Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-28
THE COUNTY BOARD.

The county board OF commissioners
met in the Office of the supervisor last
Wednesday for the purpose OF trans
acting various items of business that
| it desired to dispose of before going
cut of office. 1t was understood that
this would probably be the last meet
ing of the board as now constituted.
There were present Supervisor Culp,
Commissioners Stanton, Gwin, Wilker
erson, Asbe, Moss and Miller.
1t had been arranged that the first
business of the board after assembling
in Yorkville, would be to visit the
chaingang and take look over the
work that has been done on the Char
lotte road. Several members of the
board, including Messrs. Wilkerson,
Gwin, Miller and Moss, put in an hour
or so looking over the work. Mr..
Stanton had passed over the road fire.
quently and was familiar with it, and
Mr.. Ashe, who had had q touch of rheu-
matism the night before, did not feel
inclined to 60 out in the weather.
Supervisor Culp was also feeling badly.
He seemed to be threatened with an
attack of grip.
After the visit to the chaingang, the
members of the board were entertain:
ed to sumptuous dinner at the Par
ish hotel by Clerk Brice, and at 2
O'Clock they assembled for the busi-
ness of the day.
Magist ate Anderson was present
with bill for services rs acting coro-
ner in the case of the state against the
dead body of Samuel Simril, the Negro
who was murdered by highwaymen,
near Newport, during the recent Christ
mas holidays. The claim had at first
been refused. At a previous meeting
the board determined to test the ques-
tion as to whether magistrates, acting
as coroners, were entitled to fees.
Mr.. Brice explained to the board that
the statute relating to the matter was
passed long time ago, when magis-
trates were paid entirely in fees. Since
that time the law relating 10 magis-
trates had been amended 80 as to pro-
vide salaries in lieu of fees in all crimi-
nal cases. The code defines criminal
actions as those in which the state is
the prosecutor. The state is the pros
ecutor in inquest cases, and, therefore,
magistrates are not entitled to fees.
He advised the board to cease paying
the bills of magistrates for acting as
coroner, and the board decided to act
upon his advice. The case of Magis-
trate Anderson, however, was re-
considered. In view of the fact that
he had done considerable amount of
work in this special case, aud the case
was an important one, it was only fair
that he should be paid. 1t was also
decided to pay the bill Of Magistrate
Plaxico for holding the inquest in the
case of the state against the dead body
of Ben Gore. But hereafter no more
magistrates are to be paid for holding
inquests. That is, not unless they have
the nerve to press their claims in the
courts and the courts decide in their
favor.
A communication was read from Mr..
James w. Russell, of Bullock's Creek
township, advising that Union county
had agreed to puy half the cost of
building fiat for Pinckney ferry, and
asking that York county pay the other
half. Members suggested that most of
the crossing down on that side was
over the free ferry at Lockhart, and
that they did not think that toll
ferry at Pinckney would receive much
patronage. They were also in doubt
as to whether the proposition meant
for the county to buy fat and give it
over to the control of private individ-
uals. The letter was accepted as in
formation.
There was a petition from citizens of
Rock Hill asking for aid for the widow
of s. l.. Smith, Confederate soldier.
The amount of monthly aid desired
was not stated, and the matter was
referred to Commissioner Miller, who
was instructed TO secure more partic-
ular information.
There was a proposition from Mr..
w. B. Moore to paint the County Home
for a certain sum. On motion of Mr..
Wilkerson, it was resolved that the
County Home should be painted, and
that Supervisor Culp be delegated with
authority to attend to having the work
done on the best terms obtainable.
Mr.. Ashe suggested that MIR. Gauld-
in had warned the board: "Don't fix
the place up too fine, for if you do,
everybody in the county will be after
the Job of superintendent" Laugh
ter
The next business was the opening
of bids of candidates for election as
county physician. There were only
three bids submitted, as follows: DR..