The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-26

City Council held it's regular semi
monthly meeting Tuesday evening,
spending session of two hours in
discussion of the city'S business. Very
upon, the chief matters receiving at
tentiOn being number of ordinances
which were read but were postponed
until changes could be made in them
before they are brought up for pas
sage.
Mr.. G. W. Reardon appeared before
Council on behalf of certain parties
who had been fined by the Recorder
for violation of the health ordinance.
Mr.. Reardon stated that the people
running the restaurants had screen
ed doors and windows as required by
the State law, but that they had not
not seen any State law, there being
no city ordinance to this effect pre-
vious to their arrest.
Council after hearing Mr.. Rear6on
N1Ni"Cu hot " ACT III the matter NltH-
out hearing from the Board Of II ealth
to whom they referred the matter for
recommendation.
An ordinance to require operators
of moving picture houses to have q
certain number of emergency exits
was read, but the need of change was
pointed out, and the ordinance was
held over.
An ordinance to amend the present
awning ordinance SO as to allow the
hanging on the streets of pull-up
awnings less than the width of the
sidewalk was passed and signed.
An ordinance making it compulsory
for property owners to connect with
sewerage lines when within two hun
dred feet Of water and sewerage lines
was read, but held over. Another or
dinance relating to the use of surface
closets in the city was also read, but
it was decided to unite the two into
one ordinance and passage was post
poned until a new ordinance contain
ing the same requirements could be
drawn up.
A number Of bills were gone over
and ordered paid. In this connection
the payment for medicine ordered by
the city physician was discussed, and
1t was decided that in future the city
should refuse to pay for prescriptions
given by the city physician. A bill for
wire ordered for the fire department
called for considerable discussion be-
fore it was ordered paid.
The nature Of the contract with the
Sumter Lighting Company was COM
mented upon when a bill ,om that
company for erecting poles and in
sta.ling lights was brought up. 1t was
found that by the terms of the con-
tract the city had to pay for these
things and the bill was ordered paid.
The payment of half of the amount
of the bill submitted for the electric
pump by the Sumter Lighting Com
pany was ordered. This pump has
not yet been installed, but work will
be commenced this week with this end
in view.
request that Council state wheth-
er or not the sale of beerine or malt.
such as was formerly sold by various
storekeepers in the city, was against
the city odrinance was heard. Coun-
ell reported it's inability to answer the
question, as it was not able to say
whether the beverage contained suffi-
cient alcohol to cause intoxication.
DIR. c. w. Maxwell presented a pc
tition from residents Of Council street
asking that their street be clayed and
that provision be made for drainage.
the latter being especially necessary
at this time as the city would have
to take care of the water from the
roof of the Trinity Methodist Church.
The matter was referred to the CITY
Manager for investigation of cost of
claying and drainage and to report
back to Council
City Manager Worthington report
ed that it would be impossible to
Duild the Chestnut street sidewalk
out to Haynsworth street, as Mrs.
Muller's land extended over what
would be the sidewalk, unless the
street was made very narrow. He was
instructed to go ahead with the build
ing of the sidewalk Up to Mrs. Null
!ers place, when the matter would
be taken up with her
He stated that he had invited sales
men for sprnklers to come To Sum
ter to talk over the price of one for
the Academy Of Music, and that ne
needed more time to ascertain cost
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