The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-13

CONTRACTS
AWARDED
Five Sections of High
way System To Be
Built at Cost Of;
$500, ,741.18

Present: Commissioners L. D.
Jennings, S. a. Harvin, J. F.
Bland, Stanyarne Burrows. j. B.
Britton. E. E. Rembert. j. p.
Booth. G. a. Lennon; absent, l..
N. Truluck. :,
Bids advertised for were open
ed and read. Following companies
submitted estimates:
Slattery & Henry, Greenville.
C. D. Rigsbee. Durham. y. C.
Caughnan Paving Co., Coluna-
bia.
Concrete Construction Com
pany, Columbia.
Robert G. Lassiter & Co., Raj
eigh, n. c.
Ely Construction Co., Augusta,
Ga.
Powell Paving & Construction
Co., Columbia.
Adams Evans Co., Jacksonville,
Fla.
Engineers were instructed to
tabulate all estimates. and report
back to commission at p. M with
figures in detail.
Minutes of meeting held August
10th were read by secretary. and
ordered confirmed
Mr.. NJ. H. Beck appeared before
board requesting consideration be
given to matter, of work on his
road; that the actual work be done
during winter months, if practi-
cable. Board advised Mr.. Beck
his request was a reasonable one.
and that they would give it due
consideration.
Mr. Hudson appeared before
board relative to matter of right
|of way across his lands near
Mayesville, claiming present route
would practically ruin his place.
The chairman advised Mr.. Hudson
the state highway commission
forces the board to go that way,
and asked that he submit any prop
osition he might have to make. Mr..
Hudson outlined his idea and was
advised by the board they would
give it consideration and advise
him later what could be done.
Adelaide Cappell appeared be-
fore board relative to right Of way
across her land on the Camden
road. She was advised the board
would give her proposition consid-
Grafton and advise her later.
The chairman read letter from
Adams Evans company assigning
further payments on their con-
tracts to Palmetto National Bank
iof Columbia, which was received
as information. Secretary was in
structed to write Palmetto Nation
al Bank of Columbia acknowledg-
ing same.
Engineer Murray read CORE
spondence passing between the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad company
and himself relative to erection of
overhead crossing on Pinewood
road. 1t was moved and second
ed that the chairman handle this
further with the railroad.
1t was moved and seconded that
the contractors stand cost Of the
detours at First Mill on the Wedge
field road.
Commissioner Britton made in
quiry regarding taking up and re-
laying of pipe drains on Manning
road. Matter was fully discussed
and explained satisfactorily to the
commission by engineers.
Monthly estimates Of contrac-
tors. S57.457SS and current month
ly bills totalling s2,342.S3 were sub
nitted, approved and ordered paid.
On motion, meeting adjourned.
to reconvene at 4 p. ~. to receive
figures from Engineers in tabulated
form for building new roads.
Adjourned meeting of Sumter
County Permanent Road commits
sion was held Thursday. September
7th at Chamber of Commerce
rooms. p. M.
Present.. Commissioners Jen-
nings, Harvin, Bland. Burrows.
Britton. Rembert, Booth and Lem
mon. Abent. I. NJ Tculuck.
Engineer Murray read estimates
received during the morning. and
the following contracts were
awarded by the board:
Manning road: 6.l miles, Rob
ert G. Lassiter s. Co., Raleigh, y.
c., type B. asphaltic concrete,
S152, S3s.62.
Camden road: 4.2 miles, Rob
ert G. Lassiter & Co.. Raleigh. y.
C.. type 'B' asphaltic concrete,
slo2, ,71o.11.
Eishopviile road. 4.3 miles, c. D.
Rigsbee, Durham. \. c., type,
concrete. si13.S03.7o.
A1ayesville road, 4.a miles. &. D.
Rigsbee, Durham, y G.. type a, ;
asphaltic concrete. s117,5539.o5.
Pinewood road: As miles. Pow
ell Paving Il Construction &C. &C.
lumbia. type Is aspsaltic coh-
crete. s107.99S.76:
The successful bidders Wee call
ed in 10y the chairman. advised ot,
awards to them, and requested
that all bonds be written by lGc:,l
agents, and all purchases of ma
terials of every des :.Dt.on te
made in Sumter. if at eau..l prices,
which they agreed TO do. engineer
MURRAY stated to these cuut,ac' ors
III ,.,acc,r,. det.i(.. .y,,,.i u,.