The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-18

the following resolution:
Standard Oil Company have applied
60 the City Council OF Sumter, 8. c.,
for peruission to erect two 10 Z 80
feet storage tanks. for storage OF Pc
troiesm and its products. frame filling
room fsxtexie feet. frame wagon shed
1lx1sxis feet frame pump house sx
1exie feet. frame stable alxisxis feet
and such fencing a. may be necessary
ON the lot cf land purchased by 1t from
The Sumter Ice. Light and Power
Company In the CITY Of Sumter. and
the matter having been retired TO the
Fire comadttee OF the said city at Its
regular meeting held s2nd day of
July. 1895. and the said Fire Commit
80 having inspected the premises; II
= rssssvsd permission be. and the
same h hereby granted to the stand
ard Ola Company 20 erect the above
msntisned construction.
(Sigaed)
4, PIP FINN.
/. n. u. WRIGHT.
w. b. BOYLE,
Fire Committee.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Strauss submitted q corrected
form Of the lease NJ the Opera House
to Mr.. Abe Rytisubers. which was re-
fsrsed 70 the Fiaasce Committee.
In answer to request OF Council that
the sumte~ Telephone Co.. reduce to
writing al promises and agreements
'hsretossre made verbally. Mr.. Strauss
sdsnisd that the chief inducement 20
grant the increase Of rates waa free
country service ~ stated In Minutes of
councti. ana asserted that all agree
ments Of his company would be faith
fully kset He nae< the following writ
ten answer:
TO the Honorable City Council. Of the
city ss Sumter:
0snttsmea:
nave been requested by the Chair
man Of pour Committee In charge of
the matter Of Telephone rates. to re-
ducs to writing certain promises made
BY me In behalf Df the Sumter Teie-
phone Company II has not been
pointed out specifically what promises
] am ts reduce to writing. SO that In
general way I beg to premise by
saying, that each and every promise
made by me ON behalf OF the Sumter
Telephone Company will be kept and
performed hy the company.
Fusther than this am authorized to
say that the Sumter Telephone Com
pany has an arrangement with the
Bisopvi'ie Telephone Company and an
arrangement wits the Manning Tele.
phone Company under contracts
property executed. which provide for
the inferchange of business over the
lines os the said companies without
extra cost To the subscribers of either:
and theSe contracts will be performed
by the sumter Telephone Company
throughout their duration.
The Sumter Company owns a num-
Der OF tines running into the country.
The subscribers on these lines occupy
idensicsily the same position as the
subscribers In the city. There will be
no extra charge for services over coun-
try lines owned by this company.
The Sumter company does not own
great many country lines. They are
built under arrangements with country
resideats by the people along the line.
who pay local telephone rates. and be-
come subscribers. governed by all the
rules and regulations. and with all of
tire privileges OF the local subscriber.
except that the maintenance OF such
lines "a incumbent upon them. And
for such lines this compay assumes
no responsibility whatever. but will
continue TO furnish free service over
them To It's regular subscribers.
I cannot on behalf OF the company
contract for the indefinite future. The
contract with the Manning company
runs for ten years from Its date. the
contract with the Bishopville company
from tho Sumter end OF the line for
five years and from the Bishopville end
OF the line II will be practically perpet-
ual by reason OF the franchise granted
by the town of Bishopville.
The Sumter company Is building
spcci'l Yong distance lines from Sum
Ter % nishopvilie fOr through lOnr