The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
To His Honor. II. +. Rice. Presiding
Judge OF Tho Third Circuit

To His Honor. II. +. Rice. Presiding
Judge OF The Third Circuit.
The Board of Commissioners for
sumter County. respectfully present
the twelve monthly reporv of the
County Supervisor and .. recapituia-
ton of all the financial transactions
for the year. as their annual report
Tor the fiscal year. ending December
Sf& fsfi. The said monthly re
peSss contain an ,temisod account of
al moneys received for the county
aa6 the sources Of the revenue. Also
IN itemizsd aceouat OF all the claims
against the county which were aud
itsd and paid by us during the year.
HeeAs sna Brsdess snd Read Inn.
m provemeas Fad.
During the year We have spent up
o. Ne roads and bridges the follow
inG snns:
Out OF tho County Ordinary funds.
eesss-te net Out Of the Road I'm
Drovenens Fund for which the coun-
" has Issued $4,000 In bonds We
have spent t+.sss.ss net.
The amount under the heading OF
SseAs and bridges was expended In
sspaarins seaSs and bridges. rspiac-
- hss1Bo.s sxhsrsyer Il was practical.
uith terra Gotta pipe thur lsssenins
the future cost Of upkesp. Purchase
- nuiss. harnsss. sosapers tools.
Pips lumber. repairs. etc. A Aoating
Gnns for the maintenance Of roads
end sxsdssa operated by hired labor
vhos> wages equipment. ETC.. - also
ireluded In the above.
Tho sum expended under the head
w Road Improvement Fund was
spent for contract work In the build :
ing OF sand-clay roads and the pur-
chase of terra Gotta pipe for drainage
purposes.
We have built during the last year
about twenty miles OF sand clay roads.
We ere now using two road graders
but md II impossible to keep the
DDads In proper condition with these
alone. especially during a protracted
spell a. wet weather. such as We
have had during months OF Decem.
esr and January last.
Realizing the ec.ssity md the i'm.
portance Of a more ~peditious meth.
Cd Of road maintenance. we begar
experimenting about six months ago
With the split log drag. and are con.
vineed that II Is the best implement
with which to maintain our sand
clay roads. We placed one at Wedge.
Lid 10 be used by Mr.. w. r. Browr
En- the wedgeheid- -stateburg road
and we are glad to be able tn say that
by this means he has put that beau.
tHul highway In fine condition, YER,
nssch to the qualification of the citi.
ssns Of those communities. We sem
orc to Mr.. II. ID. Tindal to he used
On q recently built road from Tinda
station TO the Manning -Pocaiia road
and also that portion OF the Paxvills
road that has recently been ciayed
Both OF these roads. under his intel.
hgent supervision. have been put In
arst class condition. MT. f. M. Nc.
Biveen OF the Salem section has used
one on freshly graded dirt road with
excellent results. We believe thai
every character of road In the coun.
~. except sand beds. which should
never be graded. can be kept In per-
feet condition by the intelligent use
81 the drag. But as the drag should
eniy ne used when the road bed Is In
. proper condition. and as such con.
ditions may prevail upon all of tn.
roads at the same time. We find thai
" will be impossible for the county &c
operate sur,cient number of these
drags tn perform the work at the
proper time. Therefore we have con.
eluded. that unless the intelligen,
and public-spirited farmers OF Sum.
ter county will assist US by operating
these. drass, II will be impossible fol-
~, tc maintain the roads as they
shonid ,:bs.
The Board OF Commissioners dc
not expect any one to perform thi,
work gratis: but will gladly pay q
reasonable price for all work thor.
oushiy and intelligentiy done.
We have been Informed that ther,
IN bin pending before the iegisla
turc. 10 do away with the working OF
the roads under the old system. ant
requiring all persons liable for roat