Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-03-14
Grand Jury Presentment.
Hon. T. B. Fraser, Presiding Judge.
March Term of Court, 1894:

county, beg leave to make the fol
lowing presentment. We have ex
amined the various county ohicerI
as carefully as our time at thi
term of court will allow, and fine
the same to be neat and we'll kept
and the officials polite to US anc
attentive in the discharge of the
duties incumbent upon them. W.
find the jail clean and we'll kept
and the prisoners as we'll cared fol
as possible; but We found the jai.
in great need of certain improve
merts to wit: The water facllItie.
are inconvenient and insufficient
for cooking and sanitary purposes
and the condition of the jail in
having no way of heating the same
for the comfort of the prisoners.
and also for heating water fo1
bathing, is simply a reflection and
disgrace upon our county, and
should not be tolerated any longer,
By using large stoves for cooking
for the prisoners, there could be
piping attached to the same and
run through the various cells,
which would add very materially
to the comfort of the prisoners,
and at so little cost that this should
be done at once.
The roof of the jail is rotten,
and spark on the same would
produce a conhagration that would
not only destroy the jail, but the
courthouse also. Therefore we
recommend that the jail be recov-
cred at once with tin or some other
metallic roofing.
We recommend that an addition
be made to the courthouse by
using the vacant lot in rear of the
courthouse, which would give
sufficient Offices for the county
and thereby prevent rent
ng offices, as Is now done, and also
give more room in the courtroom,
which is sadly needed. This can
oe done at a small cost, and would
De a great saving to the taxpayers.
We also ask that the county COM
nissioners furnish more chairs for
he use of the courtroom and
rand jurors. We feel satisfied
hat our people will cheerfully pay
n additional tax to make the use
ul and necessary improvements
hat we request.
We find great improvements at
he Poor House. The buildings |
re in excellent condition. The
thirty-two in number, are
7ell clothed, well fed, and cheer
ul. Twenty white and twelve
louise. There is suffic,r corn
Or the support Of the place; and
lmost enough milk, butter, and
aeon is raised on the place for the
upport of the same. The stock
f all kinds is in fine condition.
nd the expenses of operating the
'oor House and farm are being
materially reduced. And we think
90 much praise cannot be bestow-
d upon the efficient steward Capt
Williams, for the able manner IN
which he has discharged and is
low discharging, the trust imposed
lpon him.
Only three or four trial justices
,ave submitted their books to u.s.
md we recommend that all the
rial justices be required to pre-
ent their books to US, so that we
an make a full investigation and
eport on the same at the August
erm of court.
We ask your Honor to appoint a
o,nmittee from our body to make
thorough investigation OF the
,arious Offices and official bonds OF
# the county during the month. OF
July, SO that we can report lntel,l-
,ently on the condition OF the
,ame at the term ST court. We ask
you to appoint the following com
nittee to wit: Messrs. J. M. Cobb'
D. R. Durisoe, and R. B. Hughes
We beg leave to thank your
Honor and the Solicitor for cour-
tesies extended to US.
Respectfully submitted,
w. S. ALLEN,
Foreman.