The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-05-12
COUNTY BOARD MEETING.
The Contract for Repairing Court
House Confirmed.

The Coauty Board OF Commissioners met
on Friday, May 7th, at the request OF the
building committee on repairs to the Court
House.
After reading the niautes Of the last meet.
ing aud adopting the order of business TO be
followed at future meetiugs, the committee
on repairs reported as follows through Secre-
.tsry R ]. Brownfeld
.sAt the meeting of the County Board of
Commissioners on April 236, further time
was granted the committe on repairs on
County Court House, in order TO eeable your
comni,ts to consult the attorney Of the
board, who bad recently been chosen. on the
legal satus Of the county-to what extent
bcund-or contemplated contract based on
the accepiation by voar honorable board OF a
hsa made by L. L Noun + Co.. on the plans
aud spec6icaiions of Architect Noise, prescott
ca 20 and accepted by the board 10 the pre-
l,sninary steps taken to enlarge and repair the
Court House as authorized By Act of the
Legislature.
After hearing from Mr. Stuckey. county
at,oroey, u majority of your committee
:adooted the following resolutions, viz:
Resolved, That the building committee
recommend tha, the contract submitted with
the plans and specifications of Architect,
Noise, for repairs aud additioos to the Court
house, be executed and carried out with L.
Il Mum 4 Co, to the extent Of bids Inade
bJ them aegregating $4. .934.S5-
Resolved further, That after exhausting
the cash oa haod. aeout $4,000, specially ap..
propriated for this puspose. the balance. CT
1884 Is due L L Mum ca, on comp le-
ton OF the work be settled 10 county script,
PAYABLE not later thau lao. ]st, 1898, with
interest a, per cert. after maturity"
The thanks of the board were rendered the
bu,ldipg committee, on motion Of commis-
siouer Diokins, aud the report was adopted.
The old and new specifications were re.d
for tie information of the board Explana-
,icn3 were made by Capt. Browo6eld and
Architect, Noise.
Tnos L. Dickerson was admitted to the
Poor House.
40 account for S25 OF Il. DuBose, ex
over seer Of chain gape, for articles stolen
from him was presented On motion, action
was postponed uonl next meeting.
Commissioners Browf.Id offered the follow
ing resolution.
"Resolved, That overseers regularly ap.
rointfd be allowed no more than $40 aunu-
ally from date hereof, or from the time when
the several township boards shall have car.
ried out the law With the approval OF the
board."
There was no second and the resolution
was withdrawn.
County Attorney S,uckey gave bis opinion
as to overseers appoiDted tc work road dis
tficts that the law is mandatory as TO ap-
poistipg said road overseers, bot the board
can say what amount should be paid
Bids we're received for fnroishing provi-
sions for chain gang for next three mouths
from O'DopneIl 4 Co., Hardy 4 Co, J. Ryt-
,enberg l. Sors, Crosswell Il Co. After ex'
amination of bids by commit,ee, the Did OF
Harby l. Co., was accep ed.
The Supervisor was instructed to advertise
for bids 70, repairs Oh Poor House
A plumber of accounts were audited apd
ordered paid.
The board adjourned at o'clock.