The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-03-18
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Turkey Creek Canal TO Be Surveyed
Police Salaries Increased Five Dollars
A Month.

A Month.
City Council held a regular meeting
Wednesday evening, March 1lth.
Present: Mayor Pro TEN E. W.
Hurst, presiding; and Aldermen ".
H. Epperson, G. +. Epperson, Dick,
Finn, Chandler, Schwerin, and Boyle.
Absent: Mayor A. B. Stuckey and
City Clerk G. M. Hurst. Alderman
D. j. Chandler acted as Clerk of
Council.
Minutes of meeting of February Is,
were read and confirmed.
Special committee on fire alarm was
granted further time.
Alderman G. ". Dick chairman COM
mittee on deepening and widening
Turkey Greek Canal submitted writ
ten report. On motion of Alderman
Finn this committee was continued
with full power to act in reference to
employing engineer to make the sur
evy, and to advertise for bids to do
the necessary work. The committee
was also instructed to request the
county of Sumter and all property
owners to be benefited by this work
to pay their share of all expenses IN
cured. Dr.. Van Telberg-Hofman of
special board of health committee on
Turkey Creek Canal was present and
urged the prompt improvement Of
Turkey Creek Canal as a sanitary
necessity.
A communication from police COM
mittee was read recommending that
the salaries of all police officers be IN
creasd FIVE dollars per month. On mo-
tion of Alderman G. F. Epperson the
recommendation of the police commit
te was adopted to take effect from
March Ist 1903.
On motion of Alderman Schwerin
the Chief of Police was ordered to en-
force the ordinance againts gates and
doors swinging On or opening on side
walks.
4 letter from Mr.. R. B. Belser,
Manager of Sumter Telephone Com
pany, was read in regard to the i'm.
provement of the telephone service OF
said comapny and was received as In
formation.
Doctors S. c. Baker and Van Tel
berg Holman of Board Of Health, and
DR.. C. G. Brown were present and
addressed council as to the necessity
of making a survey of the city to find
out the cost of constructing a sewer
age system; the making of profile
maps, detailed drawings, and other
information relative thereto in order
that citizens might inteligently vote
on the subject at some future time.
The matter was discussed at length,
and on motion the Mayor Pro lem
was instructed to appoint committee
of three with full power to employ
competent sanitary engineer to make a
survey of the city, and an estimate OF
cost of a sewerage system, with all
necessary maps, etc. DR.. S. q. Ba-
ker of Board of Health was requested
to serve OF said committee.
Street Commissioner White reported
that two hundred and fifty feet OF
extra fifteen inch pipe would be re-
CURED to complete work ordered on
Salem avenue and West Liberty street.
The City Clerk was instructed to order
the pipe.
REQUEST of citizens for fire hydrant
at corner of Haynsworth street and
Salem avenue was read and referred to
committee on public works.
On motion of Alderman W. H. Ep-
person pitcher vas ordered for pump
on Court House square.
A letter from Mr.. ]. D. Wilder
was read requesting that the name OF
Mill street be changed to HENDRIX
avenue, and action deferred until next
meeting.
Chairman ". B. Boyle of committee
on streets reported that nothing had
been done towards extending water
mains on Broad street and asked for
further time, which was granted.
The following bills were referred to
the finance committee: Fl. HARDY,
$3.50, j. kyttenberg & Son, $3.50,
Sumter Planning Mills 81. II.
There being no further business
Council adjourned.