The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-08
The County Commissioners.
The Proceedings Of the Board at
the Regular Quarterly
Meeting.

The County Board of Commissioners ne
in regular session Monday at II O'Clock a. N
Mr. W L. Osteen presented claim fol
Sal for damages to mule. injured by falling
through a defective bridge on the public
road The case had been tried before Magis
trate ". A Nettles and g judgment for $50
and costs TO the amount OF Sll.80 obtained
The claim was approved.
The committee on Repairs to Court House
appointed in May, asked for further time
and OF motion tine reques: was granted.
a petition was presented, sgaee
by twenty freeholders asking tina
public road be opened from Rose
Hill store across Beaver Dam creek
through the old crossing, and connecting
with the Camden road. On motion of Mr.
w. j. McKain. the petition was granted anc
the township commissioners of Carter's
Crossing township we're appointed commits
sioners TO lay out and open said road
Messrs. Wm. Yeadou and A. White, the
committee of Grand Jury appointed to exam.
oe books of county officers stated that the
committee had appointed Mr.. A. W. Sudel
as an expert to examine the books, and thai
he had Leen working in this matter since sp'
pontment. They asked that Mr.. SuGer':
claim for S35 on account of work done bs
approved.
Petitions from A. D. Moses, Peter Pitts,
D. l.. Shaw, W. J. Dipkins, J. c.. Dinkins
and J. Scott dwight, for appointment as
cotton weigher for Surter township, were
presented and read. 1t was found upon ex-
animation that there were not fifty cotton
raisers, freeholders, aud residents of Sumter
township 90 said petition, and consequently
the board had no authority under the law tc
make the appointment.
Petitions from w W. Stuckey and H. a
Scarborough for appointment as cotton
weigher at Bishopvile were presented and
read. Commissioner Carraway nominated
Mr. W. L. Parrott for the position. The
board went into an election for cotton
weigher for Bishopvile. Mr.. H. A. Scar
borough received votes and Mr. w. W
Stuckey, votes Mr.. Scarborough was de-
clared elected. His remuneration was 6xeG
at ten cents per baie.
The bids for the issue of psr cent county
bonds to the amount of SIS, 900 wer@ opened
The bids were as follows:
R. NJ. Miller for 81, 900, Sl0.l0.
First National Bank, Sumter, S. c., SIS, o0(
at Sl02s; $4,000 at Slo3 Lis; $1,000 a
Slo3s.
E. ?. Kicker for SIS, 900, 81 500.
On motion it was decided to accept Mr
Ricker's bid which was at the rate of Sl06:
for the entire issue. The board bad an IN
derstanding with Nh Kicker that ne vii
take whatever bonds Of this issue that ths
board decides to issue to the amount o
$4,000. The bonds will be dated July lst,
1896.
A number of claims were audited and
approved.
On motion Martha Logan was directed to
be dismissed from the Poor House.
A petition from sundry citizens to admi
Dragon Dennis, wife and four children te
Poor House was read. II was decided tha
as board mad discharged these persons FROM
the Poor House they could not be re-admitted
4 petition for the admission of Mrs. Dick
erson and two children was also received
but as they had been!discbarged, were not re-
admitted.
The board did not finish all the business
before it and when It adjourned it was tt
meet again on July l1th, inst.