The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-16
new COUNCIL IN.
MAYOR JENNINGS AND NEW
MEMBERS TAKE OATH.
New Mayor Outlines Vigorous Policy
to Enforce Laws and to Suppress
Tax DOdglng-Has COmmitte of
Real Esyatc Already at Work on
Tax Returns-Listen for Yell from
License Tax Dodgers.

From The Daily Item, April 13.
The old council met for the last
time last night. and the new council
took up the burden of public service
that 1T will have to carry for the
next two years. The final session of
the old council, with Mayor Boyle
in the chair, was brief and all busi-
ness was quickly disposed of-a ma
jority of the matters requiring at
tention being referrud to the new
council for consideration and dispo-
| sition.
The meeting was called to order at
o'clock with Mayor Boyle and Alder
men Finn. Stubbs, Barnett and r. T.
Haynsworth present. The meeting
| was opened with prayer by Clerk
Hurst, ex-officio City Chaplain. after
which the regular order was taken
up.
Mr.. L. I. Strauss. representing A.
A. Strauss & Co., appeared and re-
| quested some action in reference to
the repair of awning frame in front
OF their store on Main street, said
frame having been damaged by run
away horse. He desired to replace
1t as 1t was, but had been informed
that he could not do so, as a new or
dinance forbids the erection of avn
ing frames with upright supports from
| the edge of the sidewalk. He asked
that permission be granted for the
| re-erection Of the awning, as it would
be expensive to erect a new frame.
The matter was discussed and referr-
| ed to the new council for action.
The minutes of the last meeting
| were read and confirmed.
Mayor Boyle made report for
the special committee appointed to
| confer with the county board Of COM
| missioners in reference to the deep
| ening of Turkey Creek canal He
| stated that the committee had appear
ed before the commissioners and
talked over the matter, that the
commissioners would not agree to
put the chain gang on the work, but
agreed that the county would share
| the expense with the city and asked
that the city make an estimate Of
the probable cost and report back
at a special meeting. at which time
the commissioners would decide
| what portion Of the cost the county
would pay. The city engineer had
| been instructed to make the estimate
| and the meeting with the county
| commissioners was to have been held
on Monday, but had been unavoid-
ably postponed, consequently nothing
had yet been done.
Chairman Barnett of the Finance
| committee reported that all claims
had been audited, the last monthly
| and the yearly report Of the clerk
and treasurer had been examined and
found correct. The annual report
shows that the city has on hand $685.
900 after paying all bills now due and
payable. The annual report was Or
dered published.
The report of the Police committee,
submitted by Alderman Stubbs, show
ed the arrests made and sentence i'm
posed since the last meeting. and the
lights not burning.
Nv. Vf,, f0~
committee reported excellent progress
being made on the erection of the
new fire department building, and
that a contract had been given for
the canopy and rod for this build
ing
''he request Of the Postal Tele-
graph Company for a reduction in
the license tax presented at the last
meeting. was refused, a motion being
adopted that the tax remain at SIS
per annum.
A claim was presented hv Geo. F.
half of the cost of putting down
cement sidewalk in front Of his prop
erty on Main street paid by him sew
eral months ago. A like claim was
presented by Boyle Live Stock Com
pany for refund of one-half cost of
sidewalk on East Liberty street. Both
claims were referred to the new
council.
All bills and claims on file We're
referred to the new council.
The returns of the managers of
the municipal election held on April
18th for the purpose of elacting a
Mayor and eight aldermen and one
commissioner Of public works to
serve for the ensuing two years were