The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-14
COUAC|LkEA HOLD SESSION,
MisIER OF MATTERS DISCUSSED
AND ACTED UPON-NO CITY
MANAGER CHOSEN.
;. Il. 1. Granted Annual Appropriation
Street Vehicle Ordinance Passed
Clerk Instructed to Secure Re-
bates from Lighting Company
Fire Department Mattcrs-Othcr
Matters.


ters of more or less Importance were
discussed and some of them were
acted upon.
Matters of importance were the
granting of the annual appropriation
of $500 to the Sumter Light Infan-
try, the passage of street vehicle
department matters.
When the session was called to
order, Messrs. e. II. Moses and 1. c.
Strauss. representing the Sumter
Lighting Company stated that the
company had received a bill from
the city for rebates on lights at the
fire station. The company was un-
willing to pay these rebates, which
We're caused by Overcharges during
the time that the fire department was
run by the Monaghan Hose Company.
Ii was requested that the council de-
company could find out just where
they stood. After discussion of the
matter council instructed the clerk
TO make out a bill for overcharges at
the fire department headquarters, the
pumping station and the city schools
and see that the bill was presented to
the lighting company
Capt. Geo. &. Warren asked that the
annual appropriation be granted the
Sumter Light Infantry. His request
was granted, 500 Of the money to be
paid now and the rest in January.
Mr.. X. t. Brown. secretary of the
Sumter Light Infantry, made an ur-
gent request to have members of the
company exempted from street taxes.
He stated that at present the COM
pany was wholly liability to it's
members and should be exempt and
II sworn statement from the secretary
that those members exempted were
in good standing and had been men,
bers for at least three months.
Mr.. c. G. Rowland was appointed
by the mayor to examine and check
up the city clerks books every month,
until a city manager had been select
ed
Requests from Capt. =. =. Finn for
increase in salaries for the drivers at
the fire department were refused. A
request that changes be made in the
doors at the fire house was not acted
on. a resolution was passed directing
the clerk to prepare an ordinance Civ
ing the fire department authority to
rope off the streets at fires and MAX
ing it a misdemeanor for vehicles to
pass over the lines of hose.
At this point there was considerable
discussion Of making it obligatory up
on all paid members of the fire de-
partment To attend fires at night, but
no action was taken. A resolution
was passed that the firemen he held
responsible for the set of harness
which was lost and that they be re-
qured to replace 1t. letter of
thanks from the racing squad for the
use of the horse and wagon in Flor
ence was read and received as in
formation.
A request from the Sumter Tee-
phone Company that they be allowed
to extend the cornice of their new
building over the sidewalk was grant
ed.
The police report for August was
read and received as information
The city clerk stated that he had
closed his books on August first and
started out with that date as the be-
ginning Of the fiscal year for the
city.
a request from Mr.. w. w. McKagen
for information as to whether he
should allow certain plumbing to be
installed in the Claremont Hotel was
received and upon the advice of Mr.
McKeiver ii was decided to allow
mode of plumbing.
Mr.. jennings stated that the CON
tract with the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company concerning Mary
street had been signed and exchanged
and that the street could be opened
up at any time now that the city
force could attend to it.
\ large number of bills were gone
over and ordered paid.
There was some discussion Of get
ting some one other than Mr.. Brunson
to shoe the fire horses as it could be
done cheaper elsewhere.
bill from the Atlantic Coast Line