The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-06
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Held Their Second Quarterly Meeting
Yesterday.

Yesterday morning the second
quarterly meeting of this year OF the
township commissioners and super
visor was held in the offices of
Messrs. Brantley and Zeigler. The
attendance at the meeting was good.
Almost the whole day was taken up
with the disposition Of claims, but
toward the afternoon other matters
were brought to the attention of the
board to be acted upon.
The first matter taken up was as
to the building q bridge over the
South Edisto river at point where
the proposed road from Springfield
to Willison crosses it. Mr.. Jas. H.
Tanning appeared before the board
and told of the good that would be
derived from bridge thus placed
to the Springfield section of the coun-
ty. He stated that the probable cost
would be about $4,000. Rev. Ben
son and Mr.. w. C. Wolfe also spoke
to the board on this matter. 1t was
finally put to vote, which resulted
in favor of the bridge being built.
The next business brought to the
attention of the board was to the re-
election of the cotton weighers at
Orangeburg. The board at once re-
elected the same weighers by accla-
nation.
The next was the election Of a
cotton weigher for the town of Vance.
There were only two applications
for this place and the result was
that Mr.. ]. A. Murray was elected.
A motion was made by a member
of the board that help be extended
to an old confederate veteran in or
der that he might have an oper-
alton performed on his eyes, SO
as to restore his sight. The amount
asked for was SIS, and this was
granted.
A blind man appeared before the
board and asked that body for help
so as he could provide proper atten-
tion for his wife, who was nervous
brakedown. The board told him 1t
W asnot in their power to help him
as the statute only allowed them to
help Confederate veterans or widows
OF Confederate veterans, but offered
to take her in at the poor house.
Mr.. ]. M. Braisford next appeared
before the board in behalf of the
Moultrie Chapter Daughters OF the
American Revolution, who wished a
spot in the northwest corner of the
court house square on which they
wished to erect a monument to the
Revolutionary heroes. They also
wished to be permitted to mount the
cannon which now forms corner
of the triangle on the square and
place this on the court house green.
And also to be allowed to erect a
tablet in the Court House bearing
the names of the Revolutionary sol
diers from this county. The resolu-
ton was passed with the provisi N
that the Eutaw charter be t!skc1 to
cooperate in the erection Of the
monument.
Mr.. q. E. Granting appeared and
asked that the board either make an
appropriation to help toward the re-
building of the cotton yard in this
city or to rebuild it themselves un-
der an amendment to the law which
provided that should the commission
ers build the platform they should re-
ceive one cent from each bale weigh
ed. This matter the board left to
Supervisor Fielder to settle.
The board accepted the report of
the committee appointed in the mat
ter of opening up the Bowman and
Cameron road. Hon. Samuel Dibble
offered the report Of the committee.
This was all the business which
had been concluded up to the hour Of
going to press. Our next issue will
contain the full proceedings.