The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-24
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OUR DELEGATIONS WORK.

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OUR DELEGATIONS WORK.
We have gone over the work
of the general assembly that has
been completed and enacted into
law, and find Clarendon's repre-
sentatives credited with the fol-
lowing:
Mr.. Lesesne: "a joint resolu-
ton to authorize ard require the
board Of county commissioners
of Clarendon county to draw
their warrant upon the county
treasurer of said county in favor
of the Paully Jail Building Com
panv for the sum Of $4,000 to
pay the balance due for building
iail, and to authorize the treas
urer to pay same When the
original Act was passed authorlz-
ING the building Of the jail, the
cost was not to exceed $4,000 and
under that Act the Commission
ers were not permitted to spend
over $4,000, but when the con-
tract was awarded, by an agree
ment with the delegation, the
contract was for $500, and the
bill introduced by Mr.. Lesesne
was to make up the difference:
Mr.. Lanham: An act to require
common carriers to transport
baggage or sample trunks of 200
pounds weight; or less, free OF
charge with any passenger.
Mr.. Lanham's original bill de-
manded $50 pounds, the railroads
had already permitted $50
pounds, but as a compromise the
legislature made a concession OF
so pounds. Under Mr.. Lanham's 5
bill a drummer can carry zoo
pounds Of baggage free OF charge
but if a farmer undertook to car
ry a barrel of -four or a keg OF
nails he would certainly be re-
ouired to make an excursion
deep down into his jeans and
pay the freight.
Mr.. Lanham; can Act to
amend an act Entitled; sAn act
to require electric street railway
componies to afix vestibules to
then cars for the protection OF
notormen' approved Feb.25. 1902,
so as to include Charleston coun-
ty in it's provisions.s This bill
has no reference or effect upon
the interests Of Clarendon coun-
ty, unless perhaps some young
man should accept a position as
moterlnan on a Charleston troll
lev, then in that case Mr. Ian
hams bill will protect him from
the ocean winds as he goes skim
ming along through the streets
Of Charleston.
Senator Davis: IAN act to
provide for the purchase and
conductIof a poor farm in Claren-
don county" Just what demand
there is for the measure, we do
not know, out a very few years
ago Clarendon owned and oper-
ated poor farm, and it was de-
manded to be sold, not only by
the county commissioners but
several grand juries, and now to
provide for another poor farm
looks curious to US especially so,
when we consider the advance
in real estate. It does strike US
that before the county's money
is spent for the purchase Of a
poor farm, the people should
have a voice in the matter, and
as the primary comes off in few
months the question may be sub
mitted. We do not think the
people are willing for one dele
cation to sell county property at
a very cheap figure, and another
delegation turn around and buy
at an advance figure If county
property is to become a shuttle
cock for it representatives. we
are certainly in an unstable con-
dition. Where is the demand for
a poor farm? Our county COM
missioners should take the pub
lie into its confidence before
making this expenditure. We
do not question Senator Davis
motives for introducing the meas
ure. no doubt he was requested
by the commissioners, and we
have no objection to the author
ity being given, so that it may
be used in case it is a necessity.
but We do object to this thing Of
selling and buying county prop
erty, without giving the public
an opportunity to express itself.