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JOHN DELTON O'NEALL."
EXTRACT FROM PRESENTMENTS OF
GRAND JURY AT OCT TERM,

1858, TO WIT.
The Grand Jury of Abbeville District beg
leave TO report that they have examined the re-.
pors of the Commissioners of Roads and Bridges,
OF the Commissioners of the Poor and tho Com
missioners Of Public Building, and would re-
port in reference thereto that the Commissions of
the Treasurers of said Boards are too great, and
enormously cisproportional to the serv ices
rendered. ln the first place they would take up
the report OF the Commissioners of Ronds and
Bridges, and here we find the Commissions Of
the General Treasurer amounting to over Four
hundred Dollars, and this amount added to tho
Commissions of the Sub.Trcasurers, makes the
amount which the District pays for receiving
aud dsbursing the Public Money in that do
Partmemt alone near Five Hundred Dollars an d
that for services which any good accountant
conld discharge in a few hours"
'Nether il the Commissions their only i'm :
come, 30 literally have they assessed the District,
mat 1t seems they frequently have large amounts
OF cash Oh hand, sometimes so long as twelve
months, without accounting for any interest, for
Instance the General and Sub. Treasurers of the
Commissioners Of Roads aud Bridges, have on
hand at this time cash to the amount of SO, 500
The Commissioners OF the Poor 1885, 80 cts,
and The Commissioners Of Public Buildings
1928. 6 cts, none Of which seems at this tim,.
10 6e needed, and may not be needed for months
to Gomez
In view therefore, Of the largely increased,
andincreasing expenses of the District, we would
suggest that the Commissions of the said Treas.
urers he reduced TO per cent one per cent. for
receiving and per cent. for dsbu,sng"
I'VE would also report that neither the Gen
eral Treasurer and Sub-Treasurer of the Com.
mssioners of Roads and Bridges have gwen
Bond Tor the safe keeping aud disbursement OF
tho money committed to their charge and in
view of tile fact that the District has in past
u''e suffered loss from such neglect. we submit
that they be required 10 return to former usages,
aud give Bond for the safe keeping and disburs
ment OF The public money, also that they return
again 10 former usages and have their reports
published in the Banner and Press for the in
specluIl Of the public"
We wonld again revert to the report of the
Treasurer of the Commissioners of Roads and
Bridges, and report that the Board OF Commits.
eioners have limited the Commissions of the
Gentral Treasurer to $40, and yet notwi,h
standing such an order. he has received Com
missions to the amount of S433, and would uso
report that their whole business seems TO be
managed careessly and extrayagantIy."
o." Also, that Litts River Bridge ut Learels'
MIL has been reported to US as in all unsafe con.
dition.''
"WM. BARR, Foreman"
These are therefore, to command and require
you, the aforename1 Commissioners, :" to com.
ply with the recommended tions Of the Grund
Jury" as above bet forth, 4" or failing 10 do so,
that you shew cause at the next term" of tho
Court OF General Sessions and Common Pleas TO
be holden at AbbevilIe Court House OH the First
Monday in March next, at ten o'clock, A. III. for
Abbeville District.
Witness my hand and the seal Of the said
Court, at Abbeyille Court House. this third
day OF February, Ammo Donini eighteen
hundred and fifty nine, in the eighty third
year OF the Independence Of the United
States of America.
J. P. REED, Sol.
MATTHEW McDoNALp, C. @. Gcr