The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21
CITY COUN IL MEETING.

The City Council NE, at 6 O'Clock Is.t
"wednesday afternoon vi h Ne, or Hupba a
ana A'dermen Fi"n, Epp-rson, Fl wers
hurst and Boyle presen' Absent. Alder.
men Purdv, Stuckev snd Dslear
The minutes Of Feb 9th were read and ap.
proved "p
Mr.: @ W Kioemsn appeared and asked
permission to move and repair a wooden
stable on Liberty street within the IRE limits
and was refased, because council has no
power to permit such work 10 the 6re limits.
tne law on that suit ct being clear and Coal
Tne nnance committee made a w.it,eo re-.
por' approving bills ferred to : en- With
some corrections, and recon mepd.d that no
bills DO approved her. after tor pooos aot
ordered 10 writing ny proper ou.nortv
They recommended also that the Z ectr;c
Light Go be required to keep the arc liQh
10 better coudi'ion, some of them being
without shades or globes, Others oe,ng old
sod worn. They suggested that time limit
De hxed for completion of The Hose COMPANY
ou'idisRs, ~ the work 10 progressing very
slowly and the houses are ueeded The,
furtber recommend d bat the Sumter Tele
phone Company be reques ed to take out the
~or'h ess phone now 10 the City Clerks
otice and replace it With Q new one The
report vas adopted
Mr. Flowers, for special committee. report.d
that 1t would be useIess to replant shade
trees on cemetery avenue now, as the season
is too far ad dvanced
Hr Flowers stated that be b d eeen M J
W Mck'ever 10 reference to bis hill for 1875
or plans and spec &C. tions for hose comp ny
ouildinRs that be declined to make Q reduc.
ZION. as the bill, 10 bs ooioion, was ressona.
ole and jisf o. motion Of Mr. Finn the
bill WAS ordered paid
Clerks rep ,rt for February was submitted
and referred to r nance Comm ttee.
4r Fl wsrs OF ted that the city csvenper
carts we're he,nR cent into p3vate yards and
lots to clean and remove trasb 10 d,srs.
gard Of regulations This matter was refer
red to the committee on pualic works
Mr Epperso' reported that a ecker was
needed for the rhes of the oolice forcs and
toe 20 zee commii ee was eqIesred 20 report
at the next meeting the cost OF suitable
locker
memorandum Of drain pipe necessary for
certain work was reported and eterred TO
committee o puOlic works 10 consider and
advise cou Gil
The ordinance to prevent railroad cars
rom obs'rrctiog street. crossings WIS read
for the second time, but adtion was dete red
TO th NIX meetIug.
Mr. Finn -esd ap article 90 sewera,e bv
the health fl :er OF Cha: :lsston, and IF red
the followi Y resolution:
Resolved The city council assembled sbs I
send for a sanitary e e,neer DO hal max.
contour map Of the city, locating line of
piping for sewerage svstem, also where
deposits from sewerage shall be empt,ed and
probable cost Of such sewe.a age, and for .uch
services be shall be paid S. DER o~y q d
board furnished him with railroad trauspor
tatiou.
The matter was discusse1, and while 70
objection was offered to the proposition coun.
Gil decided that they should NOT inauRurate
such an enterprise just as their Official term
expires, and the resoIutio was defeated on he
following vote:
Yeas-Eoperson and Finn
Nays-Boyle, Flowers and Hurst
A bill of J W MeK,ever Tor s.. 40 for
roofing paper to stop leaks in city ball roof
was ordered paid
The Mayor called attention to the fact that
dogs are permitted to run at large through
out the city, and suggested that somethioe
should DO done to regulate the matter as
there was probable danger to citizeus There
was some discussion but no action was
takeS
On motion Of Mr. Finn the clerk was direct.
ed to prepare 40 ordinance to prevent horses
from being hitched or stopping longer than
hVe minutes on macadamized streets.
Council then adjourned