Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-13
Respectfully submitted,
O. p. SKOLFIELD, Parish Auditor.
Reports.

Reports.
The President submitted to the Jury a
proposition made by special committee
to the Judgment creditors of the parish
for a compromise of this Indebtedness,
stating the same had not been agreed to
by the said creditors. After consider
able discussion, the entire matter was
laid over to next meeting by the follow
ing vote
Ayes-Mcssrs. Randolph, Davis, Mon
tegudo, Stokes and Began.
Nays-Nonc. ..
The report of this committee was re-
ceived and approved.
| Mr.. GoOdale on behalf of the School
Board of this parish made statement
relative to the Clerks office, asking that
the same be repaired at the expense Of
the parish and appropriated for the use
of the Public .Sch0ols-actiOn deferred
to next meeting.
The report Of the Grand jury wasread,
received and ordered printed.
| Report Of the Grand Jury.
To the Hon the Judge of the 18th Judicial Dis
| trct Court, holding sessions i'll and for the
| parish of East Baton Rongc, State of Louisiana:
| The Grand Jury beg leave respectfully
to report as follows:
That they have ,udiciously and impair
TALLY discharged all duties enCumbent
OH them as, Grand Jurors. That they
lind the Court House in neat and thor
= ough repairs and that all available
9 means are used to keep it clean and or
derby in all its departments. That we
have, us arule by our predecessors, made
] a careful survey and examination of the
: Jail and other buildings belonging to thu
y parish and find them sadly in need of re-
= pairs in many places. The floor in som,
parts of the jail is caVing in, and i'll sew,
l. eral places the doors inside are insecure
g owing to decay, particularly SO i'll the
case of the hall door III the south end 0
the building, upper floor which is al
y most to atoms and should be ATTENDED
to at once, in order to prevent trouble
| from inside, ON the part of prisoners whit
s. have no trouble to obtain knowledge il
u that direction. In fact a general over
&c hauling and repairing of the Jail AM
Kitchen building would add MATERIAL
It to their security within, and appearance
sell without, beside rejecting credit upO
II our parish officials, who are prompt All
i effective i'll all matters of a public chal
, acter. We find the cells clean and con
II, Portable, the fare good and wholesOn,
H. and the wants of the prisoners CAREFUL,
Id Iattcndcd to with promptncss, but W
!, recommend a few more blankets to max
~ lite among the prisoners little MOI
ur comfortable during the winter montl
nr now here. We would also suggest TIL;
=. some action be taken in the case of tw
unfortunate victims of insanity now
~ iail ; their condition warrants their L,
II. moval to the Asylum or souic other no
n pital where their wants could be suppl
y, ed. The brick wall around the jail yal
shGuld be repaired, especially in I'll
he southwestern corner to prevent san
nd from falling down. The old Clerks otti'
rk is monument of shame to the paris
In and should be demolished or rehtte
! Il The sluggish action on that impOrtal
y" subject to prevent criticism on the pa
up Of our successors. The public roads III
ON in a terrible plight in consequence
continued rains, and we find no reat
rs means to correct the evil. Legslatit
on is needed in that direction to prevent
j recurrence of the same. The GOnditit