The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
Regular Routine Business Trans.
acted-Dr. w. H. Burgess
Elected City Physician


n,,, Vt a r'3r'ar meeting of cipy council
,'.'" u"Sday evening. there were
rIoS'ht Mayor l.. d. Jennings and
Houncilmcn y. r. McCalmm ana / 4
Rafiield. '''' - ~
The minutes of the rrau,ar moot.
ing OF December 2Sth. 1920. ana
special meeting Of January Ath ana
! tn were read ana approved
lhr following parties were ordered
TO pay city license i'm their respective
classes: y. NJ. G. A. Dining Room,
Iroctor Gamble and the Dixie
yer thc latter operating a bus line
i"'lWeen Manning and Sumter.
l."QucSt Of Mr.. NJ. IL. Randle for ,
refund Of a part o. the license fee
paid by him for operating an auto-
In''I!" garage was not granted for
me reason that the license was dated
July '22nd. 1920 ana request for re
Iuhd was not made by Mr.. Randlc
"h'I ~" close OF the year 1920.
me pole" report for the monty Of
December 1920 WAS read. shoV,jug ,
total Of 80 arrests for various causes
during the month and a total colloc-
ton of $1,911.OO in fines The an
nual report Of Chief Barwick was
$50 read showing that during the
A';A 1870 thcr" were l3G4 arrests
) h' county of Sumter paid TO the city
or sumter 5000 for 345 days' ser
ice o" ,hc Gang, and collected through
the recorders court $1S,2S3.27 in cash
fines, making Il total collection of s1S.-
352.27 for the year This report was
an Ix, ~
work on the part of the police de-
rartment Tor the year, and Council
man Ra1iicld moved that the entire
police force be commended in these
minutes which was seconded by
Councilman McCalum.
Three applications were received by
council fer appointment rs city ply
slclan for the year 1921. and DR.. w.
#. Bur2'sa was again elected The
other applicants were DR. f. ID. An
dpcWs and DR.. Chas H. Andrews.
Mr.. James Mont 'lhanO appeared he
ore council in an effort 10 get a re-
ductiOn in the license per chair paid
by barber shops, but after discussion
it was decided that no change should
be made in the rate as ratified by
MI Rrunson of the Brunson Weld
ing foundry appeared before council
with request that his foundry be
exempt from license on account Of
being manufacturing plant. After
d discussion il developed that the
brlinsun Welding 90. was not a man.
ulactWing plant in every sense of the
word, therefore was subject TO pay lhe
license for the gross business done.
exclusive OF manufacturing
Mr.. W. w. McKagen. super
"nt OF water works took up with
council tn. matter Of new sewers
Which have been laid iOr the purpose
o. eliminating surface toilets, inform
ing them that property owners ad-
jaCCnt TO such sewers were disre-
Garding tn. ordinance in reference to
making Immediate connection with
such sewers. Council directed Mr..
McKagcn TO take such action as
would compel such property oN ncrs
to connect with the sewers without
turther delay.
Councilman McCallum brought up
the matter Of skating by children on
the Sidewalks of the City which is a
N-''"'I'Il ~ OI'' v! lIl' '!lN vi u4ldlICCS'
but focim" that it was depriving the
children O. one of their youthful
pleasures, and one in which there
could hardly result any injury to the
Sidewalks he moved that such ordi-
nance bc suspended, subject TO the
Will Of council as to its restoration
"his motion was carried with the ex-
ccptiOn that no skating would be al
lowed on Liberty street between sum
ter street and Harvin street, nor on
Main stree between Canal street and
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
tracks.
Council then adjourned.