The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-12
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
NUMBER OF MATTERS ACTED ON
TUESDAY NIGHT.
Storage Battery to Take Place OF
Chemical Battery for Fire Alarm
System-City Will Not Allow Paw
ing to Be Taken Up After it is Laid,
Connections Must Be Made Now.

City Council met Tuesday night
with Councilman Rowland absent and
considerable business, al
though nothing of prime importance
came up. The most important decis-
ion of Council was that it would not
allow any paving of that which it is
proposed to lay in the near future to
be taken up once it has been laid. All
water, sewer and storm pipes will be
laid and connections made on place
for vacant lots before hand. The gas
company was also notified Of this de-
cision in order to give them an oppor-
tunity of laying pipes beforehand on
those streets which will be paved, in
case they desire to do so.
Mr.. E. HI. Lyman, city electrician,
asked that the old chemical batteries
of the fire alarm system he replaced
with storage batteries, which could be
installed at cost of about $500 and
which would cost only about $40 a
year for upkeep, whereas the chemi-
cal batteries cost about $262.10 a year
for recharging. He also asked that a
special wire be run from the fire de-
partment headquarters to the city
hall to connect with the fire alarm,
which would then be in service even
if the wires were down in the town,
These changes were ordered made.
Charlie Macheros asked a reduction
on his restaurant license, but the mat
ter was allowed to lie over.
Mr.. Murphy of Columbia, repre-
senting Mr.. Matthews in the paving
bond matter, asked that the final res
olutions and forms be passed in con-
nection with the sale Of the bonds and
the meaures were read and adopted.
Mr.. r. B. McNeal asked for a re-
fund on water rentals, which were
granted to the amount Of $2.33.
Supt. White reported Jenkins street
opened and the need of sewer system
on the street. He also stated that
changes should be made at the street
crossings and asked that an extra
force of hands be given for this work.
| City Council will in the near fu-
ture decide on which streets are to be
paving to be removed once it is laid.
All connections required by the city
will be made beforehand, as to water
and sewer. and Mr.. McKagen was di-
rected to keep a record Of the cost Of
the installations Of these connections
in order that they might be charged
up against the property holders when
connections We're made with resi-
dences later on. The city clerk was
directed to write the gas company Of
this resolution in order that they
might make any provision for laying
their pipes beforehand, if they desired
to do so.
Mr.. McKagen was directed to ascer-
tain the cost of substituting a six
inch water main in Harvin street to
replace the four-inch main now in use
on this street and report to the next
meeting of Council.
Messrs. Lee and White were direct
ed to 60 ahead with their plans for
proper drainage of those streets which
We're to be paved.
Maj. Lee reported that he had not
yet completed measurements of the
streets which had petitioned for paw
lng' but that he had found that to
pave 30-foot streets there would have
to be $4,000 square yards Of paving,
while it would only be $500 to pave
24-foot streets.
Mr.. Grover was allowed to erect a
photographers tent on the Wilson lot
on South Main street, subject to re-
moval at the will of Council.
The library report showed AJAX
books lent out to January 1, and 716
books lent during January. making a
total of 4.451 books lent. There were
All members from June 1. when the
library started. to January 1, 54 new
members in January, making a total
of 525.
General agents Of life insurance
companies were liable for licenses on
all new business in the city and on
renewals of premiums, according to
Councils decision.
Applications for the position of dri-
Yer of the auto truck were received
from Messrs. Harry Weeks. Henry
brinkley, Willie Muller and Alva
keels. Mr.. Weeks was elected at a
salary Of SIS a month to have entire