Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23
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REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.

REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
Various Matters of Importance Call.
ed to the Notice of the Court.
Before it's discharge last Wednes-
day morning, the grand jury submit
ted the following as its final report:
ito the Honorable Ernest Gary, Pre-
siding Judge:
We, the grand jury Of York county,
beg leave to submit this our final re-
port:
1st. The undersigned, foreman OF
the grand jury, in accordance with the
Requirements Of law, was present .on
August 10th, to witness the settlement
between the comptroller general of this
state and the treasurer of York county,
and saw that said settlement was cor
rect and satisfactory. We note the
grand total Of the county disburse-
ments to be $SS,O7O.44 for the fiscal
year ending December 31st, 1900.
I'd. Under the system Of dividing
the grand jury into committees, very
thorough examination Of the buildings,
Offices, farm and other business en-
trusted to our care. have been made
and reported at previous terms Of the
court. We have not deemed it neces-
sary, therefore, to repeat these exam
nations.
Sd. We acknowledge the report Of
the county commissioners Of York
county, and we very heartily commend
1t for its neat, proper form in setting
forth the full and thorough report Of
the magistrates, as we'll as for its bus
mess suggestions. This jury especially
approves of the purchase Of the five
acres Of land at SO per acre from A.
E. Crawford, and would advise the
purchase of the ten acres from w. E.
Erwin, adjoining the county farm, at
a reasonable price.
4th. The grand jury acknowledges a
communication from the South Caro-
lima Dental association, charging ir-
regularities in the practice of the pro-
fession Of dentistry without license as
required by law. Upon inquiry. 1t is
ascertained that the party has removed
from the state, and the grand jury has
not considered 1t necessary to take
any further action in the matter
5th. The supervisors report in re-
gard to highway crossings over rail-
roads in York county, is called to the
attention Of the court. The crossings
over the Southern and Seaboard lines
are reported in good condition. Those
over the Narrow Guage railroad and
the South Carolina and Georgia Ex-
tension railroad, are, as a rule, i'm
properly constructed and should re-
ceive attention s2fs the authorities Of
the respective railroads, with instruc-
tions to commissioners to enforce the
law in the matter.
9Th. In these days Of public enter
prize in the line Of highway improve
ments, it Is recommended that the
county commissioners attend the meet
ings Of the good roads commission,
inaugurated by the Southern Railway
company, at the time of the practi-
cal object lesson and experiments to
be made at Greenville, s. c. This Is
recommended upon the principle that
information received by them in the
practical construction Of roads will be
Of great benefit to the county. And
we recommend that the expenses be
borne by the county. On this subject,
we are gratif1ed to witness the inter-
est in the subject Of good roads as
ers in work now being prosecuted.
7th. We note that several recon-
| mendations made by the grand jury In
the final report at the June term Of
court, have not been complied with.
We specify repairs on court house
building and certain work in regard to
proper filing and asserting old papers
in the clerks office, more fully de-
scribed in the report Of the June term.
We renew said recommendations and
| hope they will be completed by the
next term of court.
9Th. It has been made known to this
grand jury, that the disease Of small
pox Is prevailing in the southern por-
tion Of York county and the adjoining
territory of Chester county to a very
alarming extent. The disease Is said
to be a mild type in general; but there
are some cases Of malignant type and
considered dangerous. The disease
seems generally confined to the colored
race, only one case amongst the whites
reported. The matter has already been
made known to the governor Of the
state, and we are informed, that he
has acted promptly, by sending ply
sician to the affected section to take
steps to eradicate the disease. This
grand jury has acted promptly also, in
taking the testimony Of several intel
ligent and prominent citizens Of that
section, viz: N. B. Bratton, P. M.
Burris DR.. w. M. Love, ex-Sena-
tor w. B. Love, with the result
that it is we'll established by the
F, testimony of the above, and by
the expert evidence of DR.. Love,
substantiated by DR.. Evans, the state
chairman of the board of health, that
the disease existing is smallpox. DR..