Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
Grand Jury Report July Term
of Court.

of Court.
To the Honorable j. W. DeVore
Presiding Judge, July term Cour
of General Sessions, 1917.
We beg to report that we hav
passed on all bills presented ant
have reported same. Due to tn
change in the time of holding tn
summer term of court and the NILS
understanding resulting therefrou
among the members Of our body
the Committee on County Officer!
and County Books, the COMMITTEES
on Poor House and public buildings
and the Committee on education
will defer making their report until
the fall term Of Court. The Com.
mittee on chaingang, roads and
bridges begs to report; we have
visited all the bridges in the County
and find them Unfairly good con.
dition except the bridge over Stew.
ems creek near Clark's Hill, which
needs to be built new, and bridge
over Horns Creek on the Martin
town road needs some repairs. We
ask the Supervisorito make a close
examination of the bridge over
Mill Creek on tie Martintown road
as the water is very deep at this
place, and the bridge is considerably
swayed. The bridge over Shaw's
Creek at Smiths Mill is badly in
need of repairs. sThe bridge over
Chavers Greek on the five notch
road needs one bench. The bridge
over Horns Creek on the old Edge
field and Augusta road needs new
flooring. The bridge over Sleepy
Creek on the new! !cut road west Of
Meeting Street needs new bridge.
The bridge over Stevens Creek near
Odoms Post Office is in very bad
condition. We ind the roads in
fairly good condition. We visited
the chaingang and found seventeen
prisoners in one gang in good con.
dition and seveI guards. In an
other gang we found three convicts
and one guard. I've found eleven
mules all in good condition. As to
road machinery wsfound one trsc-
- ::...-. fSssEy r,satl tl.,.aah;r
three small road drags, one four
horse wagon, four two horse wagons,
one one horse wagon. At the camp
we found plenty Of tents TO shelter
all the force and equipment, one
steel cage to house the prisoners.
The Supervisor informs us that he
is having repairs made already or
some of the bridges reported.
Respectfull' submitted,
G. G. Jones,
ChairInaa.
This Grand Jry profting By the
experience of femer Grand Juries
III the matter GfmakiLg recommen-
&ations realize he uselessness and
futility of malcig recommendations
but there are ew that we deem it
our duty to mae and We hope very
much to see thel caeried cut; the
first Of which i<that our Leglslat
i've Delegation vote for a change
in the law rgulating the miles
speed of autcmbiles, that the speed
limit be raised rom ID to 20 IL
per hour and hat the law be then
enforced. The other recommea-
dation is that the purchase of
supplies fer ouuoanty, of whatever
nature, aEounug TO one hundred
dollars or NOR that the officer do
ing the purchaag advertise in one
or more newsipers, circulating IN
this county, II competitive bids
for at least tepays before making
the purchase. We wish to thank
His Honor, t Solicitor and other
Court Official for the assistance
rendered US iDhe discharge of our
duties, and der courtesies shewn
US.
Respectf!y Submitted,
Ell. T. Medlock,
Feman Grand Jury.
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