The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-14
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
February Term of the Court of General
Sessions for Newberry County.

port that they have given attention to
and reported all bills handed them by
the honorable Solicitor, O. L. Schum-
pert We have also examined the
County Jail. We find the Jail in neat
and proper order, appearing in the
main to be well and carefully attended
to. Everything about the Jail looks to
be safe andentirely secure. The prison
Sers say they are furnished good food.
The cells in the third story require
cIea:Ssing, using bountifully scalding
watei; followed with free use of the
lime and whitewash brush. This
cleansing should be attended to at
once. The plastering is off in few
places about the Jail.
We would recommend that the jury
roor1s bs supplied with new and com-
Portable chairs, and that the old ones
benraoved from the rooms, also that
there be stove placed in each room.
The closets in the jury rooms are in
6lshy. condition, requiring immediate
attention; they render the entire room
very offensive. The Sheriff's Office is
inneed Of some new lights.
These matters have been reported
again and again by other Grand Juries
without any effect. The other parts Of
the building seem to be in good order.
We think there should be supply Of
spitsoons furnished for the court and
jury rooms.
TIE Poor House was visited by q
committee, who report that they find
thets Is paupers, 13 blacks and 8
whites. The floors IN two outside
houses occupied by paupers is very
open and should be re-laid, and ceiled
tonake them more comfortable. There
should be steps placed TO the back door
of the kitchen. \ number OF doors re-
auira new hinges. There should be
new 4ioors laid in the main or brick
building. There is great need Of a barn
and stables, which should be erected,
also 8 house in which to store pro-
yisieas, we also recommend thata good
ans substantial fence be erected around
the buildings for the purpose of en-
closing the yard. The bedding ali
seer1ed of good quality, clean and suf-
feient to make the inmates comforta-
bic. Our committee found an inmate
there who has been drawing pension
frora the State.
SSsyye have had the Clerk OF the Board
Of fssSssaSy Commissioners before Us,
who has asexplained and shown to US the
papers and reports, showing the ac-
eouaSs on which claims, have been al
lowed and paid. Ne believe every
thing in this Office to be in good order
ano correct. The books are neatly
KEPT, and all the papers are properly
arranged. But we believe that in
several cases the commissioners have
allowed too much pay for lumber fur
nisasd to make and repair bridges. We
fine that 81. 80 has been paid for lumber
near the mill, while the same price has
beer paid for the same description Of
lumber hauled Is and 20 miles.
W. find the Offices of Clerk and Pro-
bate Judge in good condition, books
We kept and the arrangement of the
spaIeGs all convenient and complete.
We ind everything in both Of these
Offices to commend.
C4lv three Of the Trial Justices have
submitted their books for inspection,
Z II. z. Blease, B. B. Hair and G. NJ.
Gh.ldeau. All the books of these Trial
Justices are well and properly kept.
TIE Trial Justices do not make the
r1oethIy reports to the County Auditor
as required by law. The following
Trial Justices have reported and paid
fines collected: q. H. Blease $3.50, B.
9 B. Hair S4O.25, C. P. Dickert $500, ".
G. Peterson S2O.40, j. B. Campbell
SEQ.
We have examined the official Bonds
sof county officers. We regard all the
bonds good and sufficient, except the
goanty Treasurer's Bond, that we
shink should be strengthened.
s We would call the attention Of the
10y Board OF Equalization to the
sgsaal value placed on the same pro-
tsay in different Townships. In one
dgFaship we find mules valued at
sall.00 per head, less than the same
humber of mules are valued at in
.ggansther Township.
sa s7sfe roads Of the co5usity aaccc generally
in bad condition. We believe however
that 80 soon as the commissioners can
eet the lately enacted road law IN
oparation, our roads will soon be Well
worked and placed in good condition.
The commissioners will need the coun-
tersnce and support of a generous pub
lie sentiment to sustain them IN carry
ing into effect the recently enacted
rosa law. We would specify certain
nc lions of roads that are reported as
allocst impossible and require immedi'
ate attention. Beginning about one
half a mile below Prosperity, on the
Ho!:ey's Ferry road, The road is almost
t. irrassable. Then fTem Spehfs Shop tc
thu two mile post, on the Ashford
Ferry road immediatework is required
Again the bridge, known as Harmon'>
B*lge on Bush River, is without ban
ist=cs and is otherwise in a bad condi,
ton. Also near the fosT mile post~sg
the road to I,ongshore's the road'is II
su:h bad co2dition as to require i'm
mediate work. 1t is hoped the com
m;ssioners Will use every effort to have