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

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attention ii the msn&gemeut Of the
various Gispensaries throughout The
State as regards tee duties OF -:Le
county boards.
Many of them give such little a.
tention to their duties SIS 10 be ab3o
u ely worthless and IN many lnstan-
ceS are g hinCeraLc9 instead Of q help
IN the diSpensa:y management. Many
OF them keep no account OF the SOCK
OF goods charged against the dispe0
serS at consunsrs prices, and do No!
know whether the county dlSpeuser
makes s correct showing or net.
In nearly every instance where re
have found dispensers snort 70 Us 81
our invoice prices, the county boards
have been ana are unable to fad the
amount of the dispensers shortage 10
the county.
This shows tbs: they kesp 10 sc
count sg&inst the dispensers 8: con
sumers' prices, as th9y SHOULD do IN
order to determine the dispensers
shortage to the county and 10 pro
perly know al auy tina jus. how ne
stands IN regards 10 the CITY and cou1-
ty's. profits, As an example o. the
slack and unous.ness Ike manage
ment, refer 20 the Beaufort d!speo-
ser who has not even IS MUch as a
request book showing account Of sales
eac1 cay and whom | nave ordered
before his board TO snow cause Why
be should not be turned over TO the
attorney general for prosecution Tor
violating the Law.
THIS loop hole given ,ha dispensers
OF the county boards no: d5ing theic
duly, permits them 10 T0o he c5Unly
sn6 CITY OF tdsir pro6!s.
When ta9 S.a:6 finds thsGa short
they can pay Up shortages to the
otaIe az our invoice prices, the ccUn
ty boards having no;ai0g charged
againS! them st consumers prices;
they profit 5. the expense Of the ccua.
~ and city.
This gives the business entirely to
the dispenser ard not the county, we
must try to 6nd remedy 10 check
this derelic!ion Of duty, and get the
county boards to keep their dispensers
straight, and thus save the county
and clues their pYcEtS.
l Isugges! tha. Te require cur book
keepers to charge eacn dispenser, IN
addition to cur invoice price 10 dis,
pensers, the dispensers price to con
sUmers, 50 VIXEN We send our jnspec-
tors 70 check up s. dispenser we arm
lin with the consumers price and hs
check the dispenser AID holds him
sccountabis Tor every cent received
and diSbure0 10 county, city and
State.
One OF he great hindar&nces 10 the
successful msrsgement OF the dis
persary system is theincompetency Of
some Of the county dispensers who
ere elected by the County Boards II
Control, while it IS true he cauno: oe
confirmed until t1is board approves
the seton Of county board, yet we
fail 10 inquire into his qualification or
competency. suggest that before
a dispenser is allowed 10 take charge
OF 8 a!spensary he be reqU;ret>> 10 report
st this CEice to be examined IS TO his
qualification aud competency. Il this
IS done, good msD, though iEccmpe
tent, may GeYer De placed n. s posi-
ton they cannct fill with credit 10
:hemseYes a1d families and al LoGCr
20 their ccunlieS Asst IS 1ow, tLey
are piScsd IL p0siti01s N wh-ca they
canGCt SGst&Iu themselves, sLd t&Gl1-
lies.
n reporting these matters foE COZ
sicSr2tion. ! 90 no. mean 70 baUa
GeIstcod IS having ye!eIencc 70 slI
county boardss0d co&r,y dispensers,
but there are too many 70 give taem
si1giy, aDG while nay lSEgu8ge Ray
seem harsh, my Interest n tne vel
fare and success OF lae GiSpensasy de
m2Gds that speak plainly a06
make an effort 10 eradicate existing
evils that lie in tha gath Cf the sue
cessful management ot tie dispspsary.
IN conclusion, permit roe to say tGat
under the sp!encid business IaGs2e
ment o. Commissioner Vance, assisted
by efficient ard wiling clerks aad sU-
pe1intsn3eGt, cac2 &nG eySry c1e
knowing his duty, AID doing Il, sad
working IN per,ec. harCGDy, the sue
cess Ct The dispeuzacy S 81 ASSURED
fac. Il aEords me- pleasure 20 eSpc-
ci2lly GsCtiCn The ease eGDG CCrrsc ness
wita which AessTs. 0gzts and Black
manage their respective departments
cf which they have mad control Zor
only one month, arG 10 also cen
msrd cur inspectors CT the very sal
i.fsctgry II aGaec u T1-ch they haTe
discharged Their da:iss.
Capt. 3. Q. Webo AID Lis efficient
corps Of assistants aIe &l! that cou.d
&c desired and they have nc SIpe-!ors
ic ths service O. tae sac.
AL Ct which IS respectfully sub
roi!Ied.
Very respectfully.
j. Dadley Hassl@eQ,
Chairman.