The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-13
CITY COUNCIL Meeting.
T.. 5. SlIC1.ER GIVEN SAME AC-
TIlORITY As THAT FORMER
LY HELD BY CITY
MANAGER.

Ordinances Adopted Regulating Deal
ing in Junk and to Prohibit Inter.
fCring with an Officer in Discharge
of His Duty--Cld G. S. & n. Depot
Site Leased to j. w. Jackson.-To
Issue Paving BOnds-LOan to Pay
First Installment on Bonds,
City Council held a regular meet
ing last night with all of it's mem
bers present except Councilman
Booth. Chief of Police Sumter and
City Manager E. S. Shuler were also
present. A number Of matters of
general interest were acted on, the
chief of these being the decision 10
give to City Manager Shulcr the same
authority as was held by the city
manager, and to make a temporary
loan of $22,5OO TO meet interest and
the first payment on the $2?5,O0O paw
ing bonds issued last year.
On request Of the Postal Telegraph
Company their license was reduced
to $50.
An ordinance regulating dealing in
junk was read and adopted, as was
an ordinance prohibiting the inter-
fering with an officer in the dis.
charge of his duty, penalties for vio-
lations being provided in both cases.
The annual report of the chief Of
police was received and read. 1t
| showed during 1916: Arrests 774;
days 445, or $S91.4O, fines $6,17164,
making a total of $7,0S3.O4 for the
year. The report showed SO arrests
for drunkenness during 1916.
The report of the chief Of police
for December showed: Arrests, 40;
dismissed a; suspended l; transfer
red A. not guilty 3; nolle pressed II;
| days earned 532, or $106.4O; fines
$3.50, a total of $G41.9O. Twenty
! nine cases were continued from De-
| cember to the New Year and were no:
| reported.
lent during December $50, total o.
006; members during December 10:
total 754.
In letter from Chief Engineer
Willoughby of the A. c. l.. to City
| Council it was stated that the rail-
| road had authorized the paving Of
the Manning avenue crossing, but that
the work had been overlooked dur.
ing December and would be done at
| once.
Mr.. Ballard reported that there
| were not sufficiency of numbers to
| complete the work OF numbering all
houses on tho streets.
A letter from Mrs. Octavia c.. Mo-
ses to Council informing them OF
the foundation of memorial for the
late Altamont Moses was received
and read. The names requested by
| Mrs. Moses Of Council will be am
nounced later.
! letter was received from +. G..
Mayes, city chemist. stating that he
| thought it advisable to use sweepcrs
on the street, as the accumulation OF
| dirt and other secretions proved in
furious to an asphalt street and cut
off it's durability. No action Will be
taken until a full meeting of Council
is held.
The returns from the election fer
$4,000 issue of paving bonds were
! canvassed and the result was declared
| 81 for and 6 against the bond issue.
The city clerk was authorized 20
| prepare the necessary papers and to
| advertise for the sale of the bonds.
The city clerk was authorized to
borrow $22,50O to meet the first pay
ment on the paving bonds and to pay
interest on same, the loan to be made
| at the National Bank of Sumter at
per cent. The first payment on the
bond issue of $225,OOO bonds for
street paving CO mes due OH the 18TH
Inc loan VIII DE temporary one, as
the money will be paid back as soon
as the assessments are fixed and paid
into the city treasury.
The city clerk was instructed to
write to the heads of the various de-
partments of the city instructing
them that the same regulations We're
now in force as were in force when
Maj. Robinson was city manager.
City Manager Shuler was authori?-
ed to purchase II bicycle for his own
service.
The jury box Of 500 names for 1917
was drawn by Council under the act
passed by the General Assembly in
1915.
The sum of SIS paid to the city rs