The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-01
IMPORTANT MEETING OF CITY
COUNCIL.
Bids for The Sewerage Work Opened
Tuesday night ut Council Meeting
Question Of Putting Street Oil on
Streets Discussed-Other Matters.

The City Council held it's regular
semi-monthy meeting Tuesday al
ternoon at 6 o'clock. The chief
question for discussion was the open
ing of the bids of the various con-
tractors for the work TO be done on
the sewerage line on Oakland Avenue
| and, as to the acceptance or reject
ion of the bids. Other matters were
brought up but were speedily gone
through with. so as to get to the all
absorbing question of the sewerage
work, as soon as possible, and that,
with that matter looked into, the or
dinance makers might adjourn and
go to the show which was incidental
ly looked upon as another import
ant event of the evening.
The meeting was called for 6
o'clock instead of 8 70 that all mat
ters might he through with by time
for the show. but as the city engineer
had advertised that the bids would
be opened at o'clock, council did
not take up that matter until the
last thing during the evening, in the
meanime looking ino various matters
that were brought up for action.
The first question discussed was
that of furnishing food for the city
prisoners in the county Jail. 1t was
shown that at present these prison.
ers are fed by the sheriff. who fur
nishes them with food at forty cents
day. 1t was decided that the mat
ter should be looked into and, if 1t
should be found the city could feed
them at less expense, it would be for
1T to do so. AT the same time it was
decided that good food should be
furnished, and whatever the food was
worth should be paid.
A letter from Mr.. Mills an agent
for various medicines, desiring to sell
and advertise medicine in the city at
reduced rate Of license was read
by the clerk. 1t was decided that
no reduction should be made in the
present license and If party desired
to sell his medicine he must pay the
required price for the license. The
council was petitioned to straighten
out Hauser Street, which matter was
referred to city engineer to be look
ed into and reported back to council
The matter Of widening Sumter and
Dugan Streets which was requested
of city was referred to Street Com
mite to be looked into and reported
back to council. A bill from the
Sumter Railway and Mill Supply
Company was referred to the Chair
man of the Street Committee with
power to act.
The City Engineer was then called
upon to make a report Of what work
had been done by him since the last
meeting Of council. He said that the
claying Of Liberty street had been
completed, Oakland Avenue had been
clayed from Main TO Harvin street,
and that parts Of John and Sumter
streets had been widened. He said
that the Superintendent of Streets
had been busy harvesting the hay
| crop and that at present was engag-
| ed in wedding the streets in the parts
of the city that most needed weed
| ing.
Mr.. McKeiver called the attention
| Of council to the fact that a larg.
oak tree at the corner of Caldwell
and Harvin streets was seriously in
| the way of persons travelling those
| streets and as the tree was already
| almost dead, it was advisable that it
| he removed at once. The Street Com
| mittee wars instructed to remove the
tree as soon as possible.
Mr.. McKeiver then brought up the
| matter Of using road oil on the
| streets. He stated that he had raised
| almost half Of the sum necessary to
| order carload of the oil and that
ne thought that the city ought to be
willing to supply the remainder of
the amount. He said that he had
| seen how the oil acted on the streets
| In Charleston and that he thought
that 1t would be a great thing if the
city should try the experiment and,
II 1t proved successful, that more OF
the oil ought to be shipped here. Mr..
| Mckeiver said that the cost would be
| ABOUT S275 and that he had raised
| about half of that amount, that he
did not see the use of ordering q
smaller supply than a carload at a
greatly increased price, when a car
load OF the stuff could be purchased
! much more cheaply The matter