Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-07
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The county board Of commissioners Of
York county held its regular monthly
meeting in the office Of the supervisor
last Wednesday. All Of the members
were present.
Robert Robinson, pauper soldier ap-
peared before the board and asked for
help. He was allowed 50 per month.
Sarah Helms appeared before the
board and asked for aid. Action was
deferred until H. E. Johnson could be
heard from in her behalf.
]. s. Brice, attorney for the board, re-
ported that the c. &. NV. railroad
company had reported that the gauge
Of their road had been changed to
standard gauge, from Lenoir, N. c., to
Chester s. c., and that the countys
certificate of stock had been surrender
ed to w. A. Barber, president Of the
road. The attorney was instructed also
to surrender the certified check for $500
upon demand.
VIM. Beam presented the petition OF
Mrs. Martha Roberts, asking for aid.
She was allowed 81 per month.
J. L. Stacy presented petition of him
self and other citizens for q new pub
lie road in Kings Mountain township,
beginning at the residence of w. II.
Moore on the Glover and Yorkville road
and passing through the lands Of w. H.
Moore, ]. L. Stacy, w. M. Wallace,
Mrs. E. c. McCarter, Jas. McCarter and
w. r. Horton, and emerging into the
Bethel ard Yorkville road. The petit
tion was granted on condition that
rights of way be obtained from all the
parties over whose lands the proposed
road passes, and that no bridges be
erected thereon. w. B. Smith, w. H.
Moore and J. J. McCarter were ap-
pointed special commissioners to open
up road.
r. s. Terrence presented petition Of
w. P. Epps and others Of Fort Mill
township, asking for new road from
the residence of r. s. Terrence to the
Thorn's Ferry road. The petition was
granted, and r. s. Terrence, w. H.
Windle and A. M. Harget were ap-
pointed special commissioners to open
up same
Petition Of L. B. Brian and others
was presented, asking for bridge over
Mill creek in Bethel township, on the
old Lincoln road. Granted.
P. B. Good presented an account OF
$40 for work on road. This matter was
referred to the county supervisor, to
look into and report to the board.
]. J. Hull, of Rock Hill, appeared be-
fore the board and asked that the
county arrange to replace the labor on
roads near the city Of Rock Hill for
convict labor sent to the chaingang by
the city authorities. The board decided
to take up this matter after leaving
Bethesda township, and allow the city
of Rock Hill sixty days for convict
labor furnished up to date-said labor
to be put upon the public roads near
the city after the work in Bethesda
township.
The petition Of w. A. Burns and 9TH
ers was presented, asking that the
Adair's Ferry road be opened up from
McAfee's bridge to Castles store, was
referred to the board Of commissioners
to examine into and report at next
meeting.
Captain E. A. Crawford presented his
commission and was duly installed as
member of the board.
On motion of Commissioner Craw-
ford it is ordered that the chaingang
be sent to Sutton's Ford road, immedi-
ately after finishing work in Bethesda
township.
w. S. Wilkerson, who has served the
county faithfully and efficiently for the
past eight years, retired from the board
and the members Of the board and the
county attorney expressed their aprov-
al Of his course and their regret that
York county would no longer have his
aid and assistance as county commits
sioner.
In answer to the advertised notice
calling upon practcing physicians to
submit proposals for taking care Of the