The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-06-17

worth were appointed on the com
mittee to call on the property owners.
The effort will be made to get all
rroperty owners to agree to pay one
half, but II some agree and some
don't 1t will be up to council to de-
eide whether to pave and pay all
for the sections where property owners
refuse to bear their share OF the cost.
Mr.. H. e. Haynsworth reported
that City Engineer Lee had been re-
quested by the sewerage commission
to Inspect and receive the completed
portion Of the sewerage system for
the commission and the city. Mr.. Lee
was directed to comply with the re-
quest OF the commission and in case
of defects to report same to council.
The special committee appointed at
the last meeting to prepare dog or
dinance presented an ordinance re-
quiring that all dogs running at large
between May 1st and October 1st he
securely muzzled with muzzles that
would permit the dogs drinking wa
ter at will. Dogs not muzzled will be
impounded and If not redeemed with
in three days upon payment Of 50,
will be sold or killed. Dog owners
who permit their dogs to run at large
unmuzzled are declared guilty Or
misdemeanor and upon conviction
will be required to pay fine rot ex-
ceeding IS or to be imprisoned not
more than ten days. The ordinance
was read, and under suspension of
rules was adopted and ordered pub
lished, the second reading being dis
pensed with.
The next matter taken up was the
election Of two temporary policemen
by the po1ce commit
tee. The need for them was discussed
at length and the committee stated
that they are needd to carry out a
more extended patrol Of the city. Mr.
r.. r. Haynsworth entered into
lengthy discussion of the necessity of
plain clothes man or city
detective. officer Gradys record.
while SO employed. was referred to-
and 1t was asserted that his services.
as shown by the records, were pc
culiarly valuable. He would ask
that Mr.. Grady be reinstated--was
talking for the consideration Of the
police committee. Asked that they
lay aside personal considerations-
was not asking that anything that
had been done be rescinded. But he
hoped the committee would see its
way clar to put Grady back, for he
has done nothing for which he
should be put In uniform. The po-
lice committee has had no reason to
put Grady down.
Mr.. Wright said it was altogether
a matter for the police committee no
determine and he was for leaving It in
their hands.
Mr.. Ligon feasserted and most en-
phatically disclaimed any personal
animus in the matter of officer GHa-
dy, he was trying to act In this, as In
all other matters. for the best inter-
est OF the city. as he presumed all
other members OF council were.
In the discussion which was quite
the Grady case was threshed
over several times. and 1t really ap-
peared that the issue as to whether
Mr.. Grady is or is not to wear uni
form Is the burning question with
which council has to deal.
During the discussion Mr.. p. r.
succeeded in, finding out
what he failed to ascertain at the
last meeting-how the police COM
mittee stood on the question of put
ting officer Grady .on the regular
force instead Of continuing him in the
service as plain clothes man or de-
tective. Mr. Lyon stated that th4
stood three for uniform
and two for plain clothes. Mr.. Hayns-
worth contended that Mayor Boyle,
who voted on this committee, had no
right TO be ex-officio member Of all
the standing committee. This mat
ter was debated at length and it was
finally decided to sustain the mayor
in the position that he could serve on
the committees ex-officio.
Mr. II. f. Haynsworth moved that
one of the policemen to be elected be
a plain clothes man. After further
discussion this was voted down.
Mr.. Ligon, for the police commit
tee, recommended the election or G.
j. Williams and T. p. Ward. They