The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-18
CITIZENS WANT sTRfETsPlVEB
FOURTEEN PETITIONS FOR M
PROVEMENTS FILED WITH
CITY COUNCIL.
ordinances on Street Paving Prepared
and Read-H. j. Harby Makes Do.
nation to Civic League-Board Of
Health Makes Recommendations.

po'i'ioiS LOT the paving or
streets and parts Of streets
we're presented to Council at its meet
ng Tuesday night, indicating the fact
nat the citizens of Sumter want their
streets and sidewalks improved and
are willing to pay their share of il
rs all OF the paving petitioned for is
TO be done under the abutting prop-
erty paving act. The petitions which
went before Council last night were
in themselves almost sufficient. If not
entirely sufficient to take up the s225.
600 bonds which were voted on some
time ago and which can be issued for
paving purposes.
Council also went to work at once
getting up the necessary ordinances
preliminary to advertising for pur-
chasers for the bonds, and these or
dlnances passed their first reading
last night. Second and third read
ings will be given to-day and tomor-
row, when the ordinances will be pub
lished. The citizens on the following
streets have presented petitions:
1. Hampton Avenue, Main to
Green; 2. North Main Street, Canal to
Live Oak; 8. West Hampton Avenue:
4. Washington Street, Liberty to War
rem; 5. East Liberty Street, from end
of present permanent paving to rail-
road crossing; 6, Reardon Avenue,
Liberty to Hampton; z, South Wash
ington. Liberty to Bartlette; 8. CAL
noun Street, Main to Purdy; 8. MAN.
ming Avenue, Main to City Limits; 10.
Dugan, Main to Washington; IL. West
Liberty. Sumter to Purdy; IL. Harvin
Street. Hampton Avenue to A. c. L.
crossing; Caldwell, Main to Harvin:
Telephone, Harvin to Magnolia; Oak
land Avenue, Main to Harvin; 13. Sa-
lem Avenue, Liberty to Oakland; Ia,
Church, Liberty to Broad.
The ordinances adopted were first.
An Ordinance to declare the result OF
the election and determine the issue
of $225,000 bonds for improving
streets and sidewalks. The bonds viii
be issued at 4 per cent, if possible.
and are redeemable' one-twentieth
each year. .:. 90.
Second, an ordinance to levy taxes
on abutting property to pay for per-
manent improvements on streets ad-
Joining property, one-twentieth to be
repaid each year with five per cent.
interest. Property owners may antici-
pate any part or all of the payment
for improvements. The city treasurer
Is to keep separate book Of all as
sessments and they will be collectibie
the same as other taxes. In case Of
sale a change of taxpayer will be-
made on the treasurer's books. n
Third, an ordinance to levy 1 IL
mills taxes to provide sinking fund
to pay the city's share of the indebted-
ness when it comes due. and Ia
mills taxes to purchase the coupon
bonds as they come due each year.
Mr.. H. j. Hardy in a letter to coun-
Gil stated that he had 5000 which he
would turn over to the city at any
time as a donation for the Civic
League, the sum to be invested suit
ably and the income to go towards
keeping up the Civic League. The do
nation was accepted by council on be-
half Of the Civic League and will be
invested as requested.
The police report for August showed
l13 arrests, with 8 dismissals; $751 in
fines, 100 days, amounting to a total
of ss25.7O.
The City Library report showed l.
OS4 books lent out between June 1 and
September 18th, with 35S members of
the library. ,-
Messrs. o. H. Foley, H. G.. Osteen
and E. s. Booth appeared before
Council to urge that West Hampton
Avenue be paved as the first work of
the paving under the bond issue.
Council seemed favorably impressed
with their arguments.
Mr.. B. o. Cantey asked that the
claying of Church street be extended.
Council decided not to take action at
present as they wanted first to ascer-
tain the districts which would come
in for permanent paving.
A letter from the the Board OF
Health recommended that sleeping
accommodations be provided in the
guard house. Council authorized Mr..
White to ascertain the cost of such
arrangements as would be necessary.
The Board of Health also asked