The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-19
PRESENTMENT OF GRAND JURY
Important Matters Touched On
Roads, Ferries, Offices In
Gut House

The : aH:! al. Yesterday msdc lie
following preoeiltment:
To His llouor, judge Geo. L. Prince,
Pres1di4 g:
We, Inc .;;;.d jury, for the year
1909, be- to ,et tort that We haye art
ed ON I'll BIZ handed TO us by the
solicitor, ard have reported our fiid-
ings ON same tr the court.
Committees lave been ap.: lnte;
from Gu h"';< whose dut: + shall be
TO make thorough examination o.
the affairs u The county as to thelr
conduct financially and ci1e wise.
and the officers intrusted with same,
and to incorporate their finding IN
a report to be made at the next court
of general sessions to be holden ftr
Newberry county.
We wish to call especial attention
to the fact that former recommenda-
tions by preceding grand jurors.
seem to have been treated as matters
of periodical information, rather
than as those Of vital interest to the
we'll being of the whole body Of the
people,; and, desire that such action
be taken, under the instruction and
supervision - the solicitor, by all
of those charged, for the time being,
with the maintenance Of law, as Will
insure, in the future, strict obedience
and compliance.
We desire to repeat, and emphasize,
the recommendation made at the last
term Of court: "That all cases grow
ing out of the maintenance Of nuis-
ances be reported to the magistrate
Of the township in which they are de-
clared to exist, and that said Off
GERS, on proof of same, be required to
take such steps for their abatement
as are required by the statutes gov
ernlng same. -
After a thorough examination Of
the rooms in the new court house we
are convinced that the office original
J ly intended for the auditor is insult
! able for occupancy by said officer,
and recommend that he be allowed to
retain the room in which he is at
present located. and Furthermore,
that the probate judge be required to
occupy the vacant room ON the same
floor contiguous to, and east of, room
occupied, at present, by said auditor,
and, that THE room in the old court
house vacated by said officer be put
in such condition, by the supervisor,
as ITO warrant its rental.
We would further recommend to
our legislative delegation the repeal
of the ac;s creating free ferries s;t
Asheford =, Ferry on Broad river also
at Holley's Ferry ON Saluda river.
It is reported to US that the bridge
across Cason's creek to the Belfast
road is in. an unsafe condition, and
that the lumber, is nc qw, and has, for
some time, been on the ground for
repairs of same. The supervisors at
tel1tiou is hereby directed to said
facts.
The following roads are reported
to be practically impossible:
1st. Road from Jesse Senn's shop
to Trinity church.
End. From Mudlc bridge to Mud
Lie school house.
3rd. From VaughnvilIe to Island
Ford bridge.
The supervisor should, in the last
two roads, procure new roadbeds,
which We: are confident, can be done
at less cost, than rebuilding the
old. Also the road from Calvin Bak-
er's in No. township to BrazzDe-
man s ferry and from there to The
county line near the Pettus Chick
place, In this instance, We would also
recommend a new road-bed wherever
procurable at less cost than rebuild
ing Of the old.
We are Informed that the follow
ing persons (viz) B. G. Friday,
Ruff and Haltiwamger and NJ. A.
Spehl, maintain open houses for the
sale of merchandise in violation OF
the law, governing the observance OF
tie Sabbath, and request that the
court take such steps as will prevent
| further infraction of the law.