The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-02-20
Prescntmcat of the Gland Jury.

To His Honor O. w. Buchanan, Presiding
Judge of the Court of C,mmon Pleas
and G.neral Sessions TOR Anderson
County
The Grand Jury for Anderson County
at this the first term of the Court of G en-.
eral Sessions for the ear 1895 beg leave tc
submit the following report:
We have passed upon all The bill. hand
ed us at this term of the Court
We present that the premises Of Fl. G.
Summers about three miles from Pendle.
ton and near the Pendleton factory, ars
used as place for the unlawful sale o.
spirituous liquors, and that q nuisance IL
there maintained in violation of the laH
by Jason Summers, George Whitman
Ben Acker and Richard Scruggs.
Complaint has been n1ado to US that the
law is being violated in several sections oil
the County and especially from the Mackey
bridge to the Miller bridge on the Eighteen
Mile Creek, By the failure Of Landowners
to remove distractions from the streams
as required by law. Serious damage has
in some instances been caused to adjacent
bottom lands by such failure, and we sug.
gest that the proper officers sees 10 the
proper enforcement of the law in this re-
gard.
. We recon- mend that the County Super
visor call in all the scrapes, picks, shoYels
and other implements for working the
public roads belonging to the County and
now in the hands of the overseere, and that
The same be disposed Of In such manner
as the County Board of Road Commission
ers may think best. We further recon .
mend that said Board of Commissioners
see that pointers are placed at the forks OF
public roads as directed by Section 1l6l OF
the General Statutes, and also that gates
across public highways be kept In proper
condition.
We have visited the Jail and fud that
tho Sheriff is keeping everything in the
best condition possible under the circum.
stances, but there is no means Of properly
heatiog the building, in consequence of
which considerable suffering is entailed
upon the prisoners during the severe
weather, and the Jail is disgrace to the
County.
We have appointed committee consist
Ing of j. @. Hamlin, s. l. Eskew, j. G..
Riley and M. I. Brock, with authority to
appoint an expert, to examine the books,
Offices and bonds Of the County officers
and report at the next sitting Of the Court.
We have also sppointed committee to
visit the poor house.
We notify all Trial Justices to present
their books to US for inspection at the next
term of Court. We recommend that the
County Supervisor furnish each Trial
Justice with criminal and civil docket.
The Grand Jury fully realize the need
Of new Court House for the comfort and
convenience of persons attending the ses-
sions of Court and for the better protection
of the records of the County. and while
the present financial condition Of the
County will not warrant the outlay of
money for new building at this time We
think the object can be attained by the
issue of bonds. We therefore recommend
that the County Supervisor be authorized
to issue bonds TO the amount Of $4,000, II
30 much be necessary, the proceeds OF
which shall be used in purchasing site
and erecting thereon new Court House
and Jail, said bonds to run 30 years, re-.
deemable at the rate Of So 1000 per year after
rs years from the date of iss1e. We be-
lieve said bonds can be placed at Eve per
cent. interest per annum, which would re.
quire levy of less than one.fourth Of one
mill tax to pay the Interest. Thus tax.
payer returning property to the amount
Of 81. 900 would only be required to pay 25
cents year for interest on the bonds.
With new Court House sffordiug accom-
moea!ions for the several County officers,
the County would be saved an annual out
lay of several hundred dollars now expend-
ed for rent of the Offices which are scatter
ed over the city The material In the
present Court House, and the site and
building of the present Jail should be sold
and the proceeds used in constructing new
buildings. Our reason for recommending
long term bonds is that they can be foated
at a lower rate of interest than short term
bonds and will aleo command better
premium. We recommend that immedi'
ate action be taken In this matter.
The thanks of the Grand Jury are here.
BY rendered to His Honor the presiding
Judge, to the Solicitor. and to the other
officers of the Court for the courtesies
shown us and the aid rendered us in the
discharge of our duties
Respectfully submitted,
NJ. 1. BROCK, Foreman.