Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-22
THE ROAD QUESTION.

There was all interesting meeting Of the
county board of commissioners in the Of
fee of the supervisor last Monday. II
was called for the especial purpose of con-
sidering the acceptance or rejection o.
Rock Hill's recent proposal to work the
chaingang on certain roads leading into
that town and to pay toward the ex.
pense one dollar for every dollar 1t cost
the county. All the members of the board
were present as follows: Supervisor w
]. Stevenson Messrs. G. L. Riddle, J. L.
Moore, T. NJ. Gwin, w. s. Wilkerson, A
H. White, r. E. Porter, w. w. Miller, T.
G. Culp, D. NJ. Hall, J. s. Brice.
AS soon as the board was called to order
there began an informal discussion on the
advisability of appointing a committee,
or the boards constituting itself COM
mittee Of the whole, to 60 over the work
that had been done by the chaingang up
to this time, and inspect It's condition.
The idea, however, was abandoned.
Mr.. Wilkerson suggested that inasmuch
as the principal object of the meeting was
to discuss the road question, very i'm
portant matter, and they were liable to be
interrupted by people coming in and out,
it would be good idea to close the doors.
He offered a motion to that effect and it
was seconded by Mr.. Hall. The PROPOSE
ton seemed to meet with pretty general
approval, except from Mr.. Culp, who said
that the board was regularly constituted
court, he doubted its right to close the
doors. The matter was not pushed to an
issue.
DR.. r. A. Crawford, Mr.. w. J. Roddey,
and Mr.. w. E. Gettys, representing Rock
Hill and Messrs. w. B. Moore, j. H..
Riddle, J. L. Lowry and j. B. Pegram,
in opposition to the Rock Hill PROPOSE
ton were waiting on the outside and upon
motion of Mr.. Brice these gentlemen
were invited to come in and be heard.
DR.. Crawford was the first speaker. He
said he had come to renew his original
proposition with some little amendments.
While some Of the subscriptions that had
been raised were payable in cash, most OF
them were to he paid in labor, after the
crops were laid by. 1t would suit best
10 UbN6 LLc COllNlClS ny thC 4Se Va OohOs
as they could get things in readiness to
take the fullest advantage of the work
when the farmers got ready to take hold.
Although he had originally said that the
people on the roads would spend 81 for
every 81 spent by the county he was sat-
isfied that as matter of fact they would
really spend$2.
Mr.. Brice wanted to know whether DR..
Crawford could use his subscriptions in
the event be did not get the convicts un-
til after the first of July. DIR. Crawford
said he could not use them so well and
Mr.. Brice explained that he had asked the
question for the reason that it had been
agreed to do certain hoeing and other work
Mt the poor house farm.
Mr.. Brice: What is your objection to
this plan Work on as we have been do
ing until we strike the Rock Hill road,
and then work OH through to Rock Hill 2
DIR. Crawford: 1 have no objection If
you can get the subscriptions. 1t is no
trouble to work the roads if you have the
money. Our subscriptions have not been
made for the benefit of the road from here
10 Rock Hill; but 1 have no objection TO
working that road if you can get up the
You have been working the con-
yicts around Yorkville now for about nine