The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-11-03
GOOD ROADS WORK
COMMISSIONER WATSON ASKS
FOR REFORMATION.
Number Of Miles us Roadway and
Cost OF Same 70 Be Sent in by
Every County.
Every County.

A circular vas addressed by Com
missioner Watson a few days as:
20 all Of the county supervisors o.
the State calling 70. exhaustive IN
formation as 70 just what has beer
done IN :he matter Of good road;
in every couaty OF ID. State during
the year. The Information which
w!!! be furnished by the county SUI
pervisors will be used in the mex,
annual report OF the commissioner
which vii, be one OF the most CON-
ple,e ever submitted on the good
roads question.
The table accompanying the circu-
.a- has space for information such
as miles OF roadway II the d!f-
.erent counties. al! data as to con-
st.uceton. number OF miles built in
1909, expenditures Ia money and
labor. cash tax. lsbo. tax and the
total estimated amount expended by
The counties for roads IN the last
decade up to 1903.
The following is the circular and
the schedule:
Mr.. County Super
visor.
MY Dear Sir: This department
Is exceedingly anxious. 20. various
-essoo. some OF which. OF course.
will be apparent to yoas TO obtain
an accurate and detailed statement
IS to tie work Of building public
highways in South Carolina fox COM
2ila,.on and publication in my forth
coming annual report. OF course.
this information can oaly Re obtain
ed from .ac county supervisors IN
The several: counties Of the State.
add heace ! am sending you this
With the request that you
all IN the b!angs indicated below
% ,he bes, OF your ability and re-
.ara the same 10 me at the earliest
possible HoESot-
.'Wh!l.. ! an, su.e Il IS not oeces-
$a.y. giSa 70 cal! rour attention 70
BE fact .aa: there are two provis-
ions OF Law which require the furn-
.sh;ag OF such information by both
State and county officials when called
upon by this department therefor
However, know thar you will b"
glad to furnish this information
promptly withou. any reference 10
the requirements OF the law.
The statistics wanted by Mr.. Wat
soc arc as follows:
Miles Of public roads. in 1903:
total Of all public roads: total SUI
laced wi.h stone: total surfaced with
:-ave,: total surfaced with sand
LAY mixture; tota! surfaced WIKI:
,hels.
Bull. In 1893: Total surfaced
s.;A stone: total surfaced with srav-
ei: to.a! surfaced With sand-c!aS
mixture: sota; surfaced with shell
Expenditures In money and labor.
ash tax: Rosd levy. rate per Sloo.
.moun, OF cash expenditures. in
..utinS amounts received: from
,onnutatioa tax and amounts eS-
pended 20. the support o: the eoun-
y chainsans. so "a. as these amounts
can be reported.
Labo, tax. Ermbe. OF men who
performed road duty Gree taoo7):
.unee- Of eonvicss employed du11as
he year: average numoe: OF con-
sicts used per day; average wages
,ec day :or road work: average COST
maintenance convic, labor per day:
estimated .oea! value Of labor taN.
.xclu.frs coavicts: estimated ;o:a!
value Of labor tax. including esti-
mated valce OF work performed BY
,ouvic.s: ,ota! amount expended In
roaev and !abo. for road work:
,o,a, amour. expended for equip
nent Of machinery and stock: aver
.se total COS: per 1nil.. for b"i!d-
,og roads: average total cost p"T
n,,e 10. maiptenance OF road~a|
Sben once built
To.a; estimated amount exp"nd'-t'
" county for cosdS in last dccad"
lp 20 1909.
"G.peraI summary f?:"asc S'"c