The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-28
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
SHORT SESSION HELD AND IN
IMPORTANT MATTERS DIS
CUSSED.
Ordinance Adopted for Protection OF
Fccdstufls-tity To Borrow $4,000
Lawyers Pay License Under Pro-
tCSt-Other Minor Matters.

The meeting of City Council Tues
day night was "a short one, much
shorter than usual. There was only
one matter of general interest to come
up at the meeting and this was the
adoption of an ordinance requiring
groccrs, dealers in fruits and other
fccdstums to take certain precautions
to protect their wares from the flies
and dust. Other routine matters
were attended to.
Mr.. Rowland reported that he had
checked over the reports of the City
Clerk and Treasurer for April and
May and had found them correct. lie
stated that he noticed the payment of
water rents seriously in arrears and
advised that a strict enforcement be
made in the collections of these debts
to the city.
He further recommended that city
employees be paid once a week and
that they be not allowed to secure
money at other times.
Previous action of council in bor-
rowing $4,000 for the water depart
ment from the Germania Bank OF
Charleston was confirmed.
The health ordinance was then gone
over section by section, signed ard
Il III
mended by the board of health at a
former meeting of City Council, but
has not been published as several
necessary changes had to be made.
Mr.. G.. a. Waterman, Secretary ot
the Chamber of Commerce, requested
council for permission to tack up
notices on the streets calling attcn-
ton to the mass meeting on Wcdncs-
day, July End, in the interest of the
county fair. The pcrmsson was grant
ed on condition that the cards be re-
moved after the meeting was held.
Rev. 1. ID. Davis, colorcd, again pc
titioncd council to have an extension
Of the city water main on Manning
avenue.
The matter of extension Of electric
dimes was discussed and it was de-
cided not to have any more extern
siOns made unless the lighting COM
pany would first agree to pay for the
cost Of the extension.
The matter of working colored wo-
men on the streets, when they were
sentenced by the Recorder, was dis
cussed, in order to devise. "a plan
whereby the city might elcminate the
monthly payments for keeping these
convicts in the county Jail.
a letter from Mr. Sam Weeks re-
questng council to pay for loss of
trade during the time that his meat
market was shut up by order of the
board of health was read and discuss
ed. The letter was referred to the
board of health for report.
A request from Mr.. Douglas China
for exemption from licenses and taxes
for years on the ground that ne was
operating newly established man
ufacturng plant was granted.
Two bills for funeral expenses were
discussed and ordered paid.
The City Manager reported that the
Warren Street water main had been
completed at Il cost somewhat lower
than tho estimate given in by him.
He reported that the sewer pipe
for Law Range and Salem Avenue
had been ordered and would be laid
as soon az it arrived.
He reported that the wells at the
pumping station had been completed,
save for the installation of the cleo
trio pumps.
The three pest houses which the
city had ordered built were well un-
der way and would be completed III a
few days.