The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-23

upon our roads and in our count
; affairs. The delegation unanimousl
/ stoned the recommendation Of Dr.. {
E. Geiger and B. P. Broadway for az
polatment as members of the Board Q
County Commissioners. MIR. Broad
yav has had considerable experience
on the board and his continuance WILL D.
of great value to the new supervisor
DR.. .Geiger was appointed to succeed Nr
III. NJ. Mcintosh. who was regarded a
ineligible because Of coming from tile
i same section OF the county that the 81
pervisor resides in, and it was thought
wise to have the commissioners repre-
Esenting different sections. Mr.. Mcln
| tosh has made a good commissioner
nd it was with reluctance the delega
eon displaced him. Doct Or Geiger wa:
not an applicant for the place, but the
appointment was rendered him because
OF the delegations confidence in hi;
qualifications to sit on the lid Of the
treasury, his excellent business ability.
The acceptance of Doctor Geiger should
be appreciated, as it will entail great
fsacrifce, and nothing but patriotism
Induces him. am satisfied that every
faccount against the county will be
thoroughly investigated lbefore paid,
and that every economy will be eX-
ercised.
The delegation also named the town.
Iship assessors, having for their guide
nothing from the auditor, and only an
Imperfect list found in the Comptroller
Generals report for 1905. Therefore,
| in tho Salem section the selections " ith
a few exceptions, were made by Doctor
Woods, the other sections by Messrs.
Scarborough, Dingle and myself, and
they are as follows:
| St. Marks-G. G. Thames, L. \. 10
bias, W. E. Lowder.
Santee-C. II. Brady, J. ". Clark.
". G. Frierson. :,
St. Paula. J. Richbourg, David
Levi. W. A. Richbourg.
| Friendship. S. Cantey, q. w.
Brown, A. P. Brock.
Calvary-George Tindal, B. Hodge,
W. E. Tisdale.
Fulton-Dr. P. NJ. Salley, O. D Har-
vim, P. Il. Broughton.
Mt. Zion-W. II. Muldrow, G. J.
Haley, F. C. Coskrey.
Manning-F. P. Erwin, W. P. Haw-
kins, J. W. Ridgill.
SAMMY swamp-T. J. Tisdale, j. W.
! Minis, A. A. Broadway.
ST., James-Jef NJ. Davis. NJ. +.
Brunson, I. Y. Eadon.
Concord-J. D. Rutledge, J. S. Watt,
L. T. Fischer.
Sandy Grove-Luther McFaddin,
Samuel Adams, Silas Floyd.
Douglas-S. G. Turbeyille, T. J. Glib
bons, J. F. Cole.
Plowden's Mill. NJ. Montgomery,
Id. C. Shaw, W. NJ. Davis.
New Zion-J. II. Garland, Daniel n.
Wheeler, J. Edward Evans.
Midway-C. B. Baker, Samuel John.
son, Presley Mcknight.
Harmony-W. E. Daniels, E. r.
Plowden, L. D. Thompson.
Brewington-T. L Bagnal, S. NJ.
Haynesworth. W. T. P. Sprott.
T showed the delegation atthls meet
ing the financial condition OF the
county according to the statement furn-
ished bv the clerk of the Board OF Com
missioners, and it is far from satisfac-
tory to me. There was spent last year
on roads and bridges. ane for the
changing the enormous sum OF sl0,-
l4O.Sl, and this does not include the
road engine upon which there IS a
debt still hanging over the county OF
S2,6lO. We are informed the county
note is in the bank bearing interest
after the first of this month. We can
not remove this Indebtedness unless we
raise the tax levy. It is impossible, BE-
cause with the present levy it will take
| a most economical management to meet
current expenses. Then what is to be
done? The people are crying against
oppressive taxes, and we are IN debt
| for a machine which is practically
| worthless to the county, to pay TOR 1t
! would require not less than three
fourths of a mill increase in the levy.
This debt will have to be paid, sooner
or later, but I thought We would wait
another year and see how we come out
with our new county administrator. J.
There is another item of Sl,5SO.SC
spent for the poor. had no idea Clar'
endon had that many paupers living on
the county's bounty. Where are they:
Surely not in the poor house, then they
| must be living with their kith and kin,
and if proper investigation is made
and the law complied with the number
of bene6ciaries may be cut down. Ihere
| is an item of 81. .6l1.35 spent on public
buildings, not on the court house. nol
the iail: then where? According to the
County Commissioners estimate 1t VII!
take S12, ,2l5.00 to run the county, auc
according to my calculations, ? 81 mill:
will not raise this amount, but it is al
the cloth we are going to give the com
missioners and they must make the
garment accordingly.
had prepared bill looking to the
| Improvement of our road system. Thl:
I submitted to the delegation and after
making a few minor changes 1t wa:
agreed upon, so on Friday introduced
| it, and had it placed upon the Calendar
without reference, but on Saturday
met with the County Commissioners
and went over the bill with them
This I thought proper. as they woult
have to operate the law. Out of defer
| ence to them I consented to reduce the
number of working days on the road K
six" instead of ''eight," as [ had orr
einally intended, and make the Law
effective March 1st. The following
lis the full text of the bill:
To provide for the working o! roads. buildin'
and repairing of bridges in the County 0
Clarendon. ,-,
State OF South Carolina:
SECTION l. From and after the lSt day o
March 1907, al! able bodied male persons in tn
County of Clarendon between the ages OF elgh
teen and fifty years Of age, shall perform o
cause to be performed, six days labor upon th
roads OF saids County or in lieu thereof, pay ;
Communication tax OF TWO dollars, to be paid a.
the time other State and County taxes are col
Iected, but not later than the first OF Februar,
Of each year: - co...
sioners for said County shall order and dlrec
the oyerseers Of the various public highways 0
said County to summon the hands liable u
work upon the said highways to labor thereor
at such time or times during the year
they may deem proper, and the conditions Q
said highways render it necessary, each OF SAL
overseers being ordered and directed TO snn
mon and require OF each OF said hands liable L
road duty, Who shall fail to pay the comnuta
ton tax, six days work Of ten hours each upo!
J the highways to which he or they shall assign
Should any overseer fall to carry out Int
orders OF said Board Of County Commlssloners
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