Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-15
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENT
Matters OF Moment Brought to Public
Attention.
WOULD ELIMINATE GRADE CROSSINGS

Court Asked to Take Action That VIII
Remove the Danger With Which the
Standpipe Threatens courthouse-
Adair's Ferry Road Needs to be Re-
paired.
Before its discharge last Tuesday aft
ernoon, the grand jury submitted the
following as its final presentment:
: We, the GRAND jury of York county.
beg leave to report to his honor, the
presiding judge'of the court Of general
sessions Of the July term: ,&ss
That we have passed on all:bills pre-
sented 70 us by the solicitor, and that
committees have been appointed ITO
make personal Investigations astto the
condition and management Of county
property and Offices and their findings
will be submitted in our final report
at the fall term of the court, or earlier
If found necessary. r:'.:a ,ts:GT;I!S;i::s
A report from the supervisor :tetths
grand jury was submitted in April, ac:-
cording to law, and said report has
been filed in the office Of the clerk: Of
court. ." St'-' - - -.
The grand juries of York county
have time and again called the atten-
ton of the court to the fact that the
city Of York has a standpipe, located
near the county courthouse property.
which is, on account Of its age, a mem
ace to the hundreds of persons who
are compelled to- attend court from
time to time and is a constant danger
to county property of great value.
The report Of the grand jury submit
ted at the November, 1920. term Of the
court recommended that such proceed
ings as, should be found necessary bo
instituted to compel the city Of York
to remove said standpipe, but our in
vestigations show that no action has
yet been taken. We must, therefore,
respectfully request that his honor, the
presiding Judge now sitting, issue the
necessary order to insure immediate
action by the proper county. Office IN
this important matter. 81
We find two very. dangerous railroad
crossings, one near Roddey's station,
in Catawba township, and the other:fn
the town of Smyrna in Broad River
township, both on, highways now being
constructed, which when completed
will greatly increase the travel ao1er
these two highways al lso- increase the,
risk Of lives which will travel: these
highways. We understand there has
been repeated request on the railroad
officials to erect overhead bridges AT
these two crossings, but they have fati.
ed to do so. We wish to urge that thss
court direct the solicitor to. take neces-
sary steps to have these bridges erect
ed as soon as possible. Committees
have appeared before us in regard to
the above bridges and the county SUI
pervisor has filed his report with us
on the situation, which we attach herL-
to We also attach letter from the
railroad commission to .the mayor OF
Smyrna in regard to the bridge needed
on Broad River township road, for the
courts information. ..
1t has been brought to our attention
that the Adair's Ferry road Is in such
condition that 1t Is almost impossible,
and as the necessary money we UNDER
stand is in hand to repair. or rebuild
the road, we recommend that the COM
missioners in charge proceed with the
work on this road in such manner as
they find to be for the best interest OF
the county, according to the authority
vested in them. ..,-i..
We thank your honor and the solic1-
tor for the instruction given and
courtesies shown US in the discharge
of our duties, and ask to be excused
from further duty during this term OF
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the court.