The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-05
To the Democratic Voters
Abbeville County.

Having announced myself as candidate for the Office of
County Supervisor take this method making known to
you my views as to the proper of conducting the
business of that office and the policy shall expect pursue
if am elected
goes without saying that this by far the most import
ant Office in the County, and is aught with tremendous
responsibilities. The Supervisor has jurisdiction the
public roads, bridges poor house. public buildings Chain
gang, and all things of public He is charged with
the expenditure of about thirty thousand dollars the peo
pes money This general statement shows how important
it is to the people of the County that the business of that
Office should be conducted economically and prudenty.
The first rule lay down for myself is to give my whole
time to the Office and conduct with the utmost economy
consistent with efficiency. Every part of the work shall
have my personal SUPERVISION wherever possible for
to give it, and not dollar shall be spent that not abo
utey necessary. At the time propose to have all
work that is done strictly frstcass in every respect.
AS to Bridges.
Second My policy will be to build good bridges where
bridges needed at all, and to do away with small
bridges wherever is possible to do The County has
heretofore spent thousands dollars in building these small
bridges. matters not how small the bridge is it cannot
be built for less than two dollars The lumber in the floor
of BRIDGE yard wide at 81 25 per 100 feet costs $780,
to say nothing of the seepers and nails These small bridges
rebuilt every two three years. and cost from two to
ten dollars each perhaps averaging five dollars There must
be at least six hundred of these small bridges in the County,
and it costs about 800 year to keep them in repair
How going to get along without them? My remedy
is terra Gotta do not propose build asinge bridge
over ditch or gully during the two years am in office If
elected In of places where have bridges,
sixnch terra Gotta pipe would suffice All bridges should
be at least sixteen feet long, that is across the road Six
teen feet of sxnch terra Gotta at six cents per foot would
cost ninetsix cents The cost of putting it in is about the
building bridge, and it will last fifty years. OF
the size of the terra Gotta to be used at given place
depends the the ditch the volume of water to be
carried off, &C. Terra Gotta be had at from two inches
to twenty-sx inches in diameter and when put down is
down to stay The City of Abbeve has for several years
pursued the policy of substituting terra Gotta for small
bridges and has been found work we'll While on this
subject will say that there gully four miles east of Alb
beve the Greenwood road that has been brdged eight
times since the at cost of $780, About year from
the Supervisor will be called on to rebuild this BRIDGE
If elected propose to put in terra Gotta If should find
one barrel insufficient to carry off the water will put in
two or more and then fill up the gully with dirt There
dozen large bridges gulies in the County but
mention this simply to give you an idea of what pro-
pose to do with them.