The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-17

in accordance with the law of the
State.
My impression is that at the last
session OF the Legislature bill was
introduced authorizing the adoption
of e method of bookkeeping for all
of the counties in accordance with
the plan of Mr.. Searson; the plan to
cost the tax payers Of the State sew
eral thousand dollars. This bill
passed both Houses, but was vetoed
by the Governor and the House sus-
tained this veto, and doubt il it
will be possible to get any system Of
bookkeeping that will meet with
Mr.. Searsion's approval, unless we
adopt the system that he has worked
out, and in order to do this we will
have to pay him for his ideas.
Mr.. Searson calls attention to the
fact that some Of the accounts which
have been paid were not approved
by the entire Board. The Board
passed a resolution authorizing the
Supervisor to pay certain contingent
cies that may arise, such as freight
claims and large number of similar
claims which 1 might mention.
There are Il large number of claims
authorized by law, such as salaries,
etc, and it is not necessary for the
Board to approve these claims. 1t
is not even intimated that any of
claims so approved by me were not
for value received.
Something has been said by GER
tain parties with reference to the
County printing. For the informa-
ton OF the people of the County
attach hereto copies of correspon.
dence that have had with the Edi'
tor of The Manning Herald, and this
correspondence needs no comment
as it is very plain to any sensible
man, The contract referred to 10
the correspondence was made IN
January 1918.
W. r. DAVIS.
COPY.
Manning, S. c.. May 5th, 1914.
Hon. w. r. Davis, Supervisor,
Manning, S. c..
Dear Sir:
Sometime ago we spoke te
you about the County printing. anc
were informed that the contract
would not be awarded this Spring
because of its having been awarded
for two years by your predecessor
Reflection. however, and cursory
reading of the code lead US to believe
that the County has no authority tt
grant such a contract for two years
even it has authority to make q con
tract Of this kind at all. Again, We
cannot conceive of one Supervisor
binding the administration of an
other in this manner.
Knowing that you are under tn
| impression, as stated to US, we ash
to be advised on the following
points:
What contract subsists between
the County and Hon. Louis Applet
What is the duration of the con
tract?
Is the contract an instrument il
writing and a matter OF record?
What authority has the Count!
for letting general contractS
Are the commissioners empowered
| to make contracts for 6, period eX
ceeding one year?
This, you will understand, Is
plain matter of business, addresses
to YOU officially and we ask for
prompt, official reply.
Yours Very Truly,
J. K. BREEDIN,
The Herald Publishing Co.
Manning, s. c., May 5th, 1914.
Herald Publishing Co.
Manning, 8. c.
Gentlemen:
In reference to your com
ruunicatiou addressed to this Office
relative to County printing, hav
the following to say:
There is no law requiring the Com
missioners to award a contract TO
printing, this is matter in Board
discretion. At a meeting of Board.
verbal contract was made with tn
Manning Tiues to do the prlntlns
for a period OF two years at Sl23: U
per year, the Board believing tn
amount reasonable for work done
| The contract was q renewal OF
former contrct with previous Boar(
and confirmed or renewed by tn
present Board.
NV construction Of the matter is
that the Commissioners have au
thority to make such contracts a
they deem advisable, which may b
either written or verbal, dependin!