The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-17
CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS MEETINGS
Definitely Decided to Locate
Lighting Plant at Water
Works Station

was held September 1St with Mayor
Jennings, Councilnen Booth and Nc
Callum, City Manager Brown. f. H.
Moses, and W. C. Olsen, OF the SUM
ter Lighting Co., present Messrs.
c.. P. Fowler and w a. Hates, rep
resenting the Lighting Co, We're also
in attendance.
The meeting was called for the
purpose of adjusting some differences
that had arisen concerning stock at
the Lighting plant, which had been
purchased since the general inventory
: was taken by Mr. Gilbert {. White
several months ago.
After discussing some OF the items
involved it was decided to make set
tIement. under the terms of the
agreement with the Lighting Co.. said
agreement being incorporated in the
minutes of Council August Goth.
Council authorized the cancella-
tion of all insurance on the Lighting
Plant, which is now placed with
agencies in Philadelphia, and reinsur
ed with local agencies. 1t was decid-
ed to pay the Sumter Lighting Co., six
per cent on purchase price Of the
plant from September 1st until settle
ment is made.
Satisfactory arrangements having
been made concerning rights Of way
and with the Seaboard Air Line Rail
road to construct a sidetrack or spur,
Council definitely decided to locate
the Lighting aud Ice Plant at the Wa
fer Works Station. The City Manag-
s er was instructed to request Attorney
r. D. Epps to prepare titles conveying
rights of way as rapidly as possible
City Manager Brown stated that the
laying of the sidetrack by the Sea-
board would begin Immediately fol-
lowing the location of the line by their
engineer.
Council decided to combine the Of
hce work of the Light and Ice plant
with that Of City Clerk, and in view
of this electd Mr.. E. D. Saith as as
sistant at salary of $50 per month,
and authorized the City Manager and
Clerk TO employ a stenographer at
SIS per month The present steno-
graplier at the Lighting office 30 re-
main with Mr. E. H. Moses for the
present.
1t was announced by the Mayor and
concurred in by the other members
of Council that the City Manager
should have the same relationship to
the Lighting and Ice plant as other
interests Of the city.
A regular meeting of City Council
was held September 9th. with Coun-
cilmen Booth and McCallun present
and City Manager Brown and Mr.. T..
H. Moses of the Lighting Plant in at
tendance Minutes of previous meet
ing were read and confirmed.
Mr.. E. H. Moses. representing the
smmter Lighting Company. request
ed payment Of the account forCaid-
well street fighting. Action de-
ferred until the return Of Mayor |
Jennings.
Upon recommendation of City
Manager Brown the salaries of Po-
licemen j. H. DuRant and G. E. !
Hatchell were increased $40 per
month, beginning September 1st.
The report Of Civic League nurse
for month of July was read, as was
the report of City Physician W. II.
Burgess. Report Of Chief OF Police
for July and August was received.
Arrests for July. 121; fines. 1927. ar
rests for August. 107; fines, sS46.
The wages of fremen at the Wa
ter. Works station were increased to
S2.25 per day.
The Clerk and Treasurer submitted
annual reports for the City and
School Board for the year ending
June 3Oth. The reports were ordered
published.
A letter was read from the County
Board of Commissioners refusing to
increase the rate paid for prisoners
turned over to the county by the city
The Clerk read a communication
from M. c. G. Rowland president OF
the Rowland Warehouse Company,
requesting advice fro.n Council re-
garding the handling Of fertilizer for
the Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany at this point on salary basis.
Under the circumstances Councl de-
cided that these parties We're ilaDle
for the usual merchants license ana
instructed the Clerk to collect same
Action was deferred on petition
of the Second Presbyterian Church,
colored, for light on the corner ol
Watkins and South Harvin Streets.
He salary Of w ". McKagen was
increased TO $50 per month, as ne
will hereafter be required TO reac
both the electric light and water me
ters for the city.
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