Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-01-06


tinued on pension list
A delegation of citizens from .2ataz
district came before the board. RssIE--
ing certain road discontinued AND a
road opened about the same dEsfznc0
as one closed. ]. F. Daniel and A. Ry-
lander appointed to inVestigzAe uaH--
ditions and report cost in building
the new road.
On motion the board adopted &EaA
following resolution:
Whereas, on account Of the mGm-
payment of taxes and the want aG
funds available for the purpose. ana.
whereas, the present necessary ez-
penses in the operation Of the cGxnty
changing, together with the other af
fairs of the county, are great, m0w.
therefore;
Be it resolved by the Heard Sg
Commissioners of Roads and Kew
enues of Sumter County, that from amsE
after this date, the agreement here
tofore made, and for a number III
years has been carried out between
said board and the officers Of tins
courts, both the Superior and ESew
Court, by the terms of which the CsyrEB.-
missioners of Roads and ReFeuurz
have paid to said officers the costs ga
all criminal cases when the defend
ant therein was received by said e0Hn-
ty of Sumter in the Changing, be nnd
the same is hereby revoked and ais-
continued until further order Of thin
board.
Be it further resolved that the cferH
of this board do give to said GGEcgra
notice of the adoption of this ressulR-
ton.
The Board also passed the fnIInw<.
ing order:
1T appearing to the Board OF COM
missioners of Roads and Revenues csc
said county, that the sheriff OF sui9
county has been storing coal Ia UnE or
the rooms in the basement or &ha
courthouse, said room being under azsa
vaults where the records of said GzQRa--
ty are kept, thus endangeronf the 1nsn
of said records from fire. and It aR-
pearing that three members OF S1sE
board called the sheriff's attention. Aaz
such dangerous conditions and dfrxzst-
ed that said coal shall be placed curt I'm
the yard adjacent to the cOurfhRusg:
and it appearing that said q. w. ESaTsgr.
sheriff continues to store coal In SHia
room and refuses to carry out SAID IN
structions, be it ordered by the Beard
of Commissioners of Roads and FesE-
enues of said county, that heaeef09sh
said Q. w. Fuller, sheriff. shall mSe
store any coal in said rooEa IN sx1G
courthouse, but shall store the SAME
in the yard adjacent to said cuSuss-
house building.
ut is further ordered by said bO&gE
that should said @. w. Fuller cOnfSmzw
to ignore the Instructions herein tine
county attorney is hereby directed
to take such legal steps to enforce fzEsp
order as may be appropriate
The board then proceeded to re-ur-
ganize for the year 1915, as follows:
]. L. Johnson reelected chaIrruxn-
A. Rylander reelected clerk r. No.
Maynard reelected attorney with re-
tanning fee of one hundred duTIs1S-.;;
Drs. R. E. and F. l.. Cato re-eTectxE
county physicians at eight hundred
dollars per annum; Fl. T. Christian, Fs-
elected superintendent of roads at SAL
airy of $125OO per month: J. A. PfEs-
ston reelected secretary at Sszzag GE
$500 per month; Foreman al C1nEp
No. 2 reelected at salary of $2f@ Yer
day; foremen Camps and 4. az sslary
of $1.66 2-3 per tiay; All gGards,
watchmen, machine men, yard men at
salary of $1OO per day of so days
per month.
Contract for caring 70 rcIock awwTi--
ed s. A. Daniels at $4,000 per am
mum. ]. A.. PTNKSTON,