The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-15

Gentlemen: As yCur Chairman, i
has been my duty aud pleasure tC
spend large par. Ct the past montL
here in looking into &nd Studying ths
large business Of which ne nave Tx
control. Various matters OF InIeres'
have come unCer my Observation, lc
which I wish to draw your atttltloD
sn6 in doing So my report VIII 70 {
certain extent be disconnected.
I will 6rst give you staieUeNt oI
our financial standing:
Cash on hand. d....>-~,,...->F3i,li li9 u
Total indebted eoness. ...-~r,... 81. Ok =
Cash balance on hsnd.....,$lQ, sol 9t
We csn safely rely Upon the CASH
receipts amounting TO S2t Geo per
week.
By referring to the repcrs Of tne
Commissioner you will see that we
have 8 large stock Of liquor on hand.
With this statement CT our finances
Ivould recommend that the Conmis
sioner be instructed TO pay $l0,00G 10
the school fund.
Mr.. Mi!ady, The con;rGc.or has Civ
en- bond for the second contract awar,
ded him. He is making 6ne progress
with his WORK, and mas been psl~
$2,15S.30.
+ have made contract with him 10
enlarge door st the front entrance OF
the new 6ispensary building When !
hope will meet win your apPr1y&I,
would suggest that there pa buIII
at some convenient point-nesr Com
missioner Vapce's cthcs-a ire proof
vault to hold the present steel safe,
books and papers. The y&Glt can De
about 1Gx10 and about S feet high IN
side, with hollow space for sir be
tween a steel fire proof door. The COS!
of such vault properly bu.Is would not
exceed S70C.
The contract with Mr.. Senn for the
rent OF part OF the vacant 10! has
been agreed upon, and signed by him
and myself. This contract l herewith
submit for your inspection.
would suggest that you employ an
expert to examine carefully the Wis
kew tanks now in use. sm OF the
opinion that it will be shown that II
will BE- better to purchase new tanks;
If so. then I would recommend that
YOU buy three tanks Of so barrels Ca
pscity each and one tank OF 25 bar,
rels capacity. Two OF the Isrge tanks
to be used exclusively for corn whis
kew and the other for rye whlskey.
The 25 barrel tank being used only
for dumping the higher grades 81 re
whiskey.
In moving from our present quart
ers to the new 6ispengary building We
will certainly lose one week, possibly
two. In view Of this fact ! think Il
advisable to make purchases Of enough
LIQUOR 20 cover this period N excess OF
the ordinary purchases, and instruct
all the dispensers to increase their or
ders. so as to have stock sut1clent
to carry them until work IS resumed.
a DISPENSER SHORT.
Dispenser J. w. Henry, LaurenS,
who was summoned here ST lhe lss!
meeting OF the board, was checked up
soon after our adjournment and was
found 10 arrears S526.25. suspended
him at ence, and visited LsWeLs the
following week and collected froN
him the above amount and turned tbe
same over to the clerk CT the Sale
board OF control.
! have Jus: received information
from Inspector Ed wards as 10 s short
age Of SS0S. 81 against Dispenser }. K.
Mcmillan st Tod6viIle, S. =.
Mr.. Edwards writes me thai this dis
panser acknowledges that ne has been
abort for three years; yet his reports
st this Office have been maoe to con-
form with accounts here against MIN,
and the same being approved by the
county board of control.
Owing to your meeting here tonight
did not take action agalrst hlu,
leaving the matter IN your EaodS.
Since the last meeting Of our board
have made enquiry into the lcoting
Of the dispensaries at TimmonsTllIe
and Florence during the Darlington
riot, and ind that two cases were
placed In the hands OF the circuit So
Ecitor for suit covering the amounts
OF $2S5. IS and S915 81 respectively.
These cases were removed from
Florence county to Georgetown coun
ty and suit brought and successfully
maintained IN one case to the amount
OF $2s5.75.
The other case amounting 10 1915 81
has never been tried.
The judgment obtained in George
town, transcript Of which should
have been fled with Clerk OF Court
Of Florence county, has never been
entered up. / call this natter to your
attention, so you can take such action
as may be deemed best.
TOO MUCH BREAKAGE.
! desire to call your attent!on to
5reakase sustained il the shipments
Of whiskey to the sub .d:speasaries. I
submit report on eight diSpensaries,
which Is a fair index 10 the others, as
lave taken four OF these who report
the largest amount Ct breaksge and
the tour who report the lowest.
Mr.. w. J. Motto OF Charleston lesGS
the LIST with the highest amount. lie
started IN business in Ssp.em ber, 1892,
and purchased 1862. .2S and reports
breakage IS. 65-2 per cent. In April
MS purchases Wete $197.70 and break
age S12.97-6 per cenG-whtcl is4 par
cent. grester in April, 1898, than in
September, 1897, when he assumed
charge OF the suo-dispensar7.
Ihls Is cut Of all ceasop and there
must be something radically wrong il
his management from 8 business
standpoint. next call your attention
to the Mt. Pleasant dispensary, which
Is near Charleston, ard to which the
goods are shipped by way Of Charles
ton and over the sane railroad, and
IN addition to this these goods have to
be unloaded upon the steamship
Wharfs and reloaded upon steam boats
and unloade6 upon the wharts n Mt.
Pleasant again, which requires enc
more haoling than Ar. Notes goods
6ops in the cifv. With fhis eS6ifi0To?