The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-12
MANY MATTERS MENTIONED.
CITY FATHERS HOLD RE.UI.AR
sEsn-MONTHIIY TAI ssEf.sT
AND ADJOURN LATE.
Many Petitioners Came up with Re
aucsts-No Hccordcr Appointed
Bonds Referred Co City Attorney.

the City Council chamber with all OF
he Councilmen present with the ex-
septlon OF Alderman McI.aurin. who
was out OF town. and touched lightly
sut critically upon many matters
which they did not finally dispose of.
The meeting showed that. the coun-
climen have got into the habit OF
Keeping late hours when away from
home. refusing to adjourn last night
until almost midnight.
When the session of council open
ed there were several persons pres
ensto make variocs requests. Mr.. t.
Dick on behalf OF Miss Elizabeth
White. He asked permission to re-
place n decayed sill with a new still
m the old White building near the cor
nor OF Main street and the Court
House square. He stated that he
had looked into the matter and that
under the charter OF the city he had
ne right TO do this but that the po-
Nee had stopped the work and that
he came before council asking that
Me work DO silowed to proceed. He
stated that tho supreme court of the
State 1 q decided I'm favor OF parties
who wished to repair buildings at
ether places. but that to save time
he had decided To- come before coun-
ell TO see if IL would not acceje to
his request. The matter was taken
up I'm regular order.
Dr. ]. A. Mood appeared to request
the same favor at his building on the
sorner OF Main and Dugan streets
Ne stated that he thought that to
Z replace the rotten stills with new stills
and lower the fire risk and make the
building more homely in appearance.
just here Mr. Glenn asked about the
matter OF encroachment upon DR..
Moods land by the city. that had
been brought up at a previous meet
ing of council. DIR. Mood stated that
he had not come before council to
say anything about that matter, but
since IL had been brought up, he
would state his side Of the question.
He said that the city had encrcach-
ed upon his land to an extent of
about twelve or thirteen inches and
that the resolution passed at a pre-
-ious meeting of count was not at
All satisfactory 10 him This matter
alao came up in tho regular order Of
susinoss
Nj. Burkcti asked that council rc-
rund certain money paid by him
as a fine In the Recorders court for
carrying a pistol. and that the pistol
be restored 60 him. He said that
several parties had threatened his life
few days before the time that he
vas caught carrying the pistol and
that he knew they were Ia town on
that day. and that he thought. un-
der the circumstances he was justi.
ned In carrying II. The matter was
taken up later.
Z w. II. Andrews asked that he be
permitted TO dig a dry well on his
place out on Manning avenue, TO he
used until the city could extend the
sewerage line to that part OF the city.
He stated that the well would be al
most two hundred feet from the
nearest pump and that ne did not
think that II would be Injurious to
The health of his neighborhood at
that distance. He said there were
enly few persons in that ne,ghbor-
hood who had city water. Council
then reverted back TO the regular
erder of business. the minutes OF the
two previous meetings were read and
approved. after which the report OF
committees were heard.
Mr.. Wright reported for the Police
Committee that new Janitor was
needed in the City Hall. Mr.. Booth
stated that ne had already made ar
Tangements for getting a new one
and the matter was dropped. MIR
Booth also stated that he would have
lights put In wall" street. the alley
way north OF the Sumter Savings
bank. at once. Mr.. wight then
read the report OF the Chief OF Po-
lice for the month which was receiv-
cd as Information. He stated that
the Sumter Ice. Light and Power
company was short on lights for
about iss hours. He said that he
had done what he could in the mat
ter. but that he would go to Mr..
Moses again with the matter and see
10 some satisfactory arrangement
could not be made. as at present the
arrangements were not satisfactory
10 either party. the city or the light