Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-04-06
The Report Of the Grand Jury.


~ The HoaoraJle Cicruh curt Of Rontqom.
cry County.
We, the Grand Jurors of Montgomery
Comfy, State OF May land, respectfully re-
port 10 your liOnOrs That We have faithfully
ana diligently inquired into all cases. brought
before US, and disposed OF Them according to
the evidence and tie best Of our jud cement
AS part of our duties, We have visited the
Jail aud Aims House Of the County. We
found the Jail clean aud comfortable, the
prisoners, sesen in number, say they are well
provided for, and satisfied with the manner in
which they are treated We found one of The
main arches in the building in dangerous
condition, the cement on some OF The floors
needs repairing aud when these repairs are
made the Jail will compare favoTably with any
county Jail ia the State
We proceeded to the Aims House and found
the farm and outbuildiugs in ioIsrably good
condition: the main building is badly ar
ranged for the comfort and health of the in
mates The white inmates are nine in mum
Der and appeared clean and comfortable, the
colored are sixteen in number, and were neiih-
er clean nor comfortable, owing TO The rooms
they occupy in the basement being without
sufficient ventilation or light. Therefore we
recommend to the County Commissioners to
erect new frame building at the west end Of
the main building for the use and occupation Of
the overseer and his family, and TO make such
other improvements to the buildingsas may be
necessary for the comfort Of the inmates. We
would also recommend that one Of the base
ment rooms be fitted up for the use OF
"tramps," and thereby save The Jail expenses
in providing for them, which has amounted to
six or eight hundred dollars in the last lwel ~
months, bat which expense has been naavoid-
able under the circumstances, there Icing no
legislation on the subject
We would further report that we have ex-
amined the Court House building aud d. not
believe il to be sufficiently convenient or com
Portable for the transaction Of the business Of
the several courts and offices in il, and FOR the
large number of persons 10 attendance upon
the same. Therefore we respectfully recon-
mend and earnestly urge upon the County
Commissioners, at some early day. TO raise the
wings TO the square of the main building aud
10 make such other improvements rs vii be
and are necessary for The convenience Of the
several courts and the persons in attendance
thereon. and would advise that the bricks Of
the old clerks Office be used ia said improve
ments and repairs.
In conclusion we would say that much of
our time has been consumed in the inyesiga-
ton OF the applications for the sale Of spirit
uous liquors. The number Of liquor licenses
kiahteu 70 SAY "l"ej Tue humotr feJecltd,
nine. We feel constrained to congratulate the
people and citizens Of our county on the gen
eral good order and faithful observance Of the
laws, for after digent search and inyesti-
CATION ofal complaints made before us, we
have found presentDenis against Is persons, a
much less number than at any previous court
for many years.
Allof which we respectfully submit to your
Honors.
JOHN T BESsoN,
Foreman.