The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-26
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
A Comparatively Short Session and no
BUSINESS Of First Importance Was
Transacted-Plans for the Erection
OF City Jail Discussed.

City Council convened in regular
session at p. m. Tuesday with
| Mayor Boyle, and Aldermen Wright,
Finn, Ligon and r. F. Haynsworth
present. All other members came in
shortly after the meeting had been
| called to order. The minutes of the
regular meeting Of 8th and of the
special meeting Of 18th instant were
| read and confirmed.
Mr.. Barnett reported for the finance
committee that all bills had been au-
| dited and that report Of the clerk and
treasurer had been examined and
| found correct. The committee rec
commended the purchase Of an ad-
| ding machine for the use of the city
officials, one being needed to expedite
the business Of the offices. The COM
mittee also recommended that the
| mayor and clerk be authorized to bor-
row sufficient money from the local
banks to pay current expenses and the
scmi-annual interest on bods, due on
July 1st. The committee estimated
| that $4,000 will be sufficient for pres
ent needs. The report was adopted
and the committee was authorized to
| purchase an adding machine.
Mr.. H. c. Haynsworth for the street
committee reported the amount and
character of work done on the streets
during the past two weeks and the
cost Of the same; that the committee
had conferred with Mr.. D. j. Winn in
reference to the drainage Of North
Purdy street in the vicinity of his resi-
dence, but that no decision had been
tee and Mr.. Winn were considerably
a. variance--the matter, however
would be further considered and II
was hoped that a solution would be
found with and by the advice OF City
Engineer Lee; that the committee
had decided that 1t would not be nec-
essary to extend the sewer main on
South Harvin street i'm order to give
the telephone factory a connection, as
four inch house connection pipe ex-
tended from the main to point oppo-
site the factory would be sufficient for
the needs Of the factory and satisfac-
tory to them and would be much less
expensive: = that the residents of
Wright street are complaining about
the clay that had been piled on the
street for about year and that they
are of the opinion that If the clay is
to be used to improve that street there
had been time enough since the clay
was excavated for the work to have
been done. In reference to this the
committee found that there was not
sufficient clay to build permanent
street and that when the work Is un-
dertaken 1t will be necessary to dig
more clay, that the work on streets
already ordered done will require sew
eral months and that unless the force
Is to be increased It will be impossible
to take up the work on Wright street
for some time. The committee had
considered the Improvement Of South
Sumter street and that the opinion of
superintendent of Streets White and
City Engineer Lee was that clay
sand roadway would not be satisfac-
tory and that it would be advisable to
put down macadam. There Is need
of drainage on Blanding street, near
Oakland. and City Engineer Lee had
been directed to make an examination
and report what means should be
adopted to improve conditions. Mr..
Lee reported that conditions were such
that it would be advisable to fill in
the street for a short distance. The
report was adopted.
Mr.. I.igon Of the police committee
reported that the summer uniforms
had been received.
Mr.. Finn Of the fire department
committee reported that he had seen
the members of the Water Works
Commission and that there was no OBJ
lection to the erection of stable for
the fire department horses on the
standpipe lot
The special committee on the re-
port of Mr.. W. w. Harralson, the eX-
pert accountant, asked for further
| time in which to make report with
| recommendations as the committee
bad been unable to give the matter
| H. oper consideration. owing to illness
| of members Of the committee. Fur
| II er time was granted.
| The claim of Mr. Gibbons, the as
sistant sewerage engineer, for salary
was brought up. copy of letter
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