Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-07-29
Presentment of Grand Jury.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
OCoNEE COUNTY.

STATE or SOUTH CAROLINA.
ocoNEE COUNTY.
TO HIS Honor, james H. Orr, Juage Of he
Eiyhth Jue'ic.al Circuit:
The Grand Jury, in the discharge of thci,
duty, beg leave respectfully to present:
l. That they find the public buildings in
good condition; and recommend that k,ch
Gu, meat house, corn crib and stable be erected
on the Jail lot. We have examined the iail
and find it clean and well kept, and the prs
oncrs provided with wholesome food. We
also recommend that the Court Kouse be en-
closed with substantial plank fence
= We have examined the public Offices,
aud iind the Offices Of the Clerk, Sheriff Judge
OF Probate. School Commissioner and County
Auditor open, and the officers in the discharge
Of their duties. We find tho books of the
County Treasurer away from the office, but
such us we desired to see were produced be-
fore us. We have no reason to believe that
accounts submitted to us are Incorrect, but
we cannot resist the conclusion that there are
Irregularities in the conduct of the business
of the Office, which, if permitted to continue,
may result in confusion and perhaps more
serious evils; and would therefore express
the hope that they will be promptly corrected,
us the books OF tho vfioe ought at all times to
afford to those authorized to ipauire, clear
and ready history of it's official Transactions,
and be open at all times to their inspection
3. In reference to tho sale of the Poor
House and lands, belonging to the counties
of Pickcns and Oconee in common and pro.
viding suitably for tho poor in each County.
III our opinion, such sale would he dc,ri.
mental to the interests Of both counties, for
the iollown" reasons: |. The expense of
pure lasing two suitable tracts for the support
OF the poor in the two counties, and erecting
necessary buildings thereon, ncarIthc rcspcc
tive Court Houses would not prubably be
one'fnurth met by the sale of the prscnt land
and buildings, after deducting the expenses
Of selling and purchasing I'd. That the pro
curing of two suitable Stewards would involve
al annual cXpcusc double that now incurred
for this purpose. 3D.. The stocking of two
farms would iuvolvc further very cun>iicro
bic expense to the cou' es 4lh The psr.
chase of supplies for each of the counties
when made separately, would be at greater
cSpcusc than if made b. one person for the
poor OF both counties at oncc 5tl Ii the
convenience OF having poor houses near tho
Court Houses should overrule the continuing
OF '"e joint occupancy of the present poo,
house lands as permanent arrangement, then
It's sale should be postponed for some years
uutil the people shall have recovered from TIC
extraordinary expenses recently incurred
The roads in the County, generally
have been much Washed by the recent hcav,
rains. and, in many places, obstructcd by IA,
an Irpn tl,,,f 81, h.,
in good condition at the earliest PRACTICABLE,
period. The convenience Of travel demands
that change of the public road running from
Walhalla to Clayton, Ga, beginning at tn,
foot of the Stunphouse Mountain, avoidn,
the stccpcst portion of the mountain. and re
entering the present road near what is know
as the Indian graves. This new route la
| been heretofore located ava ,-",'a,iy ono, ID
:, -'.oro that the change snouuId b
made, aud the new route worked out an,
put in travelling condition. They rcoucs
that the County Commissioners take the mat
ter IN hand, and if found advisable, as til
Grand Jury think, that they have the chang
made They also recommend TINT the p.ivat
nelghhorhood road running from the top o
the ridge between the yellow and Whit
branches on the Walhalla and Clayton roads
o'a George Synmes house and interscctin.
the Oconee Station road at Double SPRING
meeting house, be established as public
highway.
5, We recommend that Willis ThirlkiI b,
Indicted Tor petit larceny. j. IT, Slirh i
a witness 70 ,hc larceny.
All OF whol, is respectfully submitted
r 0. TRIBBLE,
Eoro,n,n