The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-18

court has IN attendance 90 jurors d.
], cost Of $500 a day each, whereas
he county court viii only have Is
Jurors at the same cost. Therefore,
each day the county court is in ses-
sion trying cases that The Circuit court
would have to try there will be a
he jurors at the county court and at
the Circuit court OF s4S.O0 per day.
This saving will so long way to-
wards paying the cost of the county
court. However. this question of
'ounty court will later be discussed
before the people. and I feel conf
lent when they understand the ques-
ion that Mr.. Dabbs will again be
lopelessly in the minority in refer
nee to this progressive matter; at
east, l hope so.
Mr.. Dabbs says: But 1 am sure
'o;ce the sentiment Of a majority Of
he voters Of Sumter County when
ay that III any matter OF business and
ound public policy l would take every
nent of Messrs. J. p Booth. G. A
lennon, l. NJ. Truluck. j. F. Bland,
:. E.. Ren1bert, S. a. Harvin. Stan
arne Burrows and J. E. Britton in
preference to that Of Mr.. l.. D. Jen-
,ings.'
The Legislature passed an act AT
IS session Of 1916. which Act was ap-
proved by the Governor Feb. L, 1915.
authorizing the building Oh new
ounty Jail for Sumter county. and
.uthcrizing and directing the county
supervisor and county commissioners
or Sumter county to borrow on the
.redit of Sumter county, to be repaid
rom the funds to be raised by tax
avy, the sum Of twenty-five thousand
dollars, as the same should be need
d to meet the payments which should
,ecome due to the architects and con-
tractors constructing the said new
all, or in such manner as they should
nd most advantageous, the same 10
borrowed at a rate of interest as
)w as possible and not to exceed .
ser cent. The same Act created a
building commission for said jan,
consisting of the supervisor ana
Iessrs. C. G. Rowland. j. P. Booth
md J. F. Glenn. Shortly after the
assase of said act Mr.. Glenn was
aiken sick and has not been able since
be an active member Of said COM
aission. and more than two years
go the legislature practically abolish
ID the office of supervisor, and l un-
jerstand no new members have been
added to said commission. Ihere-
ore. the building of the jail for all
practical purposes is in charge OF
uessrs. j. P. Booth and c. G. Row
and. -
After the passage Of said act, on
March Z, 1916, the county board call
Id for bids for this $4,000. and among
he bidders was the National Bank OF
Sumter, and their bid, addressed to
he Sumter county board Of commls-
toner's, was as follows:
"Referring to your circular pro-
,osal of March 3. 1916. we beg to ad-
wise we will make the loan OF s22,-
900. bearing interest payable annual
iy as follows:
Cd $4,000 payable in four years
or (2)
$4,000 payable in one year;
$4,000 payable in two years:
$1,000 payable in three years;
$4,000 payable in four years.
In either case we will make the
ate OF interest "a percent and in
,ddition thereto will pay a premium
# $40 In either case also we Will,
f successful in this bid, expect to re-
:eive the proceeds of the loan on de-
oosit. to be checked out as needed 1or
he purpose for which the loan is
made, and on this deposit we will pay
/. per cent on quarterly balances aS
per your circular letter above refer
red to.
3. Manning, Cashier.
I'VE Will agree to loan $4,000 to
he county for thirty days dated to-
day. at 5 12 per cent interest. Is.
Manning. cashier
On March {. 1916 $4,000 was bor-
rowed from the National Bank Of
sumter for SO days at a rate Of 3 IL
ner cent interest, and subsequently
he county borrow on-the notes of the
county the SIS, 900, the notes TO run,
/. 2. 3. and years and paid a rate of
3-4 per cent interest. AL Of these
notes have been paid by a tax levy.
That National Bank of Sumter re-
ceived this money on deposit. as I am
Informed by the then Clerk Of the
Board, and was to pay 4 per cent in
terest for the same, and the mony was
to remain in said bank until it was
used for the purpose Of building new
Jail. The money is still there on de-
|oosit and new Jail aas never been
started, and the county has borrowed
money since that time and has bor-
rowcd this year more than the s25,-
900 and has paid from to per cent
interest. yet this money has been in
the bank on deposit at per cent.
when the money the people pay by
way of taxes to pay these notes was
worth at least per cent to them, and
it has been on deposit in the bank for
more than six years at a loss TO the
people of $1,000 per year, the diff