The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-18
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
LICENSE REMOVED FROM MANU-.
FACTURETfS. AND REDUCED
TO $25 on AUTOMOBILE,
DEALERS.
In Shot Session Several Matters Are
Discussed and Some are Acted Up
Later.

IN the council chamber, with ali mem
bers of council present except Alder
men McLaurin and Booth, Council
went to work to revise the city ordi-
nance so as to remove the license tax
from manufacturers in the city and
to reduce the license tax on automo-
bile dealers down from 500 to $25.
The meeting was an uneventful one.
After the minutes of the last meeting
were read and apprOvd the matter
, brought UP by Mr.. L. c. Dove at the
last meeting Of Council asking for a
refund Of part of the license paid last
September, and which was inadvert-
emily omitted al that time, was again
brought up and after a short discus
sion was refused, council thinking it
best to take the same action in this
! case as they had taken in previous
similar cases.
Mr.. Glenn reported for the Fire
Committee that he vas getting in
shape report to hand in stating the
needs of the fire department and tha
the council would find those neel3
| many.
The committee appointed to look
into the light proposition reported
that it was not yet ready to make its
final report, so the matter was post
poned until the next meeting of coun-
Gil.
Mr.. Glenn reported that the present
city electrician refused to keep his
position at the present salary and
that he was in favor of keeping him
at the increase of salary asked for.
Mr.. Mckeiver also thought it best to
keep Mr.. Lyman as electrician, as ef-
ficiency was what was needed and he
had given efficient service in the past.
No action was taken in the matter.
DR.. Mills, the city physician, was
present having been called upon to
make his report. He stated that in
the first five months that he was in
for very frequently, and that he had
made on an average of 60 calls per
month, after that he had made ONLY
an average of 10 calls per month. He
stated that he had visited and inspect
ed the pupils of the Washington
street school and the Girls High
school but had not yet visited the
Boys High school. He said that he
had not gone TO the negro schools to
examine the children.
There was some discussion on the
part of council as to whom the City
Physician should report and as to
what exactly were the duties which
should be required of him. 1t was
decided to postpone action in the mat
ter until the next meeting of council
when Dr. Mills could make a full re-
port of what he had done since he
had been in office and until the min
utes Of the meeting at which he was
elected could be looked up and the
duties of the physician found.
letter from Mayor Gibbes Of CO.
lumbia was read. He stated that he
was at that time going on 6 visit to
Ohio, and that after his return from
that place he would communicate
with the City Clerk and let him
know when it you'd be convenient for
him to come. He later sent a verbal
message in which he advised that no
steps be taken in the matter until
later on. Nj. Fraser, for the county
delegation in the Legislature wrote
that bill providing commission
form of governm cnt for towns Of
5000 or less, had been already intro
duced into the legislature and that
the Sumter cOLnty delegation would
do all in its power to see that the bill
passed.
\ communication was received
from Richard Bossard. a col,red
hack driver, asking that money for
an unused license be returned to him.
II was decided t. look into the mat
ter and act on it az the next meeting.
a letter from Mr.. Colbert Brand on
behalf of the \. G. l.. railroad, was
read. Mr. Brand stated THAI the
matter of providing better lights for
the station would he taken up with
the proper head authorities with
view OF having the lights put in
where they were necessary.
Mr.. Powell asked that he be given
lower rate Of license for six months,
the Tune that he expected to stay here
Mr.. Hurst stated that Mr.. Powell had
h"en here two months and that he
Il in,