The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-06-19
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
several Matters of Local Interest Con.
sidcrcd.

~ A'N'u ooic lltn tnere were pres
ent Mayor Jennings and Councilmen
Rowland and Booth.
Messrs. r.. ID. Epps, b. Walsh and
Z. Nj. Hurst appeared before council
as committee from the Sumter
cemetery Association asking that the
city would extend the water mains 10
the cemeteries so that these could
make connections with a view to fur
nishing water to lot owners. Mem
pers OF the committee stated that
they thought there was a very gen.
eral demand among citizens that this
should be done. They stated that the
association expected to pay for the
water used. This committee also sta:
ed that the Association desired very
much to put down sand-clay road
ways in the cemetery and stated that
they would appreciate very much any
help that council could give them in
that line. The attention Of council
was called to the fact that as far back
as 1902 the city limits had been ex-
tended to take in all the cemeteries
under an ordinance based on a State
aw which permitted this done SO rs
20 give police and sanitary protection.
Council promised to give these re-
quests consideration and to do who,
t could toward meeting them.
The minutes of May 14th and til,
!9th were read and approved.
Mr.. c.. NJ. Brand, Trainmaster Of
he Atlantic Coast Line appeared be
fore council with a request that his
company be allowed to use plankinC
between intersection of tracks in paw
ing Manning Avenue street crossinn
under the agreement it had recently
made with the city to pave this
crossing with brick and which haC
been already modified by council al
lowing them to pave between tn.
tracks with planking. He submitte
and filed with the city blue prin
showing just where this plankin;
would be used Council granted thi.
'equest with the understanding tina
this planking would at all times b
kept in good repair.
The police report for month of NAV
was read and ordered filed. This re-
port showed as follows:
Arrests. 81.
Days earned, 150.
Cash fines, s639.53.
Days in cash, 80.
Total $669.53.
City Clerk reported that return.
from the election held this date 70.
three members of the City Board
Education. showed that each received
votes, the entire numbe
cast. After canvassing the returns
Council declared w. Percy Smitl
elected to fill the term ending 1924:
Nj. Levi, the term ending 1926 an,
DR.. j. A. Mood, the term endine
1928.
Letter was read from the United
States food administration regardin,
the utilization of garbage and was re
ceived as information.
Manager Shuler reported that tn
system on Caldwell street
was getting in bad shape owing t.
water getting into and remaining il
the cOnduits. He stated that thi
seemed to be the result of defective
work in the installation. The matte;
was referred to himself and Council
man Booth for investigation and re
port.
A letter was received from Mr.. w
j. Scale asking fora street light on
Chestnut street. This was referred to
Manager Shuler for investigation and
report
"A letter was read from Mr.. Joe
Sparks. special field agent War Saw
ings Stamp State organization ask
ing that council appropriate money
for having signs and banners placed
at advantageous points. Council de-.
clined this request on the ground
that it thought this matter was al
ready pretty well advertised by pos
ters.
Letter from Pat B. Leonard was
read Offering the city One Hundred
Dollars for lot situated on Turkey
Creek, containing three and seven
tenths acres more or less. formerly
used for garbage disposal and orig
inally purchased from Capt. B. G..
Pierson. The matter was referred to
Manager Shuler for report
Application was received from Cy