The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 23, 1939, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
My Spe. tat or
Hum (Ik- High way Department any
money in lend the State? The Idea of
it Innii Ih ii legal (lotion, uh the lawyers
way, meaning 'hat no one over dreamed
of |>n> lux back the loan. It wuu
Hpoken of iih a loan Jiihi to save a Hitijiitlon,
but the funny part of It Ih that
Home IiihIht that Hlneo It 1m not In fact
a loan, It must not be called a loan.
Well, I come back to tho milk In the
eoeoanui: Huh the HlKhway Department
any money which may be "diverted"
or "lent"?or whatnot?
Spectator, like the rank and (He,
ban read that the Highway Department
Iihh eleven or twelve million
dollars a year and spends all thut for
building and repairing roads, together
with about three or four hundred
thousand dollars for general administration
Spectator figured It all out
that the program of construction
might be extended or restricted at
will, leaving two, three or four million
dollars for other purposes.
If you talk to Chief Commissioner
Sawyer, or Treasurer Bourke, these
brethren are so familiar with their
estimates that they rattle olT a lot of
figures that Bound to most of us like
the "unknown tongue" the colored
minister used prayer, to the befuddle*
merit of\filH congregation. So I tried
to dig out some of this for myself.
Most of us are misinformed about
that big departmont which sprawls
all over the state. At first blush It
seems a great extravagant spending
organization I had that notion. And
it is. or is not. extravagant, according
to how we reckon things, is It
wasteful? That's the real ?|tiestion.
Kvwi , .>.Ki> s.i v s and I agree that wo
ha\u <rx ccllcii 11 v limit roads and bridg-'
is 'in no astonishment th highway
(I i-pa rt ii lent spends far less on general
iitlrn m is' r a 11<'tt than is . sp'-n1 by tinwcl'at'e
depart .neii" What d<? >oii
T 1 i::. K (if tii.it ' It V" Mieisip" i||,' r> 1.i1
i ' v.11ae ..r i.i' I. liili \x a y a. pai t no ni
and the welfare department the cost
of tin* first would In- cheap at three
tinier ! h, < o? , I f t lie st i Oil.I 'Idle
hiv.h w.iv ih pa : : ne ..' . "iisini. roiid'.
w lii< h am a in line con venieto o to all
men, women and children. rich and
poor, It crcatcH physical values jjnd
promotes social values.
' Well, let's see about the money.
I'Hke this very fiscal year, which will
end the thirtieth of June. Altogether
the highway department expects to receive
for June a sum which will make
Its total receipts for the year, from
all sources, $11,400,000. Here's something,
$11,400,000. Let's start with
that. What does the highway do with
it? What is it actually spending all
that money for?
I have before me a stutement certified
by O. 1'. liourkc, secretary-treasurer
of tho highway department. It
tells me that the Income for thla year,
ending June JO, will total $11,400,000,
by his estimate. Tho revenue bus
been coming In all tho year, as you
know, and only the mouth of June has
to bo estimated. 1 have read that Mr.
Q-acry cainkti fh?c cozai will be somewhat
greater, let us say $11,500,000.
That Is all tho state highway revenue
from all sources. True It Is that tho
natioual government has made graiUs
to the state, but they are more or less
for specific construction and are not
available for administration or maintenance
or re-treatment.
What does the highway department
do with all Its money? That's what
everybody wants to know. Here's tho
answer:
! It must pay the interest on county
bouds which the state took over from
' the counties, amounting at the peak
j to I43.UOO.OOO. It must pay these
bonds, too, as they become due. On
| this county account the department is
| paying out nearly five million dollars
a year. If these bonds were being
i pa id by the connrier? the County Sup-'
plv bill for some counties would have
jo be increased from ten to twenty'
i
I \.i i - i i en ,id. ra:?le so iii of noui
s \ i mie e\e|- dreatm I that the
i uiiti'ie. would be allowed to palm
< 11 $ I .'..tHIM.neO of liotlds (ill the Slat
1
\nd the liicltw iy department is today
; > bnieI:n c some of ! bt .m- fi ? ('!<? at
( 4:' o e\ [* its* while -' ;i! pi i.n :t i tiI
II'i'cHt and principal on the bonds for
(ho old roads.
The department was authorized
originally to Issue $65,000,000 In bonds,
but bus Issued to date $39,873,000. Hofore
the department could get a fair
start In building new roads It was
bogged down with a load of $43,000,000
of county bonds.
Well, ufter paying for county bonds
and Interest on Its own bonds, that
leaves this year a balance of $5,570,315.46
for all other purposes. Against
that you must charge general admiu-j
1st rat Ion $450,000, law enforcement
$300,000, vehicle inspection $100,000.
Then the department has to repair j
roads In service, retreat, or renew, or
cover again, resurface existing road*.
That takes $3,000,000. Every bituminous
road costs less to build, but It
costs much more to keep up. Constant
heavy use means frequent care.
During the year the department has
on average a? damage claims &' about
$50,000. I find that there is an item
called property and equipment account
for $400,000.
Whereas, there was a deposit of
$203,044 20 for the sinking fund last
year for the bonds Issued by the department.
there Is no such Item at all
this year. That, to my mind, Is the
most unsound feature of the department's
financing. It Is all according
to law, however; so I can't blame tho
department for that.
Now, then. If you subtract all the
expense from all tho revenue you will
find an expendable balance of $1,230.315.46
with which It Is building new
roads and the like, today; but the
balance for next year will be less tnan
$.',0O,n00. because of heavier payni'-ntS
uu county bonds which mature next
% o;i r So, what is there to divei t. ox- ^
cept this balance of $1^4,000? ,
Of course, all the revenue could bo
divrt.-d The county bonds could bo
thrown back on the counties, saving
',,ur or ti\ millions a year t > the
a. ..a- ;u.i..g up t tvm. ndous vi-s ,
ja tie- counties. Or. the depart men t
, (Mild let up on its repair work toi j
y.ai ; or :t could try to compromise j
.. j;h all < oiitruc : >rs now n; u.c k end j
, \ :y;hlllg ju-t whir-.- end as
i-C. i
' \\ e varu' in-k "\\ hti' 't ?r
, r;,] aid"? Well obviously fed- "al ai I _
p.. ()> . .-Ted; i* can't b-- r-^1 t'>?"
,nr> ! >nds: it can't be u d f.v;
i, , o on >: it.* bonds. 1'. deial
Til* 1 ll .<?> o.i . . .i
.: id. a ; parci.t 1>. ?' ' s I'."' ' ?
bis at all.
So w!;>" >' are we" Th- <' :--mmt!
Mr l'o :rk" shows an t M>' 1 '-d ex- (
r.dabe- balance ii'-\t year ' onlyj
$ C.l.unn. Well, let's assume that ho |
j* cautious, as lie should be. If the j
balance should be $654,000 k isn't a
healthy balance for a concern operating
on tho enormous scale of the highI
way department.
Notwithstanding all this. 1 think the
friends of the department should not
oppose the judgment of the house,
but should readily submit to the needs
of the moment as may be expedient.
I Whether retrenchment is desirable
j is for the general assembly to determ1
lna.
j Finally, how does the department
! finance its commitments, build Its.
'roads" By 'ho sale of bonds, to a
1 :.i:ge extent It has built roads, and
i .is-utm <1 bonds for roads, to tie value,
! of f 1 .1"."00.0m* and owes toda> a few j
'dollars less than sixty million. Of:
'-his. it has not only to pa> f : a lot
,,f poor;x built county roads, but it
: h.c'had to pay the high inter- ->t rates
'charged to the counties because the
'bonds are non-callable and w.-ro is'stud
years ago. most of them Today
' ,i?. ,',-edu of the department Is^ so
! g.jod that it could borrow the $19,702.I
2tip 13 of county bonds at a saving
'in interest of $r,0nu00 a year; but as
I the county bonds were issued for a
definite number of years, without Pri
\ liege of being called before maturity,
the department mud pour in its rev|
onue to pay as high as six per cent,
i though it could borrow- all that money
itodj,\ en its own credit at two per
I
cent
It Is apparent that money can be
taken from the highway department,
but It Is equally obvious that the cake
can't be eaten and kept for Sunday
visitors at the same time. Certainly
not If there are small boys around
the place. Allowing for cautious underestimating
of Income and a generous
overestimate of expenditures?
as Is to bo expected, and Is proper?
even then, with a lot of pruning, whatever
may be taken will leave so much
less for construction. Of course the
department could defer the plan to
erect Its own office building, but what
other project Is there? At least the
matter suggests an inquiry, or such a
provision as may be amended as the
need may require. ,
KERSHAW SOFTBALL TEAM
LARROPS THE BELL BOYS
Hobby Hell's softball pastime** motored
to Kershaw Tuesday afternoon
and played the Halle Gold Mine team
In a spirited game?losing by a 6 to 4
count.
The Kershaw players took advantage
of a series of mlsplays by the
Hell crowd In the first Inning to score
five runs. The Camden boys tried
vainly to close the breach but finished
with but four runs.
A game was played hero Thursday
evening between the Hell team and
the Kershaw town team.
Investigation has been started at
Annapolis of reports that Jay Allen [
Einstein, of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., had |
icen advised to change his name to
Saston. Academy officials denied such'
idvlce was given.
? . !
Chiefs Beaten At Hartsville
Hartaville.?Sonoco defeated the
Camden Chiefs ?&?& last Taiifoaajf, *v
to 5, to make it four wins with no
defeats In the Palmetto State league.
Goodson, with two for five, Tyner '
with two for five and Parker with two
for five, led Sonoco at bat. Staley
and Russell were best for Camden.
Batteries: Camden, Moore and Russell,
Hicks; Sonoco, Bruton, Stewart
and Parker.
Sumter Legion Loses to Camden
Sumter, June 16.?Camden's Legion
Juniors walloped Sumter Friday afternoon.
12 to 4.
The visitors connected for 14 hits
off the combined twirling of three
Sumter pitchers. Sumter took a 2-0
lead In the first when the first three
men up singled, tripled and doubled.
Mays settled down and held Sumter
scoreless after the first, except for the :
seventh, when Sumter scored tttl
runs.
Camden 12 14 I
Sumter 4 8 J
Mays and Hunter; Cook, Qrahml
Tallon and Bradley, Muldrow,
Rock Hill Beaten by breenvllle I
Rock Hill, June 16.?Greenville's U|
gion Juniors downed the locals Is A
practice game Friday, 9 to 8.
Randy Hlnson, coach of the loctfl
squad, used his entire pitching sull
of five hurlers, but was unable to stofl
the visitors. Good, second sacker, lt|l
the locals at bat, getting two fori
tow. Pounding out two for four, Bjl
era, left fielder, was first for Ortol
ville at hitting. j
Rock Hill 8 6 (I
Greenville 9 7 il
Batteries Brazzell. Tarleton, MoortH
Nunn, Lowder and Estridge; Mi>|
field, Bryson and Brannon.
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