The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-21
COUNCIL MEETING.
Several Matters of More Than Usual
Importance Considered.

From The Daily Item. June 10.
Council held a regular meeting at
6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Pres
ent: Mayor Dick, Aldermen II. D.
Barnett, P. P. Finn, r. F. Hayns-
worth, H. W. Hood, E. W. Hurst, G.
G. Rowland, w. G. Stubs and r. K.
Wilder.
Mr.. H. G.. Osteen came before the
council to request privilege Of erect
ing necessary poles from corner Of
Washington street and Oakland ave-
nue. to center of city for the purpose
of running an electric line and pro-
viding power to citizens for lights,
fans, etc. Referred to committee of
public works with power to act.
Mr.. w Graham. assistant chief Of
fire department. requested an increase
of appropriation to hose companies.
Referred to fire department commit
tee.
A petition was made by \. G. os-
| teen, Jr., and associates for installing
a gas plant in the city. ard the clerk
was directed to prepare an ordinace
granting the privilege.
Messrs. G. W. Reardon, H. c.
Haynsworth and others presented the
necessity of opening new streets and
extending others IN Ward no. 1, and
submitted a diagram thereof. Same
was referred to the committee of pub
lie works. with instructions that they
consider and report the practicability
of extending Warren and Live Oak
streets to eastward to connect with
an extension Of Magnolia street north
ward.
Messrs. A. B. Stuckey. E. H. Moses.
and F. A. Bultman on behalf Of the
Sumter Electric Light, Ice and Power
Company submitted the following:
To the City Council Of the City of
Sumter, S. C.
Gentlemen:
The Sumter Ice, Light and Power
Company desire o submit to you the
following proposition:
Whereas, the said Company desires
to improve its service Of furnishing
electric lights to said City and desires
also to erect and operate a larger and
more modern electric machine for
said purpose:
And, Whereas the electric light
contract which this company, under
the name Of the Sumter Electric Light
Company, now has with your City ex-
pires in less than five years from this
day, to-wit, on the first day Of No
vember, 1909, and the period being
too short to warrant the said Com
pany in purchasing the large and ex-
pensive machinery to replace the ma
chine now in operation unless the said
| Company had some assurance either
of continuing the contract for long
er period or the opportunity Of max
ing a sale of the machine for a price
equal to its then intrinsic value, they
therefore make to you the following
proposition:
This Company proposes that if your
City will enter into contract with it
to furnish the arc lights for said City
fer a period of fourteen years from
the first of November next, 1905. it
| VIII agree to furnish you as many arc
lights as you require up to sixty in
number al and for tie price Of eighty
dollars per lamp per year, burning
every night in the year without re.
gard to moonlight nights. and for
each lamp above that number at
price of seventy-fve dollars per lamp
per year and coupled With this agree
ment. the understanding, that if at
the termination Of the present con-
tract. to-wit, on Nov 1, 1909. the City
Of Sumter doesn't desire to continue
the contract, there shall be mutual
agreement that the city will buy the
machinery, lamps and wires at their
intrinsic value to be determined by
committee of three one to be selected
by this Company, one by the City and
the third by these two committeeman
and also at the end of the next five
years thereafter the city shall have
the option and privilege Of buying the
said machine. lamps and wires at its
taen Intrinsic value to be determined
by committee selected as above
stated. Such purchase at either o.
said periods to terminate the contract.
This Company further proposes to
install the machinery at once and OPP
! crate II for a sufficient length Of time,