Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-04-01
Of the Yorkville Enquirer
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

CHESTER, March 29.-In accordance with
the recomme 1dation of the grand jury al
the late term of the Circuit Court for this
county, the County Commissioners have
bia and Augusta Railroad Company, for the
recovery of S27 900, alleged to be due by the
Company to the county of Chester. The
Company, it is said, will surrender its lease
of the Cheraw and Chester Railroad, in
consequence of this suit. Public opinion
is divided as to the wisdom of the action
of our County Commissioners. There are
those who think the action will result in
the loss of S1,10O year, now secured by
the terms of the lease. If the c., G. & A.
Company surrenders its lease of the Cheraw
and Chester Railroad, there is no doubt of
the fact that Chester county will lose the
very little doubt of the determination of
the Company to surrender its lease. The
following is the recommendation made by
the grand jury on this subject in their pre-
sentiment:
s'Our atenttion has been called to the fact that
there is considerable amount of money due the
county by the Richmond and Danville Syndicate,
as lessee of the Cheraw and Chester Railroad,
arising in this WY: Under an Act of the General
Assembly, appfS,ved March IA, 1874. entitled AN
Act to authorize and empower certain counties TO
issue bonds in subscription for preferred stock
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we find that the president of that road was re-
uuested before receiving the bonds issued by the
county in aid of said road 1875, 900 worth at 8
per cent? to make and execute bond to the
county in sum sufficient to reimburse the
county for whatever amount of interest the
county may have paid upon the bonds OF the
county from the date Of the issuance to the GATE
of completion of said road in the county, at this
date the road to issue preferred stock to the
county in an equal sum of S75, 600 at per cent,
the per cent going to meet the interest on the
county bonds, and the additional l per cent. 10
be applied to sinking fund for the eventuai
payment of the county indebtedness on that
account. The bond as required by law was duly
executed by President Hazeltine in the pres
ence of E. T. Atkinson, then chairman of the
board of County Commissioners, and deposited
as directed with the Treasurer of the county.
Subsequently it was discovered that this bond
was lost or mislaid and by order of Judge II. j.
Mackey, then presiding Judge, new bond was
made and signed by President w. II. Hardin IN
the Clerks office, and far can learn twas
left in the hands of the county Clerk. This last
bond is not now to be found. When the road
was completed to the middle of Catawba river,
this money so secured by bond on the road as
directed, became due to the county and then
amounted to about 1000. So far as we have
been able to discover no effort has been made to
collect the same. Subsequently, about lSS2, the
road was leased to the Richmond and DanVllle
Syndicate for the term of ninety nine years. In
this lease by what authority we have been unable
to discover the then County Commissioners join
ed and in which the lessees expressly, as we
understand, recognize the validity OF the claim
of the county to the accrued interest paid by the
county in the space of construction of said road
in the county by providing that in the event such
claim is pressed that the lessees have and reserve
the right to void said lease on that account II
they do not choose to pay the same we would,
therefore, ask your Honor to require the proper
authorities to take such action in the matter as
will protect, secure and enforce the right OF the
county in this natter
The Company reserved the right to sur
render the lease in the event Of any action
being taken by Chester county to recover
the amount of its claim against the Cheraw
and Chester Railroad: The origin OF the
claim is fully stated in the above extract.
The company already holds $50,0O0 of the
mortgage debt, and if it gets under its con-
troll the whole mortgage debt, which is
$15O,0OO, it will be able to manage things in
its own way, taking particular care not to
paw the claim of Chester co lnty. The ad-
vocates of the suit take the ground that
the claim is just and ought to be paid. |
believe that the business Of the claim is not
questioned. The only issue is in regard to
the advisability of enforcing by legal process
the collection of this claim.
A convention of farmers Of this county
will be held at this place on Monday the
5th of April, for the purpose of electing del
gates the State Farmers Convention, to be
held in Columbia on April 2Sth. 1T hoped
that our farmers will be represented by their
best men in the State Convention.
Mr.. Smith Hardin, of. this county, was
recently married to Miss Sallie Jeter, of
Union county. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. Mr.. Mahon.
Rev. J. H. McLain, of Darlington, has
been called to the pastorate of Catholic and
Pleasant Grove Churches, in this county.
He has accepted the call.
Rev. Mason Pressly will leave in a short
time for Philadelphia, for the purpose of
taking charge of the United Presbyterian
Church in that city. He was also called to
the pastorate of a church in New York city,
and at one time thought of accepting that
call, but finally concluded to go to Philadel-
phia. He has sold his handsome place in
town to DR.. G. 3. White.
The recent dry weather has been quite
favorable to the planting interests.
A preliminary examination was held
last Saturday in the case of Bob Bailey,
colored, charged with selling liquor in vio-
lation of the United States internal revenue
laws. He was bound over for trial at the
next term of the United States Court.
Baton Rouge was the scene of his illicit
operations. NJ.