The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-02-10

ers had their regular monthly meet
ing, all of the members being in at.
tendance. Quite number of mat
ters were attended to, that of most
general interest being the refusal
of the board to appropriate $4,000 for
a county health officer and their state
ment that the people of the county
were positively against any such sani-
tary inspection as that propose
Senator r. ID. Epps informed the
board that the Sumter county officers
are spending more for incidentals,
such as stationery. office supplies,
telephones and kilograms. than off,
GERS in other counties. He stated that
while these amounts were small i'm
themselves they amounted to consider
able at the end Of the year. He also
stated that more bailiffs were ap-
pointed here at court than were en-
ployed in other counties Upon his
information the board instructed their
clerk to write to the county officers
Of these conditions and to ask that i'm
future they cut down such expenses
as much as possible.
Mr.. Frank A. Mcleod called the at
tention Of the board to the fact that
automobiles We're being parked on
the court house square injuring the
grass. However, before his remarks
the board had already decided to in
struct the sheriff. clerk Of court and
supervisor to stop trespassing on the
court house grounds. No automobiles
will be allowed to remain on the
square and persons will be prohibited
from walking across on the grass.
Signs to this effect will be erected on
the square.
Mr.. o. c. Stuckey of Dalzell asked
permission of the board to straightcn
out a bend in the public road which
ran through his yard. SO as to change
the road to run further from his house
and shorten it by three hundred yards.
This permission was granted.
Supervisor White announced that
he had appointed Messrs. ID. r.. ldc-,
Cailum and Barlow Walsh as trus-
tees Of the Moses Memorial Fund TO
represent the county,
In letter to Mr.. c. M. Hurst. clerk
to the County Board, Mr. E. w. Dabbs
expressed his displeasure at the action
Of the board in refusing a request of
his that the county pay part of the
cost of certain improvements made
by Mr.. Dabbs on his place. Mr.. Dabbs
stated in his letter. that bitches had
been dug through Mr.. r.. NJ. Cooper's
place to drain land Of L. c. Tisdaie,
at a cost Of 500, whereas the work on
his canals was Of much more Benefit
to the county. He insistad On the
opening up of two branchd in which
he stated the water waaFbacked by
the road causeway. He further stut-
ed that until the county could give
him fair treatment, no more material
should be secured from any part Of
his place outside Of the twenty foot
right of way for building up the
causeway or other road Improvement.
The letter was read and received as
information.
The petition Of j. A. NJ. Carraway
for Confederate veterans pension
was granted on the recommendation
Of the county pension board.
The board decided to publish the
monthly reports i'm one paper only
each month 1T cost not exceeding
$500. 1t was further decided to have
all printing done and buying of sta
tionery and other supplies by COM
petitive bid.
Mr.. White stated that the Davey
Tree experts could be secured to
treat the trees OH the court house
grounds. An appropriation Of $50
was made for treatment Of the trees.
Messrs. II. j. McLaurin. Jr.. j. a.
Mcknight, J.. d. Jennings, r. 3.
Belser appeared to ask that the board
reconsider it's former action in the
matter of county health survey and
the employing of county health Of.
iicer as they thought that it would be
good thing for the county. The
board declined to change from its
former action because they were un-
willing to increase the tax levy and
furthermore because the people Of
the county were positively opposed TO
any such sanitary survey as that pro-
posed.
Mr.. Bclser suggested that the board
experiment with imported gravel in