The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-27
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
REGULAR TALKFEST RESULTS IN
IMPORTANT MATTERS BE-
ING ATTENDED TO.
Caldwell Street to BE Widened-Turk-
ey Creek Work TO Begin-NIain
Street Paving Discussed mt Length
City TO Get Bids for New Auto
mobile Fire Engine.

Inc rathers Oh the Clty met
Tuesday evening at O'Clock in their
regular semi-monthly session to dis
cuss what they should do for the good
OF the city. and after much discuss
ion they decided that several import
time In the future. though no mat
ters OF immediate Importance to the
J. people OF the city were passed upon.
The various matters that were act
ed upon were the proposition of Man
ming. Rowland and Shore to accept
four feet OF their sidewalk on Cald-
well street and to buy four feet from
Cress & Company OF New York to
widen Caldwell street; the decision to
go ahead with the work on Turkey
Creek canal. after Mr.. w. NJ
Graham had made his report; the de-
cision to secure bids for an auto
bile engine and the discussion OF the
proposed Main street paving with the
conclusion that 1t was best to have
the bids in by the next meeting OF
Council for their consideration and
acceptance or refusal. These matters
were attended to. as we'll as several
others OF lesser Importance, before
Council saw flt to adjourn it's session.
The matters as taken up in order
were as follows:
After the meeting had been open
ed and Council had heard the min
utes OF the last meeting and approved
them. Messrs. r. I. Manning. c. G.
Rowland and George d. Shore ap-
peared With proposition which.
they stated. they wanted Council to
consider thoroughly before acting up
on. Mr.. r. I. Manning. who acted
as speaker. stated that the, propo-
sition may at first seem a selfish one, !
but that II was not such. He said
that II had been considered for some
u516 and he made the proposition
now as this was the first time that
rf1fy had ever secured the consent Of
<Cr6ss A. Company to- consider the
matter at ell or to offer to sell the |
land nj any price. He said that
Manning. Rowland and Shore own
ed about three hundred feet on Cald- |
well street and that Cress & Com
pany owned about 100 feet. They
were willing to give four feet for the |,
widening II the street. not the side !
walk. with the condition attached |
that the city buy four feet from Cress
AZ Company. 50 as 10 make the street
OF uniform width. They were also
willing TO furnish the $S00-Cress &
Company having consented to sell the
property at that price. at which they
had bought II, 5000 per front foot
without interest until next fall when
the city should return II to them. He
stated further that they had heard
that Cress & Company expected TO
build on their lot sometime, In the
near future. and that IL the street was
ever TO be a business street and
widened as II should be. this was the
time. 1t was further stated by Mr..
Shore that they were ready to move
back any building that they possessed
on the street so that the four feet
would at present cost the city nothing
and the sidewalk and street could be
changed whenever the city liked.
Mr.. shore said that ne thought that
the matter ought to b. attended to
now as this offer had been made by
Cress & Company after much CORES
pondence with them, they having at
first refused To consider the propo-
sition at all. and as they expected 10
make improvements on their property
shortly. the street would have to be
widened now or never. 1t was situated
I'm good place for a business street
and could be made so only by widen
ing. The matter was later taken up
by Council and II was decided that
the offer should be accepted. provid-
ing that Manning. Rowland and Shore
carry on the loan without interest for
one year and that the tree commission
should grant permission that the trees
on that side OF the street he taken
down.
Mr.. $. VI. Edmunds extended an in
vitation 10 the City Council TO attend
he commencement exercises of the
high school on both nights. which was
accepted with thanks.
Nr. ". NJ. Graham stated that a.
had been - see several Of the prop
erty owners 10 the Turkey Creek sec
tion who were interested In the drain
age OF the canal and that all Of them