The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-10
TUBERCULOSIS CAMP ASSURED.
COUNTY BOARD CONDITIONAL
LY ACCEPTS OFFER OF MIR.
III. y. HARDY.
agreement by Which County and
City Will Jointly Provide Necessary
Snpport-Garncrs Ferry Road
hobs up Again.


sumter county met at 10 o'cloch
Tuesday morning.
Present: Supervisor White am
Commissioners Britton. Lcnoir. Me.
Laurin, Minis and Oliver. The min
utes of October md and 18th were
read and confirmed.
Mr.. III. j. Hardy came before the
Board TO renew his offer TO contribute
the annual income from $4,000 to-
wards the support of tuberculosis
camp. Messrs. l.. ID. Jennings and G.
u. Rowland of the City Counci]
were called i'm. and the propositior
was discussed at length. The agree
ment which was tentatively reached
was that the necessary buildings
should be erected on County Aims
House land at an estimated cost OF
$1,000 To $500. TO be paid Jointly h,
City and County and that the moin-
tenance OF the camp should be borne
oy the county and city. jointly. so fa
as contributions from private par
Ties should fail TO provide the amour,
needed MIR. Hardy thought that the
building material and furnishing,
would be donated by citizens.
Messrs. Jennings and Rowland
were not authorized to bind the city
to any contract. until the matter
| could be decided i'm council meeting
out were favorable to the enterprise
as necessary To both the city and
county. The Board appointed the Su.
pervisor with Commissioners Britton
ana McI.aurin and Councilman Row.
land TO make preliminary arrange
ments "a developments might war
rant.
A committee Of ladies was appoint
cd to secure furniture and supplies
necessary for equipment, as follows
Mesdames p. NJ, Solomons, chair
man; X. :. Hood and Miss Armida
Moses from the city of Sumter;
Messrs. NJ. l.. Parler. Wedgefleld
w. j. Lawrence. Route /. Sumter: NJ
NJ Brown. Oswego: w. w. Green
Shiioh; j. l.. Jackson. Hagood: S. A.
Harvin, Route 2. Sumter; r.. L.
'rier. Mayesville: John Parker, Dal-
zell; f. w. Dabbs, NIayesville.
Miss Mary Lennon requested the
Board to pay 10000 toward expense
account of Miss y. O. Keels for the
past four months. explaining tina
Miss Keels had been forced TO buy
car for the domestic science work
and found that she could not pay for
the car and the expenses of travel
from her modest salary The Board
declined the request with regrets that
there was no fund available for such
expenses at the present time.
certificate was received from the
cotton weigher for Sumter that the
scales had been tested i'm October and
found to be accurate.
Request having been made by tn,
County Rural Policemen for increase
OF pay. the clerk was directed to no
tify them to appear before the Com
| mittee on tuberculosis camp, who arc
to meet en- the 10th inst, at O'Clock
II. M, and discuss the matter at
that time.
The condition cf the roads was thc
subject OF earnesS discussion, and the
Supervisor was urged to use every
means i'm his power to make improve
ments. Mr.. McIaurin thought thC
truck should be used exclusively for
building up and dragging when the
weather would permit such work to
he done advantageously, and not foi
hauling and bridge work. Mr.. White
explained that II had been necessary
to repair and reinforce all OF the
bridges for heavy vehicles without
which reinforcement the county truck
could not be moved from place tC
lplace, and that work had taken mucl
time and labor that otherwise woult
have gone on the roads.
The clerk was directed to inquir,
OF the State Highway Commission
the time when they can make pre-.
llminary survey OF the proposed
crossing over Wateree River on thu
Garner's Ferry road.