The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-10-30
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LANCASTER DISTRICT.

10 me HonoTdote 4. j. pnheTs, presiding
Juige Of the Court of Common Pleas, for
Lancaster District, Fail Term, 1851.
We the Commissioners of Roads and
Bridges, for Lancaster District, ask leave to
submit the following as our annual report:
Oar first meeting was held the first Mon.
day in january. At that meeting the Board
assessed upon the General Tax Of the Dis
,rlct, 10 per cent. We also examined, rec.
''''ed and paid off all accounts presented at
this meeting, and transacted such other mat
tiers rs came before the board
Our next meeting was held on tho first
Monday in August, following. At this
meeting we examined and paid off all &c.
counts outstanding that wer. presented.-
We also had call meeting on the first
Monday in October, inst, for the purpose
Of preparing aud rec'ifying this Report, and
attending to the other business of the
Board, which, we as Commissioners have
to dispose of We further report that the
Chairman Of the Board has made out and
filed with the Clerk OF the Court Of said
District, a specification Of the roads in
charge Of each Commissioned to he kept
in repairs by him.
We also report that each Commissioner
has reported the road in his charge as be.
ing in good condition, as required by the
Acts of ls5l-52; except the bridge over
Flat Creek in Mr.. II. 4. Gregory's division,
which is, or soon will be, let TO CONTRACT
Also the Camp Creek Bridge in G. w.
Bells division. This Bridge has been le,
to contract, but in consequence of the war
the contract has failed and the Commission.
ers will re sell the contract rs soon as
contractor can be had.
Mr.. r. NJ. Sims aud Mr. WIN. B. Twittv,
two of the Commissioners have not been
able to report 10 the board, owing to both
being from home In active service in the
| Confederate States army.
| The Commissioners would submit To hi,
Honor, the Court, Gift be competent,) that
he give his opinion whether it is binding
on Commissioners to keep in repairs both
bridge and a ford road over the same
stream and at the same place.
JOSEPH CLARK, Ch'mn.
F.. A. CASKEY, Sec'y.
The following is n list of monies as re.
ceved and paid out by Treasurer since last
report:
October l, 1860
! Paid e Massey,for building n bridge
over ditch on Taxahaw road near
Lynches Creek, 500
Bek, for repairs on Flat
Creek bridge. l.5t
January 7. 1861.
Paid B A Culp, repairs on bridge. 740
NJ Brown. for putting up ten
Pointers, 10 90
Stewman for recording spe-
cihcaliocs ot roads, 300
w NJ Connors, for publishing
last report of Commissioners, 1900
August 8, 1861.
Craig. for repairs on Gil's
Creek Bridge, 400
Ingram, repairs on Hanging
Rock Creek briige, 2269
II Hood, repairs on Dobys
Bridge, 1000
John Foster, building a bridge
oree the branch below Lands
| ford. l5Oo
Received from Tax Collector, 1881
Paid Commissions on 9795I at2 Or
| cent, 1859
Amount paid out, 2ll.7s
Commissions on 2ll ,75 at . per ct. Az
|
2l6oo
Reed from Tax Collector 1881
PAID out, 2l6,O0
Balance on hand Oct. !. S7635l
All Of which Il respectfully submitted
and signed by the Board.
JOS. CLARK, Chm'n.
f. A. CASKEY, Sec'y.
J. J. CRAIG, Treas'r.
=. u. ROBERTSON.
G. w. FUNDERBURK,
w. w. BASKINS,
7. r. GREGORY,
| q w. BELL,
A. A. COFFEY,
CHAPMAN SMALL,