The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
tITY tBtxth Klffhe.
MAYOR JENNINGS ADVOCATES
OWNERSHIP BY CITY OF
ELECTRIC POWER
PLANT.
Council Authorizes Employment Of
Engineer to Prepare Estimate OF
Cost OF Municipal Light and Power
Plant-Turkcy Creek to Tho Front
Again.

held February 26th there were pres
tent Mayor. Jennings and Councilmcn
Rowland and Booth.
The minutes Of February 18th were
read and approved.
Clerk read letter from Mr.. r. l.
Scaffe Offering the name of John w
Scaff of Baltimore as surety on his
bond for $1,000 to the city required.
of plumbers, Council agreed to ac-
cept Mr.. Scaffe as surety.
CLERK presented application Of the
Southern Railway Company for re-
ductiOn in their license to 800 as
has heretofore been allowed. This was
granted.
Clerk presented report of Civic
League nurse department for the year
together with thanks for the annual
appropriation of $500 by council This
was ordered fled.
A delegation of business men ap-
peared before council In the interest
OF the Smith Greater Carnival Shows
which had been quastered here this
winter asking that this company be
allowed to show here under the aus
pices OF the Chamber of Commerce
Members of the delegation stated
that considerable business had been
done with local merchants by this
company. After the delegation retir.
ed council discussed the matter at
length and decided not to grant the
request.
MIR. ID. d. Noise appeared before
council and called attention to the
bad condition that Turkey Creek ca
nal was In. He stated that the drain
age district. proceedings covering the
territory adjacent to the city had
been abandoned and asked council to
take some steps to relieve the situa-
tion. Council discussed the matter al
length and expressed itself as willing
to do something in this lire provided
the county authorities would cooper.
ate. Council asked Mr.. Noise to lay
the matter before the County Board
OF Commissioners and see if it would
be willing to stand half of the expense
of cleaning out the canal.
The application of the Palmetto
Fire Insurance Company for a reduc
tion on It's license on account of being
a home company AID bringing money
into the community was discussed
The clerk reported that the only reply
he had received was from Green's
boro. N. c.. which stated that no con-
cessiOns were made such companies
Council decided to allow settlement
this year to be made on O basis of, 1
per cent of premiums written instead
OF the usual 2 per cent. with the un-
that hereafter no furth-
er concession would be asked for or
allowed
Application was received from j. +.
Dougherty for the position of enginee,
Of water works plant, should a VA
cancy occur in this place. Ordered
filed. -...,
Clerk and treasurer presented bill
of l.. ID. Jennings against the city foi
S2.25 for amount paid for long dis
tance phone messages in connection
with negotiating loans for the city
during the years 1912 and 1914. Or
dered these paid.
Application was received from w.
b. Hair for a license to run a lunch
counter. Council decided not to cre-
ate a special classification for lunch
counters as distinguished from regu-
lar cafes.
Manager Shuler presented a re-
quest from Mrs. Davis to be allowed
temporarily to retain some hogs
with the county limits. Matter was
ordered referred to the Board of
Health.
Manager Shuler reported that w.
B. Costin asked permission to install
a gasoline filling station on East Cal
houn street near Seaboard Railroad
crossing. Discussion developed the
fact that these filling stations were in
juring the asphalt paving at other
points where they were In service and
the request was refused and the man
ager was instructed to have stations
at such other points removed. Coun-
Gil decided that hereafter no instalIa-
tion of these stations would be allow
cd on asphalt or bithulithic paved
streets.
Application for the position OF city
physician was received as follows: DR..
Chas Andrews bid $50 per month