The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-11-26
Grand jury Report.

term OF said Court, for the year "A. II. 1907,
respectfully report:
That being empanneled and instructed
according to the requirements of the Statute
on the afternoon of Monday, the 2lst inst,
we Immediately entered upon the discharge
of the duties devolving upon us according to
law and our oaths, and have continued in
daily session up to and including the 23d
inst.
We have found two bills of indictment as
follows, viz: One bill for an assault with an
attempt to commit murder, and one bill for
damaging the County Jail. And we have
ignored bills in four cases.
We also visited the County Jail, and found
nine persons incarcerated therein Their
general appearance shows they are kept in
healthy and clearly manner, rejecting much
credit upon the officers in charge.
We have also visited the County Hospital,
and find the late fire consumed the building
previously used, and the one now in use is in
adequate to the comfort and convenience of
the patients.
But from conversation with them we were
informed that prior to the fire they were
very comfortably situated; and we are assured
that building every way suited to their
wants is being prepared, and that in a very
short time it will be ready for use. There
are at the present time Is patients in the
Hospital; and on the whole they seem to
have been well cared for, and to be well sat
isfed with treatment they have received,
speaking in high terms of the kind treat
ment shown them by the County Physician,
Dr. Marks.
Having been especially charged to exam
inc the books of the several County Officers,
we have made as thorough and critical inve
tigaton as our limited time would allow, and
find they present uniform, ueat, and credit
able appearance As shown from the books,
the Indebtedness Of the county at the time
the present incumbents came into Office was
about 100000. The Indebtedness of the
County at the present time as near AS can be
ascertained, is about $40 600, making re-
duction of $4,000 during the past six
months. This is certainly very encouraging
to the tax payers Of the County, and we are
confident, if like economy is pursu for the
next eighteen months our county will be
relieved from debt We deem it a duty in
cumbent upon us, before closing this Report,
to again earnestly call the attention of the
Board of Supervisors to the imperative ne
cessity of providing a suitable fire proof
vault for the safe keeping of the various
books, vouchers, etc, belonging to the
County, and also making some necessary re-
pairs upon the Court House.
All of which is respectfully reported,
and having performed tie duties for which
we were summoned we now ask to be dis
charged.
E G. BAKER, ! A. P. X. sArronD,
Foreman. Secretary.
ROAD DISTRICTS Nos. ~ AND l3.--In publishing
the order Of the Board of Supervisors last week,
establishing Road Districts Nos. IL and 49, an err
ror was committed by excluding all of Dutch
Ravine from No. II, and Placing it in No -. 1t
should have read Dutch Rayine Road Below
viii be found the correct oundaries of the Dis
trict, ordered by the Board of Supervisors:
District No. l2.--.fU the northeast part of
Township No. 2, commencing at the north Zinc of
said Township directly opposite the residence of
j. Nash. on Doty's Fiat, thence in a southerly di-
recton to The southern boundary including Geor-
gia Ravine in the Ophir District. Dutch Ravine
Road not included in the District. Stephen Jami-
son, Overseer. Bond $500.
District No. l2.-Including all that part of
Township No. 2, not Included in District No. II
in the Cod Hill District. This District inclu les
Dutch Ravine Road. w. II. BeN Overseer-
Bond $500.
ggs- The publication of the Yreka Union
is discon inue'l. lis editor, Mr. Mcdonald,
proposes t" start an"ll er paper to be called
the Democratic Union.
G49- The Grand Jury, in their Report, as
certain the debt Of this county to be about
$4,000,
| Esy" Tie case of Senator Grant vs.. The
San Francisco Bulletin, for libel, and dana
| neS at $50 600 is now ON trial at The Bay