Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-29
Grand jury Report.

To the Honorable Court of the .SecOndJudi
cialDistrict of the Territory of Montana
in and for Silver Bow County:
The Grand Jury in and for Silver Bow
County beg leave to report that they have
made diligent inquiry into all cases brought
to their attention, and that they have
made presentments in all cases wherein
the evidence seemed to warrant, and that
they have ignored bills in which the testi.
mOny was not considered sufficient.
The Grand Jury have examined the
public Jail and respectfully report that
they find it we'll and clearly kept, but
think hat the portion assigned to females
should be made more secure.
They find that the County Jail is in
secure in that a person or persons might
make an entrance through the roof and
ceiling into that portion outside OF the
iron corridors and thereby free the inmates.
And in this particular it is thought to de.
mand the attention OF the County Commits.
sioners.
The Grand Jury hereby enbody the re.
| ports OF its several committees and make
the recommendations therein contained
the recommendations Of he entire Grand
Jury.
The Committee appointed by the Grand
Jury to visit the Hospital in which the
County patients are kept, have the honor
to report that they found about fifteen
patients, a number OF whom they inter
viewed in regard to the care and medical
attendance they received, and who all
without exception expressed themselves
unqualifiedly in praise OF the way in which
they were treated, and, the kindness they
met with at the hands Of the nurses and
others in charge.
The Committee find the rooms to be
large, airy. in good condition and scrupu-
lousy neat and clean in every particular,
and have no adverse criticisms to make,
nor any changes or improvements to sug-
gest in regard to the management OF the
Hospital. or the care OF the County poor
confined therein.
MILO FRENCH,
JAMES BROWN.
F. E. SAR9EANf.
Geo. ". Irwin, Foreman Grand Jury:
Your committee appointed to examine
into the condition OF the public Offices re-
spectfully submit the following report: We
find the work in the several Offices in salts
factory shape, ave in the case OF the Re
corder's Office, where there are unrecorded
deeds dating back to June l, 1886, and
mortgages to May 4. 1886, comprising $50
deeds and 40 mortgages, or 400 instru-
ments out OF q total Of 1888 filed during
the quarter ending August 81. 1886. The
Recorder assures YOU committee that this
unsatisfa ctory condition OF his Office is I'm
avuidable and is to be attributed to an in
sufficient clerical force. He called the at
tention OF our committee to the large
amount OF so-called County work" per-
formed-the drawing and enrolment OF
1905 warrants, which number would be a
fair average for a quarters work, and to
the increasing tax roll, which occupied the
undivided time of one man for two months
and q third in 1885, this man being espe-
cially employed by the Commissioners for
the work. Mr.. Clark referred to this fact
in connection with the Law, which requirts
this work to be performed and delivered to
tue Treasurer within 80 days from the date
the property list is returned by the Asses
sor, as showing the excessive demands