The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-13


Washington Lecture-Final Report
or Sewerage Commission Received,
Showing Total Cost of 16 2-1O Miles,
S93,524.53-PetitiOns of Various,
Kinds Acted Upon or Referred.
Council held a regular meeting at
o'clock last Tuesday night.
Present: Mayor protein, j. r. Lig-
on, Aldermen H. d. Barnett, VIM.
Bultman, p. p. Finn, r. F. Hayns-
worth, H. c. Haynsworth and w. G..
Stubbs.
Absent: Mayor w. B. Boyle and
Alderman r. l.. Wright.
Mr.. G. w. Reardon requested per-
mission to repair the floor of a wood
en- store within the fire limits. His
request was referred to the Fire De-
partment Committee with power to
act
Mr.. d. D. M oise on behalf of Mr.. T..
B. Jenkins asked that council would
state definitely at what time their
promise would be fulfilled, to pipe
the drain across Mr.. Jenkins land or
divert the water from the land, as
the open drain prevents improvement
Of the property and may be injurious
to the public health. The mayor as
sured Mr.. Noise that it was the pur-
pose of council to do this work as
soon as it can be reached.
Mr.. Noise on behalf of Mr.. Jenkins
and other property owners asked that
the water system be extended in the
southwestern section of the city for
protection from fire of the many build
ings recently erected in that section.
The matter was referred to the Com
missioners of Public Works.
Mr.. Noise for Messrs. j. H. Archer
and Geo. M. Zeigler asked that their
license tax as money lenders be re.
duced on the ground that the license
Of 800 is excessive and not reason
able as required by law. And out of
proportion to the license on other
lines Of business. Council declined to
reduce the license.
w. T. Andrews invited council to
attend a lecture on 18th instant by
DR.. Booker T. Washington and oc-
cupy seats on the stage. The invita-
ton was accepted with thanks.
Mr.. w. B. Costin asked permission
to build fence at the rear of his
store on Liberty street, within the fire
limits. He was informed that the fire
limit ordinance does not forbid
fences.
The following report from the Sew
erage Commission was read and
adopted.
To the Honorable, the City Council,
of Sumter:
Conference.-The Sewerage Com
mission elected by you April 3rd,
1907, have finished the work assigned
to them. Their term of Office has
therefore expired and they now de-
sire to be relieved from further duty
or responsibility. The magnitude OF
the work accomplished has far ex-
ceeded our expectations and the cost
has been much greater than was an
ticipated. Notwithstanding these facts
the city has profited by our method
or construction in three important
particulars. 1st. We have saved not
less than $4,000 over the lowest con-
tractors bid. ~2nd. We are assured
that the system is much superior to
those which are constructed by con-
tractors. In this connection we would
say, that no necessary expense has
peen spared to obtain the best results,
though at the same time we have
been careful not to spend a dollar
that was not considered necessary.
3rd. BY our method the city has
been enabled to make valuable i'm
provement of streets, by using the
clay and refilling the trenches with
sand. How much this incidental i'm
provement Is worth, we have no
means of computing. In addition to
these benefits, all supplies in connec-
ton with the system were purchased
In Sumter, so far as they could be
procured in the local market, and our
merchants received the profits Of the