The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-16
Permanent Road
Commission
Minutes of Meeting Held We'd
nesday, August 10th

A regular meeting of the Sumter
County Permanent Road Commis-
sion was held August 10th at 10
o'clock in Chamber of Commerce.
Present: j. F. Bland, j. B. Brit
ton. S. a Harvin, G. A. Lennon, j.
P. Booth. Absent: E. E. Rembert
and I. NJ. Tru1uck.
The meeting was called to order
and the opening of bids was taken
up with the following bidders:
Willis & Sons 6 Mccarthy and
Adams & Co., Manning road.
Sheet asphalt, s174.336.62; Type A.
bithulithic concrete, s165,157.52;
Type B. bitulithic concrete, $751;
077.92.
slattery & Henry, Manning
road: Sheet asphalt, s17S,46S.S2;
Type A. bitu1ithic concrete, si73.-
36s.s2; Type B.. bitulithic concrete.
s167,249.92.
slattery & Henry, Camden=road:
Sheet asphalt, s114,e45.19; Type
"A bitulithic concrete, s110,43S.S3;
Type B. bitulithic concrete, S107,-
935.12.
Powell Paving & Contracting Co.
Camden road: Sheet asphalt. s112,-
524.7s; type A. bitulithic concrete,
s109,S70.01; type b.. bitulithic con-
crete, s1o6,215.24.
Powell Paving & Contracting
Co., Shiloh road: Sheet asphalt,
1924, ,440. 90: Type A. bituiithic con-
crete, s21S,s90.00; Type B. btu
lithic concrete, s212,939.60; plain
concrete, s225,546.6S.
Pritchard, Raines & Hazelhurst.
Shiloh road: Sheet asphalt, s22S,-
s21.oo; Type A. bitulithic concrete,
s215.514.00; type B. bitulithic cont
crete, s22e,626.43; plain concrete,
s227,731.51.
Pritchard, Raines & Hazelhurst
being lowest bidders on type A.
bitulithic concrete on Shiloh road,
they were called in and advised
that their bid seemed too high.
even though they were the lowest
bidders, however if they would
make their price s210,000.00 this
road would be awarded to them,
which they agreed to do, and it was
then unanimously decided to award
them this road.
Bids on Camden and Manning
roads we're all rejected.
a committee from the Oswego
section appeared before the board
and wanted information as to when
the oswego road would be paved.
and after discussion it was decided
that OsWego road would be paved
the same as other roads leading
from Sumter as soon as they
could get to same.
Mr.. S. F. Moore of Dalzell ap-
peared before the board asking
for change in survey across his
lands. Mr. Harvin made motion
that Mr.. Burrows and Mr.. Murray
handle this matter with Mr.. Moore
and report back to the board, and
it was SO ordered.
The minutes of the regular
meeting July 7th and call meeting
OF July 10Th We're read and ap-
proved after a few slight changes
were made therein.
The matter of the right Of way
across Mr.. Hudson's land near
Mayesville was brought up by Mr..
Murray and after discussion the
following was decided upon:
The State Highway commission
having refused any right Of way
except across Mr.. Hudson's land
there is nothing left to do but
condemn, as Mr.. Hudson refuses TO
give this right Of way. The mat
ter was left with standing commit
tee of Commissioners Booth. Lem
mon and Jennings to turn over to
lawyer to handle condemnation
proceedings.
The following bills were present
ed and ordered paid:
Aams-Evans & Co., Bishopville
road, s14,7s1.90.
road, s14,667.97.
James Brunson, moving fence,
on Manning road, s1.60.
Kate Mccoy, moving fence Man
ming road. s5.o1.
4 Powell Paving & Contracting Co..
Pinewood road. s5,2S1.44.
B. F. James, moving seabrook's
fence on Pinewood road, s39.57.
Mallard Lumber Co., Camden
road. s1.324.s0.
Bill of Henry Williams for crops
destroyed was left with Mr.. j. P.
Booth to adjust with Mr.. o'Donnell
Mallard Lumber Co., Bishopville
road s1,232.2S.
Mallard Lumber Co., Mayesville
road, S4,046.e4.
Mallard Lumber Co., bridges,
Camden, Manning and Stateburg
roads. s1,497.6e.
Slattery & Henry, Stateburg
road. s1,09s.o0.
slattery & Henry, Mayesville
road, S17,542.73.
Lee, PennelI & Murray, bill for
July, s2,432.42.
VIM. H. Danna, bill advertising
bond sale, $3.50.
L. L. Hunter, Secretary, salary
July, $500.
Stamps and Stationery, s1.s6.
Alinaeion Of Rrannen for