The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-20

GRAND JURY Room, TowsoNTowN,
October IL, 1877.
To the Honorable the Judges Of the Circuit Court
for Baltimore county:
The Grand Jury for the September term re-
spectfully submit the following report of their
proceedings. They have examined 319 witnesses,
have found ninety six true bills, ignored one dis
missed forty five cases, and continued five.
We have visited the jail and amshouse; the
former we found to be carefully and judiciously
managed, the building and inmates being under
good administration !; the almshouse we found to
be somewhat overcrowded in the male department,
and would suggest that the attic upper story be
so repaired as to admit of its occupancy and use.
The general administration seemed to be conduct
ed with good regard to order, cleanliness and
reasonable regard for the comfort of its inmates.
Committees of our body have been arduOusly
engaged in the examination of matters connected
with recent report of the auditors of the county,
and they find that so far as they have been able
to examine, very grave and serious instances OF
official incapacity and ignorance prevailing for
some years in the administration of the Office of
County Commissioners. Business has been con-
Quoted in that office with looseness and negli-
gence that makes it difficult to determine without
legal proceedings against some of the officers what
amount of criminality, if any, is to be attached to
those having supervision of its affairs As suits
have already been instituted against some, the
suit of which will determine the extent ofthe Grim
inality or malfeasance, we deem it unnecessary to
polong the session of our body by such an ex-
haustive investigation as can alone satisfactorily
explain the uncertainty surrounding the fnan
cial affairs of the county.
We desire especially to call the attention of the
Court to the great number of cases brought be-
fore us involving violations of the Sunday law,
and to the rioting and general disturbance of the
peace prevailing so generally on Sunday in those
sections of the county bordering on Baltimore
city. The fighting and disorder prevailing in
these localities, find, most generally occur
from the sale of liquor on Sunday; but, owing to
the fact that the parties involved generally
the friends of the violators Of the Jaw as~ss !,
it is almost impossible to adduce sufficient test
mony to convict before the Court. We therefore
respectfully suggest and recommend to your hon.
orabe Court, for the sake of the maintenance of
the proper legal observance of the Sabbath and
for the preservation of the peace of the county,
that the licenses of the following parties and
houses be suppressed John E. Fasse Madison
avenue extended Teutonia Club, MadisC. ven
ne extended; Conrad Martel, Highlandtown
John Rau, Highlandtown II. Kamp, Eastern
avenue; Andrew Dasch, Clinton street, Canon !;
Mrs. Louders, Clinton street, Canton /; Hoffman,
garden and brewery.
We also respectfully enclose report of the Com
mttee to Examine the Treasurers Books. All
of which is respectfully submitted.
V. w. BASEMAN, Foreman.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE Treas
URERs Books.
To the Foreman of the Grand Jury Of Baltimore
County, September Term, 1877:
Your committee appointed to examinethe books
of the Treasurer of Baltimore county from De-
cember l, 1875, to the present date, beg leave to
report as follows:
First. We have carefully and thoroughly ex-
amined the books, vouchers, receipts, &C., con-
nected with the Treasurer's Office, and do here
by report them to be correct, no entry being dis
covered on the cash book that was not susceptible
of satisfactory explanation so far as the Treas
urer's responsibility was concerned.
Second. We found that the books are kept in
neat, business-like manner, and we consider the
system of bookkeeping introduced and followed
by the present clerk as admirably adapted to the
business of the Office.
Signed, JAMES L. SUTTON,
r. j. w. LOVE,
VIM. CALL0W,
j. L. TURNBULL,
Oct. 2O.-3t. Committee.