The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-06
ROAD WORK.
Representatives Aull States Why
Certain Roads Were Required to
Be Worked First.

county. by the provisions Of the sup
ply bill Il to Newbcrry county re-
curing the supervisor at once TO put
the r.!aln gang 'N'on permanent work
and designating the roads and the or
der in which they shall be worked.
The provisions Of The bill are us
inllnws:
Newb2rry county. For county of
NcwbcrrN, for ordinary county pur-
pos, :. .hrHc ca mills. The supervi-
Sor is hereby authorized and requir-
cd II; once to work the chain "an% up
on the p~crmanrlt Improvement and
maralamiZin@. when necessary, the
publ;r roads Hereinafter designated:
Starting at Prosperity ilc road lead
in~ to the &;ccl briIya. owe" Saluda
river: starting al Nrwb,rry the road
from Nrwberry in the steel bridge
over Saluda river: the main road
lcahim" from Prosperity to Ncwbct~
ry: lhr Cn!k : Ferry road from pros-
ptri1y to the Lexington line: ,hc read
leading rr"m Prosperity 10 Little
M"uttain, and the rna,l> here lcSiy-
mated shal! he worked in thH order
nawrl. The supervisor is hereby au-
lh"Iizrd and empowered to borrow
for current expenses net more than
seven thousand dollars during the
year l9GS from the Sinking Fund
commissioners. al Il rats Of interest
act exceeding five Per ccntum per an
mum or to borrow from the school
fund rf said crunty. amt in the event
the said amount cannot he obtained
lr"m either of !h2Sr at the time want
cd, then frum any other >rurrr oh
ialnabl2. at Il rate "f interest not en-
rrr,l!I% >lN rcr r"ntum per annum.
said amount /" he nhtnin,l unun the
nctr or notes Of the county supervise
or and county treasurer: and they arr
hereby authorized and r'upnwrrrd t"
pledge ihr county taxes for the year
rI money and the interest thereon.
ald are further authorized and ~.
unir'l 10 pay said amount ont Of the
taxes Of 1905.
Representative T.. RI. .\ull has civ
Ell out the followin" statement in re-
gard to the NATTER:
"In regard to the provision in the
supply bill directing The county sup
erviSor 10 put the chain gang upon
permanent work, anl designating rer-
tain roads that should be worked
first. there seems to be some misun-
~dcrStanIin~ as to how the suggestion
originated.
81 have. for Il number of years.
been advocating workin" the chain
gang on permanent work. instead Of
running them all ovrr the county and
! spending some four or five Thousand
dollars. and getting no results.
'Iast year Supervisor Wicker, ar-
ter a conference with Representative
W.yrhe and myself. agreed that he
would work upon the road from New
berry to the steel bridge if we would
provide for The purchase of a pair of
mules. An examination Of the sup
ply bill as to Nawbrrry county for
1907 will show that Il specific amount
was set aside for the maintenance Of
the chain gang. including the pur-
chase Of Il pair of mules. With what
results the people "a judge.
"As TO the provision in the sup
ply bill this year. Desiring to carry
out the idea of having the chain
ran" upon permanent work, ! sug-
"cStrd I" Representative Wychc. on
the train going from Nrwbrrry to
Columbia. that W. make provision in
thc supply bill to pnt the chain
gan" upon permanent work. and that
we specify the roads which shonld be
worked. and the order in which they
should be worked. and I suggested
that we start at Prosperity. Dr..
Wyche said he would speak to Mr..
tombstone. and | was to speak to
Senator BlcaSc. He did mention it
to Mr.. tombstone. and DR.. Wycha
and Mr.. johnStonr and myself met
and Diseased the matter according 20
the idea suggested TO Dr.. Wyche. and
named the roads. | also spoke TO
Senator RlcaS". and he said he would
agree to anythin" that !, majority Of
tEc house agreed to. After orr con,
ference we Thought best to send for
the supervisor. and he came down and