The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-01
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
COUNCIL AGREES TO ADOPT PLAN
SUGGESTED BY BOARD OF
HEALTH.
ir. Wilson Elected school Physician
A Junk Dealer Who is Not u
Junk Desier-City Manager Brings
Up q Number of Matters fer Con-
sideration-Mr. Boyle Asks That
Vehicles be Allowed on street.

monthly session Wednesday r!ght
and large number OF matters OF
more or less Importance came up for
consideration. The matter which has
elected the most interest from the
general public was the difference be-
tween Council and the Board OF
Health as TO the appointment of two
men on the health department. This
Amatter was settled by Councils de-
= cision 20 adopt the method proposed
by tie Board Of Health for the pur-
pose OF giving IL trial.
DIR. III. A. Mood. Dr. w. f. Mills,
Mr.. Geo. ID, Levy and Mr. s. b.
!, Mitchell. OF the Board OF Health, ap-
peared TO set forth their side OF the
controversy. Mr.. Levy and Dr. Mood
did mos OF tSe talking for their side
In n discussion " Mich lasted nearly an
hour. Mr.. Levy stated that the Board
OF Health In the past had not accom-
plished as desirable results as they
had wished. They had been standing
still and they now wanted a change In
order that they might have chance
TO 60 forward. They needed a spe-
cialist as a health officer who should
supervise and instruct and see that
The work was done and a man under
1him To- do the manual work. DIR.
Mood stated that the system which
had been applied I'm the past was
wrong and that the newly re-organiz-
ed Board OF Health would see that a
better system was applied. There
was some argument in favor of COM
Spbining the position of Health Officer
and City Physician. but members OF
the Board OF Health opposed this
plan Messrs. Jennings and Rowland
were willing To- give the system advis-
ed by the Board OF Health trial,
while Mr.. Booth was opposed to Il on
nthe Ereupl that n created new Of
Gnce ann ne thought that II the posi-
tions of Health oficer and City Ply
sician were combined the city would
get better service. The matter was
settled AZ the Board OF Health rec
commended. The Health Officer is to
get fifty dollars a month for his SER
vice. while his assistant will be paid
sixty dollars month.
As Dr. Mood had already been rec
ommended as Health Officer by the
Board OF Health. he will now resign
from the Board OF Health and a new
srnember will be appointed.
Prof. =. III. Edmunds stated that the
committee on charities had held a
meeting ut which IL was decided that
the body was too large for working
f'pprposee q therefore an executive
conmistec consistirS OF Mesrs. Bar
. tow walsh. w. s. Jones and A. NJ.
Rrosshton had been chosen. who
>s<ouid have power to act for the full
eommittcs st any time.
Superintendent Edmunds stated
4 thot he, had IN accordance with in
= sorn,tiops from, Council secured the
ss~ricrs OF pr y. r. Wilson as school
i physio1an. 'rr. Wilson had promised
70 60 ths work OF examining the pu-
Z. ysIs ne first year. free Of charge.
This report was received by Council
and spr. Wilson was given IA vote Of
sbanks by that body.
y. spperlrtepdent Edmunds then stat
= "a thnt n had been thought best by
Dr Wilson and himself that any
child. rsvsd, upon examination. to be
" a menace toihimslf,.r his fellow pu-
pil4 should be stopped from school
until BE- rhsuIa have such treatment
a. thonxht necersary. This matter
y was referred 20 the school board with
power 10 act ne they deemed prop
\ ~. y, ~ ~
1ns. report OF the city manager was
next heard re stated that he had
written 20 si,e isush tank people. who
were wistPrto replace any tanks
t@hieh wsse pst giving satisfactory
service re would make a thorough
test Of tnss iush tanks in the near
future and then write to the company
for Whatever dush tanks were needed.
lie did not know that the new tanks
were any better than the old. but they
lwould NOT De any worse than the
ones proved ,snserviceable
A number OF old Bills were gone
over and ordered psid after careful
consideFation.
Request TOR a are hydrant at tn"
corner of Magnolia and Myrtle streets
nwas referred 20. mo city manager AMI
superlntenarrts spf water works to as
ceyiaiu the cost ~ Installation Lights
were ordered pat IN on Dugon ar"