The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-09

City Council had long meeting last
night. Many matters were discussed
and acted on, some of them of much
importance and others of very little
interest.
ii. ID. Noise asked for the passage
of an ordinance allowing the passage
OF heating pipes TO run underground
from the Sumter electrical COMPANY
to the Sumter Lighting Company plant
in order to heat the former building.
The pipes will have to pass under
iiarvin street. Council postponed ac-
ton until they could more fully in
vestigate the matter.
Petitions from c. f.. Jones and e.
Il. Brailsford to be allowed to install
gasoline stations at their places of
business on East Liberty street and
south Main street, respectively, were
refused. Council standing by q form
er decision not to allow any more gas
oline tanks within the fire limits.
Geo. Leslie asked permission to erect
tent on the Crosswell lot on South
Main street in order to run photo
graph gallery. business. The request
was refused.
Chief of Police Sumter and Super-
visor of Streets White reported on
the matter of making changes in the
guard house in compliance with the
request of the Board of Health to pro-
vide better sleeping accommodations
for prisoners. Council decided to wait
for further bids before ordering the
work done.
supervisor Of Streets White reported
that the Atlantic Coast Line was re-
newing its drain pipe from Harvin
street along the railroad line to the
eastern edge of the city. He stated
that the new street between Hayns-
worth and Broad streets had not been
named and Council voted unanimously
to name it Folsom Street.
Il. b. Belser called attention to the
fact that the extreme western part of
Calhoun street was in bad condition in
both dry and wet weather and asked
mat work be done on the street. Coun-
cu stated that the street would be
improved when the rock was moved
crom other streets so that the new
paving miaht hc laid
w. B. Costin asked Tor the return ,i
pistol which had been taken from
him several years ago by the police
department. His request was refused
as it was thought that it would set a
bad precedent.
request from j. N. Mcbane for a
partial refund OF license as mer-
chant, as he had not been here the en-
tire year, was refused.
a deed to five poles on Liberty
street was accepted from the Bell Tele-
phone Company and $1.OO was order
ed paid.
C. Il. Hogan asked permission to
erect n screened shed on the court
house square, but his request was re-
fused, as council is opposed to having
any more sheds of this nature.
ix,in \
preparation from Council of $25 a
month to go to the support Of the City
Nurse. Council granted this request
and the money was ordered payable
monthly, beginning with August /.
A deed from ID. r. NcCallum was
received for the extension of Jen-
kins street from Salem Avenue to
purdy street and was accepted.
The tax ordinance for 1915-16 was
read and ordered published, as was
the license ordinance for 1916. These
ordinances are practically the same as
for 1915.
supervisor White was instructed to
get figures as to the cost Of installing
steam heat in the City Hall building
and OF laying concrete walk along
the alleyway by the City Hall.
The papers In the appeal of j. II.
Scale from the Recorders Court were
presented to Council and ordered
filed.
resolution was passed authorizins
the mayor and city clerk and treas
urer to borrow $4,000 to retire the
bills payable outstanding against the
city and TO run the city until taxes
come in.
The annual report of the Clerk Clerk
ana Treasurer for the fiscal year