Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-10
CHAINGANG TO cATAWBA.

The Rock Hill Herald in it's last is
sue has the following with reference to
the proposed disposition Of the chain
gang by the county board Of commits
sioners:
For some time past an agreement
has, or was supposed to have, existed
between the county board of commits
sioners and the city Of Rock Hill to
the effect that the county commission
ers were to return to the city of Rock
Hill the number of days due the city
for prisoners sent to the chaingang.
Realizing that the county chaingang
was only a few miles from the city and
realizing how much cheaper 1t would
be for it to be moved from it's present
location in EbeneZer township, rather
than to the western part OF the coun-
ty, then a removal back into Ebenezer
township, Mayor Jno. T. Roddey, ac-
companied by Chief of Police U. c..
Partlow and the editor of the Herald,
appeared before the county board Of
commissioners Wednesday afternoon
and presented a list showing that pris-
oners amounting to 2,S03 days of work
had been sent up from Rock Hill to-
the county chaingang since the agree
ment had been made with the late
Mayor ]. ]. Hull. Mayor Roddey re-
quested that the chaingang be sent to|
Catawba township as soon as the work
in Ebenezer township was finished.
The commissioners, and all Of them
were present, took occasion to look up
the minutes in which the agreement
was made with the late ]. j. Hull and
from the minutes of the monthly meet
ing of March, 1908, the following was
found
u. ]. Hull appeared before board and
asked that the county arrange to re-
place the labor on roads near the city
of Rock Hill for convict labor sent to
the chaingang by the city authorities.
The board decided to take up this mat
ter after leaving Bethesda township
and Sutton's Ferry road and allow the
CITY of Rock Hill so days for convict
labor furnished up to date, said labor
TO be put upon the public roads near
the city after the work in Bethesda
township" The board at that time
was composed of Supervisor Boyd and
Commissioners Stanton and Crawford.
Supervisor Boyd stated that he was
at the r1eeting in 1903, and remember
ed the agreement and he did not want
to appear as opposing the agreement,
for he did not, but he was Of the opin-
ion that some other work had been
promised this year to parties in other
sections of the county. Upon investi-
CATION of the minute book it was found
that in the March, 1908, meeting, while
the chaingang was doing work In Fort
Mill township the following resolution
was adopted:
"A resolution was adopted to the ef-
feet that the chaingang would go tOl
the road which could show the largest
amount of rock laid down on the ground
and available for macadam work.
The gang was moved from Fort Mill
township to EbeneZer township underl
tho above resolution and is there vet
Mayor Roddev stated that II the
gang was at present in the upper part
If tie county he would not ask the
hoard to remove ii into Catawba town
shin. but in view of the fact that the
Gang is now at Catawba's door and
cince the county owes the 2.S09 davs
IN the city. he thought it the best in
vestment to the county to move the
gang into Catawba township from