sscs-,,;n u3cn weat terms toe sumter "ase'
Co si;i ailow tho Gee o: toe n3orso's ioe
this . :epose xi;a,a the linlis whe'e sp'ioS-
li2g = :: W ao0e
~. Xarer stated .ba. ne bsd received
,.,,er f,ou, Gov. McS aee.es icie,r'ng as 10
~, foreemee, a. the 6isscceasy la"
c,,,c,, snyges;ed that tbs Mayer, 70 reply
>, ,,,s ie:,e, soould :cforn toe Governor
,as, a., laws ace eaeorced 10 Sumter. and the
dispeosary iav is DO azcep'oo-
ss.l.h Oei ,ar eeardeu was p'esea' oy re-
cuest of the Aeyor 20 u's eepcr' ss 10 .os
sao,,a,y coodis,oc OF che CT: ne ssA''a
~, ,::e-a ,s great difficulty experienced
v-ner,.v hy cit:z os 10 ge''ieg toe'f pr'S.es
cie..eS. sud ;b4s be Is ea7'a9 f'oaoe VIZ"
az we:!s or cess poole toa. are at'o"eo 90
ove-6 ,~. no,ably oae at tae hasoe'e io"p'e
ana oae {. :Se Teepooce Exchange
Tree ,ns;:ers we're discussed q, eoe,
and -e.iza2 t',e danger to pusl'c nea.t'
tim ;c;e -.ase OF ssf.rs i, was deeieed 70 aus
c,n1iaae ne use Of CRY welle aud TO estaoi'so
,he dry e.rsh close, sss,en uude, contros @
,ae Boa.a Of Health TIE CITY Attorney
vas requested to prepare TWO o'c.osuees.
one reoeal,ag the c;dicance permitting TOT
ase of DIV weas already CONSTRUCTED ano
ordering their discoouoaaoce wi'hin
months: tie ether foroidclag toa' ioecs
mater De allowed to fall upoa tie earth o. ,.
b.r:ed 10 the ground, and fssnlriog tina. \
De ,akan oct Of the city; also lnausura'oe
Or es.aolishiug the dry earth system; "a
special meeting of Council was or1erec io'
Goth inst to adopt these ordinanees- ..o..
The Mayor reminded Coaoci! that GO s.ep'
osd been taken to circulate petition among
rbe freeholders OF the city for the pulpoee o
ordering an election upon the question OF
nond issue for the construction CT se"eIag'
svstem az aad been requested oy mass NEE.
mo Of ci,izens some weeks ago. No scuo. ,e
wss taken, as Council thought they snouis
taEe no steps until petition from the Tree