The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-21
CRY COUNCIL MEETING.
afatters of General Public Interest
Ccnsidered-Street Extensions Re
nuested and Ordered.

Matters of General Public Interest
Censidered-Street Extensions Re
auested and Ordered.
s city council held q regular meeting
at s o'clock Wednesday night.
Present: Mayor Geo. W. Dick, AL
dermen II. D. Barnett, P. P. Finn, r.
Haynsworth, H. w. Hood, c. G.
rowland, w. G. stubbs and R. K.
Wlder
NIL D. Jennings requested council
10 open certain streets through land
recently acquired by him in the south
western part of the city and offered to
make deed OF conveyance to the city
Of so much land as may required for
streets Same was referred to COM
xnattee OF public works with power to
:acs
Minutes Of February 2sth were read
and approved.
Report was received from Commis-
sioners OF Public Works for month OF
Febusxy and received as information.
letter was read from Health Of
1icer Reardon advising a sub-surface
drain on South side Of Liberty street,
s distance Of three or four hundred
Seet, connecting with the Salem ave-
me drain. This drain was also rec
pznmended by the committee on sani-
tation, and council ordered that it be
aaid Al once.
The mayor suggested that a sub
surface drain should be laid in Oak
land avenue from Sumter to Council
or washington street, and same was
referred to committee Of public works
with power to act
Mr.. S. II. Edmunds presented let
ter from the Civic League requesting
that two water spigots be placed on
me Graded school grounds for the
purpose Of watering flowers which
they propose to plant there, and that
fhe dilapidated wooden benches on the
grounds be replaced with iron benches
Mr. Edmunds urged the encourage
ment and assistance OF council in these
matters. The request for water was
referred to the commissioners of pub
lic works and the clerk was directed
4o ascertain cost of iron benches.
ME-. Haynsworth for the committee.
@of public works reported that all open
drains have been cleaned out and the
drain and clay work on Calhoun is
progressing satisfactorily.
3 The mayor advised that deeds
should be taken. for Grier and Wells.
streets and the houses thereon should
be numbered. Same was referred to
the police committee.
The mayor reminded council that
Hight had been ordered at corner OF
Hasken and Calhoun streets some time
ago, and asked the attention Of the,
commissioners of public works there
TO.
The mayor stated that he had re-
3reiyed a letter from superintendent
Anderson Of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company in reference to
Mary street, in which Mr.. Anderson
said that he would investigate the
questions at issue and hoped for
friendly adjustment in a short time.
The request Of Officer w G. Pier
sson to be allowed pay for time recent
~ lost by sickness was granted.
Mr. HayRsworth stated that the "A.
EL Ry Co. had offered to bear one
half the cost Of a terra GOTTA drain on
southeast side of their track to replace
wooden drain now in bad repair, and
The committee Of public works was au-.
fho-ized to accept the offer and have
The work done.
ferred to the finance committee, to-
:gether with the following claims:
Booth Live Stock Co.. 2e
Sumter Iron Works. 10 2s
81. 3. jenkins. ..... rs
". Bradham. ... IS
Epperson Feed g. Coal Co... s so
Durant Hardware Co. .... so
Council then adjourned.
Report of Commissioners of Public
Works for month of February, 1906:
Receipts: Balance from January,