The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-01-11
The Commissioners Meeting.

The first meeting of the County CON-
missioners for 1905 was held last Satur-
day: the entire board present. Mr.. 2.
r Brown was unanimously elected
clerk for the ensuing TWO years. They
audited and approved claims, to be
paid after the 18th inst, when the
treasurer will make his report, and
they disbursed funds previously acted
upon. J. H. Lesesne, Esq, was re-
elected counsel Tor the Board. The
county printing, which has been done
by THE MANNING TINES ever since
the paper has been in existence, was
being done under its last contract at
500 a year, price far below its worth,
and far below the cost of county print
ing anywhere in the State: the Com
missioners, although not being re-
Quired to submit this printing TO COM
petitive bids. and conceding the work
was being done very cheap, but lest
they might be criticized. they decided
to ask for bids. and to award the print
inc contract to the lowest bidder, with
out considering the relative value OF
papers as advertising mediums, clrcr-
lation, ETC., but the newspaper propos-
ing the lowest figure only. 1t Will be
readily seen what disadvantage the
paper doing this work was subjected to:
its price for the work a matter OF re-
cord. and those wishing to take 1t away
from this paper had figures as a basis
for their bid. The management OF
THE TINES however, more deslrous OF
protecting the interest of its readers
who for many years have been accus-
toned to read the county notices ID
THE MANNING TINES. than to protect
itself from the loss of a couple nun
dred dollars. made bid to continue
the county printing contract Tor the
sum of one dollar year, and had there
been necessity to re-bid because CT
more than one bid being the same, HE
TINES would have made an offer to
pay the. county for the privilege OF
continuing this printing. The Official
public notices for Clarendon county,
will continue to be published IN THE
TINES.
The legislative delegation had a
meeting with the Commissioners.
Those present were Senator Davis,
Representatives Bradham and Green,
Representative DesChamps was not
present, but we were told it was ms
intention to be here, and 1t IS supposed
he was unavoidably prevented. Inc
Representatives discussed county al
fairs. and listened to recommendatlons,
they also received an estimated idea OF
the county's financial condition which
will be made more complete by a re-
port the clerk of the board will send to
the delegation.
While no action was taken with re-
gard to recommendations for appoint
ments. it is rumored there may be one
change on the board of commissioners.
There are several applicants from the
Salem section. and we are told all OF
the applicants aside from the lncum-
bent are basing their hopes upon prom
ises made during the primary. It this
be true somebody from Salem will
reach the conclusion that promises
made in primary by candidate IS
not safe investment, because there
will only be one member of the board
from that section. The present lncum-
bent r. E. McFaddin has served since
the death of the late A. T. Buddln. and
has made a good commissioner. and IS
today in better position to serve the
county because of experience. How
ever these positions are not always
awarded according to merit, but are
frequently awarded to pay political
debts. In our Judgment the present
board has served satisfactorily and
should be kept together. Commls-
sioner Broadway, we are told has no
opposition.