The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Gas Company Permitted to Increase
hates--Jamacia Ginger Ordinance
Amended.

zSrd with all members present
The minutes OF July 9th were reaC
and approved.
Manager Austin of the Sumter Gas
POWER Company appeared and ask.
ell Council that his company be al
ioWed To make further increase in
It's rates on the grounds that it was
not making expenses He asked this
concession purely as u temporary war
feiiei measure. After giving all the
lacts careful consideration council
agreed to allow the company to in
crease rates from $1.5O to $1.75 per NJ
lcet; the minimum charge per meter
to be 75c instead of soc. The service
charge OF 25c lately allowed to be dis
continued. The usual ten cents
per Nj. IT. for prompt payment of/blls
TO apply to these new rates and differ
ential rates to apply to the different
Kinds OF consumers i'm same ratio as
heretofore. This arrangement is "a
temporary one and rates are subject to
reduction at the will of council. The
increase i'm rates to begin with the
August bills.
Health Onicef Smith appeared rel
atite to several matters connected
with his department He stated that
there was no way of disposing OF
brine water which accumulated in
beLormes back lot. through the or
dinary channels and recommended
council permit this to be run into a
dry well to be used for this purpose
alone. Council agreed to this install
lation to have the supervision of the
City Manager.
lie further reported that the public
closets I'm the back lots ere nuis
ances i'm that it was impossible to
Keep them clean. Council directed
the City Manager to have the closets
rebuilt and so constructed that they
wonld have to be used properly or
not at all.
Health officer also enquired about
title to street or road known as Com
merce street. 4 The clerk was directed
tc see ID. ID. Noise and find out who
has title TO this. street or road.
"A letter was \. received and read
from Mrs. w. Loring Lee regarding q
practice which was now common over
The country i'm many cities and towns
Di having certain time appointed 70,
prayer each day. to be offered silently
for the success of our arms and the
winning OF the war. After considera-
ion council appointed three-thirty
o'clock every afternoon for this pur-
pose, the city bell to be rung three
times at this time. duplicating the
ringing at the three o'clock hour.
Further report was received from
'ity Manager on the cost Of extension
Of inch water main from preseni
terminus on Oakland Avenue to last
gate at cemetery. He reported that
his would be between $500 and So
300. Council directed him to see the
of the Cemetery Associa.
ton and tell them that the city would
agree to pay half of this expense il
the association would pay the other
half.
An application was received from
various members of the police force
endorsed by Chief Sumter, asking for
an increase i'm salary of $40 pei
month. Action on this was postponed
until next meeting.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
to prohibit the sale of Jamaica Cling
cr or any other similar ingredients was
read and adopted the rules requiring
three readings being suspended.
An ordinance prohibiting drup
stores from being open on Sundays
except from until IL A. NJ. received
ffe. i,1 Il