The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-03-25
Report Of the Grand Jury for Lancas-
ter District.

To the llonurahlc Court Of Common
Pleas and General Sessions. holden AT Ian.
caster Court House. Spring Term 1851
His Honor j. y. Whiturr Presiding.
The Grand Jury for sid term. beg leave
most respectfully To report, that they have
duly considered md passed upon the sever.
al Bills OF Indictment presented 10 them bv
tie Solicitor. ana that they have further.
more, given due attention TO all mstt.r,
which come specially Hilhin their jurisdie-
ton.
As the hots-of the Legislature requiring
the several Boards 81 each Dis,r ct and Par.
ISL throughout the SLIr-to wit: Tho
Commissioners of Road, Bridges and Fer
ries-of the Poor md of the Free SCHOOLS
require that these several Boards submit,
simply annual reports. and not reporls To
each term Of THIS Cont, or semiannul 70.
ports, your lazy have been relieved of
much labour, from the fact, thai these s.y-
eral Boards, with the exception of IN. Board
Of Free Schools, have submitted their nm.
nna! reports Ia the Fall Tenn Of this Court
Your Jury, however, have been induced TO
BRING this fact prominently TO the view of
the Court. for the purpose of relieving the
several Il Dards Ji this District from tn. rhar,.
of laches, or of this delinquency in r.spe.t
As 10 The recent Acts of the Legislature. re.
curing the CommlssiOacrs of Free SShooI,
"f the sevcral Districts and Parishes, AMIN.
n!ly to Tie Il copy Of their annual retnrns.
accompanied with vouchers in the Clerk :
Office Of said District and Parishes, sub,,ct
to The Inspection of Grand juices, a tho
proceedings OF other Boards now are. we
wouic most respectfully suggest 10 the
Court, that the Commissioners of Fro.
Schools for this District were not anpris.d
of this requisition Oh the part If the iauis.
Iature, until after the Fail Term of his
Court, and consequently, were not censurn.
Die Tor not making their return. Your Ju.
~ thinks it due, however, to The Board NJ
Free Schools. TO state in this connection.
that the Treasurer of the Board presented
TO the Grand Jury a copy of the annual re.
turn, which he sent to The Legislature,
showing the amount received by this Dis.
trlct aud also the amount which lac has paid
out showing that this District Received for
the year 1886, SI2I6 81, and that he has
paid out SlIS5 So, leaving a balance in his
hands Of 800 IS.
The Grand Jury have Inspected The con-
clifton OF the Streets OF the Village, and find
them in a condition far from what they
ought to be. The portion of main street
opposite or near 10 NJ. p. Cfawford's. we int
to be IN a condition scarcely passable. We
would especially recommend the thorough
grading Of this portion Oh min st rect.
Your Grand Jury would further recon
mend that the several streets Of the VILLAGE
DO so marked, as tina; the respective names
of each NAV be known.
We report the Roads of the District 10
be in bad condition generally, but especial
Iy those In the red cay Iands-we recon-.
mend an ~intirely new system Of workino
these roads-instcad Of having them low Ia
The centEe and high on the sides or edges
they should be properly ditchrd on each
side, drawing th" inner side Of the ditch "a
the centre, until it IN elevated sufficiently 70
carry ot the water. We would ESPECIALLY
recommend " Commissioners and Oyerreer.
OF Roads, the expcdiency Of letting out 70
md 'Iduals, portions of Road, contipuou,
10 them, under eortract, that they will keer
Them 10 good travelling condition by TIM.
ditching and elrvating them in The centre
Gould this 1ystem Of Road work mo be ones
introduced, 1t would soon give rs good
roads and relieve us Of thousands Of dollars
by freeing Us from a tax, OF which Wa seen
at present TO be insensible.
rs TO the Bridges IL the District, w,
wonId especially recommend to Overseer,
Of Roads and Commissioners, the neeessit,
OF cutting away safts as soon az they beeir
TO form about the Bridge. The number o
BRIDGES WHICH have been swept away b,
r"its being suffered to lodge and accumuIat,
against them, within the present wear only
have cost the District much labour, none,
and Inconvenience,