Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-10
PREsENTMENT OF GRAND JURY.
Bridges Need Looking After--Seve-
raj Recommendations.

Walhalla, S. c., Nov. Sd, 1909.
TO His Honor. Robert Aldrich, Pre-
siding Judge:
We, the grand jury for Oconee
county, beg to make this our final
presentment:
We have examined all bills handed
out to us by the Solicitor and passed
on same.
We have examined the county
Offices, and find the books neatly and
correctly kept, so far as we can find
without an expert.
We have examined the Jail and
find same clean and prisoners in good
condition. We find that the jail
needs about two dozen hammocks.
and recommend that they be pur-
chased at once.
We have examined the poor farm
and find same In reasonably good
condition, and apparently we'll culti-
waited, and with good crops of cotton,
corn, fodder, hay, potatoes and tur-
nips: four fine milch COWS, fifteen
hogs. Ten Of these are in fine shape
and are being fattened for pork. We
visited each pauper house and find
everything in reasonably good condi-
ton, and inmates well cared for.
white and two colored. We found
that there was lot Of lumber rack
ed up on the place. Mr.. Cobb, the
superintendent, says about $1,000
feet. We think the tenant house in
adequate, and recommend that the
Supervisor have a new and better one
built, and repair the old part of
stewards home or move and rebuild
1t, and sell the remainder of the lum-
ber before 1t damages.
We beg to call your Honor's atten-
ton to special report Of w. G. Hughs,
Suerntendent Of Education, in re-
gard to School District No. %.
We find that the bridge over Chat
tooga river, near Russell's, on the
road from Walhalla to Highlands.
has been posted as dangerous since
about July 10th, 1909, and has not
been repaired. We recommend that
this be attended to at once.
1t has been called to our attention
that the splash dams on the head
waters of Chattooga river are block
ing the roads across this river, eSDe-
cially at Earle's Ford. We recon-
mend that the Supervisor take such
action as is necessary in this matter.
We find that there are great
many small bridges all over this
county in Eeed Of repair. We rec
Ommend that the Supervisor and
County Commissioners give instruc-
tions to the Overseers in each district
to have this matter attended to at
once.
We recommend that the Supervi-
sOr instruct his overSeers not to leave
loose rocks in the road unless crush
ed.
We recommend that the vault and
Office for the Judge OF Probate be
completed as early as possible.
We wish TO call to your Honor's
attention that it has been reported to
us that a. Zimmerman, mayor; that
w. G.. Pedcn, alderman: that Jas. G..
Breazcale. clerk. OF the town of West
minister, are holding two offices at
the same time--mayor. alderman and
clerk. respectively, and also county
and town assessors.
We present Dan Roach and Mag
gle Dukes for living in adultery, and
Dan Roach for carrying concealed
weapons, and give as witnesses: AL
bert Ramey, Laura Cobb. S. J.
Lyles, Sarah Carver, J. Cliff Vincent.
Wyatt Gaines.
We present Sal. Watkins, near
Harbin's siding. for keeping a disor-
derly house, and give as witnesses:
John Hawkins. Jeff Keith, Jerry
Perry, jim Barton, Glenn Moss.
Henry Keith, Sam Keith.
We wish to thank your Honor and
the officers Of the court for courte-
sizes shown us.
Respectfully submitted,
John A. Ansel, Foreman.