The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-02-14

the grand jury at the recent session
of court in this county:
State of South Carolina-County
of Bamberg.
To Hon. Ernest Moore, judge pre-
siding, second circuit:
The grand jury begs to present its
report to your honor:
1. We have passed upon all bills
presented to us by the solicitor and
returned the same to the court.
2. We have visited the chain
gang and Jail and found the jail well
kept and the county chain gang we'll
organized and doing good and eff
cient service.
- 8. We have visited the public Off
ces and find them we'll kept and the
officers are attentive to their duties
and courteous to the public.
4. We recommend that the clerk
of courts Office be furnished with
comfortable covering for the floor,
and that in the Office of the probate
Judge there be furnished a suitable
book case Z x 4, and that the same be
of metal.
5. The attention of the grand jury
was called to the condition of the
roads as it exists in several portions
of the county and complaint being
made that the roads were in bad
condition, we recommend that the
supervisor give his immediate atten-
ton and put the same in such shape
as should be for the accommodation
of the public.
6. The grand jury's attention was
especially called to the fact that the
federal government had allowed $751;
900 to Bamberg county to be expend..
ed upon the roads, and your body
recommends that this be accepted and
that the county place an equal sum
to match that in construction of the
roads in the county. This fund es-
pecially looks towards the establish
ment of one or more highways on the
part of the State and nation to pass
through Bamberg county, and we
earnestly recommend that our county
supervisor do act in conjunc-
ton with the officers of the
State and nation and have con-
structed three highways as main
arteries for travel through Bamberg
county. Nothing could add more to
the comfort of the people and the
travelling public than to have two
leading highways practically at right
angles towards each other crossing
our counties and to be constructed as
all roads which the national govern
ment taxes part in the construction
of, to be of the highest class gravel
and clay.
Z. At a former meeting of this
body committee was appointed to
check up the taxes of the late Judge
Harmon, probate Judge for Bamberg
county, and we herewith submit the
report of R. P. Bellinger, Esq, as a
part of this report, and marked ex-
hibit A.
8. We have looked into the finan-
eial condition of the county and find
that Bamberg county's finances are
in good shape. On yesterday, the
county treasurer had a balance of
s55,740.5s, for all purposes. During
the previous year cash was paid for
all claims as presented and the coun-
ty is not indebted for any sum. Copy
of the treasurer's report is herewith
attached and is part of this report
and marked exhibit B.
9. During the past year the coun-
ty enjoyed unprecedented financial
prosperity. We, your grand jury, act
ing for the people, desire to acknowl-
edge with thanks the great blessings
which providence with such bounti-
full hand has caused the crops to grow
and give to our people such prosperi-
ty as never before known.
10. We also desire to call atten-
tion to the fact that the county has
responded from time to time to all
calls made upon it for Red Cross,
Liberty Bonds and other patriotic
demands, and we trust that our peo-
pie will continue to do so.
IL. Our county has taken stand
on educational matters by which it
hopes to establish graded schools in
every portion of the county. This
has not yet been accomplished in all
parts but we hope that the people
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