The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-11

published by the State Board.
Requisition was received for a new
lawn mower and the board directed
to see if the old mower could not be
repaired
Requisiticn was received from
Clerk of Court Scarborough for new
window shades for his office. This
With power to act.
The Clerk reported receipts from
the State Highway department Of TWO
copies Of contracts covering the Wat
cree river bridge construction, and
these We're ordered filed.
Report of a recent audit Of the
county offices was recivd and con
sidered.
Engineer stated that it would be
economy to owrk out such roads IN
Northwest section Of the county where
the main gang was now located before
moving it TO the PriVateer section. de
stated that this would take about slX
weeks He was directed 10 see what
he could do in this direction within
the next thirty days and report to the
board at its next meeting.
The Clerk reported that he had
communication from the Audit com
pany Of the south. offering TO check
all bills Of freight and express OF.
either a per diem or q 80 per cent in
terest in net results basis. The board
! authorized the employment Of this
firm on this work on the 80 per cent
/ net basis with the understanding tat
the county be put TO no expense.
A letter was received and consld-
erred from Mr.. l. c. Strauss. presl-
dent of the TuomeT Hospital asking
that the county make an appropria-
ton from its pauper funds to aid In
the expense of taking care Of needy
cases of the county at the hospital
This was referred to the committee,
/ Messrs. Rowland and Britton. to nan
die with the Tuomey Hospital author
tiles at the same time they conferred
with them relative to charges made
against the county for convict cases
The clerk was directed to adVer-
tise an election FOR cotton welgher
to be held at the meeting OF the board
July 5th.
Commissioners Rowland stated that
on several occasions he had experlen-
ced difficulty in getting the records OF
Ioofton Weighed by rhe cotton Wel2he
and thought that some arrangements
should be made whereby the cotton
weighers would be required TO Keep
a permanent record showing the sell
er, the purchaser, marks On baies
weights and other details OF all cot
ton being weighed by them, and tha'
Isuch books when h!led should be fill
ed in a safe place for reference. rms
suggestion was adopted and the CLERK
was notified to notify the Weighefs
to this effect.
The surety bonds Of Treasurer 3. C.
Wallace and Rural Policemen Allen
Norris and Sam Newman were APP
proved.
Reports were receivdd from Rural
Policemen. Home Demonstration
agent and Cotton Weighers az 10 scale
tests and were ordered filed.
a complaint from the Postal Teie-
graph and Gable Company as to dam
ages to its lines caused by tree be-
ing cut across them by the chain gang
was ordered referred to county at
torney for advice.
Several claims before the board
for expenses contracted by the Per
manent Roads Commission in con-
nection with the bond election, and
the sale Of bonds were objected to BY
the board and the clerk was directed
to get q definite statement from the
commission as to what the total cos
Of this work would be.
After approving other bills before IL
the board adjourned.
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