The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-30
GOOD ROADS WORK
COMMISSIONER WATSON ASKS
FOR INFORMATION.
Number Of Miles of Roadway and
81 Cost of Same to Be Sent in by
Every County.


Every County.
A circular was addressed by Com
missioner Watson few days ago
to- all of the county supervisors or
the State calling for exhaustive in
formation as to just what has been
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 next
annual report of the commissioners,
which will be one of the most COM
plete 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
ferent counties, all data as to con-
struction, number, OF miles built in
1903, expenditures in money and
labor, cash tax, labor tax and the
total estimated amount expended by
the counties for roads in the last
decade up to 1909.
The following is the circular and
the schedule:
MIR. -, County Super
visor.
T "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
pilation 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
fill in the blanks indicated below
to the best of your ability and re-
turn the same to me at the earliest
possible moment.
while l am sure 1t is not neces-
sary, | wish to call your attention to
the fact that there are two provis-
ions OF law which require the furn-
ish:ng 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 law" 3.
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
shell.
Built in 1909: Total surfaced
with stone; total surfaced with grav-
ell; total surfaced with sand-clay
mixture; total surfaced with shell
Expenditures in money and labor,
cash tax; Road levy, rate per $100;
amount Of cash expenditures. In
cluding amounts received; from
communication tax and amounts eX-
pended for the support OF the coun-
t. chaingang, so far as these amounts
can be reported.
Labor tax. Number of men who
performed road duty Gree labor);
number of convicts employed during
the year; average number OF coll
victs used per day; average wages
per day for road work; average cost
maintenance convict labor per day;
estimated total value Of labor tax,
excluding convicts; estimated total
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 per
mile for maintenance of roadways
when once built.
Total estimated amount expended
by county for roads in last decade
up to 1909.
General summary (please give a
concise general statement Of the
road work done in your county prior