The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-10-27
Miscellaneous.
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY,
SEPTEMBER TERM, 1877.

| 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-
spectfuly submit the following report of their
proceedings. They have examined 3l9 witnesses,
have found ninety-sx rue bills, ignored one, dis
| missed forty five cases, and continued five.
We have visited the jail and almshouse; 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 ord cleanliness
reasonable regard for the its
Committees of our bouy have been aru-ou ,
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 ircdpacity and ignorance prevailing for
some years in the administration of the office of
County Commissioners. Business has been con-
Quoted in that Office with a looseness and negG-
gence that makes it difficult to determine without
legal proceedings against of the officers what
amount of criminaty, if any, is to be attached to
those having supervision of its affairs. As suits
have already been instituted against some the re-
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-
cal affairs of the county.
We desire especially to call the attention of the
Court to the great number of cases brought be-
70. e us involving violations of the Sunday law,
md to the riOting and general disturbance OF the
peace prevailing so generally on Sunday in those
sections of the county bordering Baltimore
oitv Tho fOhtinO and disorder nrevailinp in
these localities, we 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 vOlators of the law alluded to
it is almost impossible to adduce sufficient testi-
mony to conv ct before the Court. We therefore
respectfully suggest and reco nmend to your hon.
orable 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. Fassel, Madison
avenue extended; Teutonia Club, Madison aven-
ue extended; Conrad Martel, Highandtown
John Rau, Highlandtown I; H. Kamp, Eastern
avenue; Andrew Dasch, Clinton street, Canton
Mrs. Louders, Clinton street, Canton Hoffman,
garden and brewery.
We also respectfully enclose report of the Com
mittee to Examine the Treasurer's 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 examine the 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 we do here
by report them to be correct, no entry being dis
covered on the cash book that was not susceptible
of satisfactory explanation far the Treas
n =. =. -: concerned.
Second. We found that the books are kept in a
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,
WIN. CALLOW,
]. L. TURNBULL,
Oct. 20.-3t. Committee.