The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16

Application was made by Jno. Curren
for a position on the police force.
] Mr.. Schwerin said we should have an
other policeman, that we need, and
could keep three or four more men
busy. The application was referred to
/ the police committee to report at next
! Council meeting.
4 communication vas received from
the Board of Health suggesting Mr.. E.
/ H. Rhame to succeed DR.. FL. NJ.
Stuckey on that board. The Mayor
accordingly nominated Mr.. Rhame but
the nomination was not confirmed.
DR.. Y. Z. Holman was then noml-
mated by the Mayor and the nomina-
tion confirmed by Council.
It being stated that the buildings
leased by the city to the Tobacco
Warehouse Co., would not be used
hereafter for purposes Of the lease,
same, was referred to the Mayor and
Clerk to investigate and report at next
Council meeting.
The Clerk reported that two notes
of 81, 500 had been given to the First
National Bank, one a renewal note,
the other for bond interest, water
rent and other demands, on 1st inst.
And that said bank desires said notes
to be taken up and replaced by certif-
Gates Of Indebtedness. 1t was there
fore unanimously
Resolved that the Mayor and Clerk
are hereby authorized to issue two GER
| tifcates Of Indebtedness dated July 1st
inst. each for 50, 500. One at four
months, one at five months to be de-
livered to the First National Bank in
| lieu of promisory notes now held by
said bank. -
Mr.. Schwerin asked that the police
rules and regulations submitted by
the police committee on May 2Sth .s'be
adopted. And on Mr.. Boyle's molten
they were adopted, omitting from rule
s so much as forbids policeman on
duty to take chair or other seat on
the street.
Mr.. Schwerin asked consideration
of the petition of citizens that Coun-
Gil require the A. G. L. Railroad
Company to open Main street across
their track, and moved that the said
company be required and forced to
open the street. He sopse at length
of the inconvenience suffered by citi-
zens because of the present arrange
| ments. Mr.. Boyle offered as substi.
tute that committee be appointed
to consult with the company and ar
range an amicable adjustment if posi-
BILE. Dr.. Dick moved to amend by
referring the matter to q committee
with power to act and authority to
employ counsel il they find that neces-
sary. The substitute anG amendment
thereto were defeated.
Mr.. Finn moved that thea. @. L.
Co. be required to fill in their track
across Main street and make conven-
lent crossing for pedestrians the
entire width of the street and furher
that they be required to put Mary
street in as good condition at once, as
it was in before erection of the new
passenger station. Mr.. Schwerin added
that the A. G. L. Co. be required
to open Telephone strees and widen
the crossing eastwardly over their
tracks, and to fill in Manning avenue
crossing so as to be Convenient to
pedestrians and vehicles. These reso-
lutions were adopted.
The special committee in charge Of
the Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co.
ordinance submitted an ordinance
prepared by Messrs. Lee & Noise, at
torneys, which was read by the Clerk,
setting forth the terms and conditions
on which the said company might
erect and operate telephone exchange
in Sumter.
Messrs. J. K. Murphy, Agent, and
Fl. Hardy, Jr., attorney, were present
in the interest of the Bell company.
Mr.. Hardy, being accorded the privi-
leges of the floor argued that an ordi-
nance from Chicago which Council
had been requested to aoopt, permit
ting one DR.. Emil Dorm, his success
sors and assigns to build and maintain
telephone exchange in this city, had
been prepared in Sumter and mailed
from. Chicago for the purpose of infu-
encing Council to impose conditions
and restrictions which the Bell com
pany cannot accept. That this ordl-
nance had been followed by Messrs.
Lee & Noise in the one prepared by
them. He declared that be was con-
vinced after much inquiry that Dr.:
Emil Dorm is a fake. He objected
to restrictions governing phone rates,
and characterized it as discrimination
against his company, while the Sum
ter Telephone Company are under no
such restrictions. Nor the American
Telephone Company to whom Council
had granted franchise in January.
Mr.. Hardy further held that the action
of Council on June 25th, was at least
a guarantee or pledged that their ordi-
nance would be adopted without addi-
tions or alterations, and appealed for
its adoption at this time as matter
of right.
Dr.. Dick asserted that this whole
matter was out of order as the Sumter
Telephone Company has an exclusive
franchise until Oct. 1903, and moved
that no applications of this nature be
considered by Council before that
time. The resolutions was defeated
by the following vote:
Yeas: Dick. G. F. Epperson, Boyle;
Nays: ". H. Epperson, Hurst and
Sobwor;n on5 Mayor Stuckcy