The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-21
GRAND JURY URGES
NEW COUNTY JAIL
Grand Jury Made Lengthy Present.
mcnt to the Court Last Week.

port when it adjourned it's sittings
iast week. The jury repeated it's
FORMER recommendations for the cree
ton OF a new Jail and made suggcs-
tons as to how the inadequate funds
now provided might be secured. His
Honor, Judge McIver, in commenting
on the report, paid particular alton
ton to the jail feature of the pre-
sentiment and placed the commission
on notice that he would expect some
thing to be done between now and
| the March term Of court The pre-
sentiment follows:
To His Honor, Edward McIvcr,
| Presiding Judge:
We, the Grand Jury OF the above
State and County do hereby beg
leave to make our final presentment.
We have passed on all bills placed
In our hands by the Solicitor and re-
ported the same
A committee appointed at a prcvi-
Gus term of the Court visited the
county home and we are glad to re-
port considerable Improvement in the
way Of homes has been made and are
informed that further improvements
or the houses and grounds arc con-
templatcd which we heartily com
mend
We have also made inquiry and
gathered information as to the pub
TIC schools of our county and it is very
gratifying indeed to note that much
progress has been made in school
buildings equipment and also efficien-
cy in the teaching. A number Of dis
tricts recently have voted additional
mills for school improvements which
show interest and progress, especial
| ly so when this was done under exist
ing depressing times
We herewith submit a report to tho
Comptroller Generals office, OF an in
vestigation made this year OF the Of
iicials Of our county, which report
shows that the present county officials
are giving their best time and atten-
ton to the duties of their respective
| Offices. This report shows that no
Iirregularity whatsoever exists, but on
the. other hand shows our officers are
painstaking and efficient. 1t is graft
Tying to this body that the report
shows this existing condition.
The Supervisor has placed in our
hands an itemized statement of the
expenditure Of money spent through
his office, we have thoroughly investi-
gated the same and are satisfied that
the county's business has been eco
nomically handled.
we regret 10 report that the bridges
or our county are in bad condition,
mostly on account Of not having suf-
ficicnt funds to keep them in repair,
and would recommend that our dele
gation In the General Assembly, pro-
vide for at least one-half mill tax
to be expended each year for the up
keep of the blidges on our public high
ways.
We observe that great deal of
damage to our public highways is be-
Ing done with cars and trucks with
cut outs" on them. We recommend
that at the next session Of the Gen
cral Assembly that it pass law pro
hibiting car or truck with "cut
out on, from travelling oAr highways
and would respectfully ask that the
delegation from our county work to
this end.
The appropriation made this year
for the employment Of ianitor at the
court house Is not sufficient to pay
one for the whole year, and we would
recommend that our delegation to the
General Assembly and the Supervisor
and his board Immediately arrange to
take care Of the situation until an APP
preparation can be made, and an ap-
preparation be made each year there
after which Is sufficient to employ a
jantor for his whole time in order to
care for and preserve the building and
the grounds connected Herewith. The
building being steam heated it Is i'm
lperative that this be done before cold
weather comes on us. 1t Is of utmost
| Importance that public building of
t''is kind be kept in a good, sanitary
ct dition.
NVe recommend that the Jail Com
mission for Laurens County proceed
to get bids for the construction or II