The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
Ely Construction Company Will
Make Repairs to Street Paving
NO More Free Water


AT the regular meeting of council
held in the council chamber Tuesday
evening, there were present the may
or and both councilmen. The min
utes of the regular meeting Of March
Sth and special meeting of March
nth were read and approved.
Under date of March 18th, the
mayor addressed a letter. to the ELY
construction company, calling their
i"tt"ntiou - numerous detects in the
streets puit b> thcn under contract
dated April 9TH, 1915, in which it is
. stimulated thu. the bavcu.,nts to b..
laid within the city OF iauu.t-l un
such streets as may be directed, shall
be constructed with such material
ana in such manner that the same
shall endure without the need of anv
repairs for a period Of five years
from date Of completion. Mr.. 1. c..
Strauss, representing the Ely Con-
Structlon company was present and
stated that while it was the purpose
ana intent of the Ely Construction
company to live up to the contract
above referred to, he stated that he
did not think the Ely Construction
company should be held responsible
Tor all OF the defects as noted in
Mayor Jennings letter Of March 18th.
After some discussion OF the mat
ter with council 1T was agreed to
refer the matter to Mai. Luiing Lee
who, together with AR. Joseph
Palmer and City Manager O'Quinn.
would dcriGy % tAr ",.,.. .. Gee.
.NonS'hiAt. .cSt.u. upon t.. g.. ro,.
AtucuUn cCrpaLy.
Fire 'Chict Wilder pu.scu,,l. ,..
firemen's report for the months Of
December January and February
which was received as information.
Mr.. +. w. Witherspoon was pres-
tnt and again called the attention of
council to the necessity for INSTALL
ing an arc light at the corner Of
Haynsworth and Purdy streets. Coun-
Gil directed that the city manager
make thorough canvas of the city
az night at an early date, noting the
requirements for arc lights on the va
rlous streets and report at a subse-
quent meeting when action will be
taken.
submitted report OF the Civic League
nurse for the year ending January 81,
1921, which was read to council and
received as information. The clerk
was directed to write to Mrs. Hayns-
worth requesting that these reports
be made monthly in future.
The application of Mr.. Geo. D.
Hatchell for position on the police
rorce was ordered flied as no Vacancg
exists in that department at present
and Mr.. Raffield moved, which was
seconded by Mayor jennings, that the
services Of Mr.. G.. J. Williams. as
extra polio amGn, be discontinued af-
tor March 31st, 1921. Councilman
McCallum stated that he was still in
favor Of an additional man on the
police force, and desired to go on
record TO that effect, feeling that the
necessity for employing such extra
policemen had not yet abated. The
motion of Councilman Rafield was
carried.
Mr.. j. NJ. Fraser who conducts the
Fres-to-Lite service station, aasked
council, through Mr. r. B. jennings,
assistant clerk and treasurer for n
be allowed to change tho license
which he now has, that Of re-charg-
ing and repairing batteries, to an
automobile repair license which
would embody the repairs and re-
charging Of batteries. and in addition
to take out a regular merchants Ii
cense. After discussion on the part
Of council, it was concluded that as
battery was part of an automobile
equipment, ana repairs or re~charg-
ing Of batteries was the saNlo as re-
Pairing automobiles, the license of
1880 should be granted to Mr.. Fra
GER, and also the merchants license
Of $40.
The attention Of council was call
ed to the pressing need Of a coat or
two Of paint on the front ol tn Cify
hall and authority was given to A4i."
this work done at a nominal cost.
Councilman Raffield moved that the
City Manager be instructed to furnish
Council with report as soon as pos
sible, showing the employees of the va
rlOuS departments their duties. num-
Der of hours Of daily service and COM
pcnsation received, with n view to-
wards reduction of expenses in such
departments as may be deemed ad-
visable. Council directed that the
City Manager furnish such report for
consideration by Council.
Councilman Rahield moved also
that any hackman who may here
after be convicted of transporting or
selling whiskey within the city limits.
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