The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-20
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CITY COUNCIL PASSES REsOLU-
1fON TO Make PROPOSITION
TO A. C. Ia COMPANY.
Council Views sitnaaon; Mr.. Mark
Reynolds Makes Statement OF
Railroads Atdtnde; Proposition By
Council Is That Railroad Must
Close Ditch. Restore Street, and
Build Streets ON out to Intersect.

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a special meeting Of council Thursday
morning at which the situation was
zone over carefully and II was de-
cided after hearing Mr.. Mark Rey-
nolds. the local attorney for the rail-
road company. to make written
proposition to the railroad that the
company must comply with. or close
up the present ditch. remove the tele-
graph poles and put Owens and Null
berry streets back into their former
condition. The proposition In effect
-: The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company must In seven days place
pipe In the ditch which they have
opened on Mary street. the pipe to,
DO placed at depth required by the
Public Works Committee and the city
engineer and to be done under their
supervision. and that the telegraph
poles and otheA obstructions be re-
moved and the street placed In the
condition II was In before the ditch
was dug. that the railroad continue
Mary street on through Sucks
Branch along the railroad right cS
way. the roadway across the branch to
b built up to a level a foot higher
than the ss-inch pipe now under the
track across Sucks Branth. the
street to be extended and opened up
to and beyond the city limits by the
railroad company to the intersection
Of Council street projected: In consid-
sration OF which the city would al
low the closing Of Mulberry and
Owens streetA provided that the rail-
road company would furnish proper
safeguards for the city water mains In
those streets; and In case the railroad
company refused to accept this PROP
osition they must at once take steps
TO reopen Mulberry and Owens streets
and put Mary street back Into the
condition Il was In before the work
wss commenced on Il.
The mayor was authorized to put
this proportion In the form of
contract and council was to meet at
= o'clock rhursday night to ra.ify the
contract. The proposition was az. eed
to by all members Of council presen,
except Aldermen McKeiver and wild
or who thoughs that the street ought
to be made to intersect within the
city limits ss council had no jur.s-
diction outside Of the limits. Mr..
Wright objected to this point a. It
would mean 10 cut of some distance
on the railroad yard. II the two
streets Interested inside Of the city
limits.
The meeting Thursday morning
was called by Mayor Jennings in pur-
susnce Of the plans made Tuesday
night at the regular session OF Coun-
eli when II was decided that II the
railroad company did not have the
ditch closed In twenty-four hours. the
city force would be put to work clos
ing the ditch and removing the tele-
sraph poles and putting the street
back into Its former condition.
The members Of Council. who as
semh'ed at the call of the mayor,
were Mayor jennings. Aldermen Nc
LAurin. Wilder Cuttino. McKeiver
and Wright. These were AIKEN out
to the rlace the street was dug up
and went over the ground thoroughly
with the city engineer. The situation
was Informally discussed and the
plan OF action finally decided upon.
Upon the 're-assembling of council
In council chamber Mr.. Mark Rey-
nois-. speaking for the railroad COM
pany. made a short talk. He stated
that plan had been srseed upon be-
tween the assistant engineer OF the
road. Mr. A. n. Royal. with whom
Mr.. Strauss had discussed the situ-
ation. and Mr.. I. c. Strauss. the city
attorney whereby matters were
thought TO be smicably adjusted. The
railroad company had thought that
fdr. Strauss had full authority to act
for the city and the agreement that
had been made with him was thought
TO be satisfactory until he had learned
otherwise "Wednesday. The railroad
company was anxious to increase Its
own efficiency and would by so doing
help the city. The companySwas IN
no way trying to trespass upon the
city's property and had not done
anything to injure the city. There
would. he hoped. continue to be q
friendly eo-.operation between the
company and the city and II there
was anything crooked that the rail-