The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-09-15

same can possibly be avoided. we
recommend that the kitchen in jail
ward be recovered at once.
Our committee who visited the
county gang Of %convicts reported that
affairs there appear to be in good
shape and the prisoners treated in
satisfactory hammer
Upon complaint a committee COM
posed of S. C.. Killingsworth, j. B..
VIM and J. P Smith, all of Donalds,
S c., was appointed by motion to see
that a certain steam boiler located In
town of Donalds and property of es-
tate of A. S. Drake, be inspected and
if unsafe as reported condemned at
once.
A resolution was also passed by u
body recommending that the magis-
rates Office in Level Land district of
Due West township be abolished, in
asmuch as the magistrate now hold
ing office there lives in town of Due
West where there is another magis-
trate, and whereas we feel that n
magistrate in this township will be
sufficient.
We also recommend that the 'Su,
pervisor of county roads either use
or sell the traction engine bought for
road work, and that he keep the same
under shelter when not in use when
practicable.
Upon report of u committee who
investigated the court house Offices
and their books, in conjunction with
an expert accountant sent here by the
Comptroller General of South Caro-
lima we offer the following recon-
mendations.
Cd We recommend that the tax
records of this county be kept by the
Auditor with reference to each school
district rather than with reference to
each township as at present, mas
much, as we feel that this would IA
c~ilitate the public records.
(2.) We find that certain claims
have been paid by the Board of Su-
rervisors which were not properly
itemized and accompanied with the
proper afidavits as required by stat
ute. and We recommend that they be
more careful in passing on claims and
paying the same which are not &C
cording to statute.
g. We recommend that the min
utes of the Board of Supervisors be
signed by a majority of the Board
rather than by the Clerk as at pres
ert.
a. We recommend that all ap-
rroval claims be listed in the minutes
of the Board of Supervisors.
(5.) We find that the Supervisor
has issued in the past certificates of
credit for temporary use, and while
all such certificates are now in and
taken ARE of, We recommend that in
,asmuch as this appears to be in di-
rect conflict with statutes on this
matter, that he discontinue such
practice.
In reference to the Treasurer's Of
fee we found everything in good
shape and accurate except that some
Of the records do not appear to be in
enough detail but we are glad to re-
port that he has already secured new
set of books upon recommendation
from Comptroller General and ex
poets to use them in the future.
The ex-magistrates' books we found
to be correct in every instance en-
ccpt that of Mr.. J. H. Sanders of Nc
'Cormick township. From the present
'ment of the Grand Jury in fall of
1913 they reported that $26.40 had
Leen collected by him and never re.
ported to Treasurer and we under
stand from the Treasurer that this
amount is still due by him. This
matter has been reported several
times by the Grand Jury and we re-
commend now that the matter be
taken up at once by the Solicitor an J.
disposed of in some manner. (Note'