The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-13

- City Council held a session Tuesday
night at which number Of matters
Of interest to the citizens were dis
cussed. The police force OF the city
came In for a good share Of censure at
the hands OF council because OF al
legged failure to enforce the city ordi-
chances. the result OF the discussion
being that the policemen must enforce
all ordinances or tender their resig-
nations. ,l
The plumbers. who were so much
criticised st the last meeting OF coun-
cil by some Of the aldermen. found a
GOOD friend In Mr.. McKeiver and II
seems that they will be bone of
contention between members Of
council Ut future meetings. The
question Of the installation OF sub
surface drains can0 up In so far as II
concerned Liberty street where the
Hutter had been removed. but the
Smatter was seemingly satisfactorily
adjusted by the resolution to extend
drain pipcs from Main to Sumter
street. providing an exit for the drain
pipes from buildings.
Council met as usual at 8 o'clock
r with Messrs. McLaurin. Booth and
! Rhame absent: all others were pres
-ent. The first matter taken up was
with-Mr. III. J. Hardy. who wanted
to know - ,ouncii ment TO force him
to install drains. when he had
placed drains under the sidewalk
when he ercted his buildings on Lib
kerty street and these drains had
been removed or blocked. notwith-
standing his objections when the
gutter was removed from the street
and the street raised. He said that
furthermore he had himself placed
the sidewalk on this street In front
~ his buildings under the directions
Of the city engineer and further
more there was no room I'm which to
build a sub-surface drain as the
street was practically as high as the
sidewalk.
In regular order council considered
Athis matter and followed the sugges-
ticn offered by Maj. Lee. that the
drain pipe on Liberty street be- ex-
tended up from Main street to Sum-
ter street. or as far as was necessary,
aud intakes be placed so that they
\vcould be conveniently reached by con-
nections from the pipes running down
from the roofs OF the buildings. The
pipe was to be laid on each side Of
the street. All property owners
would. therefore. have no excuse for
not connecting their drain pipes with
these intakes and would be required
Ito do so.
The attention OF council was call
ed 90 the fact that at this meeting
some one was TO be elected on the
waterworks Commission to take the
place OF Mr.. VI. L. Scarborough. who
had refused to serve longer. his term
OF once having expired. Mr. Nc
Kiever nominated Mr.. C. @. Rowland
on this board and the nomination was
unanimously adopted. Mr.. Rowland
being elected without opposition.
Mr.. Wright read the police report
for March. lie stated that the ar
} rests had not been as numerous this
month owing to the visit OF the detec-
tives and the fact that large num-
ber of those from whom fines were
usually secured had left the city.
letter from Col Thomas Wilson
I'm reference 10 the widening OF Hamp-
ton avenue was read Col. Wilson
stated that he was willing to sell ten
feet fronting on Main street at 5000
front foot for the widening Of the
street and was willing to be taxed
along with other property owners on
the street for the Improvement Mr..
Ovright stated that Dr. Kingsmore had
been 90 see him and had suggested
that council purchase the width de-
sired In the rear Of his property so
that his home could he moved back
this much. on this condition he
would be willing To give the land on
r the street. but as his lot was a very
shallow one he could not afford to
give u otherwise. Action on the mat
ter was deferred the committee be-
ing instructed to- see Col. Wilson for
the purpose Of getting better terms
from him a. II was thought that his
\ \property would bc very much i'm
proved by the widening of the street.
The civic League asked council TO