Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-14
LEGISLATIVE NEEDS.

The legislative matters In the mlnds
Of the people of York county as dis
closed at the meeting Of the county
delegation in the general assembly in
the courthouse last Friday, are as fol-
lows:
1. Salaries Of 5000 each. for Misses
Minnie Garrison and Lillis Ashe, home
demonstration workers.
2. Ratification Of the action OF
township supervisors in paying per
diem to laborers in excess Of the a
mount prescribed in the road law, and
amendment of the law SO as to permit
the employment Of road laborers at
prevailing community rates for other
similar labor.
8. Increase in the salaries Of the
various county officers.
4. Provision for the purchase Of law
range property at the rear Of the court
house so as to permit the completion
of the courthouse in accordance with
original plans.
s. Abolition CT the changing.
6. Building Of bridge over Cataw-
ba river at Wright's ferry, at the joint
expense Of York and Mecklenburg
counties.
Z. Cleaning out Of the streams.
9. Statutory specification as to time
at which a man of twenty-one becomes
liable for road duty.
All of the members of the delegation
were present at the meeting-Repre-
sentatives Bradford, Pursley, Nunn
and Hart, with Senator Beamguard
presiding, and the citizens in attend =
ance included about one hundred from
different parts of the country.
J. s. Brice, ESQ.,, was the principal
spokesman in behalf Of the desired
changes in the law governing the
amount that township supervisors
shall pay for day labor, and as to the
matter of establishing the time at
which a man shall become liable for
duty after attaining his majority,
whether he shall be exempt until he
has made a regular tax return after
the first day Of January, or whether ne
shall be liable for road duty from the
day he is twenty-one years OF age.
r. S. Riddle, supervisor Of Bethel,
and a delegation of citizens from the
northeastern part Of the county, ap-
peared in behalf Of the Catawba river
bridge proposition. Mr. Riddle stated
that the county commissioners OF
Mecklenburg had said year ago that
Mecklenburg would pay two-thirds OF
the expense of erecting the bridge II
York county would pay the other one
third.
The delegation committed itself to
acce ptance Of such a proposition COM
ing from Mecklenburg in binding form'
J. S. Brice, Esq, took occasion to
saw on his own responsibility as cit
izen, and without authority 10
speak for anybody except himself
that the compensation allowed to the
various county officers is inadequate
and that reasonable increases should
be allowed.
not express themselves on the salary
increase matter.
With reference to more compensa-
ton for the demonstration workers,
Representative Num- said he was In
favor of It; that while he was not pre-
pared to speak Of his own knowledge
of the benefits conferred upon the
county as a whole, he was very sure
that workers in the mill villages mao
derived very great benefit from the
home demonstration work-far more
than enough benefit to make up for the
increase in salary asked for.
Messrs. I. w. johnson, ]: A; Tate ana
J. c. Wilborn appeared In oehalI OF
the bridge at Wrights ferry; an t;S,' aEvo-
eating the proposition most heartily:
]. S. Brice, Esq, stated that the
county board of commissioners was
willing for the purchase of Law Range
looking to the completion OF the court
house. He gave as a practical reason
for the undertaking that the building
ia already suffering serious damage
from the weather by reason OF It's IN
complete condition and that it cannot
be completed so long as Law Range is
in the way. A..
Mr. w. S: Wilkerson explained the
embarrassment as to the labor situa-
ton, The law does not allow township
supervisors to pay over 81 a DAY, anu :!
under conditions as they now eNlst ~
is impossible to get labor at that price.
He has been paying S1.50 because ne
could not get the labor for any less ana
he wanted the law amended so as 10
give the township supervisor dlscretlon
To nav the prevailing labor prices In
the community for road work:
Mr.. Wilkerson advocated the apoh
ton of the chaingang, on the ground
that chaingang labor costs more than
free labor and that better work may
be had for the same money.
Senator Beamguard observed tnat
he would vote for the abolition OF the
chaingang, if he could be shown sat.
isfa actory way of taking care OF snort
term conyicts at less expense.
Representative Num- wanted 10
know whether or not township super