The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-04

ary, the issuing OF the SZo,UOO DOnQS
to raise money for the paving of
Main street. and the paving work now
going on on Church street.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved, after which
Council listened to Mr.. Gosney, rep
resenting the American Fire Engine
Manufacturing Company. for consid-
erable time concerning the advan-
tages of an automobile engine. Mr..
Gosney had come up to the meeting
at the suggestion of members Of the
fire committee and had a good deal
to say about why Sumter should pur-
chase an automobile engine. When his
talk was ended Council decided to re-
fer the matter to the fire committee
for Investigation to be reported back
to Council later.
The police committee was ready 70
report in part it's findings in the in
vestigation Of the escape Of Harper af-
ter the killing Of Ed Bossard at the
passenger station on Christmas day,
but IL was not ready to report its flnd-
ings in full and so stated. There was
some debate as to whether part Of the
report should be heard now or whether
all should be handed In at the same
time. =. was decided on Mr.. Nc
Keiver's action that the hearing Of
the report be deferred until the next
meeting of Council when 1t would he
required Of the committee in full.
Mr.. Booth stated for the public
works committee that the street oil
had been spread on Liberty street, and
that full force Of hands was now at
work on Calhoun street claying that
street from Washington street to Sa
lem avenue. Mr.. McKeiver moved
that no further work be taken up by
tho city after the work now authoriz-
ed on Calhoun street be completed un-
til Magnolia and Kendrick streets be
clayed. Mr.. Glenn asked that the
a
to FaskeN street. ari after consider
able debate " Yves decided chat wo~d
roul should bc thc next par; OF the
0'tN '" receive any IMPROVEMENTS ar-
ter Calhoun street is clayed from
Washington street to Haskell street.
Mr.. Lee stated that before the work
xxyn hai, l,.s~
1t was necessary to put down large
storm pipes on these streets, allowing
an exit for the surface water to Tur-
key Creek that way. 1t was decided
that these storm pipes should be put
down before Main street was paved
or Magnolia street clayed. During
this discussion Ward Four came in
for its share of comments. All MEM
bers Of Council were together on the
point that 1T had come in for less ex-
pense TO the city and had stood for
more grievances than any other ward
in the city. Mr.. McKeiver stated that
1t was long suffering ward, but that
now IL wanted something from the
city and he thought that it ought to
have 1t. Mr.. McLaurin said that he
was very much in favor of granting
the improvements, for he knew that
they were very much needed but at
the same time he was unable to see
where the money was coming from to
pay for them.
Mr.. Lee stated that the sewer work
was going on slowly, but that he did
not want IL to go on any faster at the
present time. He said that ne had
asked permission Of the railroad
authorities to run the line under the
railroad track. but that he had not
yet heard from them and unless he
did hear at once the work would be
necessarily delayed or he would have
to Jump some distance and come back
to II later. He said that there were
drawbacks to doing this and ne did
not wish to do IT If he could prevent
IT, The city clerk was instructed to
wire the A. G. l.. railroad authorities
about the matter at once and If he did
not hear from them the engineer was
To go on with the work until he was
stopped.
MIR. Lee then stated that the laying
OF the concrete pavement on Church
street was getting on very well, and
that ne was i'm the habit of looking
after the work two or three times
day. He was asked If the work being
done was up to what was required I'm
the specifications. lie stated that 1t
had been until a short time ago when
his suspicious had been aroused and
ne had torn up part OF the concrete lh