The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-03
tl1f96J16|[I MEETING. { Y
NUA1BER OF MATTERS OF MINOR
IMPORTANCE ACTED UPON.
Counca Extends Time for Pool Rooms
20 6ee out Of Busincss--Refuses 70
rebate Water Claims-Rcports Re-
ceavcd from Various Departments.

neoaee Water Claims-Rcports re.
ceascd from Various Departments
The regular meeting OF City Coun-
~ was held last night with Coun-
cuman Rowland and Mayor Jennings
present A number OF matters OF
minor Importance were transacted
during the meeting.
Council placed on record previous
action bv its members reducing the
Incense on pool tables to 500 per an
mum for the FIRST three months In
.lSl1, In order TO give the owners time
In which 60 dispose of the tables. af-
Ter whieh II would revert back TO
$500 per, table per annum.
A license was given j. X. Ezell to
operate an indoor baseball game. the
license being set at SIS O year.
The city clerk was directed to write
the A. @. l. authorities asking that
they rat back 60 the city the money
, paid the contractors for paving the
approach to the station. which was
advanced the contractors by the city.
Repcfts were received from the
chief OF police. librarian. for the city
nurse. and from the superintendent
OF the qire department and ordered
d1ed. n
rhs ordinance regulating the issue
Of $4,000 additional street pavement
bonds passed second reading, as did
another ordinance fixing tax levy
at three -fourths mill to create sink
Ing fund and retire the bonds ut the
end Of twenty years.
Council confirmed previous action
Of It's members In naming DR.. 8. III.
+ Edmunds and Mr.. w. b. Upshur as
the city's Representatives on the AL
lamont Noses Memorial Fund Asso-
tho paving on Oakland Avenue from
salem Avenue to Purdy street. and
to pave the sidewalks OH Corbett
street and to change the name of the
street 10 Park Avenue. Council.
while anxious TO have this work
done, did not think that there would
b suflicient funds left from the paw
ine Donds. after the work already
meDppd out had been done. to do the
ooaitiQnal work requested. No ac-
/ ton was taken.
Ar. J. X. Crosswell presented a let
tor from Mr.. j. w. McKiever In ref
erence to repairs which could be
sde on o building at the corner of
south Main and Bartlette streets own
I'd by Mr.. Crosswell. which had been
ccrdemned by the city fire inspector.
Council directed that the repairs
slated In Mr.. McKiever's letter be
made. with the understanding that
this would insure the safety of the
building.
n The library report for January
showed twenSy-eight new members,
with n total or 7s2 members: SAC
books let out in January. making O
total of ss32.
The report Of Chief of Police sum-
ter for January showed so arrests. IL
dismissed, one not guilty. 4 transfer
red to 'magistrato's cohrt, days $40
nnss' ss79.oS. making a total OF
Bids to supply the city with med
icine for charity cases were received
from zemp's Pharmacy, MitchelI's
Drug Store. Siberts Drug Store and
DeLorme's Pharmacy. The contrac ct
Tor tho rest Of 1917 was LET to De-
I.ormes Pharmacy at II per cent. or
the list price.
The clerk reported that he had re-
cofved several inquiries as TO the pov-
ment or dues for sanitary service.
when tho premises visited were va
can't. IL was decided by Council tha,
~ case OF vacancy for n whole quar-
ter the dues would not be REQUIRED
out otherwise the regular amounts
would have to be paid.
Thu ss.no~t-s~-A--.
menrs report showed fifty-two alarms
ot nrc. Tour OF them false. He stated
tnat frequent false alarms came in
rom boxes rs and 25. and therefore
new glasses had to be put In at these
ooxes often. The fire district had been
inspected each quarter and an inspec-
uon or the entire city was beins mad.
~ present. Where defects were found
sne owners Of the premises were re-
4 quired to remedy them. There ho 4
been 80 building permits since Oc-
tooer 10. 1916. So of these being ror
repairs and the other twenty for ne,,
buildings. Capt. Finn In his repo~t
stated that there had been some trou-
Die In getting this ordinance into on.
Grafton. but that II was working bet.
ter now.
several claims OF water overcharges
py the city were taken up ami cons!d.
ered' and all Of them disallowed b.
Nouncii. II was claimed in ono H.
Wance that there must have been \
mis-reading OF the meter, which was
responsible for the excessive amour.
OF water shown as consumed and in
Two other cases II was stated that the
excess could have been remedied he'd
me meter been read quarterly. q.
was the custom. Council did not con
Dider IL the city's place to show cu1
toners the cause Of excessive use O:
water. nor did II consider that 1. W..
incumbent upon the city to read III
meter every quarter this being COZ.
sdered only a custom and not q NJ
cessity.
The matter Of children skating o.
certain streets Of the city was brough,
up by the mayor. but no action VIZ.
taken.