The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 16, 1911, Image 8
1 C. L MUST OPEN STREET.
T'VENTY-FOVR HOCRS GIVEN
RAILROAD COMPANY IN
wSuCH TO PUT STREET
IN FORMER CONDI?
TION .
Disposition of Tourney Will Discussed
by Council?Mr. McKeiver Granted
New tea?ic to Building Occupied
by Him?R. B. Rotts Talks on Re.
pairing Trees?Bicycles Forbidden
on Graded School Green.
City Council met Tuesday in its
regular semimonthly session and
discussed fully, and in part heatedly,
the condition of affairs on Mary
street and the best methods of mak?
ing the railroad company comply
with the city's requirements. Action
on this matter was finally taken when
* ? McKelver made a motion which
was passed that the A. C. L. agent at
this place and the local attorney for
the road be notified at once by the)
?Clerk that unless the railroad com?
pany closed the ditch on Mary
street and puts the street back Into its
former condition within twenty-four
hours that the mayor and a commit?
tee appointed by him with the city
force would close the ditch and make
the changes necessary to put the
street back into its former condi?
tion. This ac*'o*i was taken after
the situation had been fully discussed
and all of the members of council
I present made acquainted with the
-situation.
. , There were only five members of
council present when that body Was
called to order, Aldermen McLaurin,
. Booth. Wright and Glenn being
absent
After the reading and approval of
the minutes of the last meeting, Mr.
R. B'. Ross, a forestry expert and
repairer, stated to council that he |
n the forestry business and that
he was prepared to put th? trees In
the eity in good shape a& cheap as
anyone else that would and he would
guarantee to leave them in good
condition. He stated that he had no?
ticed that there were a great many
trees In the city needing attention
-which he was ready to give, If coun?
cil should decide to have the trees
doctored. After he had talked a
few minutes- he was referred to the
tree aT ! i -t** v mrrdsst'Vn to h**v?
them acc on his suggestion.
Mr Jennings r.ade h's report on
file matter of correcting the en?
croachments made by the railroad on
Mary street. He stated that he had
not been able to obtain the city at?
torney's opinion in writing, as he
had been authorised to do? but that
the mattter had been taken up with
th- railroad officials by the city at
torr.jy and they had promised to fill
le ditch and had stated that they
might" remove the telegraph poles.
The city attorney had gone 10 Mr.
Reynolds, the resident attorney for the
road, who had placed In writing what
the railroad was willing to do. This(
paper was read by Mr. Jennings to
Council who. with Mr. Jennings, were
not satisfied with It The statement
as made by Mr. Reynolds was that
the railroad was willing to put
twenty-four inch pipe In the ditch,
as required by the city engineer, for
a distance of 400 feet, on condition
that ditch be left open the rest of the
way, 5S0 feet as shown by the city
engineer. The telegraph poles were
still in the street and a house had
been moved over and placed on the
street. Mr. Lee, the city engineer,
stated that the contractor fop the
work that wag being done had posi?
tively refutied to put down the pipe
at the depth at which he reejUl ed it
and ?Mt had therefore made him
>rk on the ditch. Furth --
he railroad company had i
up wi at was Brand or Mulberry
street WttfeMM any permission
; and had shut off tl sti I
and Owens street so that they C<
not be UHed now. He said that If the
city allowed the railroad company ro
shut up Owens street It meant the
cutting off of passage between the
western and southern section? f the
city, except by way of Sumter str- \ \
which meant the going a distance ef ;
half a mile or more to persons wish - !
lng to go from one of those parts oft
the city to the other. He said that j
Brand or Mulberry fctfost had been !
deeded to the city, he did not think
that Owens street had ever been given
to the city as a Street, but that It
had I .ten used for more than twenty
years as a public throtu-hfare. and
he did not see that the railroad com?
pany had sny right to close It at this
time. The ditch which had been d'.jg
by the company had closed up this
street at this time. There was con?
siderable discussion about the matte.*,
there being some doubt ?yi to whether
or not the city owned Owens street,
but it being decided that Mary street
was a legally authorized street an 1
in the possession of the city. Mr. Mc?
Kelver advised the Ctosfog of Owens
and Brand streets, on condition that
the railroad company provide for
Mary street to run on out to cross
CWgnsH street beyond the railroad
advisable to have streets crosing the
railroad freight yard as the railroad
did not desire to have streets cross its
yard. Major Lee stated that he had
been keeping close watch on the
work during the day time and that
he had asked that the police keep
watch over the work at night to keep
the railroad company from taking
any unexpected steps.
The motion of Mr. McKeiver was
made following this discussion and
passed, the only debate on it being
as to the time which ought to be al?
lowed the railroad company to put
the street back into condition. Dur?
ing the discussion Mr. L C. Strauss,
city attorney, was called up over the
telephone and asked tc come down
to the meeting and give his advice,
but he stated that it was impossible
for him to come, that the negotiat?
ions with the road were getting along
nicely and that he did not think that
Council had any cause to be uneasy.
There was some criticism of Mr.
I Strauss* action by members of Coun?
cil in that he had been asked for
advice as to the legal rights of the
city in this matter, and instead of
giving his advice had gone ahead and
opened negotiations with railroad to
settle the difficulty which was a mat?
ter for Council to decide.
As there wers so few members of
Council present and nono of the
members of the police committee, It
was deemed advisable to defer the
selection of a policeman to take the
place of Mr. Williams until ..he next
meeting of Council.
Mr. Hurst stated that Mr. Sompay
rac, of the firm of Wilson & Sompay
rac, of Columbia, who were the
architects of the Y. M. C. A. building,
had made objection to paying the li?
cense of architects doing business in
the city. No action was taken, no
concession being made to Mr. Som
payrac.
Mr. Hurst stated that he had an
application from a negro, who did
a great deal of street photography
work here, asking for a yearly license,
but the license of a dollar a day for
street photographers was allowed to
remain unchanged In his case.
Citizens of Magnolia street petition?
ed for an electric light on that
l
street between Liberty and Kendrick
street The matter was referred to
the light committee with power to
act.
uimey Chflstinns donation, if it
SSI turned over to the city. C kunoil
U year as It had been last >ear, be
idOTSed and given to the nasal i
Christmas Committee for use in the
distribution of gifts to the poor at
Christmas time, and that It be not
used in caring for a few typhoid fever
patients as It had been during the
past year. This motion was passed,
the opinion of the Mayor oeing tha*
the wish of Mrs. Tourney vould be
carried out by doing this and not by
using the donation as it had boen
used last year.
Following this there was some dis?
cussion of the building of th
Tourney hospital. Mr. Jennings stat?
ed that he had recently read the will
and that it called for the building of
the hospital as soon as $35.000 had
been turned over to the trustees from
Mrs. Tourney's estate He thought
that this much had been turned ovo
already and, as ther? was great need
for such a hospital as that proposed
*n the will, that ster?s should be tak?
en to commence the work on the
hospital. He said that the commit?
tee had not yet been called to meet,
but that probably it could be called
toother at some time soon.
\ report from the waterworks
mmission was read and received as
information.
'?tontfon was called by one ..f the
' m ? to the fact that th ire was
if ' Table danger to children
Washington and Liberty
as tl v were leaving school
? afternoon and he moved that
liceman be stationed there at 2
o'clock to see that automobiles and
bicycles did not Injure the small ehll
dn v hen they wer*? leaving school
Wi'der seconded this motion
with the amendment that persons be
pre Melted from riding bicycles across
?ne graded school green at all times.
This motion was heartily endorsed by
council.
Mr MeKeivor asked that sonic ac
t'? n be taken on a matter which he
had brought up before council at i
f ?rmer mooting. He stated that th
bunding he was occupying i av fnii
?ng to pieces and that it required
immediate rep' Irs. He would not
have brought the matter up at this
imall meeting of council, but for the
fact that he had to take some steps
at Once or he would be forced to
Rove. He asked to be allowed to re?
tain the building, at double the
amount of rent he was now paying,
which is $71 ? w ar. ami he would re.
pair it at a cost of somewhere be?
tween $<}00 an.' 11,104 and still main?
tain the Irsuraneo on It. The diseus
slon of the matter rested on the point
as to whe'her it was h, ttei to allow
Mr. McKeiver to have the lease f<>r
10 years In addition f.. the ihre?'
years more wbt^v. v.-,. . . ,
slbly rent the building out to some
one else as a warehouse at more ad?
vantageous figures. Mr. MrKelver
stated that he had purchased another
lot on which he could move, but that
he did not have the money out of
his business with which to build and
that a move at this time would In all
probabill'y mean a loss of several
thousand dollars to him. which he
was not In a position to lose at this
time. After the matter had been dis?
cussed fully it was decided to author?
ize the mayor and clerk to draw up
a lease for ten years more In addition
to ;he three years which the present
lease still has to run.
A number of bills were read and
passod upon.
REPAIRS ON TREES ATTRACT AT?
TENTION'.
Tree on Main Street in Front of Court
Hoase Being Doctored.
The work of taking out all of the
decayed and diseased paft of a tree
is something unusual In Sumter and
the work of the forestry experts on a
tree In front of the court house has
been watched by many with much In?
terest. The tree was an old one with
much of the heart decayed and eaten
out by worms. The workmen, under
Mr. R. B. Ross, a tree expert now In
the city, went to work and cut out
all of the decayed and diseased part
of the tree and have covered the In?
side with a costing of antiseptic tar
paint and filled the part cut out with
cement. In this way the life of the
tree will be saved and the looks Im?
proved.
Mr. Ross comes from Ohio and has
made a thorough study of tree life.
He hopes while in the city to doctor
some of the trees on the streets, many
of which are In need of surgical
treatment such as a tree surgeon can
give.
IN THE POLICE* COURT.
Negress Found Guilty of Selling Whis?
key?Other Cases.
In the Police t Court Wednesday
morning Sallie McDonald, a negress
living In one of the Epperson houses
on Canal street, was tried for selling
liquor. She was found guilty and
sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or
serve 30 da vs.
It seems thai the McDonald ' 11
BSC tared thi liquor last nigh/ and wod
watched when she took, it home. The
police saw her when she opened the
, . ?~tj ~ Solu ;.....i<^ vji tue uioAcji.
the arrest following Immediately.
Willie Mack, Sam Peterson and
Tom Peterson were tried for fighting.
Mack plead guilty and was sentenced
to pay a fine of $15 or serve 30 days,
The others were discharged.
Bubber Rose and Henry Harriott
were up for creating a . disturbance,
Rose was found guilty and given $30
or 30 days, while Henry Herrlott was
dismissed.
Lucius Wilder, gambling, was
found guilty and sentenced to pay 9
fine of $5 or serve 10 days.
Notes From Statcburg.
Stateburg. Dec. 12.?Misses Minna,
Lizzie and Nannie Richardson of
Sumter, spent Thursday and Friday
'it "Farm Hill" with their brother
Mr. Richard Richardson.
Mr. Schofleld of Columbia was a
"> Isltor in our midst on Sunday.
Miss Helen FrierSOB Is visiting her
sister. Mrs. M. D. Sullivan In Pelzer.
Mr. J. Frank Williams is in Co?
lumbia for a few days.
Mrs. S. Letter Boyte. of Ashevllle,
N. C, Is visiting her mother, Mrs
William Flud.
Mr. Herbert Brownfleld of Provi?
dence, sp- nt Sunday In our midst.
The bazaar and oyster supper got?
ten up by the "Altar Guild," and
held at the residence of Mr. Rich?
ard Richardson on last Thursday
evening, was a very pleasant affair
and was, from a financial standpoint,
quite a success. Only a small crowd
was in attendance, but they spent
' cry generously.
Bors and <;iris Listen.
The tickets for the Sumter moving
pictures have arrived. Here Is a
chance for every boy and girl to en?
deavor to e u n some Christmas tnon
i .mittee having this mat
1 arge offers n prize of $5 cash
>y nd *5 cash to the girl who
argest amount of cash
? ? tickets for the three exhib?
itions uesday and Wednesday even?
ings and Wednesday matinee. Prices
f"r :ill exhibitions for adults will be
25 cents nnd f??r Children 1", cents for
the evening! and 16 cents f..r the mat?
inee. For every boy and Kiri who
may enter the contest and wie. sells
enough tickets to amount t<> $1.50 or
over, win be given one free ticket
Tickets may be secured at the Cham?
ber of Commerce,
Real Estate Transiten,
There was only one transfei f
real estate left a* the county clerks
office Tuesday to be recoi 1: I
the mmm plan pays.
INDER BUSINESS MANAGEMKNT
WATER WORKS snow PROFIT.
City of Columbia Under New form of
{.ovcrnmcnt Heaping Some Kxport?
ed Benefits?Net Profll in Place of
Large Deficit
The State.
The report of W. F. Stieglitz, mem?
ber of city council and superintend?
ent cf the waterworks system, shows
that the receipts are far above the
cost of maintenance. The receipts
for November show that the depart?
ment was paid $9,279.31 for waUr
and that the expenses for the current
month were $3,120.24, making a
profit of $0,159.10. A number of fed
of pipe were laid and several new
services were installed. Several old
lines of pipe were taken up to be
replaced by new pipe. The report of
Mr. Stieglitz to council says that the
excellent showing of his department
could not have been made save
through the diligent and active co?
operation of all his force.
His report follows: m
The receipts for the montn of No?
vember were $9,279.34. The dis?
bursements for maintenance and ex
I
tensions were $3,120.24.
"Nineteen new sendees were laid
during the month, 1,200 feet of pipe
being used In the work. Twenty-five
old lines were taken up on Hampton
street and new pipe laid, and nine
new extra services were run in ad?
vance of the paving.
"From January 1 to December 1
the receipts of the water department
have been $70,205.97. This is over
$13,000 in excess of the receipts for
last yeai
show re<
ance exp
fund am
expense
partment
"This
through
departmt
the par
councllm
ditlon of
reported
meddling
in the c
Is a cor
value of he comm
: mant .*. hi . i ?
tax mail
$553.26.
nections
Sixteen
inspecto
proved.
were cc
SPI
-ort for 1911 will
ver the matnten
*est and sinking
$27.500 and the
lslons by the de
n accomplished
and zeal of the
id cooperation on
I, as a body and
duals. This con
Id not have been
been wrangling,
y Jealousies, and
tfr. Stieglitz, this
rtiow *v~
slon ? ran ? f gov
?rly administered.
the month of No
'hf I"-. '.r.-v.mo '?
1 extensions were
icw house con
luring the month,
arere made by the
lew work was ap
of old piumbing
unsanitary."
TAG IN USE.
Street Tuesday
That Street In
Used <
Morn
Sfaspi
The i
first tir
Tuesdaj
to put
recent -
It. Th.
to be a
was mr
cutting
hers of which It was Composed, but
perhaps it will do the work and show
the believers in the split \o% drag
and those who do not believe in i*. its
efficiency as a street repairer and
builder.
? was used for the
streets of Sumter
in Caldwell street
n shape after the
has been done on
Irag did not seem
ag after all, for It
er sawed a id had
ach of the tim
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR SUMTER,
Southern Hallway Remedies Discrim?
ination Against Manufacturer-.
Washington, Dec. 12.?In an order
issued by the interstate commerce
commission today manufacturers of
buggies and other vehicles ?* win?
ter are placed on an |ual footing
with th? manufacturers of similar
products at other points in the Stata.
The Southern railroad asked for the
privilege so that there would he JO
discrimination against Sumter.
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HI NTS LIGHTNING OIL. M
cents and ">d cents bottles.
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THE PEOPLES' WAY
Diu" you ever consider the saving of the samll amounts and the
added powers of compound Interest?
Not only would we have you think but we would suggest that
you also act. jThe result will bo surprising.
\
THE PEOPLES' BANK
?.-?-/
?
I
"The Real Sting: of Poverty is
the Inability to Help Others."
A Safe Conservative Bank is
Always Prepared to Take Care
of Its Patrons.
The Farmers' Bank and
Tnua Co.
(
Another Eminent Man,
Mark Hanna, Says:
"If you want to be anything In life or In your community, savs
money, and begin to do it right away. You can't start too early
or too young. Saving puts a man together?makes him fit and
able to do things. Before you know it you are getting on?mak?
ing money and becoming a solid citizen. Nine out of every
ten successful men have grown up that way."
Come in and let us talk over this matter further with you.
THE BANK OF SUMTER.
8 DR. N. G. OSTEEN, JR.,
2 ' DENTIST.
- 18 W. Liberty St. -:- Phone No. 30
-OFFICE HO?RS
8 TO 1. 2 TO 6.
/-V
Undertakers and Embalmers,
and Private Ambulance
HEARSES FOR WHITE AND COLORED
Ring 14 or 251?Day or Night
Prompt Service
J. D. Craig Furniture <. nrany
8, 10, 12 West Liberty Su ? t
V_
LIME, CEMENT,
TTov Hrain Blee Fiona, Mp Stag. Bran,
nay, \JldIll, M ;edOo* beed.
Horses. Mules. SKSiV' s md
No Order Too I^arge Or Too Small.
Booth-Harby live Stock Co.
SUMTER, sol Til CAROLINA.
GEORGE H. HURST,
UNDERTAKER AND
EMBALMER?
124 N MAIN STREET