The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-01-21

take the matter up with his peo-
pie, should they want it, it will
be a. pleasure to give him all of
the aid can to get it through.
The last talk I had with Mr..
Burgess on this subject created
the impression on my mind
there would be opposition to
amending the present Act, but
there is a probability of a bill
being introduced which will
change the method of selecting
trustees for the Summerton dis
trict, so they can be elected by a
vote of the patrons, instead of
by appointment from the county
board. I will wait to hear.
Mr.. Burgess is fast learning
the ropes of legislation and I
have no doubt he will prove
himself to be a valuable member
before this session closes.
Mr.. Kennedy is contemplating
the introduction of a bill to pro-
vide for the issuing of bonds for
Douglas and Sandy Grove town.
ships for drainage purposes, in
fact, he has had the bill drawn,
but will withhold the introduc-
ton of it until be returns from
home as he wishes to consult
with 5he people to be affected.
Mr.. Kennedy showed me his
bill and I suggested that he
make a provision in it for the
submission of the question to a
vote of the people in the section
where the drainage is proposed.
There is no doubt if the lowlands
OF Douglas and Sandy Grove can
be drained it will mean much to
the enhancement of all of the
property, aud it will reclaim
lands that are now practically
worthless for agricultural pur-
poses.
Mr.. White is on his job daily,
he tells me that he has in view
the introduction of a bill seek
ing to have the fertilizer in
spections made more efficient
and more general. He has not
had his measure put in the shape
of a bill yet, and is waiting to
discuss it with the members of
the committee on agriculture in
order to ascertain whether or
not it will meet with their ap-
proval.
The delegation has agreed to
raise the salary of the county
which in my opinion,
should be done. That officers
time is largely taken up with
important matters, and by Civ
ing them his full personal at
tention he can and has saved to
the taxpayers thousands Of dol.
lars; if there ever was justifca-
tion for the raising of a salary,
it is in this case. The present
salary is 5000 per year, out of
this, the officer is compelled to
furnish his own conveyance, and
he is almost constantly on the
roads. Other counties, not only
pay their supervisor a much
larger salary, but they also
furnish, either an automobile or
a horse and buggy at the coun-
tvs expense. The delegation
after meeting with the commits
sioners and going over the fiscal
affairs to ascertain the financial
condition, reached the conclu-
sion that it will be in the inter-
est of good service to increase
the salary of this Office.
Since reaching Columbia I
have been endeavoring to find a
scheme by which more money
can be obtained for school dis
trict No. 9, which is tbe district
Manning is located in, without
increasing the tax. The plan I
submitted TO the lawyers in the
engrossing department, while
all agree is all an ideal one, and
would accomplish the purpose,
is, in their opinion, prohibited
by the constitution, which 4e-
quires a uniform assessment, but
I have not as yet abandoned it,
and I have the promise of these
Solicitors to look further into it,
if they are still of their present
opinion, I shall endeavor to find
another plan. The Manning
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