Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05

their dereliction. In view of the fact,
however, that this would involve addi-
tional expense on the county, the
proposition was abandoned. 1t was
decided, however, to notify the mag
istrates not to fail to send in their
hooks to be examined by committee
on the 18th instant. During the after
noon the books of FIVE magistrates
were presented for examination. The
general excuse for tardiness was the
rain that fell during the morning.
There was an election for the posi-
lion Of superintendent" of the coun-
ly home. Only two candidates ap-
plied--Mr. ]. D. Gaulden, the present
incumbent, and Mr.. w. P. Wylie, of
Guthriesville. Both applications were
backed by petitions. Mr.. Gaulden
was elected unanimously, to continue
in the position from January l, 1899
to January l, 1900. His pay was
fixed at 1862 in cash and 25 bushels OF
corn.
Superintendent Culp called atten-
ton to the recent act of the general
assembly authorizing the county to
pay back to the towns the labor OF
convicts sent by the towns to the
chaingang. He explained that the
town of Yorkville had sent TO the
chaingang, labor to the equivalent Of
$50 days. On account of the expense
of feeding, guarding, etc., it was not
right that the county should pay back
day for day. The town had sugges'
ted that to pay back two-thirds of the
time would be satisfactory, aud he had
settled on three. fifths but be wanted
the board to decide upon what would
be right.
The matter was discussed very fully.
Commissioner Ashe stated that at this
time. there are 13 prisoners on the
chaingang. The expense for guarding
alone is $50 month, and that, of it.
self, brings the price Of labor up to Sc
per month per convict. He could not
see that the county could make very
much out of town convicts, if the Ia
Dor had to be paid back day for day,
etc. AS the outcome Of the discussion,
it was resolved that hereafter the
county will not undertake to repay the
labor that the towns may send to the
chaingang.
Clerk Brice called attention to the
growing confusion OH account of the
failure of the county to provide per,
manent monuments to mark township
lines in accordance with the constitu.
ton of 1868. The townships had been
surveyed but as a rule the lines had
only been marked with stakes and
they are now, in many, cases becoming
only o matter of tradition. That they
should be permanently marked is me-
cessary in order to prevent confusion,
especially in the case of property To-
Gated near the boundary line between
townships in which there are special
tax levies and townships in which
there are no such special levies. There
are also other contingencies which
make desirable an accurate knowl-
edge of the whereabouts of township
lines.
On motion, it was decided to appoint
committee consisting of Messrs.
White, Stanton and Ashe to investigate
the matter and 10 report back to the
board an estimate of the probable cost
of permanently marking the township
lines.
A resolution was adopted author
izing the use of the chaingang for a
short time for the repairing of an
especially bad piece of road in the
Clay Hill section of Bethel township.
A number of accounts were audited
and passed, but inasmuch as the ordi'
nary county fund in the treasury now
amounts to only 81 ,36O-not more than
enough to pay the expenses of the ap-
preaching term of the circuit court-it
was decided that no orders be issued.
LIVELY RACE.