Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-08-15
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cost the County about $1,000; and by the
time our October Court is over, six thou-
sand dollars, or more, will be consumed,
leaving q balance OF about $1,000 to de-
fray all other expenses Of the County,
and of this sum the Jail will absorb
al out 80, 1000, and the Poor House $1,000,
or more.
Some kindly disposed person, over the
signature of j. G. E., i'll the AdUe1tiser
of the 4th ult., not having the above
facts and figures before his eyes, said
among other things. 1T seems to be n
very rifacult matter to make the present
County Commissioners believe that we
arc Actually in need OF bridges.
I beg that The people Of Edgefield
consider these things and elect r. w.
Trotter 10 the Office of County Commits
slonei."
Sow If Mr.. Trotter will convince me
that he can build bridges without money
I'll ago for him." and would advise the
taxpayers to see to it that he is made one
of the County Commissioners. Tho
Radicals built bridges without money,
it is true. but the present Board cannot,
and would not if they could. In justice
to Captain Stevens who has the super
vision of ] G. Els portion of the Coun-
ty, I would state that i'll making IL re-
port to the Comptroller General as to,
what funds would be necessary to defray
the various expenses of the County, he
said it would take Sll 1000, to build the
bridges actually needed in his territory,
and urged that we allow him most OF
hat amount, and though we asked for
over SIS, 900, for all purposes, they only
made provision for the raising OF about
$4,000; therefore VIC are greatly ombar-
rassed and mortified that we cacnot
meet the expenses OF the County.
Jurors are compelled TO leave their
homes and busS,css for three consecu-
tive weeks, and are only promised Sl.5o
per day; their jury tickets will not even
20 TO pay their taxes. a farmer to have TO
leave his crop for three weeks in the
month of June! We'll, if our people had
not been in bondage so long, they would
demand n change at once, especially
when we remember that il is so unccr-
tain when this pay is to come. None as
yet have been paid for services rendered
this year, and some Of those who served
last October are yet unpaid. Most per-
sons who serve as Jurors being greatly in
need of money, dispose OF their claims
ut a discount OF thirty cents, or more, on
the dollar, so he that leaves his business
and series as a juror gets but about one
dollar per day. Now We hope that the
gentlemen who propose to 80 to-Colum-
ia and make laws for us will take these
matters under consideration and devise
ONE means Of relief. Our worthy So
licitor has made some good suggestions
improve upon them if you can. Do rid
the honest tax payers Of tie burden Of
feeding the rogueS in Jail. II can be
done. Most OF them hal rather be in
jai! than at work repair your roads, and
build railroads with them, and we ven
turc to predict that they will not be SC
ready to commit crime. Do the very
best we can in the way of retrenchmcni
and reform. Our taxes for solne years
to come will be heavy, as there is II deb
of more than 5i2,C GOO OF Radical creation
still hanging ovor US. .Nnd atthc prcscn'
assessment OF property, it will require +;
tax of four mills 10 dcfray the annua
expenses OF the County.
IL. ErScu.