The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-10
HIGHWAY BOARD NAMED.
GOvERNCR APPOINTS SPARTAN.
BURG AND MARION MEN.
Assures Federal Aid--Charlcs O.
Hcaron and j. Monroe Johnson.
Editor and Engineer, Chosen BY
Manning to Serve with College Men

Columbia, March S.--Charles y
heaTon, editor Of the Spartanburs
Herald, and J. Monroe johnson ot
Marion. civil engineer of wide OF
| perlence. We're yesterday appointed
members of the State highway com.
! mission by Gov. Manning. Mr.. Hear.
on is q newspaper editor of vida ron
utation in the State and was in rho
front rank Of tho fight for the million
dollar bond issue for Spartanhure
county which the general assembIy
recently authorized. Mr.. johnson Is
civil engineer by profession and has
oeen active in railroad construction
ana land reclamation projects Of
much magnitude. Upon mobilization
OF the military forces last summer.
Mr.. Johnson upon his own initiative
organized company Of efficient on =.
gineers. which bears his name and
which was enlisted as Company A
south Carolina engineers
The three other members of tho
commission, as provided by statute.
are the heads of the engineering de.
partments Of the three State institr
tons for young men, M. Goode
Homes OF the University Of South
Carolina; Halle Houston, Clem.on
college: and Maj. Robert G.. Thomas
the Citadel. Charleston. The tern.
of Office Is two years. The n,cnbcr
Of tho commission serve without Day
but receive their actual and necca
sary expenses, incurred In the dis
chargo of duties" a competent c!vi.
engineer Is to be elected by the con-.
mission at salary not to excec
$4,000.
The objects oc the commission rro
to instruct, assist and cooperate WITH
the road authorities in tho variou.
counties OF the State in the imprc g
ment and construction of highway
and to study systems of road lu';G.
ing and maintenance in other Stat.
to make Investigations and expcr:
mcnts to determine the methods am
materials best suited To road CO...
and Improvement in thu
state; and to prepare. publish a.
distribute bulletins and reports. si,-
ing results Of such Investigations.
Creation OF the highway comm.s-
sion by the general assembly was il
duced by the action Of congress in ap-
propriating large funds for the con
struction Of post roads. contingent
upon provision OF equal amounts !
the States statute and the creation of
machinery to direct the expenditure
of the funds. South Carolina's ap-
portionment Is I'm excess Of 81, 900, 900.
to he procured in installments over
five years. The amount now rcadr
for disbursement is approximately
$4,000. The state will qualify for
federal aid by the levying Of a S.nte
automobile license to be corcc,e,.
in lieu Of county or city license, 50
per cent Of which is to be expended
in the county from which collected.
The section relative to the amount
to be paid reads:
Every resident owner Of a moto,
vehicle in the State Of South Carolin
haI fn ha Ctox l.
noer. i'm lieu OF all other State, mum,
cipal and county licenses an anna,
license of 25 cents per horsepower.
said horsepower to be determined by
the rating establishment OF tho assn.
citation of licensed automobile MANI.
factureis, o, and known as the standaY1
horsepower formula of the society o.
automobile engineers. Every dealc
I'm motor vehicles In this state, hcfo
operating any such motor vchjcla
upon tho highways of this State
the purpose Of demonstration nnd
sale shall pay to the state engineer o
this State. In lieu Of all other state
and county licenses an annual licen So
OF SIS for each and every mah'
OF motor vehicle sold by such dealer
All licenses shall expire on the 31st
day OF December following the dai'
OF ISSUE. Annual licenses shall hcro-
atter be issued between the first dry
OF January and the first day of Fcb
rrnry OF each year. In case OF moto
vehicles registering for the first time
the fun annual fees shall he po!d IL
licenses issued between January
and March 81: three fourths Of tn,
annual fees for licenses issued b,.
tween April i and June 13; oae-E-'
of the annual fees for licenses is:so,
between July / and September ~
md OnC-fOllrth Of hn