The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05

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ference in the cost of operation would
pay for the Investment. TIE Beard
directed ;thatsthe offer Of the Ford peo-
pie to allow the coun-v to t,y such a
tractor 80 days be accepted. The
claim Of $3.50 for part payment of
Ford car for the use of Sa:np Alice
was ordered paid.
The authorities were direcrei that
In the future no expense out Of the
ordinary were to be made without the
consent OF The Board.
A letter was read from the Comfy.
Attorney in regard to the matter Of
publishing a monfhly staIeinent OF
claims paid. His Recommendation
was that the board Should not pub,
lish the statements under present Con
ditions. The Board accepted his rec.
concentrations and will not publish
furfh unless funds were
provided for this purpose by the pro-
per authorities. -.
"A letter was received from the
County Attorney relative to the pay
ment Of claims for damages to autos
running into the washout at Second
Mill on the night Of April .27. The
attorney expressed the opinion that
the county was not liable, inasmuch
as the authorities had no way of
learning that the road was in bad
shape The Board declined to pay the
claims
The matter of repairs to the court
house was consid Tered next The clerk
was directed. to have, an architect ex7
anime the building and draw UP spe-I
cifications OF necessary. repairs with
a view OF having the work done.
"A request was received from Chair
man L. D. Jennings OF the Perman-
sent Road Commission, asking that the
Board advance funds for the pay
nent of the managers in the. recent
bond elections. The Commission said.
that these funds would be returned as
soon as possible. The Board directed
the payment of the managers with the
understanding that no. further re-.
quests of this kind. be made as the.
county itself is now borrowing money.
:, The matter of the purchase OF a:
gasoline storage. tank was discussed.
Further action was postponed, pend
ing the action in regard to the pnr-
chase. Of a tractor. An estimate for
repairs on the aims house was receiy-;
ed. AS the board wants more est1-:
mates on this Work, it referred the
matter back: to Superintendent Nun
namaker.;
! Reports were received from the cot
ton weigher, rural policemen, county
nurse and home monstration agent.
Letters We're read from DIR. C. E.,
Gamble, Of the Turbeville section,. and
Mr.. G.sA.Lemmon. relative to the pro-
posed annexation OF the Turbevilie
section of Clarendon county to- Sum
ter county. provided that Sumter conn-
ty agree to contsract a good road IN
to that section. A delegation OF citl-
zens from Sumter, Turbeyille and the
Dabbs crossroads section appeared be-
fore the Board and the matter was
discussed at some length. Secretary
)Reardon from the Chamber OF Com
<merce read the resolutions adopted ny
that body in regard to the matter, the
| resolution recommended the building
I Messrs. Jennings and Lennon were
| in favor of having the road construct
ed with a view of the addition of the
section to Sumter county. There was
a difference between the citizens Of
.the different sections interested as 10
tthe route Of the proposed road Dr.
SGamble and others advocated a road
I 10 4, in
near the present Sumter county line.
tThey claimed that this route woulo
necessitate the construction of road
! only AZ miles long. Mr.. E. w. Dabbs
and others claimed that this ROAD
would not benefit the present citizens
Of the county to any great extent ana
4 advocated leaving the Shiloh ROAD al
4 q point further west. which would nee
essitate road nine miles long.
Chairman McLaurin suggested that
! the two factions interested get togeth--
er in a separate meeting and settle
their differences and try to agree en
route. This was done and the COM
mite reappeared before the board and
stated that while certain members
!. had left, those remaining had com
promised on a road about midway be-
i tween the two roads originally propos-
led. This road is about miles in
length and ~ miles Of this is now be-
/ ing used. After due consideration, the
4 Board committed itself to the con-
,struction Of road into the Turbeville
! section provided this section anneNes
Itself to Sumter county. The route. OF
the road will be determined by COM
4 mittee from the Board IN conferences