The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-03-17
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PRESENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY


To March Tenn, 1859. for .tbbcriN. district
The Grand Jury of Abhrviilr Disric, for the.
March Term of the Court, y. u. 1859, woul.l
briefly present the following matters and things:
The jail and its premises have been exar.incd
with care and attention. The prison is well and
neatly kept. with due regard to the comfort of ,s
inmates The bolts or bars upon which doors of
the cells arc hung. MS also tho steepcs for the
locks to the same, pass through the walls and are
rrItcd or clinched to the inside, thus rendering
1t possible for p isoners, with suit able instruments
TO destroy these faslenirss and escape. Such
alteration should he made in the hanging of
these doors. and in the sccples for the locks. ms
t" remove this possibility Of escape. A regard
to the cleanliness and health of the Jail require
that all oi lis rooms and cells should receive a
coat OF whic'wnsl. con sd of proper and du-
rablc materials. The pavement around the
LnIlding, especially al tie west end. is in bad
condition. The brick having become loose and
torn up. there is danger Of injury to the founa-
ton upon which the walls are resting. The
kitchen upon th" premises IS IL very infrr"r
building, and badly located. A new house
should he erected upon some convenient and
used in the new as could be made available. y
ditch Of suitable width and depth should he cut
around the south cnd oI the lot, TO prevent the
water from running through and washing The
yard, which Is the case at present. The frncin.
around the entire lot should receive immediate
repairs.
The Court budding, with lis Offices and rooms
require hut little notice The blinds to the win
dows Of tn" lower story are Insecure in their
E,strn.ngI, within and without. The bauncS,cr.
ing of the p"arch To the Conrt Room should be
20 altered or adjusted MS to prevent the falling
GU, Of the iron filings
Many of the bridges Of The District, in point
Of tirume>s and durability, do not CORES lui,d
with IN" ;'nio''nt Of money expended upon them.
In number of ihrm the t,mbcrs used are under
the proper size. and of kiEd easily To rot and
give way. Commissioners letting ont contracts
for the building of Bridges should submit def
nitr specifications, embracing tbrrs Of snllicicn;
SIZE and ,!uIahi'lly, nn,. in all s,anc,s exact
strict compliance on the pant Of contractors.
TIL" Roads of the District are ut present in
shocking con ,ltion, owing in great part, d"ubt-
less to the excessive rains Of the winter, bu, To
some extent attributable 10 Il Defective system Of
repairing. with reference both to the time aud
labor expended upon them. The officers charged
with this duty should exact of the pubic the full
time assigned by the Legislature for the rcrG,ln
ancc of the duty, with the employment "f Il
proper system Of drainage aud clnba,lkmcn, Ii
our E"a'!s were thoroughly &ichcd- upon each
side, ;n'i thrown up in the center, with ca,lS-
ways at low and mar>hy points, we arl,rrhcnI
there would BE- far less complaint upon the sub.
jcct than now exists.
As there are many amongst us who cE joy tn,
protection Of law aud oldrr but who bear none
If tie burdens incident TO the main,ailancc of
the saline, we recommend the impo<i; on uf IL lax
Of Fifty Gents per head, upon all such as con.
tribute nothing by way Of taxes upon property.
professions or Otherwise.
The Grand Jury is informed that The Trcasu
rcr Of the B"ard of the Commissioners of Roads
refuses 10 enter into hunL for The safe. Keeping
an! proper expenditures of the moneys commit
ted to his charge, and Ibis wi,lStandinr the
fact the matter was embraced in the presen,men.
of the Grand Jury 10 the last term
Tue Jury would also present the fact ,,a, :;
nunh,r Of the boxes in the Clerks office should
be lct,crrd or labelled
All Of which is respectfully subm,teI
W. u. NOBLE. Furcman.
NJ March 9th 1859