Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ASSEMBLED MONDAY
Business as Brought Before
That Body

The Board of Commissioners 0
Roads and Revenue of Sumter Count
met in regular monthly session Mon
day, March 9Th. Present, Frank Shef
field, Chairman; J. F. Bolton, Clerk
H. J. Webb, A. F. Hodges and T. 3
Hooks. Minutes of last meeting rel.
and adopted.
Motion made and carried that jim
Smith, colored, be allowed $150 pei
month towards his support.
Committee from the Ladies Beney0
lent Aid Association made application
for renewal of 500 per month to b,
disbursed to the poor of the county
Motion made and carried that the ap-
plication be allowed and the CLERK
was instructed to draw warrant fol
the months of January and February
last past, at 500 per month.
The following resolution was intro
duced and adopted:
Whereas, The use of traction en-
gines with cleats upon the wheels have
been declared by the Court to be a
public nuisance,
And Whereas, the use of said trac-
ton engines with Tugs or cleats upon
the wheels cause great damage to the
public highways, leaving the road bed
In a rough and unsatisfactory condi-
ton, and requiring constant work tC
repair the damages caused by the OPP
Grafton of said traction engine with
Tugs or cleats on the wheels
Therefore, the premises considered
the Board of Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues for the County of Sum-
ter, in regular session assembled do
hereby declare that the use of Ira :
ton engines with Tugs or cleats upon
the wheels of said engines upon the
public highways is a nuisance re-
sulting in great damages to said
roads and increasing the expense of
keeping up said roads.
Be it further Resolved, that the op-
eratioa of such traction engines hay
ing Jugs or clea+7 upon the wheels is
hereby prohibited by the Board of
Commissioners of Roads and Revenue
of Sumter County.
Be it Further Resolved, that it )
hereby made the duty of all the ofic-
ers and all the oversee7s engaged IN
working the roads of said County to
report to this board any such person
who operates such traction engine as
herein described on the public high
ways in the county of Sumter, giving
the date, the name of the party an0
the road over which said engine was
IOperated
Be it Further Resolved, that all Cit
liens of the county are hereby re-
quested to cooperate with the Board
of Commissioners of Roads and Reeve
nues of said County in this particular
and thus preserve the roads of the
county in as good condition as pos
sible, thereby lessening the expense
of the up-keep of the roads of SAID
county.
Be it Further Resolved, that this
resolution does not apply to traction
engines having smooth surface wheels.
Motion made and carried that the
following parties be elected to collect
the Communication Tax for the year
1911:
A. G. James for the 18th district; c.
A. Slappey, Goth; Albert Brady, Old
10th; w. T Webb, New 10th; Archie
McCrea; 18th; Cullen Hargroye, 2Sth
7. j. Bowden, 9th; w. S. Bell, New
26th; Walton Walters, Old 26th.
The above named parties are hereby
instructed to call upon J. F. Bolton,
Clerk of the Board, for the purpose of
making bond as such Communication
lax Collectors.
Motion made and carried that the
Communication Tax for the year 1911 be
fixed at SO, all persons between the
ages of u and so years are liable for
said tax.
Bids for supplies for month Of
March, 1911, were received, read, and
carefully compared as to quality and
prices submitted. Motion made and
carried that ]. H. Poole & Sons bid be
accepted.
Ihere being no other business to
come before the Board, after passing
upon and approving bills against the
county to the amount of $4,53045. the
Board adjourned until first Monday in
April, next. J. F.. BOLTON.
Clerk of Board.