The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-04
CITY COUNCIL MEETING

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
At regular meeting Of Council
held Tuesday evening, there were
present, Mayor l.. D. Jennings.
Councilmen Raffcid and Mccall
lum ard City Manager O'Quinn.
Mr. W. T. Brown. representing
the Sumter County Fair .Associa-
ton, again appeared before Coun-
ell in behalf of that organization
for the purpose Of obtaining a lease
on 25 acres Of land situate at the
city pumping station and known as
the water works property. Mr..
Brown stated that it was the OBJ
ject Of the fair association 10 erect
a fair building and race track Oh
this property, and requested that
Council act on this proposition as
soon as possible, as he was anxious
TO get plans made for fair which
viii he held in 1922. After hearing
Mr. Browns argument Council! Iii
rectcd that petition be circulated
among the citizens OF Sumter 10
determine what the public senti-
ment would be on this proposition.
Councilman Ratified stated that he
was opposed TO leasing the prop
erty to the fair association for The
ton OF the city's "ate!' suppl.
Mr.. f. II. Huff, Of the Eastrcn
Carolina Motor company appeared
before council ard requested that
he be permitted to erect g filing
station on the vacant lot at the COR
ner OF Sumter and Hampton
streets. Council granted Ny. Huf's
request, providing that the work
be done under the supervision OF
City Manager O'Quinn and the
city building Inspector.
City Manager O'Quinn again
brought up the matter of .esur-
veying and determining the width
Of Brown street, liter some dis
cussion council decided to make
the street 80 instead OF 60 feet,
because Of the fact that Mr.. S. I.
Wilson had built bis home in the
edge of the street, not knowing
at the time where the line was,
when his house was built. City
Manager O'Quinn vas directed to
lay out street in this manner and
make al necessary adjustments
with abutting property owners.
Mr.. ". Leslie Brunson. Jr., ap-
peared before council and asked
that he be refunded $3.50 which
he paid for plumbers license in
July 1920. Mr.. Brunson stated that
at the time ne purchased license
he was not aware OF the fact that
the city required 2 bond from all
plumbers. He also stated that he
was not informed Of this aond by
city treasurer's Office when license
was paid. Upon being informed OF
this fact Mr. Brunson stated that
he decided not to go into the
plumbing business and for that
reason that his license should be
refunded. Council agreed with
Mr.. Brunson. and directed the city
clerk to make the necessary re-
fund.
Two letters We're presented to
council. one from Mrs. augusta
Brailsford and one from +. c.
Richardson, II. Both letters re-
uuested penalties TO be refunded
which were paid on city taxes.
The request was refused by coun-
ell.
On recommendation OF City
Manager O'Quinn the salaries OF
Miss Teresa Chandler. cashier at
The lighting plant and William Ro-
gan meter reader, We're Increased
SO each.
On suggestion OF Mayor Jennings
the salary of City Manager
O'Ouinn was increased from $225
10 $50 per month. This increase
Mavor Jennings sated was due
10 the fact that il was the opinion
of the City Council that Manager
C'Ouinn was working for 4 much
smaller salary than any other city
manager OF city the size OF sum
ter.
IN April. 1927. NJ. ". A. Doughty
WAS appointed manager OF the citEs
!ightius plant ~ salary OF 81
200 per year with the agreement
that if his services We're sat;Stac-
tory he would b., allowed a salary
Of $4.500 for thc Year So. In
accordance With this a&rcelnent
wnen Mr. Doughty was offered the
salary OF $.:.5u0 he stated that he
was perfectly WitIins 10 remain
IN the cnploy OF thc city for an
other year at his present salary.
due TO the fact thai n the NrcSens
time he IS the highest paid eln-
ployce of th" city
Council thcr adjourned
In making contracts for road
ana bridge building public oficialS
should remember that common ID