The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-29
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
SEVERAL MEMBERS ABSENT
AND FEW MATTERS TAKEN
Salary Of Health Officer Raised
Sewer Repairs Completed on Haus-
er Street and Near Completion on
Salem Avenue-Chart of City to
Cost $4,000.

Booth. Cuttino. McKeiver and Will
der Messrs. Jennings. Rhame and
Glenn being absent.
Very few matters Of importance
were brought up. The chief transac-
tions Of the meeting were the instruc-
ting Of Maj. Lee to prepare a chart
Of the city showing the locations of
all pipes On the streets; the raising
Of the health officers salary and the
report Of Engineer Lee that the work
on Hauser street was completed and
Ii would be completed on Salem Ave-
nue. in the next few days.
The meeting was called to order
by Alderman Wright. mayor pro TEN,
shortly after s o'clock. There was
some discussion of changing the
hour of meeting during the summer
from to 6 o'clock. But no action
was taken, although the members
present seemed in favor Of this
step.
Mr.. Hurst read an ordinance,
which he had prepared. granting the
Northwestern Railroad the right to
run spur track down Divine street.
crossing Manning avenue and Harvin
stree:, the same to be at all times
undet' the supervision Of council and
subject to all present and future
ordinances, with special regard to
gradings on the street and at cross
ings. The ordinance was adopted and
was turned over to Mr. Hurst for
the signature of the mayor and him
self.
report which had been request
ed Of the Recorder in regard to
petition from certain citizens for a
refund Of fine imposed upon them for
violation Of the health ordinance re-
auiring all trash to be boxed before
1t was placed in back lot or on the
street. was read. The Recorder
stated that some of the persons tried
plead guilty and others plead not
guilty, but he had. on the evidence,
found ~ of ,hem guilty and IMPOSED
the sentence required by the oedia-
aucc. Council after nearnz the
statel.ent from ,he h,rord,, TO
tho f,cts the oe,c voted GO 80 ,u
the sentence imposed by the Record
er
There were no reports from the
Finance or City Hall committees.
Mr.. Cuttino reported for the Fire
Committee that he had ordered some
rubber coats and boots for the fire.
men as instructed and had received
the invoice for same.
Mr.. Booth stated that the commit
tee which had been appointed to
meet with the water works commits
sion to arrive at an understanding
with them as to the use of water by
the city had met with the water COM
mission and had failed to come to
any agreement. He stated that the
water commission claimed that the
city used about $500 worth of wa
ter yearly. for which the commission
wanted 81 600 credit. The matter
had been discussed at some length
with the water commission. but an
agreement had not been reached
then. The committee was continued
b.. - f,1 1i,<er h..
rights of the city i'm the premises.
Mai. Lee was requested to give his
estimate of the cost of the chart,
which was wanted by the city. He
stated that the cost would be prac-
tically 10000 the chart to show
the location and Gepth of all sewer
pipes storm sewers and the location
of all water mains, etc. Upon mo-
ton Of Mr.. Booth Maj. Lee was in
structed to prepare such chart a.
soon as possible.
Mr.. Lee reported that the repairs
on the sewer line on Hauser street
had been completed and that the
work on Salem Avenue would he
complete in the next few days. All
Of the pipe which had been laid i'm
making the repairs was reinforced
and Mr.. Lee did not think that there
would he any trouble on this part of
the line any more. He stated, in
answer To Il question from Mr.
Wright. that Mr.. Trihblc would he
ready to return to the police force
i'm couple of days.
Mai. Lee reported another cave
in ON the sewer line on Salem avenue
a short distance below where he was