The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-01
Letter No 8.

Letter No 8.
To The People of Clarendon Co:
1t was in the meeting in the Supervisors
Office on January 7th. 1914, when such
fine beautiful picture OF County fnan-
ces was presented, that Senator Ap-
pelt suggested that man who could
accomplish so much under adverse con-
ditions deserved larger pay. To this I
gave my prompt assent, No amount OF
increase was named.
During the first legislation week the
Senator was on the House side, and
mentioned to the House members that
he would Introduce bill making the
Supervisors salary sl50O,OO, instead
of 100000. The three House mem bers
Immediately objected, saying, we
would agree to sl2Oo,OO, and no more.
1t was then asked the Senator if he
wanted to give the Supervisor s15O0,0O
and an automobile to boot9
Senator Applet strenuously denied
that an automobile had been given to
the Supervisor. insisted, as under
stood, that it had been given.
The next week the Senator met me
on Main ST., and in the presence of
two other gentlemen, brought up the
matter of the automobile. saying, that
while in Manning he made inquiry
and found it to be true.
The Senator went ou to say it was
an account by the Commissioners en-
tire!y without authority, etc. etc.
Iregret l not having copy of the
Times in which the Senator afterward
approved OF this actioo by the County
Commissioners So we have Editorial
Senatorial approv. Il Of an act by the
County Commissi oners. already char
ac,eriz,:d by the Senator as illegal,
without authority, ETC., to the extent
OF using S65000 in buying car for the
Supervisor.
Please bear in mind that I do not
question for moment the expedieucy
of the Supervisor having an automo'
bile car, he needs it in getting over
the County, but there are other ques-
tious involved.
The Senator fought US in every way
to have the salary made Sl500,00, 60
ing so far as to have it tackled on to an
Oconee County bill.
It was Representative Whites good
ear which caught it when the Oconee
bill was read and moved "Non-Concur-
renee" 1t was then sent to free-con-
ference committee, we stood pat for
$4,000, and the Senator had to yield.
In the meeting on January 7th, it
was agreed to make the commutation
road tax $500, when the Senator intro
duced the bill it carried $500, instead
of $500 as agreed upon.
Senator, did the County Commis-
sioners advise or authorized you to
make the tax So co. or was that an ar
bitrary act of your's9
In the meeting on January 7th, when
the Rural Police bill was under dis
cussion, my recollection is that only
the Senator offered any objection. ]
asked the Senator to let US agree right
then that Rura! Police bill would be
introduced, he replied, "No, we wont
agree to it." But he knew right then
that {. bill ould be introduced: hence
bis bill. which was fairly satisfactory
to the House members and we did lot
get response. had one amendment
made to the Senator's bill, viz. grant
ing the Commissioners the privilege OF
securing the policemen anywhere IN
S. c.. instead of only IN Clarendon
County.
The Senator told me he would not
stand for the amendment, replied
that he would have TO stand for it or
turn it down. When it came to the
Senate he moved for concurrence.
Returning to county finances. In let.
ter No. I ac counted las l think for
about S. 100000 OF the sl6.O0O0O which
the Senator had said appeared after the
legislature of 1913 had adjourned.
Then I wanted to know where did the
balance, or the S1I.000.0o come in?
We are indebted to no less an author
ity than our Supervisor for giving this
information.
In his letter in the Times of 1Ith
inst, he says: SPY references to the
records, I find that in 1908 bond is
sued for 100000, was used for back
Indebtedness. and at the same time a
one-half mill levy was also put on for
back Indebtedness, and notwithstand-
ing this on January 1st, 1913, the Coun-
ty was still in debt over 100000"
Amend the s5000.O0 above mention
ed, with the $1l.000.0O apparent, on
the ''records," on January 1st, 1913Y
and we have S16.000.00-