The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
THE CITY Fathers.

| At the regular meeting OF Clty
! Council, held Wednesday evening,
Alderman Schwerin called attention to
the failure of the Atlantic Coast Line
; railroad company to finish Telephone
street across Mary street, and suggest
/ ed that Telephone street should be
continued in straight line and not
curved to run into Hauser street.
/ Council thought the suggestion good
one, and, on Alderman Chambers
motion, the public works committee
were requested to urge upon the A.
G. L. company the Importance OF
doing this work without further delay.
j. J. Hardy, manager of the Sum
ter Electric Light Company, requested
council to pay for the past two months
city lighting in full, or, if they prefer,
deduct what is claimed for lights not
burning and leave the question open
for adjustment.
On motion of Alderman Chandler,
the proposed settlement was ordered,
the clerk to retain $3.50 for lights
which did not burnt being under
stood that such settlement had no bear
ing upon the Opera House lights and
questions in reference thereto now
| in use.
Alderman Chandler, for the paving
committee, reported that Mr.. Fair
/ had promised to finish all work, in
cluding the Main and Liberty streets
crossing, this week, but had not sent
his foreman, up to this time, to take
charge, though some material had ar
rived.
Alderman Dick complained of bicy-
clists riding on the premises Of the
Haryin street passenger station. which
he said was annoying and dangerous
to the crowds of ladies and children
who congregate there. Referred to the
committee Of public works.
Alderman Dick called attention to the
need of fire escapes to the Opera House
and the danger there is of catas-
trophe there at some time in case of
fire while the building has crowd
in it. The matter was referred to a
committee consisting of Aldermen
Dick, Schwerin and Chandler.
The clerk was directed to request
A. M. Wallace, of Columbia, to come
to Sumter, at the city's expense for
railroad fare and board one day, to
confer with council in reference to
| building artificial stone pavements.
Alderman Chandler moved that Mr..
Fairs offer be accepted to raise the
macadam on Main street, from Liberty
to Republican, at the rate of $50 for
each so linear feet.
Alderman Schwerin thought this
work less important than improving
Liberty street from Main to Sumter,
and therefore opposed the <esolution.
The resolution prevailed, however,
as council evidently thought this was
a comparatively trivial expenditure
and necessary to complete and preserve
what had been done already st a con-
siderable outlay.
The committee on public works was
authorized to call for bids to macad-
amize Liberty street from Harvln to
Sumter streets and Main street from
Republican to Canal streets.
The Superintendent of Streets was
directed to construct crossings at
Liberty and Church streets and at
Magnolia and Mill streets.
On motion of Alderman Schwerin,
the committee of public works was
requested to put in terra Gotta drains
at all places where bridges are now
used, as far as can be done-th1s to be
done atonce where repairs are now
needed and in future as repairing be-
comes necessary.
"a second petition from citizens was
presented, asking that the ditch in
Church street from Haynsworth to
Broad streets be piped and filed up.
Alderman Hurst moved that action
be postponed until report be had from
the finance committee as to the condi-
tion of the treasury.
The motion to postpone was not
agreed to.
The request of the petitioners was
then granted-council considering this
necessary part of the Improvements
recently made in Broad street, which
are not complete with the ditch left
open.
Witherspoon Bros. & Co. petitioned
for the privilege of a sidetrack from
the A. G. L. main line into their fac
tory premises, which was granted. and
an ordinance to permit the a. Y. Il;
company to construct, operate and
remove such track was read and adopt
ed under resolution dispensing with
the rule which requires two readings.
The ordinance to extend the city
limits to include adjacent cemeteries
was read the second time, adopted and
ordered published.
The clerk presented letter from
and made statement at the request
of the Sumter Telephone Manufactur-
ing Company setting forth their ground
| of objection to paying for water ex~
tension and hydrant recently made to
Telephone street at their request. Ac-
tion was deferred until the next meet
ing.
for widening Haynsworth street was
referred to the committee on public
works, with power to act, as was also
| the suggestion of Alderman Dick that
an effort be made to widen the south
side of Bartlette street at the Episco-
pal Church.
The contract for the lease of the
Opera House to Mr.. Abe Ryttenberg