The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-02-22
COUNTY SUPPLY BILL
GOES TO SENATE
FINAL Levy Left 10 Auditor
and Treasurer
RURAL POLICE
MAY BE REDUCED

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preparation OF $l31,7G3.G1 When Sent
20 the senate for Consideration.
some Items may be Stricken Out in
Senate.
INC county supply bill, as it an
pcared when it left the hands of tho
representatives of the county in the
lower house to be passed on bv the
senate, is printed by The Advertiser
below, having been furnished this pa.
Dcr by REPRESENTATIVE c. NJ. Babb. who
was in the city Monday Mr.. Babb
stated that an item of $500 for the
Rest Room in the court house was the
only item which he could recall as hav
lag been left out of the printed report,
although this item is included in the
bill.
The total appropriation for the year
is approximately $13S, 900, this being
ABOUT $4,000 more than the appropria-
ton last year, which proved insuffi-
cient by about $4,000 to meet the
county's demands. This deficit from
last year is to be taken care of by a
BOND issue as recommended by the
citizen meeting in the court house
several weeks ago.
MI. Babb stated that the delegation
mad endeavored to cconomize, but that
it had been deluged with requests from
committees from various sections of
the county for appropriations for i'm
provements which these committees
declared were urgently needed.
Among the additions to the supply
bill this year will be noted the con-
|tingent appropriation OF $4,000 and
$4,000 respectively for the Ora road
and the Saluda River bridge on the
proposed Calhoun highway; 81 900 for
Ethe county farm demonstration, $500
for the purchase and upkeep Of a car
for the supervisor and 5000 for the
Clinton hospital
Mr. Babb stated that the bill Of Sen
ator Goodwin to reduce the rural po-
lice system from seven to five was in
free conference and had not been final
lyedisposed of.
Following is the supply bill of the
county:
BE it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of the state of South Carolina:
Section l. That a tax of ten 1O
millsois hereby levied upon all the tax
able property in the county Of Laurens
for county purposes for the fiscal year
commencing January 1, 1922, for the
amounts and for the purposes herein
after stated, respectively, that Is to
|say:
Item l. Roads and Bridges:
Cross country roads and con-
yicts and maintenance, of
road working organiza-
tion, machinery and equip
ment :. ;. ;. :. $50, 100000
For payment Of Laurens
COunty's part in the erec-
| ton Of a bridge across Sa-
luda River on the Calhoun
highway, IL so much be
necessary, provided, Green
wood county appropriates
| like amount for said pur-
pose ;. .... ,.c,.,s a.. 100000
Malntenance or tOp-soll f0ad
to Mountyille and Cross j..
Hill; provided, that IL SAID
maintenance be entrusted
to private individuals, that
said person or persons
shall enter into a contract
with good and sufficient
surety, specifying the
amount and kind OF work
to be done, and that said
contract shall be prepared
by the County attorney. .. 100000
To complete road between
Laurens and Enoree; pro-
yided, an equal amount Is
secured from Federal aid 100000
Item 2. sSalares
Clerk OF Couft :. ;. :. >. -. 100000
Sheriff !. !. :. :. ;. :. :. 10000
|Deputy Sheriff :. ;. ;. >. >. 100000
Treasurer :. :. $4,000
Auditor :. >. :. 10000
|Superintendent OF ED. ). 100000
Travelling Expenses Of Su-
perintendent of Education 10000
i Attorney :. $4,000
\ Provided, that the attorney
be eleced by the county
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