The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-13

for South Carolina. was in the city
Tuesday to look over the proposition
and Ii has his unqualified approval
lie went over the lands comprised in
the proposed drainage district and
talked the proposition over with en-
gineers and property holders within
the district He stated that he thought
that the formation of a drainage dis
trict would be of immense value and
would be the only successful and the
cheapest method Of draining the lands
In the district. AT other places, he
stated. much good land had been re-
claimed In the same way and there
was no reason why the same results
would not be accomplished here. Mr..
Eason Is doing good work looking af-
ter the reclamation of lands around
Charleston and has been called to all
parts of the State to give advice con-
cerning the draining of lands. which
were under water. He makes ad-
dresses on this subject, drainage, at
Summerton and Sardinia on next
Wednesday and Thursday, having
been invited there for this purpose by
the people Of those sections.
In view of the fact that there IS
general interest In the matter a large
part of the report of the Board of
Viewers is given:
The boundary Of the said district
may be described as follows:
beginning at a point on North Main
street near Bland, northwest corner,
thence south westerly to the junc
ton of Broad and Chestnut streets.
thence down Chestnut to Hayns-
worth, thence eastwardly with Hayns-
worth to Church. thence down Church
to Calhoun, thence with Calhoun east
wardly to Washington, thence down
Washington to Liberty. thence east
with Liberty to Main. thence down
Main and Manning avenue. south to
road just south of lands of Sumter
Realty and Investment COMPANY.
thence with said road eastwa ard to the
Z. ;. n ". r. r., thence down Tur-
key Creek to the South line of the
Berry Land. thence with Berry line
to Central railroad, thence up rail-
road TO Reynolds south line. thence
along the south line of REYNOLDS and
D. X. Brunson's to j. II. Brunson's
eastern corner Of fifty-four acre tract.
thence along Nj. S. Seabrook's south
ern and eastern lines to land OF c.
IL. Tisdale. thence with Tisdale's
eastern line to the Radical Road at
point near the Rev. Metz's house.
thence with Radical Road north
westwardly for a distance of three
tourths OF mile. where the road runs
almost due west; thence northwest
wardly across lands of ". j. Freder-
lex and Mrs. Bayer and of Purdy TO
point on the new road about one
haif mile from the Plowden Mill
road thence nearly due north to a
bend in the Plowden Mill road at a
mouse where Hatfield resides on
land of II. O. Purdy, thence along
Plowden mill road to intersection with
Mayesville road. thence southwest
wardly along Mayesville road to a
point opposite the northeastern corn
er OF Boyle's S-acre tract. thence
northwest to the A. c. l.. railroad to
a point about 1000 feet above the
Brick Yard road, thence southwest
along A. G. l.. railroad to q point
about 500 feet from the Brick Yard
crossing thence northwest along the
ridge across lands OF the Race Track
ASSOCIATION to corner of Levi land
on Moses road. thence up Moses road
TO Point about ten chains above
corner Of Walker and Levi on same
road. thence northwestwardly through
lands of Zach Walker and r. b. Bel
ser To n point on Belsers west line
about 8 chains from northwest corner
ot Lewis % acre tract, thence south
westwardly through Loring land to- |
ward north line of X. j. BLAND to
a point where the S. G. w. crosses
Bland's north line. thence westward
ly with Bland line to North Main
street, the beginning point.
In accordance with the require
ments of said act which requires us
to set forth in this report:
Whether the proposed drainage is
practicable or not:
We find that the drainage propos-
Ell is practicable. The fall from
the head waters of Turkey Creek. or
the beginning Of its present canal. at
the junction Of Loring's land with the