The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-08-02
Prcsentment of Grand ,Jurv

following is the final present
meht OF the Grand Jury for the july
term of Court, A. ID. 1905:
10 the Honorable j. C. Klugh. Presid-
ing Judge:
We, h Grand Jurors, for Laurens
County, beg to submit this. orr final
Presentment for the July term of
Court:
l.: we have carefully examined all
Bits handed us by the Solicitor during
ehe present term and made our pre-
sentiment upon each, as was in our
Judgment just and proper.
u: we nave investigated thoroughly.
all complaints and recommendations
laid before us.
q: We note with pleasure the i'm
proVements being made in and about
the Court House by our Supervisor,
ana recommend that he continue the
work until all recommendations in past
presentments be complied with, such
as new blinds for the windows down
stairs, electric lights for the Court
room, etc.
a: The Jail Committee visited the
buildings and premises and found the
same IN bad condition. They respect
fully recommend that the proper au-
thorities have erected at once a new
cook and dining room, as the one now
used for cooking purposes is altogether
unit and is rotting down.
s: Also, the plastering up stairs in
the Jail is falling off and is much in need
OF immediate attention. We recommend
that this work be done at once and
that a thorough white washing of the
building be not delayed.
6: W. further recommend that a new
stable be built at once, and that it be
erected on a more elevated site than
the present one, thus ~ensueing more
cleanliness; and further that the pres
ent cook room be removed or orr
down and the lumber used in the cree
ton of a buggy shed on some suitable
place on the premises. 1t is important
that this work be done at once and
should not longer be postponed.
z: The Committee appointed to visit
the County Home report that they
found everything in good order, the
houses in good repair, the rooms of the
inmates neatly kept, and the premises
generally in a clean and healthy condi-
ton, and the keeper of the Home, as
we'll as the County, is to be congratu-
lated on the cheerful and contented
disposition of the inmates.
8: The Committee appointed to ex-
anime into the condition of the unused
%cistern on the line of the C. & w. c..
Railroad bridge, over Little River,
near the Cotton Mill, have performed
their duty and find that said cistern is
a source of danger both to the health
and lives of the citizens in the commu-
nifty and immediate vicinity, and this
body, therefore urgently recommends
and authorizes the city authorities to
attend to this matter at once, and in
the event that it is not done within a
reasonable time, then we authorize the
County Supervisor to fill up said cistern
and present the bill of expense for such
work to the proper party or parties on
whose land the said cistern is situated;
provided, however the proper owners
refuse themselves to do such work.
9: In reference to the health of the
citizens of the city, your COMMITTEE APP
pointed for this purpose beg to report
that they find numerous places calcu-
lated to breed diseases, to-wit: The
short alley Immediately behind Posey's
and Benefits stores, around and about
the premises of Harrison Hunters
and Brown Franklin's restaurants, as
we'll as the fenced lot Immediately be-
hind Benefits store should be cleaned
up at once by the city authorities or the
users of said premises. We also find
the same filthy or unhealthy condition
existing in rear of Kennedy Bros
store made so by Stops and waste water
from Tidy Rice's restaurant. Also, we
find the premises around Ben Madden's
restaurant in the same filthy condition.
Also, the premises in rear of the City
Market.
10: Another source of danger to
health is the drainage pipes running
from the Ben Della Hotel down Jail
alley into Jail street, thence across
Main and emptying into the branch;
and another drainage pipe or conductor
running from the same premises in the
direction of "Possum Hollow" The
same objection also applies to the
drainage pipes running from the Ben.
Della Pharmacy and the Palmetto Drug
Company's places of business and the
Bottling Works. The scum and odor
arising from these sources are ex-
tremely obnoxious and unhealthy, and
this Grand Jury would urge that imme-
date steps be taken to provide against
the danger to health by reason of this
imperfect system of drainage. Also, we
find the premises in rear of w. l..
Gray's Emporium" block of buildings
are much in need of cleaning, and the
drainage also should be looked
after Immediately in rear of the Laun-
dry in said building.
II: j. A. Smith, j. l.. Crawford, C..
w. Taylor and A. r. Holmes we're APP