The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-03-24
PRESENTMENT GRAND JURY.
Calls Attention to Many Roads and
Urges the Use of the Road
Drag.

Urges tHC use VI luc UUdu
Drag.
To the Hon. R. G. Watts, Presiding
Judge:
This body has passed on all indict-
ments handed it for disposition anG
has reported thereon to the court. We
have no report to make in regard to
the county officers at this session OF
the court, but have appointed commit
tees to examine same and report at
next term of court.
We have examined the books OF the
following magistrates: Messrs. }. c.
Sample, W. L. Kibler, P. 3. Ellison,
W. R. Reid, B. B. Hair and W. c.
Sigh. We found them very neatly
and properly kept except in few IN
stances the dates of trials were not
entered. Several of the magistrates
did not turn their books over to the
grand jury for its examination. We
would, therefore, urge upon the solici-
tor the Importance of having the law
obeyed in this particular, also if pos
sible to have the books of all mag1s-
trates whose terms expired January
of this year and those who failed to
turn over their books at this time, to
turn same over to the grand jury on
or before next meeting of the ses-
sions court.
It has been reported to this bocy
that the following sections of public
roads in the county are in very bad
and in some cases dangerous, condl-
ton: :::",r - .: -
Road leading from Newberry to
Bush River church, near No. mile
post On Mr.. Burr Goggans' place.
Road near Trinity church, between
Mrs Lucy Longshore's ard Mr.. David
Pitts, at which place terra Gotta is
needed to fix place properly.
Road between Mr. G. W. Kinard's
farm and Mr.. B. B. Rikard's near Can
mons creek.
Road leading from the Buncomo
road toward Broad river, near Mr.. F.
l.. Lominick's. The side ditch is very
deep and a considerable portion OF
the road has caved in, making very
dangerous passage.
Road from the government mile OF
good road near Mr.. Jno. c. Neels to
Colony church has not had an over
seer in several years, nor has it been
worked in same length of time.
! It is reported to this body by MI.
Milton B. Caldwell that numbers OF
people have ben hauling sand from the
public roads around Newberry, and
especially to a great extent from the
road leading by Newberry college.
In each of these cases we would
recommend that the supervisor attend
to having bad places in roads fixed
Immediately, appoint overseers, see
that they comply with the law in re-
gard to working the roads and prose-
cute any party or parties taking sand
from the public roads.
It is also reported to this body that
a large amount of bridge lumber has
been distributed in various sections OF
the county by saw mill men. Much OF
this lumber has been lying on the
road for a year or more and in many
cases at places not needed. We would
recommend that the supervisor pay
no claims for lumber thus placed upon
the roads except by order from the
oyerseer on the section in which the
lumber has been placed.
We recommend that the supervisor
have the decayed section of floor and
stairway near the front entrance OF
the court house repaired at once.
We recommend that the supervisor
place chairs or benches in the grand
Jury witness room.
We also recommend that the use OF
the road drag be used wherever and
whenever possible on all public roads
and that the supervisor furnish same
to all overseers who can possibly use
them; also see that they are cared Tor
and used by the overseers or some
one on the road.
We recommend that the supervisor
have the proper officials fix all rai;-
road crossings in proper shape by