The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-13
Meeting Permanent
Road Commission

!. Road Commission
! Routine Matters Attended II
at Session Held Thursday
Regular meeting Sumter Count,
Permanent Road Commission. held
this eth day of December, 1922. a
Chamber of Commerce Offices, Sum
tier, S. c., at 10 a. M Present
Commissioners L. D. Jennings, j. P
booth, G.. A. Lennon, Stanyarne
Burrows. I. NJ. Truluck. j. F. Bland
is. A. Harvin, j. B. Britton, E. E
tRembert.
| Meeting called to order 1920 a
M.
Minutes OF meeting November
End we're read by secretary and or.
dered approved.
Monthly bills totalling s155,6S8..
I 10 were submitted and ordered
paid.
T Notice from United States Bono
LIZ Mortgage Company. Baltimore
Md, calling attention to Interest
item due on bonds was read, ano
chairman was requested to have
same paid. if in order.
+ Secretary reported attachment
proceedings for $4,000 on funds due
Adams Evans Company were serv-
led on him by county sheriff, and
was instructed to : withhold this
Ysum from amount due them, pend
ing satisfactory adjustment OF the
matter.
Letter from Mr.. I. c. Strauss was
read by secretary relating to route
-of proposed roadway to Paxyille,
AN dreceived as inforniati ion.
Commissioner Booth called at
|tention to. complaint received from
sMr. Curry on the Mayesyille road
in regard to condition of bitches.
Engineers advised they would I'M
mediately look into this matter.
commissienerS Britton Stated he
would like full discussion of the
force account proposition: This
was gone into very fully, and it was
decided that 1t was to the best in
Fterests Of the commission to. let
the engineers handle this force ac-
count matter as they have been
doing.
Agreement between the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad company and
the Sumter County Permanent
Road Commission in regard TO erec-
ton OF overhead bridge at Swifton
siding, prepared by Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company and sub-
-mitted BY them for execution,
was read very carefully and con-
.sidered; it was found entirely in
accordance with the commission's
agreement and was properly exc
fcuted. -:...s
Revised agreement covering Fed
'eral aid for entire Mayesvi1Ie road
between Sumter and Mayesville was
received from State Highway De
partment: found entirely in order
and was signed.
Matter Of strengthening the Shi-
sloh road through Brunson lands at
"a point where it crosses the Brew
ington road was discussed. Engi-
neer's location, which is opposed by
the owner, was approved by The
board. and it was decided to insti-
,tute condemnation proceedings to
secure necessary rights Of way.
Engineer Murray brought to
boards attention the matter OF
maintenance of roads, explaining
that the sum Of s13,s21.S2 is
available from State Highway De-
partment for 1922 automobile Ii
cense charges. The question OF
best method to employ IN handling
this maintenance proposition was
discussed at length, and on motion
of Commissioner Burrows, duly Sec
onded, it was ordered that the
boards standing committee, COM
posed of Commissioners Jennings,
Lennon and Booth. confer with
Lee, Pennell. Murray & Company
engineers, work out plan for this
maintenance proposition, and sub
NIT it to the board at next meeting.
Chairman Jennings read letter
from Southern Bell Telephone COM
pany in regard to replacement Of
polls on the Pinewood road, and
secretary was instructed to reply
thereto.
Location Of Sumter-Camden road
between Little Rafting Creek and
Renlberts was brought up for dis
cussion. Mr.. ellis, one of the own
ers through whose property the
new location passes had requested
certain changes in the alignment.
but after full discussion the COM
mission decided to adhere to the
original location.
Commissioners Burrows advised
the board it was his opinion this
was. the logical time to award con-
tracts for the extension Of the
BishopvilIe road from Bossard
Cross Roads to DuBose Cross Roads
at the Lee County line; and also
from Bossard's Cross Roads to Du-
Bose Siding. Matter was fully dis
cussed and vote taken. with the
result it was decided to award these
contracts to c.. D. Rigsbee. Dur
ham. N. c., who is building section