The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-09
County Commissioners Meet.

The county of Commissioners met
last Saturday. The newly appointed
members presented their commission,
and were duly installed. The board
is now composed of 7. c. Owens, W D.
| Turbeville and L. I. Fischer. by IN
vitation the legislative delegation COM
posed of Senator Louis Applet. kepre-
! SentativeS H. B. Richardson, DR.. l. NJ:
Woods and N. c. Galluchat attended
the meeting. The early part OF the
morning. the board was engaged IN ap-
proving claims. and listening at appl.
cations for aid Mr.. {. Il. teIaer OF
| the former board was present during a
portion of the meeting. and on retiring
stated that he had not been informed OF
. chance on the board. but wished the
new board a successful administration.
REPRESENTATIVE Richardson and Woods
disclaimed having been consulted with
regard to any change, but they had no
objection and approved the appoint
| meut OF the board.
Owing to the fact that the TreaSur-
er's report was not due until the 10Th,
inst. the board could not give the dele
cation accurate information with re-
gard TO the receipts and disbursements
for the year 1900. but as soon as the re-
port is made. the delegation will be
supplied with the necessary lnforma-
ton. 1t was estimated that the eX-
penSes for the past year was about
$1,000 and the receipts about Sl3,oVO.
Supervisor Owens was requested to
send with his statement such SuggeS-
tionS as the board thought proper to
make that the delegation may consider
them at delegation meeting. Super
intendent of Education Wells came be-
fore the delegation and made very IN
teresting talk about the selling OF
school books. He made it clear that 1t
would, in order to supply the demand,
be necessary for his office to have clerl-
cal aid because at the very time the
books are being sold he IS required by
law TO visit the schools, and unless he
could have some one to keep his Office
open. it would be a great Inconvenience
to the people. Mr.. Wells is very much
interested in the schools and he says
the selling of books is q much greater
addition to his Office than he had any
idea of, that the business will amount
to about $4,000. and that it would be
saving to the people of about $500. He
was also requested to send his sugges-
ton in writing.
The board then considered applica-
tions for the clerkship, which resulted
in the election of Mr.. j. II. LeseSne,
the former clerk being otherwise en-
ployed was not an applicant.
The matter of county printing was
then taken up. and the board awarded
the contract to THE MANNING TINES
for 1926. the price paid for several
years. although the work will be con-
siderably more. There was another
bid presented for $50. The board IS
not required 10 ask for bids, and they
did not. as this is matter for them to
exercise their best business judg-
ment. and in the exercise of that Judg-
ment they took into consideration the
amount OF work to be done, its charac-
ter, and the efficiency of those asking
for it. The MANNING TINES having
done this work very satisfactorily for
many years, at a very reasonable
charge, they concluded to continue the
contract with that paper.
We know that capital will be made
out of this transaction, but we are salts
fed the people will sustain the action
of the board when we tell them, that
after years Of experience we know the
price to be paid is much less than the
regular charge. and an offer to do the
work for less could only result in loss,
which business men do not make un-
less there is some purpose.
THE TINES has always had this work,
and did it faithfully. the board know
inc this. and recognizing its Importance
were unwilling to make any expert
ments which might result in q greater
cost in the end.