Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-09
THE new COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
MEssRs. m'ALlsTEs, MILLER AaD TALLEY
TOOK CHARGE LAST FRIDAY.

On last Friday morning the business
affairs and the property of Oconee county
were turned over to the new board of
County Commissioners, composed of d.
F. MoAlister, SUPERVISOR and jackson
l.. Miller and James l., Tailey, Commits
sioners. The Board organized by elect
ing F. A. II. Schroeder Clerk.
The county was divided into three SEQ.
tions, and the board is to have supervis-
ion"of the different Townships Of the
county as follows:
Seneca and Center townships and Tuga-
loo township south of the Southern Rail-
way were assigned to Mr.. Miller. His
address is Seneca, r. F. y. No. 4.
Mr.. MoAlister was assigned Wageuer
and Pulaski aud that part Of Tugaloo
north of tho Southern Railway. His ad-
dress is Westminster, r. f. D. No. a.
Mr.. .Talley will have Gchargeaof Keoy
wee, Whitewater and Chattoogas town
ships. His address 10 sslen, RE. b. No. /.
The overseers of the different districts
will be appointed in due,titne. '.S.,sSsi
The contract with DR.. j. II. Moore, as
county physician, was extended for the
year 1907.
The board fixed the license fees for
hawkers and peddlers as follows: For
pianos, $50; lightning rods, $50; organs,
S25; sewing machines, $25; stoves and
ranges, $25; clocks, $40. Other than
above, 2-horse wagon, SIS; 1-horse
wagon, $40. Other than above, S5.
The grand jury, at q recent term Of
court, recommended that tho Court
House roof be repaired. The roof on
the new parts Of the building will have
to be torn off and rebuilt. The steps to
the upstairs will also have to be repaired.
The board has asked for an appropria.
ton of 81 600 for this purpose. We are
inclined to believe this amount too small.
To the outgoing board, Messrs. Hob
son, Phillips and Zachary, 1t must be
said "well DONE" To say they did
splendidly, with the small amount of
money at their command, is putting it
mildly. They have had many obstacles
to overcome. During their first year
bridges to the value of about 81 600 were
washed and many roads rendered i'm
passable, yet the board paid for this
without getting an extra appropriation
and had "a few hundred dollars to bring
forward'to to the credit of 1905. The year
just ended was also hard. 1t was very
rainy and the roads could not be worked
as they should have been. On many oc-
casions and in different sections they
were worked one day and washed away
the next. Labor was also scarce and
very high, and the 81 commutation tax
was insufficient to repair, not to say any
thing about working the roads. Many
bridges were also destroyed. Last year
the grand jury recommended certain
changes in the water and sewerage sys-
TENS at the Jail. This involved an out
lay of several hundred dollars not pro-
vided for in the last appropriation bill.
The board, realizing the necessity and
Importance of permanent crossings over
lower Conneross creek and Little river,
at the High Bridge and Burnt lanyard
! respectively, and being assured by Sena-
tor Earle that he would do all he could
to secure an appropriation for the pur-
pose of paying for them, let the contract
to build them. The material for these
bridges has arrived, and the High Bridge
be started on the lanyard bridge within
few days.
Notwithstanding 1905 was "a bad crop
year. the poor farm has proved itself
self acknowledgements, corn, cotton, prov
epder, etc., on hand and fed to road
mules and sold making the income some
thing over 100. This speaks we'll for
the management of the steward and board.
With the new board at the helm, we
feel safe for another two years, and are
sure their management will be conserva-
tive in every particular. We hope the
public and our members Of the General
Assembly will cooperate with them, and
thus may much and lasting good be ac-
complished for the upbuilding of Oco-
nee county.