The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-06
RARE READING.
TIE GRAND JURY REPORT
They Touch Up the Dallas Police -
strongly Favor Good Roads, and
Wind Up With an EXPIRES
sion as To the Tariff.

The grand jury which has been in SEES
sion at intervals, embracing altogether
six weeks, adjourned yesterday. They
have found large number of true bills
and returned yesterday into court eigh-
ty-seven bills, forty-seven of which are
for felonies and forty for misdcmeanors.
The following is true copy Of their re-
port given as written
TO Hon. q. y. Aldr!dgc. Judge Of the District
Court:
We have inquired diligently into all
oilenses against the law that have come
under our notice, and returned such
bills as in our judgment can be suS-
tanned by vigorous prosecution of the
law. We tender to Mr.. Charles +. Clint,
our County Attorney, who appears I'M
firing in his efforts to suppress crime,
also to W. If. w. Smith and his depu-
ties and especially Judge Hoard, who
duties of door-keepcr to II grand-jury
room, our thanks for services rendered
us in the discharge of our duties. We
visited the Jail and find forty prisoners
confined there charged with various Of
lenses, eight OF whom are United States
prisoners and five that are insane. They
are fed good and wholesome food
and their quarters are kept in as neat
and comfortable manner as possible
under the circumstances.
! We visited the county poor farm and
| found that institution kept in neat and
orderly mannerby j. II. Fitzpatrick, who
has in his charge 2prisoners, s of whom
are paupers. lie has also belonging to
| the poor farm, q mules, 20 hogs, q head
of cattle and loo bushels Of old corn.
/ There are $50 acres in cultivation, "A of
| which was in wheat, which yielded 80
bushels.
We would respectfully hut earnestly
call the attention of those whose duty il
| is 70 select and appoint police officers, to
the importance Of selecting good and
conscientious men to serve on the police
| force. Whilst some of the members of
the police force are active and cOnscien-
tiOuS in the discharge of their duties
others are dcrplct and would swallow
Il camel, and choke upon gnat. Some
crimes which are the most OdiOus and
baneful to society, are comparatively
ignored by them, such as the violation
of the marriage rights: the seduction OF
young and unsuspecting girls, etc. Pc.
lice officers should understand that thcil
duty is to ferret out crime and bring
criminals TO Justice, and when every.
one knows he will be held to strict
account for his crOOkcdnUss, those wht
will violate the law will hunt more
cOngenia cline. Then we can 20 tC
sleep without our houses being burglar
lied or our women being insultcd. W.
would respectfully call the attention u
our commissioners and all who are in
tcrrstcd in the growth and prosperity o
Dallas county and city, to the bad condi
ton of our roads. This is YcNud uues
ton that those in authority seem loatl
to grapplc with. The insuilicicncy of til,
road law, coupled with procrastination
is very injurious to our county. This |.
a question of vital Importance to cVor'
citizen IN Dallas county. Lands haV
enhanced in value TO such an cNten
that land owners have confined tn
travel to narrow and muddy lanes tina
require great deal more expense 4
keep them in order than is available un
der the road law. our county is ric
and prosperous and virtually ont of debt
hence, the time has arrived In the his
; tory OF our county that Ompeoplc dcmar
! better rO0ds, and would submit To- a Ia
l sufficient to put the roads In good orde
!. The city could not object from the ia,
y that it receives is support from II
r. country. And the many prosperous an
+ thriving villages around Dallas, demon
stratc c0nclusiVclv that tho trade whiC
= lupitimatcY belongs 20 Dallas is gradl
Y ally nut surely ceuteringut other point
| owing 10 the bad condition nr the mai
e thoroughiarcs leading into Dallas. lfti
= roads are impossible at this season
the year, what rs 10 Toe expected i'm II
: long rainy season when the in
D mcnsc crops Huw maturing are
~ movcd2 We cannot look
the legislature of our sta
o. for road law that viii give H. goo
/. and desirable roads. For n road la
, that would apply tn Van Xandt or To
! Grgcn counties would not suit rich m
+ tlichly ct.lCd county like Dallas, hcut
I We should look 90 the fertile brain of ol
] commissioners, aided hv liberal su
l. port OF oar people To- give rs good roud
y. There should in our opinion he count
Il engineer whose duty should ha To- 20
T. the mills and select good sound lumhC
q SapCrintcnd the building of bridge
g inspect the ruauS, otc. l, IL 4 penn
y wise and pumd-luClish policy to put I
J. bridges that are washed away hY CIV,
i succeeding rain. Then again, roa
IL oycrsecrs should be paid for their $50
g Vices and held to strict accountable
y for the discharge Of their duties. II
u hard To- indict u man Tor something
l. gets no pay Tor. The rich ard the DO
are benefited alike Nv 20,
roads. Whilst we favor IN,
u in national affairs who are In favor
tariff for revenue only, We favor m,
@ for county commissioners who are
y favor otmgif sufficient To put the rna
y - good ORDER ;, 7. ENNEESnN,
: Foreman.