The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-08
COUNTY
BOARD
MEETING
BY Divided Vote
Board Decides To
Put Gravel on One
Nile OF Oswego
Road

held on Tuesday, there were pres
ent Chairman Rowland and mem
bers Lenoir, Britton, Oliver, Minis,
and McLaurin.
The minutes of September 9Th
were read and approved.
The matter of preventing auto
mobiles from parking on the Court
House grounds was further dis
cnssed and the chairman was re-
sauested to get the county attorney
TO cite the law which would en-
able the sheriff to enforce this
yule.
Correspondence between the
Chairman and the State Board Of
Public Welfare relative &c the
handling and treatment OF prison
ers by the county was read and
me-. the approval Of the Board.
Miss Antonio Gibson. Mrs. Nc
Donald and Miss Wheeler Of the
Red Cross Home Service Depart
nnant appeared before the Board
asking assistance for Mrs. Cora
Nadford. who, had been placed in
the hospital for serious operation
who was without means to pay
for same. The Masons had contrib
uted twenty-five dollars for the
ease The Board asked these ladies
to get whatever funds they could
from outside sources, agreeing 70
take care of the balance, not to
exceed four weeks treatment
Master e. c. Haynsworth, by re-
quest appeared before the Board
and discussed with it the rent OF
one hundred dollars per year which
3 the county was paying hlm Tor
rent Of office in lieu Of furnishing
him with an office. He stated Tor
the information Of the Board that
the office now occupied by the
Board of Commissioners was orlgl-
naaM the Masters office. The
]. Yoard Of County Commissioners,
formerly using office room with
the Judge Of Probate. When TINS
practice was discontinued, the
Board of Commissioners took over
his Office with understanding that
one hundred dollars per year be
allowed him as rent applying on
tne condition of one Of the patients
IN handling this business. Ine
Board agreed to continue this ar
rangement for the present
Report from County Physician
Andrews was received through Su-
,n,er;ntendent Nunnanlaker as to
1he condition fo one Of the patients
who was being treated there and
which showed satisfactory i'm
provemeEt. -,
sSnnnansaker asked that the
double chimney at the Aims House
fe repaired and also certain pli-
sE.s, s,s:ch We IN bad condition.
Engineer Jeffcrds was directed TO
have these necessary repairs made.
Engineers Lee and Murray OF
the Hard Surface Commission ap-
peared by request and made state
n,ent as to the present develop
nent Of plans OF the Hard Sur1ace
Comrnission for building concrete
bridges on the various roads to be
eventually hard surfaced. Iney
stated that at present specifications
and plans had been completed Tor
TWO of these bridges on the Cam
den road, two on Green swamp
road. one across Whites Mill and
twoson Manning road. They stated
tbaf. revised specifications and
plans for bridges on the Mayes-
vile read would be made available
shortly and that the total cost OF
these bridges would be about Slzo,-
400 90. Of which one-half could be
Obtained from the Federal AID
funds provided funds to match
same were promptly made avail
able, but that unless this was cone
these Federal Aid funds were l1kely
to be diverted to other counties
Engineer Murray stated that the
Federal authorities were showing
some impatience at the non-usesof or
these funds which had been al
foaed for the use CT Sumter Com
ty for use in 1920.
County Engineer Jeffords re-
ported on the work Gone during the
mast month by the road forces. He
reported the main gang on the os-
wego read. He advised that they
would be through with this work
in about ten days time. The Board
directed that he clear up the hill
on the other side of Rocky Blum
and round out the work there and
then move the main gang down to
the Privateer section to construct
the new road promised there. He
reported the jail gang is working
the main roads out Of Sumter and
doing repair work to bridges and
roads about the county as usual.
Shiloh and Pinewood gangs work
ing respectively in those sections.
He reported the escape of one con-
yict during the month and the re-
capture Of another one, which he
effected personally. He reported
the loss of mule during the
month from sun stroke. He report
ed that two of the eight mules re-
Gently purchased subject 70 trial
and approval were not showing up
we'll and recommended that other
mules be gotten in their stead.
Messrs. Britton and McLaurin. who
fronerly acted as a committee to
purchase these n."l~.s were re-
cuested to arrange with sellers TO
get other mules in their stead.