The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-04-05
WANT GOOD ROADS.
Board of County Commissioners de-
sires Better Highways-New Road
Opened-Pauper Petitions Con-
sidered-AnOther Telephone Com
MANY, claims Paid

root in Bambcrg county, and ITS fruitful
| soil will no doubt soon revolutlonlZe tho
arch;eic methods of our grandfathers
and give us a system of highways that
are travelabie and safe. The Board OF
County Commissioners at its meeting on
Monday last took up this vital,y impor'
tant question and after listening to III
een-minute address by Mr.. George VOL
sew Svmonds on the best highways Oh
tainable with the material ut hand in the
low country, there was Il running discus
sion for some time, participated III Dy
Township Commissioner Charles Nj Glev'
er, County Commissioner j. \. Chasse
rcau, Supervisor J. B. kearSe and County
Attorney Jno. r. Bellingcr, which, with
out brin ginS about any decisive action on
the part of the board, cryStaliZed the SEN
timents of it's members into this one I'M
portant fact, that we need better roads
and must have them. How they are tc
be obtained is a matter for future conSld
| Grafton.
As starter the Board ordered a road
running from the VIM. Hutto place TO
Denmark, recently opened and partially
worked by Township Commissioner Chas
MGiever, to be opened to public travel
Mr.. MGiever declaring that it's proper
maintenance should never cost the coun
ty cent.
The pauper petitions of Laura kearse
Calvin Jones, Isaac Mcmillan and Joe
Ritter were rejected, that of Mrs. Hagar
WAS referred to Commissioner Byrd fol
action, and that of Dick Mckenzie an(
Adaline Chassereau were favorably con
sidered.
The request of the Gordon Telephone
Company for permission to erect poles OF
the county roads, was granted, with the
proviso that the poles be set not less thar
ten feet from the centre of the road.
The Supervisor was ordered to buy on
half dozen of Halsteads patent porce
lain lined pals for the Jail, and the fol
lowing claims were considered and order
ed paid:
Hughes Brothers, lumber, 1924.
| Griffith s. briggs, $11.13.
C.J. S. Brooker, hardware, $47.91.
J.B. Hunter, serving jurors, $500.
| FIJI. McCrae, rations for paupers, S3c
! T.. Crider, work ON roads, $3.50.
! J.,Gunnels, four days as overseer OF
roads. $4.0O.
Dave Pate, fodder for chain gang
$1.13.
DR.. D. W. Barton, examination of lu
natics, $1,000.
J.H. Rowell, three days as oversee
and repair of bridge, $3.75.
| DIR. B. D. Bronson, examination of lu
natic, $500. r.
| l.. M. Aver, work on roads and service
on township board, $500.
T. J. Rentz, services on township boar'
and mileage. $3.50.
w. M. McCue, services as road over
seer and work on roads, $17.N.
S. S. Williams, corn for chain gang
$1315. I>
J. B. Traywick, lumber, 1898.
| C.. w. Bessinger, summOning juror
and witnesses, $500.
S. K. Carter, supplies, $1.15.
| Marie Bryant, corn for chain gang
| $3.50
w. P. Sandifer, bringing prisoner t.
iail from Darlington county, $s2:1S.
Walker, Evans & Cogswell, Co., sta
+;onarx, con %
Wallace Carter, fodder for chain gang
$500.
j. B. Black, NJ. D., one saddle, $500.
Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., sta
tionery, $1,000.
i ]. W. Hill, lumber $G.55.
| J.C. Compton, lumber and buildin:
bridges, 1915.
J.F. Staley, Jr., two days services a
road overseer, $500.
/ R. w. D. Rowell, advertising, $500.
i w. NJ. Brabham, supplies for jail an
paupers, $685.. -.
A. W. Knight, printing and advertis
| G. r. Brabham, supplies for chain gans
$53.50.
A Rice, supplies for paupers, $55:Ss.
i NJ Brabham, supplies for jail an
chain gang, $3.50.
| G E Hutto, lumber, $6.12.
| WI Copeland, one day as road over
seer, $1.OO. $50,
| JT Hutto, four days as overseer. $4.G
RS Simmons, wood for court house
$3.50.
B.. NJ. Bessinger, three days services a
lrOad OyerSeer. $500
! c.. R. Brabham, supplies for paupers
| $46.15.
J. B. Zorn, lumber, 5000.
| N. A. Bellinger, four days as road over
seer, $400.
i H. A. Ray, holding inquest, $3.50.
| Noel Padgett, summoning coroner
jury, $500.
| H A Ray, salary as magistrate, $1O.4(
| G. W. Farrell, supplies for paupers
$6:4S. ~
G w Farrell, supplies for pauper, 22.9(
| Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., sta
tionery, $40.
Walker, Evans s Cogswell Co., sta
tionery, 1922.
| c. Ehrhardt s. Sons, lumber, $3.50.
! DR.. J. R. Mccormack, post-mortem
and milage, $3.50.
| w. G. kearse, four and one half day
as road overseer, $3.50.
J. w. Smith, three days as road over
seer, $500.
| w P Mcmillan, salary as magistrate
lumber and repairing bridge, $lG.S6.
Charles MilhouS, fodder and potatoe
for chain gang, 1915.
i OF OFT, lumber and bridge repairs
$2O.52. -,
G w Hightower, coffin for suicide, $1(
A w BeSsinger, summoning jurors an
. witnesses, $500.
A W Bessinger, salary as coroner
1884
Noel Padgctt, salary as constable, 81 .6t
n P Smoak, salary as magistrate, So
John Cooner, salary as constable, -;
JB Hunter, salary rs sheriff and jallcl
$541G
c. B. Free, salary as clerk of cour
$3.50.
] w Free, salary as clerk of count
board, etc, $l3.35.
DR.. J. F. Baggott, salary as count
physician, $S.A.
L T LaFitte, salary as magistrate
$4l.6.
P H Starr, lumber, $4.OO.
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