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CITY COUNCIL MEETING. rfinirt of rout i: ?iimmutf.f. on \<>\- VllUI.ST of j. *v. ii umm IVtltion Presented X-kin- b>r t.ntes at Manning \\t inn' anil Iltn-Ou i.. . ; < rosslug*? \~ to Iii? < ?|.? n Ing of Funl) Streit City Council held Its regular tSSnU monthly session Tuesday and among the business transected was the I Inn of the report given out by th?? polte? commltte? as to the non-ar reat of J. W. Harper and as to re? quiring the A. 0i I- railroad to put In gates at the Manning avenue and Marvin street crossings. Council opened its) meeting with prayer lad by the Rev. W. T. Donoail who was preaent to see Council In it** dallbe rations The flrai matter brought up was that of putting in gates at the Man ntng avenue and Marvin street cr^w Inga. W. T. Andrews handed in petition algned by several hundred cltlsens asking that freight trains be prohibited by council from stopping at these two crossings and that gates be put In at them. Council after cdn etdertng the matter for some time de? ferred action until its next meeting. Mr. Booth reported for the pub lie works committee that work was going on steadily on Calhoun street,' although It was not going on rapidly. He satd that It had been necessary for him to hire two extra mules dur? ing the past week and that he had parchaaed an extra wagon, the old wagons being almost worn out and too far gone to be repaired. Council i sanctioned these actions and, as Mr. Booth stated that several new wag OSja were necessary. It gave Its con? sent to the purchasing of as many new wagons as were absolutely nec? essary, four of them being the num? ber given by Mr. Booth as being nec keeaary. Mr. Booth then stated that one mule owned by the city was unfit for the use required of It. Me asked permission to sell It or to swap It off for another mule. This was re? ferred to the street committee for them to act on at their discretion. Mr. Booth next stated that the paving work on Church street was getting on very nicely. That the street committee had secured Mr. E. 1. Heardon to see that the work was 4en>> according to specifications. Mr. Booth stated ihat the contractor was a* now ualna* granite gleanings to mix ? with tria remuitt and that he had or? dere i a carload of extra g.>od ?* nd for the remainder oa me paving. The work had now progressed as far as Hampton avenue and was now going on between Hampton avenue and Lib - erty street. W Mr. Olenn wanted to know if alt of the exposed parts of the walks had to be plastered. It was found that the contract called for the plastering of all exposed parts of the walk and Mr. Olenn then stated that all of Hie rsides of the pacing had not been plastered. He further stated that he wished to enter a protest against the city's accepting the pa vine as it now was, on tho central part of the block between Calhoun street and Hampton SVSOSS, as the rock foun? dation had not been tamped as call w ed f .r In the specifications. Mr. Beaty stated that he had not plaster? ed the sides of the walk where it was not exposed and at some places where It was exposed as It was not customarily done. Me said that if the city wished it done he would gel I that It was all gone over and plaster? ed. Mr. Lc r ported that the sew r Oge work wsjs going on very alowly. He aald that there had been no d lay caused by the city and that the work would probably take up at bast gO) a month more Mr. Booth stated that the contra? t time with Bergh ins and Moffltt angered Wednesday and and that Mr. BcrghauH had been to are him and a-dted for au exten?! n of time. He had refus'd to gb'e him any answer aa he would not gk stand for th? gotten of GssKsetl Ul the matter. It was decided that the work should proceed as at present, and If, after it la completed, the ci'v ahould dealre to take advantage of Ita rl*h* of the penalty because th ? -r- work whs pot done by the time 8*11? w ? I for in the contract, would then take up the matter with Bergbaus and Moffltt for the purpose of ad Justing It. The attention of Council was next taken up with the fart that the hold era of the gas plant franchise had \ not yet begun any work on the plant snd that the time of the contract had expired some time ,igo. The clerk was Instructed |aj wrlto th - Bartlette-Hay war 1 Company that if some action was not taken by the next meeting of CssneSlI that the I check now held by the city would be cashed and used by the city. Mr. McKelver stated that he had heard that the reason that the matter hnd not developed was because of th* fact that the census report had r.ot made out the rlty'? population to be ki nearly ao large as the company OS I W ii'< if.- franehi* had coo.. . i anil when they heart! the report they were unwilling to ro on with the w <.rk. Mr. Wright then made his report for the police OOrftmtttee ami the light BWrnltUe, He Stated that there had t't . i\ a loss of ?im; in.hi s during the month by lights got burning. He i 11 not randy with his report as to th?> putting in ol new llghtl as the ntn ooneern owning the light plant had not >'t taken active eontrol <?f it. He said that he had noticed that \\a^> u '?!?> il.inianini; the cncr. i ildewallu at various places and that ? ire thing ought to he done to P*."?p it. He then made his report as to the testimony and Unding of the CCPl mittel In the investigation of the cape of J. W. Harper. Frank Robertson who cam" ii about this time asked that something i . done towards the opening UO of l'urdy street beyond the railroad in the southwestern part of the eltV. He had been to Couneil before with his request and nothing had be-m done and he came again to ses what they would do now. lie stated that the people living in that portion of the city were generally cut off from the business section of the city for hour? at a time by trains blocking the crossing and as there was no street there, there was no possible \\ iy for them to'get out. Mr. Mc l.aurln stated that he had investi? gated the conditions at this place and that the street was needed very badly, but that it could only be open? ed at considerable cost and then af? ter It was opened it would be very dangerous to use It at most times. Mr. Lag stated that another street could !??? opened above l'urdy street 01 that l'urdy street by a slight deflection could be opened at less cost and be safe, if citizens there would give the right of way. ? It was decided to postpone ?:rttb-n until the next meeting of Council. In the meantime the street committee was to Investigate conditions In this portion of the city and the city en? gineer was to make up estimates of the cost of opening the various streets Mr. Olenn had no report to make for the fire department. He aske 1 however, that a standing reward of $10 be offered for evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of any person sending in a false alarm. This was done. Council then discussed the prestat method of getting th i money that the city used and as to Whether there wer- not w.*: i .f getting the nv 11 ey cheaper, but no action waa taken. afr. CutUne abated that a auch hau been dug for the laying of storm pip? ing at the corner of Blending street and Hampton avenue but that the piping had never been laid nor had the ditch ever been closed. He said that It was now drawing near mos? quito time and he thought that something ought to be done to remedy the present conditions before summer came. It was found that preparations were now going on for the making of the pipe and the finishing of the drain. Council then went into executive s.-Hslon for the discussion of the testi? mony as to the actions of Policeman Mi Kagen. Mrs. F. F. Teicher was granted per? mission to have a store on the cor? ner of Main and Liberty street now known as King's Cigar store repaired. Mr. McLaurln stated thai the hackmen do not meet all trains as required by the hack ordinance It wos d? elded to refer the matter to the police for them to see that the ordinance was carried out. The matter of adopting a code of laws for the city was then brought up and the code of 1910 was adopted as the code Of 1911. The Sumter Machinery company was refunded payment on the amount of manufacturing done by them. WAl.kl.H CHARGKf NOT Sl stVMN. BD? lb ami* rind no IMdencc of Pension Fraud*. Columbia, March i t.?Tim charges made h) dan C. Irvine Walker, of Charlsston that there exist fraud in the handling of the pensions of BoUth Carolin! wer? to-day dismissed by the State pension boa*d( by the adoption of .i resolution aoceptlng and approving III Inveatlgatloa conducted by the Comptroller General Into the matters ref< red to In <i n Walker's charges The Comptroller General Andi that tin charg *s of Qsn Walker are "not sustained". The St.it- pension board met here to-da\ and will be in session until Fri? day, going over the routine matters thai anually eonr before the board. Th* board will dlatr'bute the sum ..f $?.*.n iff in pensions, which amount eras appropriated by the General Aa? scmbly. The members < f the penoion board an Ah w. Jones, Comptroller Gen? eral, chalrmin ex officio; l>. H. lien niken. Columbia; w. H. Hardin. Cheater] Dr. William Weaton, Colum bis and John Ahrens, Charleston. Mini Kate r. afahcr Is the der* >t I n.urd impkon i:\ii:ms TO RE MADE \r ii u APRIL ou may FIRST. Mr. Ii. T. Hartman Purchaser of Electric iMniu in City?Company i<> Change it* Nsme?The Mutual Ice Company Also Boughl Out. Mr. Ii. T, Hartman, the recent pur? chaser of th<> Bumter Ice, Light and Power company, has been in the city for the last few days putting the finishing tOUChOH t<> the deal made tome time ago, whereby he became tin- owner of the plant, ami looking over the plant with an eye to making any needed changea whereby the city will get better lights and the eompanv more profit out of the investment. Associated With Mr. Hartman in th > purchase of th. company is the firm of linker, Avling Sj Company, of Hos? ten, Mass., and Philadelphia. Pa. Ac ( ompanying Mr. Hartman on the trip to Sumter were Mr. X. M. BesbreaSC of Baker, Ayling & Co., and Mr. Joseph A. Slnttery, attorneys, who cimo to look after the closing of all legal matters in the transaction. Both of these gentlemen have now return? ed to Philadelphia* leaving Mr. Hart man to go over the details of the plant with an Idea >?f making all im? provements that will tend to make the plant give better lights in the ? ity. 'The management of the company will not be changed, except in one ease. Mr. E. H. Moses will remain general manager hf the plant, but Mr. F. A. Bultman will not continue as bookkeeper, SI he has other em? ployment that will be more profitable than the position offered him with the new management. The remaining force of employes will be retained. The name of the company under th new management will be the Sumter Lighting Company. It will be con? ducted very much on the same plan as formerly, several improvements be? ing put in, however. Among the improvements which will be put in as soon as the new management takes control will be an automatic regulator. It will cost something over $300 to put in this regulator, but when installed it will prevent the dimming of the lights at times as has been often the case in the past. This '^ssening of the light oc? curs when the engineer leaves the j switchboard and additional lights are thrown on during his absence, 't he automatic regulator will en use n con ?tant proportional voltage and will \ tevent the frequent dickering of the lights. Another thing to be installed in the way of improvements is a surface condenser which will control the pressure and keep It constant. The whole plant will immediately be made tire proof so as to prevent any dan? ger of damage by tire. The special light committee ap? pointed by Council has been to see Mr. Hartman to confer with him with the idea of receiving better lighting for the city and at the least expense. As yet no plans have been arranged, but it is probable that the committee and Mr. Hartman will in the near future OOmplSte a plan whereby ;he city will secure better lighting service than at present and at the same time get lights as cheap, or almost as cheap, as now. The management is ready to do anything possible to have the A. C. L. passenger station and station yard better lighted than it is at present and has furnished inf orma? tion for the Coast Line officials as to the eost and best methods of lighting lip the station yard. As yet, however, no steps have been decided upon by the railroad company. Another thing that has been done by the Sumter Lighting Company in the way of progress is an offer that was made to the city towards adver? tising it and creating interest and comment concerning it. This offer is that the city erect some kind of si^n at any point in the city upon Which the city*! motto may be ex? hibited or the city's resources shown, the sign to be brilliantly lighted by the company free of cost to the city. Signs SUCh as the one suggested here have been erected in a great many florist)lng cities in all parts of the United states and have done a great deal in every < see towards advertis? ing the town. Mr. Hartman will be In tho city for some time going over the detail! In the operation of the plant and he and Mr. Moses will look Into all plans by which the plant may give better service at less cost both to the con? sumers and to the operators. Mr. Hartman has also purchased the Mutual Tec Company from its owners, it is probable that the plant will not be used as an Ice plant, hut what use will be made of it is n d >< t determined upon. Mr. Moses stated that the plant now In oper? ation at the electric light house could produce sufficient Ice to fur Ish the City and all of the trade that has '??en supplied by the two companies. ITo has be- ri in the Ice manufacturing ; business for 31 years now and hi * ? r?i.r yet had I ' - s r?r his trade In ill of l ha hough he has REGISTERED. The Origin of Roystcr Rrtilizcrs. Mr. Royster believed that success awaited the Manufacturer of Fertilizers who would place quality above other considerations. This was Mr. Royster's idea Twenty-seven years ago and this is his idea to-day; the result has been that it requires Eight Factories to supply the demand for Royster Fertilizers F. S. ROYSTER GUANO COMPANY, FACTORIES AND SALES OFFICES. NORFOLK, VA. VARBORO, N. C. COLUMBIA, S. C. r.PAFlTANCURO, S. C. MACON. QA. COLUMBUS. GA. MONTGOMERY, ALA. LiALTIT.*. C'.Z, MO. furnished it for a great many other plants and should, therefore, he well acquainted with the supply and de? mand. PROGRESS IN HOOKWORM FIGHT Excellent Results From Campaign in South! I Washington, March* 15.-?Excelhnt results are being accomplished in the 1 light being waged in the South ' against hookworm infection, accord? ing to two reports from the commis? sion established by a donation of $1, 000,000 from John D. rtockefelle- for the eradication of the disease. One of these reports by I>r. C. W. Stiles, scientific secretary oC the commission, is now in press and has not been made public. It Is known, however, i that it deals in sanitation throughout j the South toward wii ' ! fection, ami Dr, Btli< i is known to be of th< opinion that with the. assist- | anoe of the various Sra?. boards of; health tt work has been proceeding favorably, t Scientific treatment, he1 believes, is getting tin- upper hand in the light against hookworm. The other report, that of Wlcke liffe Kose, administrative secretary of the commission, which has just been made public, declared that "the largest result achieved during the past year doec not appear in the tables," shown in the report. "This, he said "is public sentiment created." The people, he added, "are being taught the situation and are lending cooperation. The inspectors on go? ing into a new community frequently have the cooperation of a group of leading citizens." In speaking of the way in which the work is being carried on, he tells how the geographical distribution of the infection and the degree of in? fection are determined by personal inspection by the various State di? rectors of public health, by reports from local physicians and by labora? tory examinations. HERE IS A REMEDY THAT WILL CURE ECZEMA. "We Prove IV Why waste time and money ex? perimenting with greasy salves and lotions, trying to drive the eczema germ from underneath the skin when DeLorme's Pharmacy guarantees Zemo ,a clean liquid preparation for external use to rid the fckln of the germ life that causes the trouble? One application will relieve th*? itch? ing and otfen times one bottle is suf? ficient to cure a minor case of eczema. In over 2,000 towns and cities in Amerela the leading druggist has the agency for Zemo and he will tell you of the marvelous cures made by this clean, simple treatment. Zemo is rec ugnlssd as the cleanest and most popular treatment for eczema, pimples,, dandruff and all other t' >rms of skin or scalp affections whether on Infant or grown person. Will you try a bottle on our recom? mendation? DeLorme'i Pharmacy No. 1. A Fierce Nlglll Maim is the hoarse, startli mr cough of a h id, suddenly attacked by croup, i >n. n it aroused Lewis Chamhlln of Ma ichester, (?., R. R. No. 2. for their four children were greatly sub? ject to croup, "Sometimes in severe attacks," he wrote, ''we were afraid they would die, but since we proved what a certain remedy Dr. Kind's New Discovery i*. we have no fear. w? t. on h for croup and for coughs , .,: is or any throat or lung trouble." Si dn thousands of others So. mas you. Asthma, hay fever, Is grtpp< whooping cough, hemorrhage* Hy h< fore It. ROc a nd I I ? Trial hotth fre.' s?.|.i by Sibert's Drug store. 1 1 u 1 t'H '.m'fJ-JL. SBWSBSl . 1 COMPANY SERVICES DECLINED. I Manouvros for Purpose of Instruction and Volunteers or Militia not Want? ed. ('apt. Geo'-ge C. Warren of the Sum tt r light Infantry, Company L. N. G. S. C, has receive I a letter from the War Department thank ng him for the offer of its services made by the local militia organization, but at the same time declining to accept the services of the company. The letter states that as th move? ments now going on in Texas are for the purpose of instructing the Nation? al militia and volunteers are not wanted. The information conveyed in this 1 itter will be a great disappointment lo the nvmberg of the company who will not have: the desired chance of I going to see the manouvrefl on the ] m? .can frontier which they so mu 1 a anted to see. i If you have trouble In getting rid of >\?ur cold you may know that you are not treating it properly. There is no reason why a cold should hang on for weeks and it will not if you take ("hamberlain's Cough Remedy. For sale by all dealers. Washington, if arch 16.?The State department today announced Ilazell IL Dick, of South Carolina, as a consular assistant in the United States foreign service. The most common cause of insom? nia is disorders of the stom <ch. Cham? berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets correct these disorders and enable you to sleep. For sale by all dealers. If half the amount of money that was spent on baseball a few years ago could be raised for the support of a Chamber of Commerce and the prose? cution of a campaign of publicity Sumter would begin to do things. When you have rheumatism In your foot or instep apply Chamberlain's Liniment and you will get quick re? lief. It costs but a quarter. Why suffer? For sale by all dealers. "Foley's Honey and Tar Is the best cough remedy I ever used as it quick? ly stopped a severe cough that had long troubled me," says J. W\ Kuhn, Princeton, Neb. Just so quickly and surely it acts in all cases of coughs, colds, la grippe and lung trouble. Re? fuse substitutes. Wr. W. Sibert. Darlington will have an airship exhibition Thursday. Peachy, the avi- ' a tor having been engaged by the Pair Association. A Cold. LaGlippe, Then Pneumonia. is often the fatal sequence. Foley's Honey and Tar expels the cold, checks the lagrlppe, and prevents pneumonia. It is a prompt and reliable cough medicine that contains no narcotics. It Is as safe for your children as your self. W. W. Sibert. _ Foley Kidney Pills Whnt They Will Do for Yoa They will cure your backache, strengthen your kidneys, cor? rect urinary irregularities, build up the worn out tissues, and eliminate the excess uric acid that causes rheumatism. Pre i vent Bright'* Disease and Dia bate^, and rortore hea /a and strength. Refuse tubstitutea. DANOER IX DELAY. Kidney Diseases Arc Too Dangerous for Sumter People to Xegleet. The great danger of kidney trou? bles is that they get a firm hold be? fore the sufferer recognizes them. Health is gradually undermined. Backache, headache, nervousness, lameness, soreness, lumbago, urinary troubles, dropsy, diabetes and Bright's disease follow in merciless succession. Don't neglect your kidneys. Help the kidneys with the reliable and safe remedy, Doan's Kidney Pills, which has benefited people right here, in Sumter. Mrs. R. K. Brown. 204 W. 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