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

$25,0OO more will carry the city until
the taxes are collected and il $4,000
more Is borrowed the city will then
owe only $4,000. which will be taken
care OF out OF the income. Thus the
city can pay what 1t owes out Of reg
ular income and at the end OF the
fiscal year owen othing. Therefore
he favored the adoption of the recon-
| fendation OF the finance committee
that the bond issue be withheld.
Mr.. Ligon said he was under the
impression that 1t was fully under
stoood that when the sewerage bonds
were sold the city would be repaid
money advanced for sewerage and
this money would be used for paving
the streets. II the bonds are not is
sued the city must continue borrow
Ing money and would be unable to
take up the street paving.
Mr.. Wright said the difference is
that II the bonds are not issued the
city would be a borrower for two years
and would In that time pay out. while
II the bonds are issued we would be
borrowing for forty years and paying
interest which would necessitate
two mill increase Of the tax levy.
Mr.. Wright moved that the bond
issue be withheld for the time being.
Mr.. Ligon moved that the report
Of the finance committee be confirm-
ed. with exception Of the part re-
ferring to bond issue, and that that
be taken up for discussion In regular
order. Carried.
Mr.. H. C. Haynsworth moved that
the bond issue be withheld for the
present. Carried. Mr.; Lison voting.
No. :
Mr.. H. c. Haynsworth. for the COM
mittee OF public works. reported that
the street hands had been employed
In saving the clay from the sewerage
trenches for use on the streets as reg
ularly as possible. but that for the
past week the hands and teams had
been engaged In harvesting the city's
crop OF oats and in planting the land
In peas. consequently not an much
progress on the street Improvement
had been made as desired. A fairly
good crop OF oats had been made
about 2ol bushels per acre--a good
yield for the land.
Mr.. Wright expressed the opinion
that the committee should have en-
ployed additional labor to harvest the
oat crop and plow in the peas so as
not to interfere, with the street work
ordered by council. Mr.. Haynsworth
explained that the effort to hire ex-
ira hands and to get some one to
plow in the peas had been made with
out success. ~
Mr.. Ligon. for the police commit
tee. recommended the employment OF
two temporary policemen; that the
salaries of policemen be fixed at $50
per montn for the first three months
OF service, $50 for the next three
months and SEQ thereafter: that the
uniforms furnished policemen be
worn as uniforms and not otherwise
chat is to say, that the practice Of
removing the brass buttons from the
uniforms and wearing them as or
binary citizens dress be forbidden)
that Officer Pierson be thanked by
council for the rescue OF the little
boy. Clifton Walker. who fell into
sewerage ditch. a resolution To be
prepared by the clerk. spread on the
ialnufes and copy presented to oui-
cjr Pierson. and that he be voted SO
by council On motion Of Mr.. Wright
tbs report was adopted.
MIR. Lyon moved that Officer H.
C. McKagen be paid SIS that would
accrue to him. under the salary
schedule just adopted. when he shall
have completed six months service.
Carried.
City Engineer w. l.. Lee. at the re-
quest of the street committee, pre-
sented a statement showing unpaved
portion OF Main street between Bart
lette and Canal and the cost of put
ting down cement sidewalks eight
feet wide at s3.SSs.1O. and a similar
estimate for Liberty street In the fire
limits at S1.SOO.5O. The report was
received as information.
Mr.. Wright said he thought the
work ought to be done and gave rea-
son for having the. estimate made for
only eight teet Of paving, He moved
that work ne done, ,econded by Mr..
Lyon. Mr. Ligon .hen moved to