The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-14
NUMBER OF MATTERS COME UP
FOR CITY FATHERS 10
DISCUSS.
sumter Lighting Company Criticised
Lawyers Ask Reduction OF IL
f, cense-Eureka Hose Salesman
Present - Ordinance Regulating
Display OF Fruit and Other Ar.
ticies Adopted at Request OF Board
OF Hcalth--City Manager Reports
Matters.

Manager present A number OF un-
important matters came up and were
acted upon. One matter OF import
ance to the city and which will be
felt hereafter was the adoption OF
an ordinance recommended by the
Board OF Health and adopted by sus-
pension OF the rules. The ordinance
provided for the regulating OF the
display OF fruit, vegetables and other
edibles and required all dealers to
keep their food stuffs we'll screened
from flies.
There had been a number of criti-
cisms of the Sumter Lighting Com
pany for not repairing a wire which
came down Sunday night during the
storm, and Mr.. T.. H.. Moses at the
request OF City Manager worthing-
ton was present to state the circum-
stances. He stated that the COM
pany had made tho repairs az soon
as possible. The telephones were not
In working order at the time and IL
aser and his man could be summoned
to the scene and make the repairs
The damage had been rpaired as
soon as possible, as the company was
as anxious to prevent injury to per-
sons as much as the city was.
A delegation OF lawyers appeared
TO ask Council to reduce the mini
mum on the license for lawyers
They stated that the present license
was unjust to the young and small
lawyers. as II made them pay out Of
proportion to the income derived by
them. Messrs. M. w. Seabrook, A. B.
stuckey. III. c. Haynsworth, f. A.
Mcleod and A. s. Merrimon made
statements OF their sides OF the case.
Council later took up the matter
and refused to change the license.
Mr.. A. s. Merrimon, in behalf of
G. w. Smith * Co., asked council TO
consider the matter of reopening an
: account with Messrs. Beattie Bros, in
order that Smith and Company might
secure money due them by Beattie.
Council discussed the matter with Mr..
Merrimon. but declined to reopen IL.
as II had been settled by a former
council. This matter related to the
paving OF the Church street sidewalks,
part OF which had been condemned by
the city engineer.
The salesman for the Eureka Hose
Company being present. thanked
Council for past consideration and
asbed to be considered when Coun-
ell decided to purchase more hose,
which he was assured would not be
until next fall
The matter OF monthly payments
for the band was mentioned, the City
Clerk. at their request. informing
Council that the year ended June 30,
up to which time the payments had
been promised.
Dr. III. A. Mood. city health officer
and Mr.. j. w. dcKeiver. a member
OF the Board Of Health. brought an
ordinance to Council which the Board
OF Health had prepared and which
that body asked Council to adopt
Council suspended the rules and
adopted the ordinance. The ordinance
is lengthy one. relating 20 the prop
er screening OF houses. stores and
foodstuffs. II Is copied after the Des
Moines ordinance. The heading and
other parts were TO be prepared by
the City Clerk and Treasurer.
The report OF the Chief OF Police
for May was received and read
City Manager worthington reported
the fact that the South Carolina West.
ern Hallway had completed the
crossing on Calhoun Street. He be-
ieved that the work had been done
well and that the pipe had been suf
hciently protected.
He reported that work Of laying n
drain pipe on Bee Street was being
completed. and recommended. I'm view
Of the high price Of labor. that the
same force Of hands he kept To put i'm
the sewer line on Law Range.
The work at the pumping station
was still going on. He had found diff
hculty I'm testing the water supply
furnished By the wells, but had bor-
rowed pump which ne thought
would prove sufficient to make nee
essary test.
lie asked Council for Instructions
IA 90 furnishing inmates Of the pest
house with food. Some Of those ta-
ken there were unable or unwilling To
supply their food He was told to