The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-02
OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR
LIKELY TO BE ABOLISHED
A Board Of One Commissioner From
Each Township to Manage Affairs
To Elec. Expert-Other Local
Matters.

To Elec. Expert-Other Local
Matters.
Some of the readers Of The Herald
and News have asked why we had
not printed something about the do
ings of the legislature so far as it re-
lates to local county matters. The
editor had admit very frankly that
he did not know what had been done,
that he had been busy on other mat
ters and had not been able to keep
up, and that the daily papers gave
no information, and that while our
correspondent from Columbia had
furnished a good letter nearly every
week covering the general State wide
matters, he was 50 situated that he
could not know just what the local
matters were, and our representatives
do not believe in going into the news
papers, and so there you were. We
admit that the local papers should
keep the readers posted on these mat
ters in which they are vitality inter-
ested.
Well, the editor decided to see if
he could get sort of line On what the
delegation was really doing for New
berry, and on Saturday afternoon we
hunted up Representative Mower to
see if he would tell US little some
thing to say to the readers of the
paper. He said that the local bills
affecting the county had not yet been
put into definite shape, but he con-
sented to give general idea Of what
the delegation proposed.
First, he gave US copy of the
bill providing for the annexation Of
the Lexington territory which is COM
ing into Newbery and shat bill is
printed in full in another column.
Of course, the reader understands
that the bills relating to the affairs Of
the city and which the citizens re-
quested be enacted have been passed
and the reader is familiar with these.
As to county matters bill propos-
ing to submit to the electors Of this
county the proposition to=vote $6o0,-
900 in bonds for the building Of roads
will be passed, the election to be held
probably at the~same time Of the
party primary. It provides for : a
commission Of one from each town.
ship to be elected by the people to
handle the matter Of the bonds and
the building of the roads.
Probably the most important mat
ter and most important change that
is to be made is the change from
supervisor to a board Of eleven or
twelve counting the new territory}
county. commissioners, one from each
township to be elected by the voters
of the township, to take the. place
of the supervisor and to serve for a
term of four years. This board is to
elect an expert in road building, or
as Mr.. Mower says the bill reads,
q suitable and fit person who will
have general charge Of the roads and
other matters pertaining to the coun-
ty under the direction of course Of
the county commissioners. Mr..
Mower said the salary of these and
of the fit and proper person had not
yet been. fully agreed upon.> They
will not take charge until after the
expiration of the term Of office of
the supervisor. The details of the
bill, Mr.. Mower said, had not yet all
been worked out but this is the idea.
The salaries of all the county Off
GERS have been raised. The sheriff
to S2,4OO.OO; the auditor and treas
urer to S2,25O00 each, one-third Of
this to be paid by the county; the
probate judge to s1,Soo.0O; the
superintendent of education to ST.
10000; the supervisor to 81, 10000; I;
the rural policemen to s1,6S0.00 each
and their uniforms, and the magis-
trates in like proportion, these sal
aries to be effective from January l
of this year. The other provisions of
the supply bill are the usual items to
meet the expenses of the county.
The tax levy for the county will be
around IA mills and the one mill
special road fund. This does not in
clude the special school taxes nor the
state taxes. The state levy is IL
mills and half mill for the Citadel
enlargement. and two mills for roads
and the three mills constitutional
school. In all the state and county
levies will be around rs to 80 mills
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