The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-12

ed the other-both OF which were sold. In the
market in Georgetown. II the oxen were
wanted to cultivate the crop at the farm, II
appears to us they are particularly wanted al
this season oil the year when grass is growing
and the necessity for ploughing is urgent. We
learn that certainly one OF the animals was
killed without the knowledge or consent OF
the chairman of the board Of county commits
sioners. We also learn that 80 far no account
has been rendered of the proceeds of the sales
of the oxen"
The grand jury of Georgetown County last
week made its presentmeDt, and, as usual,
found the Angean stable, otherwise known as
The county Commissioners office, full OF all
manner Of filth. Here are a few Of the things
the grand jury did not like in The doings OF
those officers:
First The commissioners have kept open
accounts with several stores In the Town OF
Georgetown, in which their private &C
counts and tue accounts of those employed by
them are lntermlXed with the accounts OF The
county; this necessarily leads to confusion.
Second. There has been extravaganza on the
part oil the board.
We find from the accounts examined BY lis
that the bills for medicines aud medical pre-
scriptions amount to seventeen hundred and
seventeen dollars and three cents, within the
space OF a little more than two years, aud that
the accounts for medical attendance 10 the
same time amount to fifteen hundred and
twenty-seven dollars and thirty cents, pre-
senting the strange anomaly Of having the
costs Of medicine considerably larger than
that OF medical attendance. There has been
retrenchment In this respect-as they have
engaged 2physiclan's services at a salary, Of
i've hundred dollars per annum, and thai for
one hundred dollars they had bought medi-
| cines which will last them over one year.
We find the bills of lumber amount to ff.
teen hundred and thirty-one dollars and
elghty-two cents. This amount appears to be
large when we consider the amount of repairs
on bridges, &C., several complaints having
been made TO the grand Jury In regard to the
matter OF briggs and roads. ...r
We have been unable to find out what use
has been made of q large quantity of the dress
ed boards and frst-class lumber which were
charged in bills.
Third. The commissioners, besides paying
themselves the utmost that Is allowed them
by the law as commissioners Of the county,
have paid themselves two hundred and thirty
one dollars and fifteen cents Tor four thousand
six hundred and twenty-three miles which
they have travelled n the service OF the county.
Fourth. The amount of eight dollars was
paid by the county for election tickets for the
| county commissioners, and that one ef The
| commissioners who charged, and received pay,
for the full amount for every day allowed by
the General Assembly, presented o bill as SILL
Il PARLIAMENTARY VI q lOnu LUZ q Eoll VI LuC inAS
charged as doing duty as @ commissioner
In regard 10 the "Poor Farm, !" the grand
jury says:
''AlthoHgh the apothecary and other bills
show that a liberal amount Of stlmulants In
the way of whisky n brandy were pro-
vided, testimony evidences that but q single
bottle OF spirits ever found it's way to the
farm"
The grand Jury find. upon careful examlna-
| ton. OF the records, the total amount OF the
| county commissioners checks on the treasurer
| OF the county to be s34, 1922 Is, Of which the
treasurer reports as paid s22 DAG 40, leaving
unpaid and outstanding $l2,276 35;t to which
| add amount due on Poor Farm $4,000; amount
due on jury tickets 1884 rs; due county com
| 500; which shows a balance OF Indebtedness Of
ST, 100 60; nov add amount due school teach.
! ers Sl,1f8 80, which shows O grand total Of
$751; 98 90. now due by the county.