The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-10-04
That saluda Bride.

Just recently saw q piece pubs
shed about the building of a ,
ridge over Saiuda. river bearing|
supervisor Lynch's signature. He
ays it is to correct some errors
hat arc afloat. He does not name
What they are. It is known by
III that | had piece published |
opposing the action Of the com
missioners in entoring iuto a con.
tract agr' eing to do tho work be-
lieving ut thnt tims from the in.
formation | had that the Power
Company was to do the work and
the county pay for it. After that
I received n letter from Commis.
sioner Smith aud on, from Super
visor Lynch notifying mo that it
was a mistake that the supervisor
was TO contract the work aud ask.
ed me to make tho correction. In
the last pirce ! admitted the mis-
tAko from information received as
REQUESTED.
My obioct in writing at fi,sL as
all will remember was in the way
Of an appeal to tue people to try to
get tho commissioners to not com.
ply with the contract if thcro was
any legal way of getting ont of it
at tho same time making rough
estimate Of the cost ct the work
believing that the burden would
fall on the county. | must say
now that | cannot SEQ it in any
other light But tho supervisor
says 1T will not cost the county q
red cent. If that b5 so that mnst
be The error he has reference to,
and for that reason | write this. I
have read Il copy of the contr, ct,
which says that the Power Compa-
ny is to pay for Pickens' share Of
tho expense Of removing the
bridges with the understanding
that the county missioners
will issue to the Power Company a
certificate or certificates Of lndebt.
edness payable at such times as
may be agreed upon.
Then the time agreed upon was
thot the money advanced by the
Power Company Was to be refund-
ell to the company as the said
company may pay the Same in tax
es yearly without interest. This
is tho part | spoke of in former
piece as being more like Legislative
than executive.
All can 500 this property, so far
as taxes, is dead to tho county un-
til the debt is paid.
| learn that tho company paid
out twcnty-eight thousand dollars
as damage for land to say nothing
OF what they may build. But un-
der the law the company will DO
required to pay the taxes into the
treasury as other corporations and I
individuals do regardless Of any
contract that may he made by tho
county board Of commissioners,
then they have tho right to apply
the portion due the county to that
or any other debt Of the county as
tho law directs. The contract
shows plain there is a debt made
against the county, the commis>
sloners agree to iasue certificates
for the money spent and then they
agree to pay off this debt. Then
for them to say it will not cost tho
cent is decidedly strange
talk to me-. | have contended all
tho time 1T was wrong to do the
work; what have said has been
public through the press; I have
eea nothing from any other
writer, and for this reason 1 con-
idered the matter referred to was {
that | SAID and thought 1T right !
} answer; am always ready to a
>ake correction when I see A
rong or offer L.y defense when | g
llnk | am right. l think it right
Dr. the people to read both sides Of
le matter and then form their own
inclusion. [ am aware that what s
have said has not been taken in ii
10 spirit it was written, but that U
all the same with me. In public ~ ~
alters [ claim right to defend b.
yself and the people US to what
right, and am willing to submit =-