The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-06-03


nnUes Preeerrca Asainss Oalcer
0Dany ~ CsstAsAsaAg Police Com
U1nose-CNss % 10 Heard by
Osuncn aae~aay Nishs-Othcr
11n1eesv OsasAAercd.
01y Cssncil met In the council
onamber at o'clock wednesday af-
e1sAeea VITA ali the members. save
0n1nrunaa n. c. Haynsworth who
- ansspt frem the city. present
- minutes of the meeting Of
ADsA 3SpA we're read and after GER
- oerrsctioas susgssted by Mr..
0Dpn AaA bsea made were CONFIRM
- ~. Hgoa asksd that the writ
\ - repest % ths police committee
'oDouon<p1 ~ that meeting be incor-
opsRAsa = ~ minutes; that Il be
0pp1nnlalH stats1 that all onicers
Vuo unanius~sly elected. instead Of
- y a0osessA ~ ths minutes that
~ - se thS sGlcsss had been elec-
- ~ & uaAninAors vote; that Il be
0noB1 ehae hs sxpiainsd. when Sec
~p10nB 1gr. Hpn's motion to combine
80 eGlosrs q street commissioner
- eoly engineer. that hs did %
onRenV - bring the matter before
- heoss and permit OF its discus
- Ne stated further that It was
0o'0esnttsa to second any and every
ue1oa tAaa shouid be made no mat
- ~ Woe~A whether he was op-
0pnc - y sr aos. IN order to per-
- llBu9ssson. Continuing his re-
unsen hs sAid that he bslived that
- Oroess0inss Of council should be
~nna ~ esM In short hand. for ne
eoo11Dsd that Il was impossible for
- olssk 10 take down In long hand
- eon ssporl He said also. that II
~ ~ opinion that the minutes
onpo1d not be given out or published
80 corrscted and approved by
GDn1sal
~ niastss Of the special meet
- Assa sast week were read and ap-
~. ,. ,. Barrett appeared to pro-
80 sUnlnss ths action of the frs de-
onDonsnt committee In refusins to
0onA him permission to repair his
0r6a sla1 stoss building on Liberty
yD~a wAich was recently damaged
=
-, EsnA Of the committee stated
- - committee had been guided
~ ~ terus Of tina ordinance. Per-
m1pa - repair the building could
- - gantsd without going direct
~ cs0arasy to tho ordinance. and the
eBmnnAtesSe ala not feel justified In
GnoBg 2sttoa that would be equivalent
- vUN1NgA - ordinance OF the city.
- oalv remedy for the hardship Of
.v4nnA Mr. Barrett complains n the
uooeal q the building. ordinance a. II
UoDuoD - the character Of buildings
VomDa eAs Ore limits. Mr.. r. +.
nuDuDsth made similar statements.
- - Apoiasd 70 pass over Mr.. Bar
Uoocs ssao,Aint and take it up later
- ssglAss srssr.
-. -. .. Basnstt reported for the
0nanss esaaltsss that he had two
- ~ 1slng me etty printing: One
- osaeeA Pu6lishing Co.. for the
>onAasn snl sSuthron. and the
e1Ar trsm the slss.ld Publishing Co..
- - suntsr Hsraid. both bids be-
- - eAe Same smount. viz. rs cents
- - - asv& Insertions and 10
~u1s ~ isch, for subsequent inser-
~nnA Tue question wis asked II
0neo 49, - va from the Daily
- IN. n. q. Ostssn. who was
0BsnaG informed council that . prop
OnoDsa haA bssa Submitted at Q pre-
~ouD 0sstiag IN behalf Of the Daily
- esr thS coasideration Of council
- thaG arsposition was still before
- SNs matter was passed over
WGASa actssa.
- 9sr~stt reported for the street
~nnunesss shas che work ordered at
= ussssss snseting had been COM
0rsD.l
- Layss reeorted for the police
enss that. under authority
UnAsA ~ council In respect to the
- - esiice ofacers. the committee
- auaatsed Oascer n. q. McKagen
- snns0 ths sGrest taxes. This work
- es.a n -progress for eight days.
- ~ cSslsctor has turned In Ss25.
- v1y satisfactory showing.
- 6AAs conaection he desired to
ne - che stteation OF council