Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-10-25
TO THE PUBLIC
A Statement with Reference to the
Work of the Present Board
of Supervisors

Certain persons have been critics.
ing the record and work of the pre-
sent Board of Supervisors. The object
of these attacks is To serve personal,
selfish ends, and they are more likely
To injure those who have invented
them for campaign purposes than to
hurt the worthy gentlemen, who con-
stitute the Board. The most of these
assaults are being made TO injure Mr..
Fullen Thompson, Chairman OF the
Board, and Supervisor for Jefferson
Vile District but they reflect equally
upon each member of the Board, all
being equally responsible for the acts
that are made the subject of criti-
cism.
1t is deemed proper TO give brief
statement of the work that has been
done by the Board during the past
few years, and especially of those
things that mischevious critics have
been talking about. Such a state
ment will be more than sucffiient TO
show that no more faithful and capa-
BILE men have ever served the county
ms Supervisors.
STATEMENT OF FACTS.
FIRST: Complaint has been made
about the new Jail, its costs and man.
ner of construction. The Board adver-
tised for bids for the entire work, and
only one bid was filed-by A. G..
Kiser. That bid was for the carpen-
ter's or wood work. His bid, however,
was conditioned upon getting the
brick and stone work also, without
stating in the bid Mt what price the
stione and brick work would be
done. The Board could not accept the
indefinite and uncertain bid made by
Mr.. Kiser. At the same time bids
were received for the brick work, but
none for the stone work. The brick
work was awarded to the lowest bid
der, whose bid was much lower than
any of the several others offered. 1t
was then determined To build the Jail
with mechanics and laborers paid by
the day, TO be superintended by a
competent mechanic. In view of the
fact that the members of the Board
all lived in the county some distance
from the courthouse, it was consid-
cred best to appoint a building COM
mittee TO be composed of some of the
best citizens of the town, who
should take charge of and supervise
the work. This was done, and Messrs
Jos. S. Gillespie, III. p. Britain and
II. +. George were made the commit.
tee. They accepted the trust and per.
formed their services without any
charge. Who will dare to say thai
these three good men, honest citizens,
of splendid business qualities, did no
discharge their duties in the most ac
4 ceptable and economical manner?Th,
Jail has been pronounced the best on,
in the State; and after careful in
: spection by the Master Mechanic o
the Norfolk and Western Railwa,
Company and distinguished civi
D engineer, Of Indianapolis, Indiana
was declared to be perfect in detail
1 and the cost of construction so mar
velously low as To reflect credit upol
j the committee and the Board O
Supervisors.
: SECOND: Complaint has beel
!. made about the appointment of
Superintendent for the county roads
The facts are as follows: His ar
pointment was required by Act c
n General Assembly, approved Marc
Is II, 1904. The work of such Superin
tendent had previously been done b
:, the members of the Board of Super
?. visors, in their respective district.
y at per diem fixed by law. Criti.
D. of the Board, through the publ
he prints and otherwise, demanded tn,
of the law be complied with and
I'd road Superintendent appointed. TT
ip Board called in Maj. r.. r. Hem
as advisory counsel and he gave NJ