Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-28
TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONERS

Within q week, says the Fort Mill
Times Of Thursday, the office of town.
ship supervisor for York county will
have been abolished and the--duties
heretofore performed by that officia!
will be assumed by board Of town.
ship commissioners, three for each
township in the county, in compliance
with the act passed at the 1920 session
Of the general assembly. The act takes
effect on February l, 1921, and among
other things provides that the
commissioners shall be appointed
by the governor Upon the recommen-
dation of a majority Of the Legislative
delegation and that they shall hold Of
fee for two years. Last Thursday at
a meeting Of tine York delegation in
Columbia the list Of commissioners
was practically agreed upon and will
be sent to the governor for approval
during the present week. The plan
adopted by the delegation in selecting
the commissioners was to allow the
representative to choose the personnel
of the commission for his own town.
ship and for the delegation to agree
upon the members for the other town
ships. The men to compose the Fort
Mill township had not been definitely
selected yesterday. but 1t may be stat
ed that one Wal be from the lower Sec
ton of the township, another from the
Gold Hill section and the third from
the town itself.
According to the act creating the
township commissioners they are to-
have the powers now vested in the
township supervisors and shall assume
the duties heretofore exercised by the
township supervisors. They are TO
elect (. om their number a clerk and a
chairman. who shall sign and counter
sign all vouchers issued from their OF
flee. The clerk and chairman shall
each receive SIS per year for their
services and the other member or the
board $50 per year.
The commissioners are authorized as
they may deem it necessary to employ
Il competent road engineer as road su-
perintendent whose duty shall be 10
superintend the construction, repair
ing and maintenance or the puDlic
roads and highways or the township
and perform such other duties as the
com mlSSlOncrS may ueSlH W pe loi 'he
best interest of the roads and high
WAYS. FIc shall be paid a reasonable
salary for his Services
It shall be the duty of the commits
sioncrs to keep the roads improved or
by them in repair, and for
this purpose they shall use the funds
arising from the tax levics and the
road tax They may d.
vide the rodds to be improved or re-
naired into sections Of not less than
onc-halc mile or not moro than two
miles for the purpose of letting the
sane out for construction or improve
ment by contract to the lowest !respon-
siblc bidder. Prior TO the letting OF
such contract ten days notice shall be
given in at least four public places in
the township in which the section or
sections of the road are to be let, OF
he time and place Of the letting of the
;aid contract, the commissioners re-
serving the right in said notice to re-
ect any or all bids.
The township commissioners arc en-
powered to condemn land. soil, trees or
,ther material adjoining or near TO the
'oad for the purpose Of relocating,
Widening improving and repairing
public roads. in case the right OF way,
surface. soil, trees or other material
be secured: by donation Or