The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-01
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
CONTRACT WITH \. 4. l.. SETTLED
UPON AND To BE SENT On
TO ROAD OFFICIALS.
Request Prom Board of Health
Grantcd--Dr. Mills Wants tn Know
ff Council Will Back Him Up In
Securing sanitary Slaughter Pen
Carrier Boys May Ride ON Side
walk---Work on sewer Lines.


the council chamber Tuesday evening
for short but busy session. Quite a
number OF matters OF more or less
importance were attended TO. the ones
OF most Importance being requests
concerning various matters from the
BOARD of Health and statement by
1T. Mills that he would endeavor to
let IA sanitary slaughter pen in the
c.ty IL council would back him up in
tne matter. Council, granted the re-
auests OF the Board of Health and
lated that they would endorse and
lack DIR. Mills efforts To get an alb
oatoir In the city.
Matters taken up by council in
their session were as follows. all
MEMBERS being present but Alder
men Glenn and McLaurin.
Prof. 5. III. Edmunds. Superinten-
lent of the City Schools. appeared
before council and extended to them
his annual invitation to attend the
commencement exercises of the city
schools on Wednesday and Thursday
nights. He stated that a box would
be reserved for the members of
council. The invitation was eccept-
ed.
Dr. w. T.. Mills. chairman of the
Board of Health of Sumter stated
that the Board regarded the cleaning
Of the streets with water as more san
itary than by sweeping and asked
that this method be adopted. All of
the members of council seemed to
think likewise and the streets will
be cleaned with water in the future.
IL was stated that the reason that the
method had been discontinued was
because there was considered to he
hanger OF breaking the pipes by
pounding when this method was used
md the American Pipe Company.
he former owners of the water
works system. had never allowed 1t.
ar. McKeiver explained this by say
.ng that the company wanted To save
sttcr and n was @ :hc'~ lrtcres, to
% 50. and therefore The rlcaning of
be str, 's with water was act ol-
owed.
Dr. MNs osNed trat mor, c.rts DO
sent out tO taNe Oii 80. .4se. a.~ .a-s
assured by the chairman of the pub
&c works committee. that more would
"e used for this purpose. Mr.. Booth
stated that he had already put on
Ntra carts. but since the health Of
er was getting property owners to
r1t out SO much trash. he would put
u more. and even buy an extra pair
40 mules and carts IL necessary.
Dr. Mills then asked that way
Pc provided the health officer To car.
around disinfectants every week.
. was assured that the buggy and
h'rse belonging To- the city ccu.d be
ed for this purpose. and the buggy.
aich was now needing repairs. WIS
dered mended.
Dr. Mills then asked council IL
they wCJld back him up in his efforts
to secure sanitary slaughter pen
In the city. lie said that If they
would not he would drop the matter
at once. ~ present the butchering
was done under unsanitary conditions
and ne thought that he could secure
some pOrsOn To- build an abbatoir,
where al butchcring could be done
and Inspected by the Board of Health.
Council stated that they would en-
dorse this scheme and would back
him up In any thing that ne would
do along this line. Mr.. r.. l.. Rcardon
made few comments concerning
the present unsanitary conditions
surrounding the slaughter ucns and
meat which was brought la rom the
country.
II was decided To- secure the set
vices of Mr.. w. w. McKagcn as in
spector Of plumbing for the city. il
the water works commission would
agree To- allowing him to do this work.
For his services ne was To- receive an
increase IN salary. The health officer
was first suggested as the proper man
for this work. but IL was stated by
Dr. Mills that ne already had 10
much as he could de.
n request was made hy MIR. ~. g..
Ostccn that the Item carrier hoys hc
allowed o" ride ou the sidcW ,lks while
delivering the papers. lie stated that