The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-01-27

the other magistraes in the couny al
to receive salary of $50 dollars each
The constabes all receive the same
salary as the magistrates.
The delegation also decided to leave
the salary of the sheriff at S14oo as it
is now. The delegation had never
discussed this matter and the propo-
sition to reduce the salary of the
sheriff as I state was made by Sena-
tor Blease. Sheriff Buford was pres
ent and statement from him explain
ing the work of the Office and the ex-
pense connected with it it was decid-
ed to let the salary remain.
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The matter of salary paid the su-
pervisor and the clerk and attorney
of the board Of commissioners was
also discussed and it was decided to
make the salary of the supervisor
5000 instead of $3.50 and to pay the
clerk and attorney for the board $3.50.
The matter of increasing the auditors
salary was also talked of but no ac-
ton was taken on this subject for the
present
The matter of indexing and ar
ranging the records in the Office of
the clerk of court was also discussed
and the necessity of this work and
of having it done at once was appar-
ent to the entire delegation so It was
decided to arrange for the expendi-
ure of $3.50 for this work and the
county commissioners are to let the
contract to the lowest responsible
bidder and to require bond for the
faithful performance of the work so
that the amount shall not exceed
$50.
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The graded school bill has passed
and has been enrolled and is ready for
ratification. Its provisions are. already
known. Senator Bease says he has
received a number Of letters from
manv citizens in Newberry endorsing
the action of the delegation on their
action in having the bill passed and
the charter changed.
The bill to abolish the commission
ers of public works and devolve this
duties on the aldermen Of the city
will pass the senate this week and 1t
will then be up to the members OF
the house to say what they will DO
about it. Mr.. Earhardt hays he favors
it but does not want the bill to pass
before next year as it will give Mayor
Cromer an opportunity to make a
better showing than he, Mr.. Earhardt,
made. I do not see how this could be,
but if the measure is opposed in the
house. of course, it cannot get
through, being purely local
matter. Mr.. Higgins is also opposed
to the change so he says, without
further time to investigate the mat
ter. | have had no expression OF op-
inion from Mr.. Taylor on the sub
iect. The bill simply provides tor
doing away with the commissioners
Of public works and to devolve their
duties upon the board of aldermen OF
the city. Nearly every city IN the state
in which there are commissioners OF
public works has abolished the
boards and turned the management
of these public utilities over to the
citv council. Mr.. Blease says he has
received a number of letters from
Newberry requesting that this be
done as to Newberry.
The bill to fix uniform price for
cotton seed was discussed in the
house yesterday and killed.
The senate took a good portion OF
it's time yesterday to the discussion
of the compulsory education bill OF
Mr.. Raysor. Mr.. Blease OF Newber-
~ made speech in opposition to the
bill while his brother Senator Eu-
gene S. Blease spoke in favor of the
Ill The coeech of the Young Sena-