The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-26
CITY COUNCIL Meeting.
CITY FATHERS DISCUSS PLANS
FOR CITY'S WELFARE.
X. DOZier Lee Appointed Recorder
Citizens Not to Ride Bicycles on
Broad Street Sidewalk-Other Mat.
ters.

| its regular semi-monthly meet
| with all members present exec
Ierman McLaurin. who was oL #
town, and discussed various matters
Of interest to the city for a little
more than two hours, adjourning
| about 1890. after all business in
| hand had been attended to.
When council opened its session
there were several persons present to
! make various requests. Mr.. Bultman
| asked that city council rescind it's ac-
| ton at a recent meeting raising the
rent of the store in which he is now
| doing business on the grounds that
the store is not conveniently arrang-
| ed, and as the insurance is excep-
tionally high. The matter was de-
| ferred for action until come to in the
| regular order of business.
Mr.. Marshal presented a petition
| signed by all of the citizens living on
Broad street. except one, asking that
| city council rescind its recent action
In making 1t unlawful for bicyclists
to ride on the north side Of Broad
| street He stated that the petition
was presented because the street was
| narrow and in bad condition in wet
weather, and dangerous to persons
| on bicycles. The matter was taken up
| later.
! Ice, Light & Power Co. be allowed to
extend their electric light lines from
| the northern portion of Church street
| to Morris College. His request was
| granted.
| The doctors of the city appeared
to request Council that it reduce the
license for them as it was exception
| ally high and as much of their prac-
tice was done in the country They
also stated that much charity work
was done by them and that they
thought that Council ought to take
this into consideration in making out
the license. The matter was deferred
for consideration some time in jan
| uary after the new license ordinance
| goes into effect.
Mr.. E. /. Reardon appeared on be-
half of z. E. Walker to ask that
Council see if they could not make
the Northwestern Railroad company
build a crossing over their track on
Bartlett street, so that residents west
of the track could reach their homes
without changing to another street.
The matter was looked into and it
was found that Council had taken the
matter up some time ago and that
the Public Works committee was now
pushing the railroad on 70 do the
work.
| Mr. Reardon then, as secretary of
Chamber of Commerce, spoke for
some time about the necessity of
building hard streets in the town for
the use of factories and Wholesale
houses.
Mr.. Glenn asked Mr.. Reardon about
the progress he had made in get
ting citizens to sign the petition that
he was now circulating among the
free-hOlders Of the city. Mr.. Rear
don stated that he had much trou-
Bile in getthg & many of the citizens
to sign the petition, as it was. seem
ingly, not q popular measure, but
that he already had about six hun
dred signatures to the petition. Mr..
Glenn stated that he was opposed TO
the use Of too much persuasion in
getting citizens to sign the petition.
After the matter had been discussed
Tor some time it was decided to ask
Mr. Reardon to submit report by
the first Of December, with which the
matter dropped.
Applications for the position Of city
recorder from l.. r. Jennings and
II. DOzior Lee were read and Council
went into ballot. Upon the counting
of the ballots it was found that r.
DoZler Lee was elected recorder. The
Clerk was asked to notify him Of this
, fact.
NIr. McLaurin sent in a written re
port for the finance committee show
ing that the expenditures for the
streets had been less for the month
while the expenditures for scavenGcr
increased. Mr., Glenn stated that the
fire department increase was due to
work done on the fire station and
Mr. Lee stated that extra hands had
to be employed to carry on the scav-
cngcr work as all Of the regular
force of city labor was employed on
the street works. Mr.. Glenn moved