The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-15
A Card from Supervisor Adair.

us some figures from Comptrollcr Cen
erals Report institutes Il comparison
between the expenses OF Nbbcvillc
county and Laurens county, and want,
to know why it is that Laurcns county
pays more Tor running expenses than
Abbcyillc county.
Mr.. Sullivan is Il gcntlcmnn of intel
ligcncc, has the courage to sign his
name to the article, and ii affords me
pleasure to give him the necessary in
formation
will first take up Abbcville and
LaurCnS counties and show whore the
difference lies.
Abbcvillc pays her county Auditor
$5OO.O0 and Laurcns 10000 difference
in favor of Laurens $4,000.
ADbeVlllo pays her county Commits
sioncrs and Clerks 81 ,O5O.O0: Laurcns
$500 90, difference in favor Of Lau-
rcns $4,000
Abbevillc pays her county Treasurer
$4,000; Laurcns, $SOOOO - difference
against Laurens 100000.
Abbevillc pays her Equalization
Board 100000: LaurcnS, Sl53. 10 -dincr-
once in favor of Laurrns $i6.90.
Abbeyille pays for juries, witnesses,
etc, 1000: Laurcns, $3,7lO-diNcrcnn
against Laurens $l,7l0.OO
Abbcvillc- pays her Clerk of Court
$4,000; r,aurcns, $685. 05- difference
against .-aurcnS S435.9j
Abbeville county pays her shcrin
81 200; Laurens, $3,S4l.7S-d difference
against Laurcns S2,G4l.7S.
Abbeville county pays Trial Justices
and Constables $l,2OoOO; Lamcns,
$I,G4.92-ditiercncc against Laurcns
tl74 %.
Abbcville pays her Coroner $4,000:
lIaurcns, $500. '5-- difference against
Iuurcns $i5O.G5.
Abbcvillc's Poor House costs her
$1,000 90: Laurcns, $023.l3 difference
in favor of Laurens $7G.S7.
Abbcvillc pays for roads and bridges.
$4,000: LaurenS, S3,6I2.C0 difference
against Laurens $G72CO
Abbcvillc paid for repairs on build
ings 10000: aurcns, Sl,07O.ON differ
encc against lnurcns Tl.STO.00
Ahbcvillc pays for books and print
ing $4,000: LaurcnS, $6l4.33 -dincr-
rncc against IaurCnS S2l4 33.
Abbevillc pays for contingent cX-
pcnScS 800 On: LaurcnS $3513. 56---dif-
ference against Laurens $3,I73. 81. Lau-
rcnS contingent expenses account i'm
cludcS chain gang &l,T3S.3S School
commissioners salary &49l 66, and va
riouS other items, too numerous to mon
,ion here. which are not included in
Nbbcvillc'S contingent fund ut all. but
lScc book in Office for items nearly all
of which are reported separately i'm
Abbcvillc connty's rcport--for instance
Abbevillc's chain-gang is put down sep
aratcly at 81 10000. Laurens' chain
gang Is included in contingent cNpcn-
ScS in Comptroller Generals report,
but Supervisors printed report shows
that it cost $l,73S3S. (Scc printed re-
port
Abbcvillc pays for post mortcn, cN-
amnatlonS, lunaticS etc, 100000: Lau-
rcnS pays S59l 90 difference against
I4aurcns $39l.OO.
Abbcvillc pays for insurance ON
buildings $4,000: Laurons pays 500 &C.
| difference in JavOr of LaurcnS $S3.3i.
Abbcvillc has past indebtedness of
| $50. OO: aurcns past Indebtedness of
! S4,5N0.G0.
| When | took charge Of the Office as
successor to Capt. Downcy found an
| Indebtedness of 81 600 CO. have had
| no special levy to reduce this but my
| report shows it has been reduced some
| 100000 by economy along other lines :.
The amounts paid the County Audi
tor, county Commissioners, county
| Treasurer, Equalization Boards, Wit
| ncSScS, JuricS, etc. Clerk of Court
| Trial Justices and ConStablcS, CorOnOr
etc, arc all fixed by statute, and if Luu-
rens pays moro than Abbevillc, the CO.
lSlatlrc Is responsible and not the
county oliiclalS'
imc ne aliicrchcc IN cost OF repairing
p"p'lr D"iluih$S Is duc 10 the iact that
nc 'ali mas Dcch worKcd over, new
Itr'l cells pul IN etG., an OF winch was
T'n' OH fcCoihl,lciioa'loh Oh IN" GRAND
,TN thr Hrahd Jury mao" Il ms
take hold it responsible. | had work
cone at lowest possible cost and am
'ITI nN, rrSpohSipl".
l. hnc court expenses, Jurors pay ctc'arc
nn INou D! law, Ihc certlicatcS signed
y! lrcsIGlnS Judge ana Wneh tnrN arc
| pirrsc'''cu lhc treasurer Is bound 10 pay
Ihc'n 20 WIN Ihls nave notilng to
90 Wv,
| 1nr o''lE IHlr Way,hoWCV"r' 10 max" Il
| I,o'mt''Il'on pcuWccn 1NoocNl'I" an"
| "".'.!iS rs counties IS 10 takc inc cNp"h-
| H',' ,iii III tiiT asSresatc. ~ -, 80
ainto cou,,,! pay" IN az SlS' ,oo,0' ~
| l:rS LnWrrllS county pays III aii Soo'3H".N";
%" = ",lrrS,cc cuc O., III i;tNor Oh ,hnoeVllI" OF
rA r-r "'o,02. no" Is IhlA ulHerchcc NC
'oTLI'eu m ior:
St"'' WIZ i."uI'IH county pays
l'i"FV hnilroah "a % pohoS 10 the
''.'',,u''' % S'o,"lo,oo' AootN le comfy
nnn % ,I' ~ .'ie ~ oEl s!'oWS S mas no Kai
t3, I| co'' "V 90 ""o,in'' IN "lV "lo.oo rom
""o 'o' ,o' t'o ueltico uiiteltilco pe,"tTli nv
~; p'Ses sT| s7I ~ 30 s'e coui''icS ana we nave
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