The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-16

work during the day time and that
he had asked that the police keep
watch over the work at night TO keep
the railroad company from taking
any unexpected steps.
The motion of Mr.. McKeiver was
made following this discussion ana
passed. the only debate on ii being
as to the time which ought to be al
lowed the railroad company to put
the street back into condition. Dur
ing the discussion Mr.. I. c. Strauss,
city attorney. was called up over the
telephone and asked to come down
TO the meeting and give his advice,
but he stated that it was impossible
for him to come, that the negot.at-
ions with the road were getting along
nicely and that he did not think that
Council had any cause to be uneasy.
There was some criticism OF Mr..
Strauss action by members Of Coun-
ell in that he had been asked for
advice as to the legal rights of the
city in this matter and instead OF
giving his advice had gone ahead ami
opened negotiations with railroad TO
settle the difficulty which was a mat
ter for Council to decide.
As there were so few members Of
Council present and none of the
members of the police committee, IL
was deemed advisable to defer the
selection Of a policeman TO take the
place of Mr.. Williams until the next
meeting of Council.
Mr.. Hurst stated that Mr.. Sompay-
rae, of the firm Of Wilson & Sompay-
rae, Of Columbia, who were the
architects Of the Y. NJ. c. A. building,
had made objection to paying the IL
cense of architects doing business in
the city. No action was taken, no
concession being made to Mr.. Som
payrac.
Mr.. Hurst stated that he had an
application from a negro. who did
great deal Of street photography
work here, asking for yearly license.
but the license Of dollar day for
street photographers was allowed to
remain unchanged in his case.
Citizens of Magnolia street petition
ed for an electric light on that
street between Liberty and Kendrick
street. The matter was referred to
the light committee with power 10
act.
Mr. McReiver moved that the
quincy Christmas donation. II II
ls, turned over 10 the city Council
is year rs Il had been last year be
ndcrsed and given TO the usual
Christmas Committee for use in the
distribution Of gifts to the poor at
Christmas time, and that 1t be not
used in caring for a few typhoid fever
patients as 1t had been during the
past year. This motion was passed,
the opinion Of the Mayor being that
the wish of Mrs. Tourney would he
carried out by doing this and not by
using the donation as it had been
used last year.
Following ehis there was some dis
cussion of the building Of the
Tourney hospital. Mr.. Jennings stat
ed that he had recently read the will
and that it called for the building Of
the hospital as soon as $4,000 had
been turned over to the trustees from
Mrs. Journeys estate. He thought
that this much had been turned owe
already and, as there was great need
for such hospital as that proposed
in the will, that steps should be TAX
en- TO commence the work on the
hospital. He said that the commit
tee had not yet been called to meet,
but that probably it could be called
together at some time soon.
A report from the waterworks
c.mmission was read and received as
formation.
ttention was called by one uf the
I'd erneu TO the fact that there was
comfortable danger to children
90 Washington and Liberty
as they were leaving school
W the afternoon and he moved that
= noliceman be stationed there at 2
o'clock to see that automobiles and
bicycles did not injure the small chill
dron when they were leaving school
Mr. Wider seconded this motion
with the amendment that persons be
prohibited from riding bicycles across
me graded school green at all times.
This motion waa heartily endorsed nv