The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-15

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Brsnch % be Undertaken at Once
lit WIN be . Big Job and WIN I'm
prove Health Conditions In That
section of the City.
City Council met In regular session
ss s:so last night. Mayor Pro Tenn
Lyon calling the body TO order, but
resigned the chair to Mayor Boyle.
Who came Immediately after prayer.
whha was offered BY Clerk Hurst.
kfnutss Of meeting Of June slth
we're read. On motion Of Mr.. Ligon
the sSnopsls Of the sewerage system
report of City Engineer Lee. which
was Incorporated In the minutes. was
snpongsd. and the clerk was directed,
to make the complete report Of I'M
gsnssr Lee part OF the minutes.
Chairman Barnett reported for the
anAncs committee that the report OF
Clsrk and Treasurer for June had
been sxaminsd and found correct aud
that sla bills On Als had been sxamin-
- and ordered paid. He also re-
Dortsd that the isssss Of the Opera
nouss y again In srrsars and that the
Anases ceuanittss would recommend
that ths ,sass - annullsd. The mat
Ter was disousssd gsnsrslly. The
eisrk statsd that lGr. Geo. d. Levy
he'd sshsd him 10 say TO council that
fhs was willing 70 take over the lsass
and sarsy N out Mr. n. y. Hayns-
worth moved THAT the lease bs an
nulIsd and that bids b advertised for.
osoon1sa ~ Mr.. Lgon. This motion
We Withdrawn. after discussion. and
: . motioa oe Mr. Stubbs that the clerk
~ aarscssA TO notify the isssss. Mr..
,. d snithasai. In due form. TO va
esse. $50
Mr.. n. c. Hayusworth. for the
srsse Ssomittss. rsporssd that the
spsss incsovsnsat work \ stiil pro-
oFssslng sasAAfesoriiy. The ciayins of
lower ChuscA strsst he's bssn COM
pIsss1. slny ssaswiIks have been laid
On uAynswosth street, work b being
prosseses1 On Wright street and sa-
Nm svsasss end that clay from the
sswssaSs tssnehss b being saved for
- - sersqaa TIE committee met
WIN css nayor snd'aftsr due eonsld-
sras1sa had asot1sd 70 place the
woek - araining Saratoga branch
n ~ hands of the city engineer and
thas sGnpss had been dirsctsd to take
shasBs % ne work and proceed with
T. Ihs sasinssr had found Il impos-
ao1s 70 have the work done By con-
tract. and ne was therefore now or
ganlslng . force to do the work un-
, der The supsrvisioh Of q foreman and
at his dipsction. II win be necessary
20 purchase . number Of shovsls. mat
Soeks and axes for the uss Of the
hands thus employed and the COM
mxttse recommended that council au-
thoriss the purchase Of needed tools.
Mr.. Barnett raised the question Of
the cost Of the proposed work. No
one appeared to have any idea Of
what n would cost TO drain the
branch. although II was stated that
the probable cost would be three to
four hundred dollars. MT. stubbs
vsntured the opinion that the city
would pay out $500 for this work be-
fore the end Of Il was reached. Mr..
II. G. Haynsworth said he and the
street committee were under the i'm
preston that council had ordered the
work done forthwith. regardless Of
the ultimate cost. and the committee
had proceeded on this understanding
TO carry out the instruction Of coun-
ell. Mr.. n. r. Haynsworth discussed
the necessity Of the work as q sanitary
precaution and the improvement II
would be to that section OF the city
The report was accepted on the mo-
ton Of Mr.. HSon.
Mr.. H. c. Haynsworth brought up
the matter OF the Improvement Of
East Calhoun and East Liberty
streets; said he had hoped to be able
to present at this meeting an esti-
mate Of the cost. but City Engineer
Lee had been unable to get up the
figures. He dwelt with considerable
earnestness upon the importance Of the
Improvement OF these streets and also
upon the fact that little work had
ever been done on the important out
lets OF the city. He also called atten-
tion again to the liberal offer made
by Mr. I. A. Ryttenberg to give brick
bats for foundation for the macadam.
90 haul the bats. and the OFFER Of 9TH