The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-11-02
THAT New JSTL.-The Grand jury

THAT New JArL.-The Grand Jury
of the late term Of Court say in their ''opin
ion new Jail is an absolute necessity"
and urge upon the County Commissioners to
levy next year upon the Real and Personal
Estate of the county the sum Of four cents
the 500, to set aside as a "Jail Fund. -
This, they say, will yield the sum of So, 600,
which, together with the sale of the present
Jail and premises, would justify the Com
missioners in the purchase Of Il lot farther
from the centre of the town, and contract
ing for the erection of "new and commo-
dious Jail " to be paid for by u levy of six
cents on the 500 in 1868. This is the con-
centratcd wisdom Of the Peace Grand Jury.
They would have stated their idea more
Ineligible in regard to the sale of the old
jail and premises " and the purchase of
''lot farther from the centre of the town."
if they had used the resolutions of some Of
their Peace friends, in Mississippi, in re-
gard to Il similar object. They were III this
wise
l. Resolved by this Council that we build
a new Jail.
2. Resolved that the new jai be built out
of the material of the old jail.
3. Resolved that the old Jail be used until
the new one is finished.
This thing ola ''ncw Jail " has been the
theme of Grand ,Iurics for the past five or
six years. But it has been reserved for this
August asscmbagc to discover that new
Jail is san absolute necessary" To be
sure, the present old one is not as ''eom-
modious' as it should be, and the walls
look forbidding. But the Court House is
in the same category. Why did they not
recommend the building of new Court
House also? Why this making "two bites
at the cherry?' A new Jail is desirable by
the citizens of the county. But the present
" dlapidated . Jail is as good now as it was
three or four years ago, and we feel quite
satisfied will be found good enough for their
Peace Shcriif-whcn they elect im,-and
the present and prospcctive-for some
time at least-state of monetary affairs does
not by any means warrant the lcvying of
such sum of money on the taxpayers of
the county. The old jail will do until the
times get better. The recommendation to
get - farther from the centre of the town."
the Jury does not condcsccnd to give the
reasons for. OF course they have some very
weighty ones therefor, else they would not
suggest it,
But there is something in the "new and
commodiou, Jail - this jury has built
These Peace Jurors know that great econ
olny has, and will continue to be, exercised
by the Union County Commissioners to
make the taxes as low as possible, in con-
sequence of the present state Of aiiairs,--so
that tie County, State and District Tax will
not amount to near rs much as the County
and State faxes have heretofore BEEN As
| a consequence, there will be little complain
ing by the people about the high taxes, thus
knocking the "pins from under II avorite
Peace hobby. Now, if the Commissioners
can be bamboozlcd with this ''alsolutc
necessity recommendation, it will raise
| the tax three cents on the 500 next year.
and six cents the succeeding year. This,
Oh a large estate, would make a considcra-
bic difference, and would most likely have
the desired effect of raising cry of thigh
taxes" This, we find is well understood
by the people Of This section at least.
| But we are inclined to think thy will have
to look at the " dilapidatcd Jail for Il
short time longer, and that that "ncw and
commodious " one of theirs will not be
built just yet Though it seems a pity so
much of their Gloves labor should be
lost, after they have gone to apparently so
much trouble to ascertain the facts and
| figures in relation to the new Jail!n
THE COMPANY OF CAPT. FAEIfrz is
nearly full, and is now cncamped at Gimp
Huffman, Lafayette Square, Baltimore City,
Those directing letters to members of the