The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

Mr.. Booth, who stated that there was
little work to be done, but that Mr..
Wilson had positively refused 20
make the crossing over the road. lie
said that the City Attorney had sta.-
ed that Mr.. Wilson could not be re-
quired to make the crossing over the
railroad tracks unless the street was
there before the railroad track was
laid.
The matter was discussed for some
time but no action was taken.
Mr.. Wright then brought up the
matter Of lights. stating that during
the past month the Sumter Ice. /
and Power Company was delinquen.
324 hours for light. that he had tried
TO get Mr.. Moses to regulate the
lights. but had been unable to do so,
Mr.. McKeiver brought up the Tact
that where two OF the small lights
were used they furnished better
lighting facilities and cost less than
the large lights. 1t was decided that
Mr.. Wright should go to the power
house whenever he suspected that the
voltage was not up to what is requir-
ed by the contract to investigate and
in the meantime. before the next
meeting OF council, to look up the
contract and see what 1t called for
with an idea of forcing the power
company to comply strictly with the
terms Of the contract.
The police report for the month
was hen read by the clerk and re-
ceiv.d as information, there being
fc'T comments on Il.
Mr. Wright next brought up the
matter OF rafting in the city, saying
that some of the merchants OF the
city had come to him and asked him
to allow them to carry on some sort Of
rafting schemes. He said that ne had
refused them, at which they had told
him that rafting was going on in the
city and that, If they were not allow
ed to rattle. they thought that the
raffiing of the other persons ought to
be stopped. He asked them for names
but they refused to give the name OF
any OF the persons who were dong
the rafting. 1t was decided to notify
the police to look out for the often
ders and to arrest them every time it
was discovered that they were carry
ing on raffling.
Mr.. Caldwell asked if the giving
away OF prizes at the sale Of land
which he contemplated Of the Ed
wards property was railing, and il
was decided that 1t was not. He also
asked IL he would be required to pay
the license Of real estate dealer Of
selling the land and IL the auctioneers
license had to be paid before the sale
was conducted. Council deciled that
both licenses had TO be paid before
he could hold the sale.
The matter OF bad odor In the
city water was brought up and Ii was
shown that some change had been
taking place in the water which made
IL taste and smell bad. Mr.. Hurst
stated that samples had been sent on
to Dr. Parker at Charleston for in
vestigation and analysis and that he
said some change was going on at It's
source and to send him some more
samples. 1t was decided to call the
attention OF the water commission to
the matter.
Permission was granted to persons
for the erection OF shooting gallery
and fortune teller's booth on the
vacant lot on the corner OF Main and
Caldwell streets
Mr.. Vogel asked that his taxes he
reduced as he had paid the taxes on
$4,000 worth OF property when I'm
reality he hal only a little over ST.
700 worth Of property AS II was shown
that he had had thoirge ETAOINN
that nc had had the original amount
OF property up To the fire Of a few
months ago ms request was refused.
Upon the recommendation Of the
Board of Health the salary OF Mr. w.
G. Towles was raised To $50 month.
The Berghaus and Momt company
asked that now that the proper bond
had been signed and passed over to
the city that their certified check
OF $500 be returned to them. The
clerk was requested to do this If the
city attorney approved the bond.
The matter OF a bond for the Char
lesion Engineering and Contracting
company was then taken up. 1t was
found that the bonding company re-