The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-14
IMPORTANT
MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL
City Will 3 orro W
100000 For Cur
rent Expenses--Gas
Rate Fixed at Sl.60
Gross, $3.50 Net by
Vote of 2 to |

Gross, $3.50 Net by
Vote Of 2 to |
The regular meeting OF council
was held in the council chamber
Tuesday evening, there being pres
ent Mayor jennings and Council
men McCallum and Raflield. The
minutes of the regular meeting Of
December 9th, 1921, and special
meeting of January 3rd, 1922 were
read and approved as corrected.
Mr.. George Levy. attorney. ap-
peared before council sa legal rep
resentative Of the Dixie Electric &
Plumbing Co., IL an effort TO col
lect claim against the city. The
matter was turned over 10 City
Manager O'Quinn for further
handling.
Mrs. j. l. Dillon, landscape ar
chitect of the city again appeared
before council ana submitted fur,
ther quotations Cor such trees as
were needed in various sections Of
the city. After hearing such quota
tions, council authorized Mrs. Dil-'
lon TO order 200 Pin Oaks. size 8
to 10 feet, from the Audubon Nur
sery Co.. of Wilmington, \. c.. at
$40 eacl, less per cent Oh re-
ceipt Of invoice and B-L, no
charge to be made by the Audubon
Nursery Co.. for packing in lots
of 100 or more trees. Mrs. Dillon
was also directed to repair all such
trees Of the city that showed signs
of decay.
DR.. S. II. Edmunds, superintend-
ent Of the city schools, made re-
quest Of council that the schools
of the city be furnished free wa
ter. but the electric current for
heating and lighting purposes TO be
charged for as usual. Mayor Jen-
! nings and Councilman McCallunl
voted against the free water, while
! Councilman Raffield stated that he
would be willing to put the schools
on the same basis as that upon
which water is furnished to the Y.
NJ. c. a. Council authorized the
clerk and treasurer to refund to
the school board the amount paid
to the city for paving assessments
, for the years 1920 and 1921, and
also authorized a further dona-
ton to Carnegie Library of $3.50
for the purchase Of books which
DR.. Edmunds stated were very
much needed
Council authorized the clerk and
treasurer to borrow 800, 100000 for
(! the city Of Sumter, and passed the
| following resolution:
Resolved BY the City Council Of
the City Of Sumter assembled at
their regular meeting on the even
ing Of January 10th, 1922, that
twenty (20) notes Of FIVE thousand
dollars each and totallins one hun
dred thousand dollars. dated Ian
! uary 18th. 1922. ma turing De-
cember 5th, 1922 with option to
exchange for notes Of January,
1923 maturity and bearing inter-
est a. the rate Of five and one-half
per cent. per annum. interest pay
able in advance: both interest and
principal payable to bearer at the
Hanover National Bank of the City
Of New York, and that said notes
be sold or hypothccated by the
treasurer of the city OF Sumter
and the proceeds thereof turned
into the general fund OF said city.
Be it Further Resolved. That the
full faith and credit Of the city Of
Sumter be pledged to the pune
tual payment Of the principal and
interest Of said notes at maturity.
a vote was taken resoluting rs
follows:
Aye: Mayor Jennings. Council
men McCallum and Rattield.
Nay: None.
Reports from the city physician.
Civic League nurse and police de-
partment for the month of De-
cember, and the annual report from
the police department for the Year
1921. were read and received as
information.
In connection with the deStruc
ton of bicycle belonging to Mr.
II G.. Mckagen by fire truck be-
longing to the city. council direct
cd the reimbursement to Mr.. Nc
Kagcn of $25. Councilmcn Nc
Callum and Rahield voting in favor
of such reimbursement. while
Mayor Jennings stated that before
he would be willing 20 approve the
claim. he wanted more evidence
in writing az to how the accident
occurred and also as TO the value
Of the wheel at the time il was de-
molished.
The mayor and aldermen or
councilmcn. declared to be the jury
commissioners for the municipal
court Of the city Of Sumter. pre-
pared the jury box and placed
therein the names Of 500 qualified
electors of the city who are eligible
for Jury duty. in accordance with
Section l, page 81. o the Code of
Laws of the City Of Sumter. and
turned said jury box over 10 the
custody Of the city clerk.
A signed petition from tho hack