The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-11
Annual Meeting OF fhc Board.

| held January 7th. adjourned from
! January 5th, present Chairman c.
G. Rowland and members, Lenoir,
Minis, B,itton, Oliver and McLaur-
in.
The Board considered in detail
items OF the budget for the coming
year and also matters of lesisla-
ton for recommendation to the
legislative delegation. The Board
went vocr these matters in detail
With the members of the delegation
consisting OF Senator Noise and
Representatives Belser, Jackson
/ and Britton, who We're present in
conference with it. AS a result OF.
/ the conference, the Board recon-
mcnded q budget OF $129, 1880 as
carrying the total county expenses
for the. coming year, including S3,-
500 for Camp Alice. $4,000; 70"
court expense and $1,000 special
! repairs TO aims house and interest
on bonds. 1t was estimated that
| an mill levy in connection with
funds derived from road tax, mag
istrate fines, clerk OF court fines,
/ interest on funds and received from
j banks and state insurance fees
would take care Of this budget for
county ordinary expenses.
After discussing with the delega-
! ton the matter OF the purchasing
of a . ID ton pneumatic tire truck
at this time, the committee on th>
! purchase Of this truck was author
lied to buy same.
Butler Spears and DR.. c. w. Biz
ME appeared before the joint
meeting in the ..,erest Of a colored
nurse for the colored people. OF the
county and city which was received
as information by the delegation to
be considered later.
The clerk rcportc that he had
received notice Of appeal from the
decision of the Board in the T. l..
Jones case TO the circuit court and
had referred the papers to the
county attorney
The Board received invitation
to have representatives attend
meetings Of the good roads lnsti-
tute to- be held in Columbia jan
uary ~, % and 10Th. The board
delegated Engineer .Jefiords to at
tend the meeting as far as his
work would permit.
Thc Board discussed the appeal
made by Mr.. Marion Rivers rs to
changing the valuation put on an
automobile by former action Of a
committee Of the Board but decid-
/ ed that as this committee had used
It's best judgment at The time as to
what it thought was right, that
! change could not be granted.
The Board adopted resolution
authorizing the county treasurer
and fiscal agent to borrow 1000
for 90 days at the best rate OF in
terest obtainable and pledging the
resources Of the county for pay
ment Of same.
Commissioner McLaurin asked
to be relieved from service on the
committee to purchase truck and
trailer This was granted.
The Boerd has felt for some time
! that the operation Of the public
Aims House. in AS present condi-
ton and under present circum-
stances was not on an efficient
basis and discussed with the dele
CATION the formation Of hospital
nome for INDECENT poor by getting
several Of the adjoining counties to
join with Sumter county in such an
undertaking. AS the result Of the
discussion of this matter, the clerk
was directed to write the authori-
ties OF Lee, Clarendon and ker-
shaw counties asking that they'have
representatives Of their boards to
meet here with representatives Of
this county and formulate plans
for such d joint county home with
q view to making recommenda-
tons to their respective represcn-
tativc delegations. The Board rec
ommended to the delegation the
discontnuance of appropriations
FOR the support Of county home
demonstration agent and county
cotton grader.
1t also recommended TO the dele
CATION that the balance Of special
county road funds on hand after
the completion of the one mile
gravel road being laid on the Os-
weSo road and amounting TO some
Il II f,l
legislation into county ordinary
fluids with a view to retiring pres
ent floating Indebtedness Of the
county ana getting the county on
more Ci a cash basis.
The. board further recommended
to the delegation that legislation
be passed looking 20 the providing
OF means for building approaches
20 the Wateree River bridge
which would probably be comple1-
cd during the Year.
] The board also recommended to
the delegation the enactment OF
legislation regarding the methods
OF holding elections to determine
tnc issuance of bonds, as follows:
Proposed :inendmcnt
That whenever 1t shall be here
! after sought To call election by any
county or municipal authorities in
the state for the purpose OF voting
upon the question of issuing bonds
on in any manner increasing the
bonded or other Indebtedness o;
Such county or of such municipal
! ity in which such election is :;oUslt