The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-26
City Council Meeting
Peoples Bank Selected as De-
pository of City Funds
Bond Issue Proposed

Bond Issue Proposed
The regular meeting of Council.
was held IN the Council Chamber
TUESDAY night, and there were pres
ent Mayor Jennings and Council
men McCallum and Raffeld: The
! minutes of the regular meeting of
November Sth were read and ap-
proved.
The matter Of building ain alb
batoir was again taken up with Mr..
Tisdale, chairman OF the Board of
Health, and DR.. Browning, Health
officer. who submitted tentative
plans, specifications and. probable
cost Of a plant which would suit the
/ requirements of the city, and after
some discussion, Mayor Jennings
suggested that an architect be en-
gagged at once to draw up neces-
sary plans for the building, which
suggestion was concurred in by
| Councilman McCaIlum, and while
Councilman Rameld is not opposed
to the building of an sabbatoir, he
was IN favcr of deferring further
progress to mat end until after the
first of January next when the
financial condition of the city could
better be determined. DR.. Brown
ing was instructed to get in touch
with an architect and have the
plans drawn up at once.
L;sdson Conyers, who formerly
conducted a restaurant on Man
ning Avenue, appeared before
Council stating that after having
paid the license the first of the year
to conduct such restaurant, he sold
the business to another party who
also took over the license, tConyers
4 to be reimbursed Sin monthly in
stalIn1ents. The transfer was made
| on May 2nd Subsequently, former
Collector McKeiyer Informed Tin
| daL the purchaser, that the busi-
! ness could not be continued under
| the license Of Conyers, and a sec
| ond license was bought. After dis
cussion Council agreed to refund
one-haf OF the license to Conyers,
while Mayor Jennings was in ia
! vor OF refunding two-thirds of the
amount, the business having been
operated by Conyers only four,
months.
i Council further agreed that in
future, should a mercantile busi-
ness on which the license has been
paid change hands, such license
can also be transferred by making
! application to the Clerk & Treasur-
er who will make the necessary en-
dorsement thereon.
Council further discussed the
law in reference to children driv-
| ing automobiles within the incor-
porate limits of the. city. Mr..
sRahe1d was IN favor of amending
the law to read IA years instead
of Is years Old, and to issue no
Epernits to anyone under the age of
Il years. Mayor Jennings and
Councilman McCallum wasIn IA
ver of allowing the ordinance 10
stand at Is years, and permits is-
sued to only such children whose
written applications are passed up
on by Council, and who can furnish.
positive proof OF their efficiency to
| drive an automobile within the
city limits. All permits heretofore
issued by the Mayor are hereby re-
voked.
| Council authorized q refund of
| $3.50 to the members of the fire
department who purchased siren
signal for the fire truck by personal
subscription.
| By Recommendation of 1Supt. W.
| w. MeKagen. Council directed and
authorized the purchase of 16 au-
teinatic syphons for flushing sew
els, the order to be given to a local
concern managed by Mr.. r. B. Bel
ser.
In response to letter under date
OF Nov. 2nd, which was addressed
to all of the banking institutions of
the City, a reply was received by
the Clerk from each of the banks
and read to Council, and after
carefully considering the matter,
the Clerk was directed to deposit
all of the city's receipts of everv
nature Exclusive Of sinking fundsj
In the Peoples Bank, this arrange
ment to be effective at once and 10
be continued Indefinitely.
Councilman Raf1eld stated that
| he offered the same objections as
stated at a former meeting Of Coun-
| Gil; the necessity had not arisen at
the time the letters were written
and that he believed conference
with the banks. when the necessity
did arise, would result in the ne
| cessary arrangements being made.
Councilman Rafield moved that
| a request he made TO the delega-
1 ton to the General Assembly to
pass the enabling act at the next
meeting of the Legislature to allow
] a vote on not less than s15O,00O. 90
1 or more than s200,0O0.OO in bonds
to be issued to take care Of the diff
ference between the bond issue of
S350,000.00 for the Electric Light
plant and the amount actually ex-
pended in the erection of such
plant; these bonds to bear interest
not to exceed s per cent. Mayor
Jennings suggested that the en-
abiinS act be passed to vote on
bonds for s250,ooo.OO, and Council
requested that he prepare such an
/ act and ran11act &ho da1a,o4-1