Mountain Democrat., 1857-08-08
Report sf'GranA Jarv.

To the Hon. Court Of 4Se'siOu' Of Il
Dorad1 County: -
We the grand Jury bog leave 10 49,
nit the following report AZ. the reauI1 -
our deliberations, and having no fur,hSs
business VIC ask to be discharged.
Your jury during the session h.,.
found three true bills Of tho following :"
turc viz: assault with deadly wesn~-
with intent to kill--One Burglarv-c..
Malicious mischief AS compared v;sS
the business brought before the othsr
grand jurics great decrease in cTime A.,
\ more hcalthful tone being impartial ~
the morals Of our community, which -.
arc proud to hail as the dawn Of a 0rs"s.
moral mclenium.
Our attention has been particularlv A;
rccted to the affairs Of the different Com.
ty Officers, which we found tn be N
wholesome condition. In tho ofies6 ~
Clerk, Recorder and Treasurer your EF.n1
jury respectfully recommend that SOM
additional safeguard for the preRervatIor
Of the Books and papers Of said oficen
from fire, should engage the immedists
attention of the Board Of Supervisors. ana
would also recommend the transcribin-
Of certain Books in the Recorders oGice
list OF which was filed with the Board
I Of Supervisors by former grand jury.
In the County Hospital under the Su.
pervison Of Drs Harvey & Clark, =,
found the number Of patients under treat.
mcnt since the Goth June last, Cthe dst.
Of the present cOntract) to have been "a
IA Of whom hGve been discharged. OF
the IL remaining 10 arc convalescent ana
0 still under medical treatment. The Il.
cation Of the Hospital is we'll adapted b
the purposes required, the rooms are neat.
" furnished and the building well ventiI.
lated; the patients are furnished everv
luxury required and express thelnselvt.
highly pleased with the treatment rcceiv.
ed at the hands Of their physiciana-
Much credit il due to DrS. Harvey 4
| Clark for the efficient manner in which
they have conducted the affairs Of the
Hospital since the same has been under
their charge, and beg leave to call atteO.
ton to the fact that there are now in the
Hospital four INDECENT men who arc not
under medical treatment nor do they n.
ouire medical aid, and who arc wholly
unable to provide for themselves, who st
present and for some time past have beca
a private charge and living on the bounty
OF these gentlemen thus generously cxtoe.
ded them, aud would recommend that
some provision be made for the indiHOus
Of this county.
On reference to the office Of Superin.
tcndcnt Of Public Schools, that Officer
came before lis and made . verbal cx.
PLANTATION Of his Books and filed written
report corresponding Herewith, which is
herewith submitted.
The outstanding indebtedness Of the
County aS found OH examination Of the
Books of the Treasurer amounts 10 q
grand total tO $3G, 1866 % to lxt August
1857.
Your Jury would respectfully call TIE
attention Of the beard Of Supervisors u
the fact that since tho diScontinuanco Of
| the Office Of License Collector allowed the
Treasurer the revenue arising thereirom
has fallen off nearly ono halt. and large
portion Of this half collected by the Treas.
urer on the outside Of his Office, in order
TO enable him to make respectable pay.
ment-this calculation is based on the
average Of the receipts from lSt January
1867 until the diScOntinaaMee Of the o.
flee lst July lS66-and would recommend
that the Office be again created, and that
. suitable person be appointed to fulfil he
duties thereof, OK the creature Of The
Treasurer or the Board Of Supervisors %
they in their wisdom may deem best
In regard to the County Jail being III.
uated remotely VIC did not visit, but AUm
the evidence before us, learn It Is kept
neatly and with much regard to the health
and safe keeping Of prisoners. ---.---
We would also suggest the propriety
Of allowing the Clerk Of our Jury @6 %
per day.
Your jury cannot conclude without Sx.
pressing our sincere thanks to the officers
for their promptnesS in making their Ox.
hibits in relation to the affairs Of their o.
fices-to W. ii. Brumfield Dist. Attorney
for his readiness in giving legal advice
and to Geo. w. Coddington for his kind,
ness in attending to our every want. AL
Of which is respectfully submitted.
ALEX. HUNTER, Foreman.
7. R. BYRNE, Secretary.
j. o. Standish, +. l.. Buckingham,
John Parks, c. A. Amidon,
a. W. Myatt, T. II. Cunningham,
+. W. Wclton, VIM. 4. JAckmAn,
{. p. Young, A. H. Hawley,
D. +. Hodges, VIM. G. Davis,
+. N. Kelly, J. II. Vanderbilt,
| A. v. Y. Post. s. A. LindhAY.