The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-05-26

DArn roR PAYMENT OF STREET
1EAvING ASSESSMENT FIXED.

ANO ASS0EASnns<SI c1AHAO.
&c - sst,s v-- 49,
o. I1a>scss Of Importancc Dism.,.
q - Apsioa. fSken-IuSvsss6 Rec.
\, en1QpqlcA tor Cotton Weiehcr
Ha9 sor CITY Han.
~ = fekular meeting OF Council
peld Tnssday night, there were pres.
~ ooueeil6aaii q. q. Rowland and
y. p rabth Cosncnman Rowland
\ unayor-protsm. presiding.
>1s1s1Ass oe 1ng stn. Mag fsth and
Hay mar wsrS rad and. approved.
Matter Of, collecting bills for water
- Ave. eonnsctions put in by the
el9F'tA advance tf the ssrsst pavius
reet obcGnsd The instsucticns con.
t1rUe a. tins minutes or December
3o(,f wsts uhshAnssd.
a 1c1o6e Rowland prssented> CORE.
ee>1denOt 10 had had with Mr.. PAGE
- ~. Simmons Mayrant Company
K t1st1vg 70 che claim OF Mr.. Crowson
- tAHAAses for his daughters set
- Mr. srfn broken. The matter
49, f5eesssd to the Cisrk ana Treas
49, - - Mr.. cr6wson and ret tho
sl1elht ofsdoctors ahd hospitar bills
1Myst PRO Tenn Rowland reported
3 onle hs fiadl taken up with the Worth
mooe6 Puut CO. the matter Of adjust
ine aA ovsrchasss on gear made by
- lhd hoped TO sst satisfactory set
t1tdke1e 1stA &L.gpe I. ...es1
Z y ne s0slowins ordinances were
fs1d' and. tssinsd. on motion Of coun-
sf1A6ASs 13SotM. the rule requiring
thfsa READINGS being dispensed with:
IN Ordinance to levy assessments
Or ~aln~ays ana extra drfvsways
a1d q prsecsibe the method OF and
tinss. fot collection OF same.
Al 'Srdinsncsi 10 ax the time for
eol,Sesioh OF the nrst years assess-
meat eA asdtsins property for paying
~ pifndamnsdt Improvements on
t<fe6<s ana sidswaiks or Strssts or
~lSwasks and co. AZ tlsS penalty for
- SSs-ptSmsns osisuch assessments
40 fot" future Assessments Of this
~ 6&di6Sncs TO- declare tho vacant
spaces between csnisht or other side
walks and street. curbins to be parx-
wsys u the city OF Sumter and tol
peeNset the srms and any flowers.
dhut6sr$ o. trsss growing thereon
frsuk iajary: pF.- |~i~
Councilman Booth stated that he
Mad SSlhrlaihs from some parties that
eSFtaiu nssrch&nts IN the city were
ssiiins ssiblins on sundays indiscrim-
inAtsiy IN 'eontrdssnti6n Of an 6rdi-
nkacs Or thS city. A.ter discussion
codntii inStyuctsd the Chief Of Pc
iicS to'ssniifbrcs this ordinances strictly
and tdaSs exceptions only to nom
rtsidsnts of the city whom passing
tkfoush ana to physicians when he
vas convinced tiat tie case demand-
ID eetsih6 Z permit. /
Applications FOR the rsoommsnds-
ton OF Council to tho County Com
missioners for the appointment to po-
Sitioh ss cotton weishsr for the term
commsncing July list were received
from ths fonowins parties: q. J. NY
srs. A. q. warreh. n. 1. Scafe. q. O.
Ingram ana e. 3 DesChamps. coun-
ell decided TO recommend the present
incumbent. r. o.. Ingram, for re-elcc-
tion to this place, - t..
Mayor Pro Tenn Rowland presented
oarrespondenos received from the
Atlantic Coast Line rsiativs to, their
plano for overhauling their passen-
Or depot hero at IN early date. ana
sanding copies Of lstters Inviting bids
from contractors. The Clerk was d.
rected to make acknowledgment Of
this correspondence and express the
satisfaction Of Council that this work
was TO DO gotten under way.
Tho Clerk ind Treasurer reported
that accounts receivable now on hand
showed total Of S6.6s4.ss. He stat
Cd that the claim against the Coast
Line for ss.sso.ss., included in the
shove amount. would be paid within
the next few days. as the item which
had been holding up this matter had
BEEN reeonciled. -.....
Request from the Chamber of Com
msroe that the city fiy the national
nss from its nas star in the city hali
was scssd on favorsbiy and the City
Manager was instructed to get q flag
suitable for this purpose.
The matter oe the proposed dis