The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-29
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING {
Purchase of Lot For City
Abattoir Reported. Benches
For Park Ordered
The regular meeting

on Tuesday. July % at p. ny
there being present Mayor Jen-
pings and Councilman McCallum.
Mr.. Rafield was absent. The min
utes Of special meetings of July
1st and 9Th were read and ap-
proved as corrected.
Mr.. w. E. Moore, representing
the Carolina Insurance Agency,
again met with council, and sub
mitted rates on lightning, fire and
tornado insurance for the protec-
ton of the light plant, machinery
contained therein and the brick
chimney. After discussing the adj
Visibility for such insurance, it was
decided to allow Mr.. Moore to or
der out a policy with the UNDER
standing that the provisions gov
erning the policy would be further
reviewed and if satisfactory TO
council, the policy would be acs
Fcepted and the premium paid
therefor; otherwise, there would
be no obligation on the part Of the
city to accept such policy. Mr..
Moore agreed to these conditions.s
Permission was; given Mr.. Watts
to suspend a cloth sign across the
sidewalk on East Liberty street in
front Of the tobacco warehouse,
such sign to remain suspended only
until the close Of the tobacco sea-
son Of this year when it is to be
removed.
DR.. Browning, health. officer, and
Air. H L. Tisdale,. chairman Of
the board of health, were present
and submitted further data to
council in reference to the erec-
ton Of the abattoir.
Council authorized the purchase
of so wood slat steel park
benches for use in Memorial Park,
at the lowest price at which they
could be purchased.
The clerk read two letters re-
ceived from Mrs. H.. M. Stuckey,
chairman of the orchestra COM
mittee, one dated July 1st, in, ref
i.ence to granting free stage lights
rat the Girls high school auditor
ium Monday night OF each week
for the purpose of practice by the
orchestra; the other letter dated
July 11th, and in reference to a
platform or stand in Memorial
Park for the accommodation of
the orchestra or proposed band,
and also a donation on the part
OF the city to maintain permanent-
fly a band. Council expressed a
willingness to cooperate in the
matter, but before any definite
tsteps are taken, it is desired that
the committee, Of which Mrs.
fStuckey Is chairman, meet with
council at some future meeting
and lay before that body details
iof the plans as proposed, and the
clerk directed to write Mrs. Stuck
ey to that effect.
Reports from the Civic League
nurse and police department for
the month of June ~cre read and
freceiyed as information. No report
was received from the city ply
sician, and the clerk was directed
to advise him that these reports
!; must be furnished monthly in fu-
] ture.
The clerk read a letter from Mr..
A. S. Hardy, secretary of the Alta
I.rnont Moses Scholarship Loan As
sociation advising that the term of
Mr.. W. B. Upshur as a member
j of such association had expired,
and requesting that a successor
/ be named by council. Mr.. Upshur
was again nominated to succeed
himself and the nomination car
ried.
The purchase OF a Ford tire for
| the car OF the, Civic League nurse
was authorized by council.
The case Of Shirah VS.. City of
Sumter was authorized to be set
tied for the sum Of $4,000 which
has been paid.
Subsequent to the special meet
! ing Of July 9Th at which time the
| purchase of the three acre tract OF
land for the abbattoir from DR.
j China was authorized by council
Mr.. Jennings, mayor, states as fol-
lows:
I That after thorough investiga-
ton on the part Of the engineers
Of the tract offered by DR.. China,
it was found that it was entirely
unsuited for the purpose on ac-
count of it's lying too low. He then
called Mr.. McCallum into confer
ence (Mr. Rafield being absent
from the city, and they decided to
| purchase the tract of land offered
by Mr.. Wheeler located near the
i Green Swamp road across the A
&c. L. tracks at a price of $4,000,
Z; but later found that they could
/ purchase a lot just west of the first
lot, which offered better advan-
tages still. for price of $4,000
and it was finally decided to make
this purchase. Mr.. Rameld was
/ out of town and as a decision was
urgent, Mr.. Jennings and Mr.. Nc
1 Calfum decided to make the latter
purchase and received the titles
therefor. Mr.. McCallum states
that Mr.. Raffield was later notified
of their action and approved the
purchase.
After further discussion of
routine matters with the city man.
ager, council adjourned.
Death.