The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-10-03
GRAND JURY PREsENTMENT.

GRAND JURY PRESENTMENT.
We have passed on all bills handed |
to us by the solicitor and made such
return thereon as our best judgment
directed.
A special committee Of our body |
has visited the poor farm and, from
their report we find that there arc
now twelve white and four negro
paupers. They seem to be we'll fed
and clothed.
The crop at the poor farm is very |
good. The supervisor is construct
ing very nice residence on the farm
and now has lumber on hand for two
more buildings.
We recommend that the white and
negro paupers should be kept more
apart than they now are, and recon-
mend that proper steps be taken to
carry out this recommendation, and
we further recommend that the
steward of the poor farm be required
to labor on the farm; inasmuch as re-.
ports have reached us that some of
the inmates heve -boen numerically
whipped, we recommend that the
steward be not allowed to whip the
paupars unmeroifully; and we espeoi.
ally recommend that the proper au-
thorities look carefully into this mat.
ter, and determine if this is true, and
II 80, that the same be discontinued.
We call attention to very bad
place in the Easley and Cox Bridge
road, near William McMahan's place,
carsed by dam being placed beside
the road, which obstructs the natural
course of the water. This road has
been almost lmpassable for several
months. We recommend that steps
be taken by the county board of COIN.
missioners to have this end all other
places of similar nature repaired at
once.
We recommend that the solicitor
be instructed to look into the matters
which were reported wrong in county
affairs. which appear in the report of
the special Investigating committee
appointed by tie Governor, and see
that proper steps are taken to recover
all moneys unlawfully paid out.
At the last session OF Court we
called the attention Of the supervisor
and commissioners to the need Of o
sanitary house or closet for the &C.
commodation of tht Court and county
officers, and as such building or ac.
commodations have not been pro.
vided and az no reasons have been
given why this has not been done, we
respectfully recommend that the
county board of commissioners he
instructed to proceed at once and
erect good and substantial privy
convenient to the Court House.
Also we recommend that necessary
improvement to the chimneys of the
Court House be made, 80 that they
will not smoke up the offices.
And, inasmuch as witnesses are re
quired to wait in the Court House
corridor on the grand jury, and this
is ofton very uncomfortable, especially
in cold weather, we recommend that
the corridor be inolosed at once with
double glass doore and that stove
for heating purposes be placed in the
Court House hall.
It having been reported to US that
several parties who have been con.
victed have not paid their fines and
have not served sentence, we recon.
mend that oil such parties be forth.
with apprehended and made to exc.
cute their penalties.
We recommend that our expert, r.
j. Manldin, be paid the sum of $5
for his services during, this year.
a We beg to extend our thanks to
the Judge and the solicitor and tho
officers OF the Court for courtesies
extended to us and, having disoharg.
cd onr duties, we ask to be discharg.
ed from further attendance upon this
Court. Respectfully submitted.
s j. Sam Wilson, Foreman.
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