The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-05

and was being given light work on
the gang.
A letter was received from the State
Highway Department relative to the
Painting Of the government trucks
and was received as information.
The Clerk reported that Miss Dillon,
who Is employed at present by the city
III overseeing the work of trimming
the street trees, had offered to trim
the trees on the Court House lawn,
Tree of charge for her services, the
county to furnish the necessary labor
| The Board decided that the condition
at the present time did not warrant
expenditures for this purpose, and the
Cffer was declined with thanks.
Engineer JeffOrds made his report
for work done during the past month.
He stated that the main chain gang
was now claying Manning Avenue
from city limits to Clark's store. Jail
chain gang was working roads out of
the city. Secondary gang was working
the roads in the Trinity section. He
stated that he had an auxiliary force
working the road leading South from
lWedgetield to Manchester. He had in
Ivestigated the claim OF L. IL. Green
for damage to automobile top some
time since and could find no signs of
any sign post at or having been at
the place Indicate /. On the evil
Gence presented TO it the Board did
not feel warranted in paying this
claim.
lie stated that at present he had
fifty-twc prisoners on the gang and
WASH adly in need of caging facilities
for them. The Board. did not take
any action on this at this time.
The engineer reported that he had
II ade preliminary survey Of Pocalla
bridge and found lower middle pier
OF same ten inches lower than the
upper pier and thought the indica-
tionS We're that it was still settling. He
thought something should be done
with this bridge at once. He recon-
monded widening the present 60-foot
channel to 100 feet, to take care of
the water adequately, and put in
swinging street span. After discus
ing the matter the engineer was di-
rCcted to reduce his recommendations
to writing and the clerk was directed
TO transmit these to the chairman of
Commission and ask that it take
prompt action in replacing or repair-
ing this bridge with the funds now in
it's hands and available for this work.
Engineer recommended the disposal
of locomotive and dump cars on hand
if possible as same are useless to the
county. He thought the locomotive
could be rented to advantage without
question. He was directed to take
this matter up with the State High
way Department and see if it would
agree to some such disposition
G. Il. Mitchell colored, appeared
asking that two clay hills in Manches-
ter Township be worked as they were
in very bad condition. This matter
was referred to the Engineer.
Application with the necessary
affidavit attached was received from
j. c. Geddings for increase in his
Confederate pension to IS per month
and this was granted.
Letter was received from the State
highway department relative to OPEN
ing bids for the construction Of the
Watercc Bridge on March 9th. This
was received as information.
The following additional recom-
received from Messrs. Johnston and
Deal, Architects. 1St. Would recon-
ment that Il reliable plumber be en-
gagged to ascertain in detail what is
required to place the plumbing in
first class condition and to clean out
sewers. End. Recommend a syphon
trap for floor drains and further
should odors continue, to put in a s
or S-inch cast iron vent pipe from
each toilet room extending through
roof with air vacuum exhaust at the
top.
Reports were received from Rural
Policemen, Home Demonstration
Agent and Cotton Weighrs, read and
ordered filed.
Compa rative receipts from various
policemen for the past year were con-
sIdered.
Sheriff Hurst and Jailer Owens ap-
peared before the Board stating that
a negro woman who had been seatenc-
ed for one year had been designated
to do cooking for jail They asked
that Jaier owens be allowed the
salary of $1,000 which was for
merly paid for a cook. This was
granted.