The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10
County Board Meeting;
Various Routine Matters Dis.
posed of-Building Gravel
Roads Discussed

County Board OF commissioners
held September 9Th, there were
present: Chairman Rowland and
Commissioners Britton, Minis, Nc
Laurin, Oliver and Lenoir.
Commissioner McLaurin for the
committee to purchase mules ad-
vised that eight mules ha0 been
bought for sixteen hundred dol
lars
Mr. S. w. Rafheld came before
the board in the interest Of Mary
and Eliza Tidwell, Of the Provi-
dence section, whom he reported
to be in very needy condition.
He asked the county to aid them.
They were granted fifteen dollars
per month.
DR.. Andrews, county physician,
appeared relative to the treatment
Of pauper in the Aims House
which involved some expense. He
was directed to continue treatment
until the party could be gotten into
shape to get treatment from the
state clinic at Florence
DR.. Andrews asked that all
county cases that needed treatment
be referred to him. The sentiment
of the board was that all such
cases should be handled by him
except emergency cases that might
require immediate attention when
he could not be found.
Mr.. D. r. McCallum, represent
ing the Sumter Cotton Warehouse
Company appeared relative to the
renewal of the contract of the
county with that company covering
rental OF platform space for weigh
ing cotton. He stated that the
company would renew the contract
on the same terms as the old con-
tract carried After going over
the contract later, in the meeting.
the board thought new contract
should be made on practically the
same terms The matter was re-
ferred to Chairman Rowland to go
over the details Of the same at a
conference with Representatives OF
the company and to get the county
attorney to draw up new contract
on basis Of agreement reached and
to submit same to the board at its
next meeting.
The rural policemen of the coun-
ty were present by request of the
board and reported on their &C
tivities and conditions. They stat
ed that they were jointly taking
care of the Pinewood section, lately
taken over from Clarendon county.
A report as to the mistreatment
of a convict was referred to the
county engineer for investigation
and report.
County engineer reported the
main gang working on the Oswego
road between the city limits and
the Rocky Bluff swamp. The jail
gang force working the main roads
out Of Sumter, repairing bridges
and doing emergency work; Sec
ondary gang still working in the
Shiloh section. He advised that
John Joyner had served notice
that he would expect pay for land
taken for widening the Oswego
road. This was referred to the
county engineer for further inves-
tigation and action. if necessary.
A letter was received from Sen
ator Clifton and Representative
Noise asking that the chairs in the
court house be repaired and if nee
essary additional chairs be obtain
ed and stating that they would
have necessary funds provided for
this at the next session of the
legislature, if it was necessary. The
clerk was directed to get prices on
benches for the court house audi
torium and for any extra chairs
needed and submit them to the
next meeting.
The clerk reported that he had
received a letter from the adju-
tant general replying to the request
for a loan of rifles to the county,
stating that there were no rifles
available for this purpose. The
board thought that these rifles
might be obtainable from Camp
Jackson and requested Represen-
tative Belser, who was present and
who stated that he would short
ly go to Columbia, to see if the
same could be obtained.
County Engineer Jeffords rec
commended the purchase of four
extra mules for relief purposes. He
stated that it was important to
have extra mules to take the place
of mules that were disabled from
time to time, SO as to avoid the
breaking Of teams. He stated that
considerable time had been lost ir
this manner. The board decided
not to purchase extra mules at this
time. Engineer Jeffords also stat
ed that a maintenance crew was
needed permanently, in the Ha-
good section. He recon-
mended the top-soiling with grave
of four miles of the Oswego road
from city Limits to Rocky Bluff
in the nature OF a test to see what
could be done with the material
hauled in from other sections. He
stated that this road, which had
lately been widened and recon
structed would not last long unless
this was done. He estimated cost
of a twenty foot top soil road with
gravel as ten thousand four hun
dred and thirty-two dollars per
mile as against thirteen thousand,
nine hundred and ninety-two dol
lars per mile for nine foot as
phalt road exclusive of grading.
Representative Belser was pres
ent and discussed the matter OF