The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-10
ARRANGE COUNTY FINANCES.
ANNUAL MEETING OF BOARD
AND LEGISLATIVE DELEGA.
TION HELD.
Request for Whole time County
Health Officer is not Favored
Board IndOrses Bill to Allow Town.
ships to Vote for Bonds to Build
Permanent ROads-FOrmer Officers
Rc-eleCted-Other Matters.

The County Board and the County
Legislative delegation held their an
rual meeting yesterday in the Super
visors office to discuss and0 arPaffEe
for the finances of the counsys nf6r
1917. A number of other matters
came up for consideration at the
meeting. The request for a. whole.
time county health officer was re-
fused, while at the same time the
county board went on record as fa,-
voring a bill which would allow tho
people Of any township to vote on the
issue of bonds for the building'lsf
permanent roads in the township.
In considering the levy to be made
for the ensuing year, it was shown
that last year the legislative delega-
ton gave only half mill raise, when
the board had asked for the raise OF
one mill. During 1915 the county
spent $4,000 less than their estimate
for the year called for, but the in
come Of the county was $4,000 less
than had been expected when the es-
innate was made, the difference being
due to the failure Of the Legislative
delegation to make the levy as re-
quested. The legislative delegation
promised this year to make the levy
as requested last year, making the to-
tai levy for county ordinary pur-
poses six and one-half mills. -,
A delegation from the Civic League.
DR.. ]. A. Hayne. State health officer,
ard Secretary E. 1. Reardon Of the
Chamber Of Commerce were present in
behalf Of the plan to have a whole
time health officer for Sumter county.
Talks were made supporting the plan
hy DR.. Hayne and Secretary Reardon,
who endeavored to show that the
putting of the plan into execution
would prove Of an economical advana
tGge and would advertise the county
in favorable manner. After hear
ing what the proponents of the plan
had to say, the board decided that at
this time it would be impossible for
the county to supply the services of "a
whole-time county health officer, in
view Of the fact that the cost Of an
efficient officer, according to DIR.
Haynes statement, would be about
s2.500 year.
The possible change Of the site for
the jail was discussed and the deIe-
CATION was asked to have the act 40
amended that another site could be
bought and the Jail erected else-
where than on the present site, if
deemed advisable by the board.
The County Board went on record
as being in favor of a bill which
would allow the people of a township
to vote on the issue of bonds for the
building of permanent roads.
Mr.. White reported several con.
victs on the gang ill with pneumonia,
WV Va SAiSiAi having uACu VI luc ui0s
ease. He was authorized to secure
the services Of man nurse to care
for these patients during their ILL
ness.
The regular elections were next en-
tered upon and former officers were
| reelected: Mr.. C. M. Hurst was re-
elected secretary to the County Board.
Mrs. 3. D. Mitchell was reelected
matron of the almshouse and DIR. w.
$. Burgess was reelected county
physician. Supervisor White was w.
structed to appoint overseers and
guards for the chaingang as he
deemed best. MitchelPs Drug Store
was awarded the contract to furnish
drugs for the county for the next two
years at a discount of Sc 1-2 per cent.
off from their regular prices. Other
bids were submitted by Sibert's Drug
Store. DeLorme's Pharmacy, and
Zcmp's Pharmacy. -.e.s.,
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