The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-30
CITY COUNCIL Meeting.
NUMBER OF UNIMPORTANT MAT.
TEWS ACTED ON IN SHORT
SESSION.
Gasoline Tanks Must lie Installed at
Rear OF Premises Hcreafter-Resi-
dents Must Pay for Extension OF
Water Ifpes-WOrk on Wright
Street.

City Council met Tuesday night in a
short session with all members Of that
body present A number of matters
Of interest. but none of great impor-
tance We're brought up and acted on
at the meeting.
Mr.. Duckworth. who has neen
shipping apples here and selling them
at low prices, was called on some
time ago to pay a peddler's license
but declined to pay it, saying that he
would pay the regular merchants Ii
cense. as he had come to conduct a
regular mercantile business. Mr..
Weatherly has gone into the business
with him and upon this showing that
his would be a permanent business,
council allowed them to pay the regu-
lar license required of merchants
which they promised to do at once.
Mr.. l.. e. White reported that he
had investigated the request for an
extension Of the water line on Man-
ming Avenue. This work was ordered
done and council went on record as
declining to make any more extern
Sions on petitions in this manner un-
ess the residents who wanted the
Inc paid for the pipe, and the money
expended by them would be repaid
them in water rents.
Mr.. White reported that he was
working to improve both the curb
ing and drainage on Wright Street.
He stated that tho gasoline tank in
front Of Hearon's Pharmacy had been
Installed in satisfactory manner.
Mr.. Booth reported that he had
estimated that 1t would need about
$4,000 feet Of lumber for curbings In
the city and that this lumber could
be purchased at $50 per thousand
feet.
Mr.. Rowland requested on behalf
OF the meat dealers in the city that
an examination be made Of all persons
who cut and handle meats to see that
they were In good physical condition.
This matter was referred to the board
OF health for recommendation. Mr..
Rowland also asked on behalf CT
others that an investigation be made
or the custom of using sawdust IN
places where meat was sold ard
handled, as there was a Question Of
whether this was sanitary or not. This
matter was also referred to the boacd
OF health for investigations and rec.
ommendation.
A letter was received from the sec
retary Of the Chamber Of Commerce
as to whether or not Council would
give the organization an appropriation
OF $500. Upon motion of Mr.. Booth
this matter was deferred until the
next meeting OF council, when the
full board Of directors Of the Cham.
Der of Commerce were invited to como
before Council to explain their atti-
tude on this matter.
The City Clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for rent the quarters recently
occupied by the National Bank OF
South Carolina until the next meet
ing OF Council. There was some dis
cussion as to whether or not these
quarters should be occupied by the
City Clerk as an office or not, the
mayor favoring this.
An application for a position OH the
police force was received from w. H.
Thomas and filed for future reference
"A request for a rebate of license by
the Harby-E -Eppcrson Live Stock Co..
as they intended going out on business
In March. was refused.
A letter from Mr.. Geo. D. Shore,
postmaster, transmitting letters from
NJ. w. SeabrOok and others. was re-
ceived. He asked council to renum-
Der houses in the city. Council in
structed to consider this work which
was commenced by the late city man.
ager.
An application from the Peoples
Pharmacy for permission to erect n
gasoline tank in front Of it's store was
granted. subject to the approval of
council or it's agents Council how
ever, decided not to allow the install
lation of any more Of these gasoline
tanks under the sidewalk, as it con-
sidered them dangerous. In future
! they must he installed i'm the rear of
filling station.