The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-12


Permitting Railroad Side Track on
Dingle Strect-Mr. $. O'Quinn EIct.
cd Member OF BOard Of Health.
City Council met Tuesday night in
regular session with all members
present.
The report of the managers of the
regular municipal election was receiv-
ed and on the returns l.. d. JENNINGS
was declared elected Mayor for a
term Of four years and j. p. Booth
was declared elected Councilman for
a term Of four years, each of them
having received the unanimous vote
cast In the election. Messrs. Jen-
nings and Booth were sworn in. the
oath being administered by City Clerk
d. NJ. Blanding.
On motion of Councilman Booth ,
who had heretofore served as Mayor
Pro Tenn, Councilman Rowland was
elected Mayor Pro Tenn.
A letter from Mr.. HI. A. Moses COM
planning concerning the unnecessary
blocking Of traffic on streets by the
paving contractors was received. City
Engineer Lee was requested to investi-
gate and take steps to prevent needless
interruption of street traffic.
Chief Of Police J. r. Sumter and
DR.. s. H. Edmunds presented a Pc
titiOn requesting Council to construct
an asphalt paved skating rink on a
part of Monumental Square for the
use Of the children Of the city. The
matter was referred to City Engineer
Lee to ascertain the cost of the pro-
posed skating rink.
The riding of bicycles on Monu-
mental Square was prohibited in fu-
ture and Chief of Police Sumter was
directed to enforce this rule,
The Police Department report for
July showed fines collected $539.25
and days served to the value of $sO.4O,
a total Of $619.65.
The library report for July showed
membership Of 665.
DR.. s. H. Edmunds. chairman of
the committee representing City Coun-
ell and the City Board of Education
on the Carnegie library, reported that
the plaps for the library had been ap-
proved by the Secretary Of the carne-
gle Foundation and that the funds for
the erection Of the library were now
available. Work on the building will
begin as soon as possession Of the lot
Immediately adjacent to the old Ryt-
tenberg residence can be obtained,
which will be when the residence Of
Mr.. A. G.. Phelps is completed, Mr..
Phelps now occupying the Ryttenberg
house.
The license on conducting an auto
mobile washing shop was fixed at IS
per year and license was granted to
Davis d. Burgess
A refund of the annual license tax
OF the Orient Fire Insurance Co., was
asked by the Commercial Insurance
Agency, on the ground that the Orient
Insurance company had not done any
business In this city this year. The
application was refused, it being
against the policy Of the city to re.
fund license taxes, as the tax Is for
the privilege Of doing business in the
city and the company paying the tax
still has the privilege for which it
made application and for which it
paid at the beginning Of the year.
The request Of the Board of Health
for the purchase Of another scavanger
wagon for use in the sanitary service
was granted.
Mr.. S. O'Quinn was elected a men,
ber Of the Board of Health for a
term Of five years, Mr.. ]. A. Mcknight.
whose term expired June eth, hav-
ing declined reelection.
A second petition from citizens re-
siding and owning property on Dingle
street was filed protesting against
granting rights of way through Dingle
street for side tracks of the Atlantic
Coast Line, Northwestern and South
ern Railway. Mayor Jennings and
Councilman Rowland stated that the
railroad engineers and officials were
still trying to find another route for
the necessary side tracks SO as to
avoid using Dingle street If possible.
Second reading was given the fol-
lowing ordinances: An ordinance
granting to the Atlantic Coast Line
and the Northwestern Railroad the