Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-26

Of this court, a special report Is here
with submitted in regard to the poor
house and poor.
4. We find the county jail now in
good, first class condition and equip
ped with modern safe and secure steel
cages, since our last report.
5. We present w. D. Grist for car
rying concealed weapons and give the
following as witnesses to sustain the
charge: Chas. P. Blankenship, s. M.
Grist, w. L. Williams, Albert M. Grist
and F. E. Quinn.
We also present Lee Johnson and
Mag Johnson for arson and give the
names Of Ernest White and Haskell
White as witnesses to sustain the
charge.
6. We thank your honor and the So
! licitor and other court officials for spe-
ed to Us at the present term Of this
court.
All Of which Is respectfully SUBJ
mitted. j. 8. Sandifer,
Foreman.
The special report Of the committee
appointed to examine into the affairs
Of the county home was as follows:
To John 8. Sandifer, Foreman Of
Grand Jury:
Your special committee appointed by
the grand jury to examine into the
condition of affairs at York county
poor house, respectfully submit the fol-
lowing report:
We have been at the poor house and
examined carefully into the condition
of the paupers there, and find that all
the paupers are well cared for and fed
and clothed and housed properly.
And we find the farm well stocked
with provisions and cows sufficient to
furnish milk for the paupers, and a
large number of hogs to furnish meat
ascertain everything in good condition
there.
We, however, submit the following
recommendations, which We consider
in the interest Of economy and wise
business management:
/. We recommend that as wood Is
very scarce on the farm, that the
county commissioners erect a mess
hall on the premises and the same be
divided into two parts, one for me
whites and one for the colored In
mates, and, employ cook to do the
cooking for all the paupers and that
all repair to this common mess hall
for their meals.
2. Inasmuch as the superintendent
Of the poor farm finds 1t impossible to
superintend the paupers properly and
superintend the large farm Of over
four hundred acras, we recommend
that the land Immediately around the
poor house village be used by the su-
perintendent Of the poor farm for gar
dens, patches and truck farming gen.
orally for raising supplies for the pau
pers, and that the balance OF said farm
be used by someone else other than
the superintendent Of the poor farm
8. We find in the poor house a fam
lily with five children, three Of whom
are weak minded and two Of whom,
eyed s and 10 years respectively. seem
To- be bright and promising children,
anG two different orphanages have Of
fered to take these two children and
support and maintain them, and we
respectfully recommend that the su-
pervisor and county commissioners
make arrangements with either one Of
these orphanages to take charge of
these two said children.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted, s. II. Epps,
Chairman.
The report Of Mr.. o. 8. Poe, chair
man Of the auditing committee was as
follows:
To his Honor, Ernest Moore, Presid-
ing Judge:
We respectfully submit. report Of the
American Audit company on the ex-
animation made Of the York county
officers and consider that the sugges-
tions contained in this report are OF
vital importance to the county and
should be carried out by the county
officers.
We are satisfied that the next re-
port, II II should be gotten out by the
Audit company can be done at less
expense to the county and In much
more satisfactory way, provided the
county officers will do their best to
remedv any defects in their account
ing system.
We respectfully suggest that some
books be kept by some county Of
ficer which will show at all times
the total assets and liabilities OF
the county. These books should show
the property Of the county and In
whose hands 1t Ia entrusted and 1t
should show the total liabilities OF ev-
cry nature whatever, including the
outstanding bonded Indebtedness and
all other liabilities Of every nature.
There does not appear to be any
book of record that we can find which
will give the above information. There
may be other things which may sug-
zest themselves to your mind but the
report Of the American Audit COM
.pany, in my mind, makes criticisms
enough on the different offices, unless
1t is in your power to advise q bet
ter system of accounting by the audi
tors office. AS you know, this Is pos
sibly the most important office from
revenue standpoint in the county, and
IL you will be able to advise some way
IN which there Is no chance for any
property in the county to be left Off by
the auditor, 1t would be good thing.
Every piece Of property that Is re-
corded in the clerks office should also
be recorded in the auditors office, and
in this way there would be no chance
for any real estate not to be return
ed. 0. 3. Poe,
Chairman Auditing Committee.
Yorkville, 8. c., Nov "a, 1909.
Before the discharge Of the grand
jury, the following six members of that
body were drawn to hold over next
year: s. HI Epps, E. N. Stephenson, ],
w. Feemster, ]. w. Patrick, D. A.
Whisonant, T. w. Speck.