The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-06-14
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENT.
Call Attention Again to Gut Off Near
Old Town-Other Mat
terS.

The grand jury made its present
ment on Wednesday afternoon and
was discharged. They again call at
tention to the cutoff above Old Town,
and insist that something be done at
once. This is Il very important matter
and should have the attention Of the
railroad Officials. As stated before in
The Herald and News, the citizens of
Of that community have already lug
the ditch from the railroad track to
the river. to carry the water from this
pond, and all that is necessary to
drain it is for the railroad to make a
culvert under the track. The people
Of the community are very anxious
to have this done before the hot
weather begins, and it is very i'm
portant to the health of the. com
munity that it should be done.
To Hon. +. B. Grier,
Presiding Judge.
We beg to report that we have
acted on all bills submitted to us by
the Solicitor and have reported them
to the Court with our findings.
On former occasions this Grand
Jury has called to the attention of
the Court the condition Of the Cut
OFF near Old Town and asked that
The Southern Railway be required to
remove the obstruction placed there
by the Railroad which prevents a
proper flow Of the waters. The pres
.ent condition of the Cut Off is such
that is menaces the health of the
community and we recommend that
eteps be taken by the proper officials
to have the obstruction removed at
once. The Railway Company has ig-
nored the reports of the Grand Jury
time and again and we emphasize
the Importance Of having this matter
attended to at once.
Our attention has been called to
the bad condition of the bridge over
Crmms Creek near Pomaria and we
recommend that the Supervisor have
the same repaired as soon as possible.
In former report we called at
tention to the fact that q telephone
post stood in the center Of the public
hghwsy 81 Little Mountain and also
HsAt o post stood in the center or
near the center Of the highway about
eight miles from Newberry, near ia
lopa. These posts should not be al
lowed to remain where they now are
and we again call the Supervisor 3
attention TO it and request that these
posts he removed.
We request that the attention OF
tho Magistrates be called to the Vag.
rancy Law and ask that the same be
enforced.
We regard that our present system
Of working the roads is failure
and we feel that the attention Of oul
Senator and representatives should
be called to the system and request
them if possible to devise a more sat
isfactory and effective system.
1t has been called to our attention
that a place about an eighth Of {
mile beyond the Corporate limits Of
the Town of Ncwbcrry, between Wes
End Cemetary and r. M. Neel's i.
used as dumping ground for dcat
stock and cattle. This point is neal
that part Of the Town Of Ncwberry
known as New Brooklyn, which i.
thickly populated. The dumping OF
dead stock and cattle at this point i:
a nuisance and menace to health
and we recommend that it be stop
ped.
We recommend that flushing
toilets, where necessary, be placed il
the Court House instead Of the oil
ones now in use.
We also recommend that the Sup
ervisor H. working the. roads use TIN