The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-02
SHOULD PAVE MAIN STREET.
SO THINK MANY OF OUR LEAD
ING BUSINESS MEN.
al Favor Paving and So Express
Themselves in Interviews With an
Item RepOrter-SOmc Are Cautious
Nome Oppose the Scheme.

progressive towns in the State, and
needs but two things to put her in
first raIN. Main street and our hotel
facilities are a reflection on the city.
An Item representative has waited
upon a large number of the Sumter
business men and secured an express
sion from them as to what they
thought Of paving Main street.
Now, there should be no question
on the part of any one as to the need.
day like yesterday made it appar-
ent to every one who had occasion to
use our main thoroughfare, that
something should be done.
None Of the details as to cost, and
material were gone into, but the ques-
ton was asked as a general propeei-
ton, What do you think Of paving
Main street?' 1t was explained that
this might necessitate increase in tax
alton. With that understanding the
business men interviewed expressed
themselves as follows:
Mr. ]. II. Levy says: Il am heartily
in favor of the proposition, and think
Main street should be paved. The
condition Of our main thoroughfare
is discreditable to any well regulated
city. Draft and buggy horses are he
ing injured daily on Main street. If
1t Is to remain in its present condition
| am in favor of changing the name
to holely' street.
Mr.. w. G.. Stubbs was emphatic IT,
favoring the improvement. He said:
II nm perfectly willing to bond the
town to pove our streets. 1 am un-
alterably opposed to patching. Have
been advocating public improvements
for years"
Mr.. Nei,l O'Donnell expressed HIM
self as heartily in favor Of the pa yirg
scheme. In q nutshell he sail: ~
favor a bond issue for public i'm
prOvements, and see no greater ncces-
sity than properly paving our streets"
Mr.. Cuttino, Of Cuttino & Mcknight
thinks Main street should be paved
by all means and favors a bond issue
to do it. He is opposed to patching
Mr.. G. A. Lennon thinks Main
street should be paved just as soon as
posslhle--the sooner the better.
Dr. Q. S. Kingsmore favors paving
with vitrified brick.
Mr. Dorm is thinking of getting an
afrship or a boat, but thinks this will
be unnecessary with a properly paved
Main street.
Mr.. S. Cherry says: II favor it, if it
does not increase taxes too much"
Mr.. j. A. Seals thinks the paving
could be done with a reasonable in
crease in taxes, and that it shoull be
done.
Mr.. A. l.. Jackson, Of the Hotel
sumter says ~ favor public improve
aents of all kinds, especially os the
streets. I have been embarrassed
time and again by the criticism Of our
main thoroushfare by strangers Give
rs paved Main street by all means
Magistrate II. Hardy expresses
himself thus: MAIN street should be
paved with vit,ifled brick, or what
ever is best. The best is not too good
for Sumter"
Mr.. G. e. Haynsworth thinks Moin
street is in a rrible fix, and should
be paved.
Mr. c. ID. Schwartz thinks tha p"y-
ing Of Main street has been na"G /
'or some time. Il do not see" he
@'yS, how amy one could oppo SO The
move. do not know Of any one i'm
provcmcnt | would be more IN favor
Of than that OF paving Main street"
Mr.. b, G. Wallace thinks taxes are
high enough, and as a matter of tax
alton it will be impracticablc
Mr.. Il. *. Wilder favors the paw
ING, but thinks bonding Oh rul! Le
avoided if possible. He says: "The
Necessity Is apparent to all. As it IS,
Main street is avoided as maco as
possible.
Mr.. NJ. Levi says that Main atrcvt
should be 'aycd by all means. in fact
1t should come before the sid, walk
improvement.
Mr. f. Levi says; Il think Main
street should be paved. | bt'i.vc in
public improvements Of all kind: Our
Main street is q disgrace to car city.
No town can stand still. IT either
goes forward or backward. Sumter
should go forward"
MIR. j. :. Stcrnbcrgcr beme~ee that
the main street OF any town denotes
what the rest of the town is. Main