Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-09
Meeting of County KBonrd.

The County Board of Commissioners
met at tho Court House last Monday.
Messrs. j. j. Haley and +. w. Pieper,
having received their commissions,
entered upon tho discharge of thoir new
official duties.
Mr.. }. M. IIunnicutt, County Super
visor, presided as Chairman of the Board.
Maj. w. j. Stribling was elected clerk.
The Board remained in session Monday,
Tuesday ahi "Wednesday.
1t was ordered that Sl25 bo paid for
the public printing-onc-half to each of
tho papers.
Dir. j. w. Bell was elected county ply
scian, provided ho agrees to visit tho
poor house rs often as sent for by tho
steward.
1t was ordered that the road machine,
mules and convicts be turned over to
Com; missioner j. J. Haley to bo worked
on tho Brown Hill, on tho public road
below Westminster, for ono month, pro-
vided so much time may be necessary.
Meetings Of the board arc to be held on
tho first Tuesday in each month at 0
o'clock A. NJ.
The following levy was asked for:
For ordinary county purposes, 3 mills !;
court expenses, mill; past indebted
ness, mill; special road, 1 mill--total,
ct mills.
Claims were audited by tho boz rd to
tho amount of S2l2.G7.
j. j. Haley offered tho following,
which was adopted:
That all tho public roads of tho county
bc worked by contract, to bo lot to tho
lowest responsible bidder by school dis
tricts: Provided, the work can DO lot for
tho amount ut our command.
That, pursuant hereto, the County
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In the county papers an advertisement
inviting bids under this order; that said
advertisement bo 80 framed that contrac-
tors will understand that each of them
will have tho benefit of tho work of all
hands who have not paid tho commuta-
ton road tax; and, further, that con-
tractors bo made to understand in tho
advertisement that thoy will not be OK
pcctcd to make lawful roads as to width,
but on ly to keep them in as good travel
ing order rs they have been in tho past.
Where there aro roads needing widen
ing, or other special work, special con
tracts will bo made.
Road work to bo paid onc-fourth tho
lirst OF April; onc-fourth May 1st; ono
iourth ton u November ist; ono.,fourth Decom-
Der 25th; provided, tho April and MAY
payments arc not to bo mado unless tho
roads arc put in good condition by that
time.
All contractors to bo REQUIRED to give
bond as required by law for tho faithful
performance of the contract, the board
TO reserve the right to rojcct all bids and
to let all or part of tho roads OF tho
county.
Pursuant to tho order, of which tho
above is n copy, notice is hereby given
that tho Board Of County Commissioners
will receive bids by school districts for
tho work above described, in tho Com
missiOnors' Office. at Walhalla, s. G., at
their next monthly meeting, which will
begin at0 o'clock A. NJ, on Tuesday,
tho 7th day of March ncxt. From now
until that timo bids may bo filed with
tho Clerk of tho Board, by mail or other
wise, and will be considered private
until tho day for their consideration.
Contractors will boar in mind that tho
building and keeping up of all small
bridges over dry bitches or rgullics will bo
incindOd in their contracts, but bridges
over running streams undor ~ foot, will
be separately lot to tho same or other
contractors and contractors for tho roads
will be givon tho preference in tho bridge
contracts for their respective school dis
tricts. j. NJ. HUNNICUTr,
County Supervisor.
WM j. STRIDLNG, Clerk.