The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-13

Dihsie Mlii bTluBe, the fall being %
feet, and the fall from Hauser street.
near Graham's barn, 70 Dingles
Mill bridge being II feet
ON this point Of practicability, we
also further find that all of the
cypress ponds. brick yard holes. and
all low places within the said drain
age district can be thoroughly drain
ed into the central canal Of Turkey
Creek by means of lateral drains here
matter described.
The present canal of Turkey Creek
Will have to be deepened from Dingle's
Mill bridge to it's upper end at Lor-
ing's land from two to four feet be-
low the present bed and be widened
from Dingle's Mill bridge to Hauser
street so as to make it's width not less
than 20 feet. from Hauser street to the
a. G. l.. track leading to Darlington
not less than Is feet wide.
The necessity for deepening and
widening the present central canal
Is due to the fact that lateral bitches
or canals are to be constructed as
hereafter recommended and the
hardening of the streets Of Sumter
causing the water to flow in more
rapidly than heretofore.
We recommend the following later
al drains:
1. A lateral following the natural
drain through lands of Berry, Rey-
nolds and Brunson to lands of C. l..
Tisdale. approximately two miles.
2. Lateral following the natural
drain through lands of Berry, Rey-
nolds. Commander and Moses farm,
about ga miles.
3. Lateral from canal at a point
where Graham and Richardson cor
ner, east along Graham and Richard
son lines through lands of Graham
to ponds of Moses farm, Reardon and
Graham. lands of H. l.. Tlsdale, Dick
Kennedy and Gaham Moses, one
mile.
4. Lateral running eastwardly
| through lands Of Graham to point
where the Radical Road and the New
Road intersect, thence through lands
| OF Or. China and Tisdale, about 1
1-2 miles.
5. Lateral on Graham place, about
1-2 mile.
6. Lateral on Graham place just
below intersection of Hauser street
eastward through Graham land to
lands of China, 1-2 mile.
z. Lateral from intersection OF
Radical and New Roads, northeast
along New Road to lands of Ora.
ham. China, Purdy and others, one
mile.
s. Lateral running northeast along
Mayesville road to lands OF China,
Graham. Ryttenberg, Boyle and
Purdy. "a mile.
9. Lateral east along Calhoun
street road TO Moses road, thence up
Moses road to lands Of Levi and Zach
Walker. about one mile.
10. Lateral east along line Of Lor-
ing and Levi, thence north along lines
of Levi. Loring, Roach, Bland and
Belser. said ditch to follow a natural
drain about l IA miles.
IL. Lateral starting at canal cross
ing of Turkey Creek and c. S. & n.
railroad from Turkey Creek running
north on west side of c. S. & n. rail
road through lands of Loring, Roach
and Bland. ditch to follow natural
drain "a mile.
IL. Lateral running west from C. S.
& N. railroad at Loring southern line
towards Main street. about 1-2 mile.
13. Lateral running west along
Calhoun street. about 1-2 mile
IA. Lateral west, about midway be-
tween Calhoun and Liberty streets to
S. c. w. railway depot, about Ia
mile.
Is. Lateral running west along
Liberty street, A mile.
16. Lateral west along Hauser
street, IA mile.
II. Lateral west to lands of Perry
Moses and McIlwaine, "a mile.
Under the inquiry as to Whether
1t will benefit the public health or he
conductive to the general welfare of
the community" we beg to report:
In the Judgment of your board, the
proposed drainage would be decided
~ beneficial to the public health of
the community. both within the pro-
posed drainage district, and for some
distance beyond the same and espec-
iaily to large proportion of the in
habitants of the city OF Sumter.
That the same will not only he