The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06
LEE COUNTY SETTLEMENTS.
Commission Has Made Its Final Re-
port and Has Been Discharged.

! the final settlement between Lee and
| Kershaw counties. The commission to
adjust the claims between Lee county
| AID the three counties from which it
was formed-Sumter, Darlington and
| Kershaw-has been at work for two
| years.
Lee county has already settled with
| Darlington and Sumter and this trans
| action with Kershaw county concludes
tine adjusting of settlements.
Lee CO.. nty received from kershaw
| property valued at Sl20, $50, leaving
in Kershaw county S., 430, 900. The
bonded debt Of Kershaw county was
apportioned and Lee county's percent
| age was 81. 225 or 3 and 8-100 per cent.
of the whole.
The committee at its meeting ca
May 18th, 1905, offered terms of, set
tlement, but on the 2lst Of July Messrs
II. 6. Garrison and N. a. Bethune.
representing Kershaw county, accept
ed settlement proposed by Messrs.
G. f. Parrott and T. G. Perrin, COM
missioners Of Lee county, which was
proposed in the following terms:
"That Lee county assume the pay
ment of 1880 worth of Kershaw coun-
| tvs bonded debt known as the rail-
road bonded debt, that being said
county of Lees proportonate part Of
500. 600. which amount being the
total bonded debt of Kershaw county
at the time Lee county was created !:
said county of Lee is also to assume
and pay interest on the said So, $50 at
| whatever rate said bonds are now
drawing, from and after the date or
time that tie ---- July, the 1st,
| l905--- annual or semi-annual
payment of interest shall become or
fall due: and it is further agreed that
this settlement is to be in full Of all
or any claims or demands that Ker-
shaw county has or may hereafter
have against Lee county, due to the
creation or establishment of the said
county of Lee
This was approved by the joint
committee created to settle the out
standing affairs of Lee county. These
commissioners are NeiH O'Donneu
and G. G. Rowland of Sumter: Robert
Macfarlan and G. W. Milling OF
Darlington, Fl. 6. Garrison and n. a.
Bethune OF Kershaw and T. G. Perrin
an d. F. Parrott of Lee county with
Mr.. T. II. Gibbes of this city as
chairman
Mr.. Gibbes was chosen for the i'm
portant position Of chairman before he
was elected mayor of Columbia. He
has made his final report to Gov.
Hayward in the following terms:
AS chairman Of the commission to
adjust the settlement of the differences
between the counties of Lee, Sumter,
Ksrshaw and Darlington / beg to re-
port that the commission met in Sum-
ter on June 9th and again in Colum-
pia on July 18th and discussed al. the
matters pertaining thereto.
"The differences between Lee and
Sumter counties We have practically
settled to the satisfaction of all par
ties except small matter of school
claims which eau aid will be adjusted
| by the auditors and treasurers of these
counties.
ssAs between Darlington and Lee
their differences have been adjusted
except small matter of division OF
| dispensaary profits, but an inform
ed by the county treasurer OF Lee
| county that this will be arranged.
Between Lee and Kershaw there is
a discrepancy in the auditors abstracts
aud as soon as they settled this mat
ter between them, their differences
will be adjusted. This being ques
tion of taxable property it can be ad-
iusted between them and do not think
! it will be necessary to call another
meeting of the commission.
zone item of expense, S25. for SER
vices rendered by the county treasurer
of Darlington, Mr.. ". a., Lawrence,
for disbursing taxes for the fiscal year
for 1902 we would recommend be paid.
ST would also suggest to your excel
Iency that insmuch as the members OF
the commission we're put to some
necessary expense in the way of rail
road fare, board and time, that they
be allowed some compensation for
services rendered. !"
The papers have all beer fled with
the governor and Lee county is now
square with the counties from
which it was created.-The State.
Years of Suffering.
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