The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-15
Very truly yours,
E. p. McKIssIcK,
resentment of the Grand Jurv

AT THE JULY TERM OF COURT, 1892. ron
UNION COUNTY
10 Hts Honor JAMES ALDRICH presiayao
Judge; ''
| having discharged our duties for This
| Term OF court In a. proper . manner as time
ana circumstances would admit of. we ask
| hoattention OF the court to make tho follow
ing presentmsnt aud recommendations:
| THE ROADS AND BRIDGES
Inc roads Of the County are generally.
since the recent heavy rains in q very bad
oonoition' ana We recommend that the over
seers OF roads do take immediate stens
looking to their betterment.
The bridges on Fair Forest creek. know,
rs the Duncan and Thomson bridges. ara in
avery dangerous ana CRITICAL condition, ana
from what Wo can learn there is now danoor
Qt lawsuits for damage. We recommend tho
repairing Of these bridges at once
THE JAIL
In our examination Of the Jail wa And
that none Of our recommendations male n.
last term OF coart have been attended TO and
we reiterate The recommendations made st
that lime, with the exception that instead of
repairing the kitchen, that the kitchen ba
torn down and added to the rer sido Of
oail, at the most convenient place to be dcs- i.
ignstsd by our Sheriff.
THE COUNTY OFFICES.
We find the Office Of Probate judge. which
owing to good and suffioien reason. wa,
not examined at last torn of court, to be m
IA exceptionally good condition, and kcpC
With;care and accuracy.
We paid our new Auditor our regular
eait and found him holding down the books
WIN ease Owing however, 10 an export sx
tmineton' which we are now having male
OF The Office Of County Commissioner, wa
made NO o.o,s report. We will at ths nss.
term OF court make . full report on Auditor.
iroasurer and County Commissioners ofices.
we repeat what was contained in our last
presentmeIt with reference to the vav In
which the ofhoes Of Auditor and Treasurar
snail DO hiied, Wis That they be clerical
I'D I'D not nolitiosl offices.
The Offices of Sheriff aud Master wore re-
ported upon at last term Of conrt
inc School Commissioners Office We find
TO be in . straight aud corpeot condition.
with his vouchers all in proper shape.
An examination of the Coroner's Office
reveals the fact that our recommsndations
have been entirely ignored.
Only four Trial Justices have submitted
transcripts Of their docksts, viz: SIessrs
STOKES, ward, Bentley and Bailey, and we
and thst out Of that number only one, Mr.
Stokes, has turned any funds iaio tho
County Treasury.
This state Of affairs we cannot under
stand. and recommend that The Solicitor do
examine and bring proper action agiinst the
various Trial Justices for neglect in dis.
charge OF tho duties Of their respective
Offices. ,' -
THb POOR Housg
The greatest cause for complaint which we
know Of, is in the management Of the poor
house property and of the inmates located
u ne, bsen brought to our knowledge that
: ,re most Valuable portion Of the poor house
land, representing all the WOO Ted land from
which all wood supply fer tho paupers wa,
20 Do ootained, has been sold and az q price
1ar below actual value, as can be shown bv
several parties.
The land was sold at private ,als, and
from examination we find rassed int, The
nands Oh the Chairman Of BOARD of County
commissioners. The conditions aud tenn,
81 sale were not complied With, and the