The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-12
Cost of Chain Gangs
Holds State Convict Force
Would Save Money.

I
Columbia. Feb. 10.-The following
report was issued by the State board
If charities and corrections YESTERDAY:
| The McCutcheon-Mears bill Tor the
creation Of a State convict ROAD lorce
out of our present county chainSans
has raised the question of the cost o.
our county cor ct system. On study
ing the available figures, wnlch we
gathered from the county supply plns
of 1913. we were surprised to tina tht&l
;hc counties of the State were spend
:ng an average of 2.25 mills on thell
chaingang. Cnder the provisions OF
he McCutcheon-Meares bill the state
convict road force would cost only one
y,ill On the taxable property OF the
S.ate. a saving of 1.23 millage per
year. or S4624S0 annually. When II IS
taken into consideration that the seN-
aral counties will get better service OF.
their roads and will receive back all Oh
the man rower that they send out. ana
BESIDES. that they Will save S462,4So
? year. it is hard to see what arsu-
-aent could be made to satisfy the
,eople Of outh Carolina that the pres
ont system should be retained Are
CIR fax PAYERS so enamored with the
county changing that they are vii
Eng to spend s462,5S0 a year Just
.r the pleasure OF keeping it? Be
low arc statements of the cost Of the
cha:ngangs in SO counties The cost
. in counties was not available when
, t1onch fI011TcS.
t Aiken: Total for all purposes. $50
!02O5: total m:llage. G 1-2 mills; total
fcr chaingang. $4,000: millage Tor
chaineang. 217 mills; number of con-
: victs. 9-30-1S-4S.
panberg. Total for all purposes,
$ s3O,020; total nillage. IL mills
t total for changing, $4,000; n1lilase
: for c!laingang. 8 mills; number OF
: convicts 9-30-1S-16.
Ba..nwcIl: Total for, all purposes
! ss1.3S4.43: total nlillage, ia mills:
total for chaingang $4,000: n1illage
for chaingang. 50 mills; number OF
) convicts. 9-3n-1S-14.
Re- ufort. Total for ali purposes.
s32.977.5O; total mil!age. 5 II mills
total for changing. $4,000; nnillage
lOr CItdllSduS, o. 4iiiAiH' 4AeAN'
convicts. e-30-1S-14.
Berkeley Total for all purposes,
s32.s33.5O; total millage. I mills; to-
tai for chainGang. $4,000; millage &c:
cl1aingang. 9S mills: number Of con-
v:cts. 990-1S-51.
Calho..n: Total for all purposes.
s29.2S6.5n: total mil1age. mills: to-
tai for chaineang, $1,000; millage for
chaingsng, 324 mills; number OF
convicts. 9-3O-1s-2o
Cherokee Total for all purposes,
$40: total n,illagc. II mills; total
for chaingang. $4,000; nillage for
cnaingang. 233 mills: number CT con-
: viots 9-30-1S-19.
Chester: Total for all purposes,
s41.O12.75: total millage. 5 1-2 mills;
total for chaingang. $4,000; raillase
for chaingang. 7.15 mills; number OF
convicts. 9-3o-1815.
Chesterfield: Total for all Dur-
poses. $36 100: total mil!age. 6 IL
mills: total for changing. $4,000;
,,,illace fo- changing .715 mills;
number Of convicts. 9-30-1S-S.
Clarendon: Total fer all purposes
s23.t3s; total H9illage. I mills: total
for changing. $1,000; milage for
chaingans. 1.4o mills: number of con-
victs. 9-30-iS-17
Colletcn: Total for all purposes.
s53.6s0: total millage. IS mills: total
for chainGang. SIS. .00e: n,illaee for
chaingang. ASS mills; number Of
convicts 9-30-1S-29.
Dillon: Total for all purposes,
s49,541: total milage. 9 mills; total
for chaingang. $4,000; millage for
chaingang. 2.25 nils; number Of con-
vets 9-30-7S-S.
Dorchester: Total for ali purposes.
1880; total millage. 9 mills; total
for Changing. $4,000; millage for
c;la;nganG. III mills; number Of con-
vets. 9-301S-15.
Fairfield: Total for all purposes,
! S327 794: total Eliliage 5 70 mills:
total for changing $4,000: mil]age
fer chaingang $50 mills; number of
g nvicts 9-30-1S-9.
Florence: Total for all purposes.
H:S. 123: tctal nlilla@e mills: total
foi. chaincans s25. 600: millage for
cilaingang. 240 mills; number Of con
victs 9-30-1S-13.
S47.641.25: tota! lnlaSe 10 mills;
total for chaingang $1,000: m:llage
II. chaiasang go mills; number of
:convicts 9-30-1S-19
Creenvirc: Total for all purposes.
S2633o31.Sa: tota! m;Ilage l@ . mills:
tota. for chainsang So. coo: milIage
for ci,aincae@ 80 mills: number Of
convic;s 2-3O-1S-75
Greenwood: Total for all purposes,
s70.45e.32; total millage mills; to-
tai fer chain@ang $4,000: millage for
chaineang 215 mills: number Of con-
v;cts 9-3o-1S-2n.
Horny: Total for all purposes s2S-
90: tctal n:3lage - mills: total
for cl,aingan& $4,000: millage for
chaingang 81 mills: number of con
victs 9-30-1S-14
Jasper: Total for all purposes sol
742: total mi::,,a,e I mills; total for
c71aingang s3.0cf: millase for coain-
gang 9S mills: :s,;.nbcr of cOaVictS.