Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-11-04
GOOD ROADS WORK
COMMISSIONER WATSON ASKS
FOR INFORMATION.
Number OF Miles OF Roadway and
Cost OF Same 20 Be Sent in by
Every County.

A circular was add ressed by Com
missioner Watson a few days age
to all Of the county supervisors oi
the State calling for exhaustive In.
formation as 10 just what has beer
done In the matter OF good roads
In every county OF the State during
the year. The information which
Will be furnished by the county su.
pervisors will be used in the mex,
annual report OF the commissioner
which will be one Of the most com
plefe ever submitted on the good
roads question.
The table accompanying the circu-
lar has space for information such
as miles OF roadway In the diff.
ferept counties. all data as to con-
structton. number Of miles built In
1909. expenditures In money and
labor. cash tax. labor tax and the
total estimeted amount expended by
the counties for roads In the last
decade up to 1903.
The following Is the circular and
the schedule:
'Mr. ------- ----. County Sinner.
visor.
MY Dear Sir: This department
Is exceedingly anxious, for various
reason. some Of which. OF course
will be apparent to you. to obtain
an accurate and detailed statement
as TO the work of building public
highways in South Carolina for COM
ptiatiop and publication In my forth
coming annual report. or course,
this information can only be obtain
ed from. the county supervisors In
the several counties OF the State,
and hence am sending you this
circular with the request that YOU
tlf In the blanks indicated below
TO the best OF your ability and re-
turn the same 10 me at the earliest
possible moment.
bile i am sure II is not neces-
sary. wish to call your attention to
the fact that there are two prov:s-
ions OF law which require the furn.
ishtng of such information by both
State and county officials when called
upon BY this department therefor.
However. I know that you will be
glad to furnish this information
promptly without any reference to
the requirements Of the lnw."
The statistics wanted by Mr.. Wat.
son are as follows:
Miles OF public roads. in 1904;
Total OF all public roads: total sur
faced with stone: total surfaced with
gravel; total surfaced with sand
clay mixture; total surfaced with
she'll.
Built in 1909: Total surfaced
with stone: total surfaced with grav
ell: total surfaced With sand-clay
mixture; total surfaced with she'll
Expenditures in money and labor
cash tax: Road levy, rate per 800;
amount OF cash expenditures. In
Guiding amounts received; from,
communication tax and amounts ex.
pended for the support OF the coun-
~ chainganB. so far as these amounts
can be reported
La Dor tax. Number of men who
performed road duty (free labor)
number of eonvicts employed during
NhV ythi oNciuBG III COn-
victs used per day; average wagee
per day for road work; average cost
maintenance convict labor per day;
estimated total value of labor tax
excluding convicts; estimated tota
value of labor tax. including esti.
mated value Of work performed by
convicts: total amount expended In
money and labor for road work
total amount expended for equip
ment OF machinery and stock; aver
age total cost per mile for build
ing roads; average total cost pei
| mile for maintenance OF roadway
when once built.
Total estimated amount expended
by county for roads in last decad,
up to 1909.
General summary (please give {
:oncise general statement of tn,
roed work done In your county prio
20 and also under your direction) =