The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-12
ANNUAL MEETING
OF COUNTY BOARD

The Board of County Commission
crs met in its annual meeting Jan
nary 6 with all its members present.
Frances Taylor appeared before
the board relative to the road leading
INTO Council street, which had been
stopped up. and by which the people
/ hNnE in that section had been cut
Off from getting into the city and
asked that this road be opened up
again. The matter was referred to
! the county engineer for attention
/ and action.
The clerk called the attention of
the board TO the fact that the pub
| lication Of monthly claims paid had
been discontinued owing to the di-
! lena caused by the provisions Of the
general law requiring the publishing
! OF such reports and yet limiting the
amount to be paid for same to $50
| per year, and the refusal OF the local
publishers to handle for this amount
and recommended in view of this that
an annual condensed report be pub
lished in connection with any state
mcnt deemed suitable as to details re-
! lating TO county finances and business
|
authorized this, providing publica-
ton could be had at reasonable cost.
County Engineer Jeffords reported
the result Of his conference with l.
NJ. Truluck regarding the overhauling
and maintenance of Hudson river
bridge advising that Mr.. Truluck
would undertake the work on a basis
OF IS per day for the actual time of
mis- service. The board authorized
that arrangements be made with
him TO do he work on this basis with
the understanding that ho should,
of course, obtain his labor as cheap
AS possible and thought at present
that it should not exceed more than
$3.50 per day.
Engineer stated that he proposed
putting the county truck with the
driver to deliver the material TO the
ground and recommended the closing
of this bridge to traffic while il was
undergoing repairs. Both Of these
suggestions were approved.
y delegation of ladies representing
the Civic League and Tubercular as
sociation consisting Of Mrs. Nina Sol
onions, Mrs. II. S. Haynsworth. Miss
1
son appeared before the board with
reference to the continuation of the
county nurse work in the county for
the coming year. Mrs Solomons
made a statement as to the needs for
this work, especially in view of the
depressing conditions whic hcOnfront-
ed us. Miss Gibson also made state
ments as to the needs of the county
mn rSA flnsar mn, c.al1 1S
which she had from the county which
her duties as city nurse did not al
low her to respond to. She also men
toned specific instances which had
come to her attention in the county
| resulting in deaths, due to lack or
nursing and proper handling. She
thought worker wa sneeded more
than an educator. Thought that the
salary should be $50. 1t was esti-
mated that the cost of such a nurse
including purchase Of n Ford car and
the upkeep of same would be around
$500.
Chairman of the board made a
statement regarding the unsatisfac-
tory experience had with the nurse
of last year and asked the delegation
of ladies what suggestion they would
she was appointed should report. The
ladies suggested that a committee OF
ladies be named TO supervise the work
as they did in the case Of the city
nurse. The sentiment of the board
and of the members of the legislative
delegation present and also of citi-
zens present was obtained as to the
continuation of the work and this was
very general, YET while realizing the
Iprobable needs for such work that
the financial conditions would not
| warrant it.
Miss Moses stated that the Daugh-
ters of Confederacy were interested
in getting the Legislature to appoint
women Oh the board of regents of the
Confederate intirmary and showed how
! this would be beneficial and asked
the board to lend their endorsement
to this with that OF the delegation.
The board went on record to this eff
feet.
| A committee of citizens appeared
l