The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-02-24
GRAND JURY REPORT.

La the circuit court OF the state O
Oregon for Clatsop county:
To Hon. F. J. Taylor, Judge of sale
court: The undersigned, your grand
jury for the present term, report al
| follows:
We have returned thirteen tru,
bills, and one not true bill. We hav,
made brief examination into tn,
financial affairs of the county, ant
find them from the reports of the off
GERS for the year ending June Both
1888, the actual debt of the county
was S55, 1852 exclusive of any out.
side standing interest, and including
$4,000 jail bonds.
The estimated expenses of the
county for the fiscal year ending June
Both, 1889, are $23,79O. The levy to
meet this expense is S25,889.1O. The
levy to pay on account debt is
Sc, ,164.06, which will not more than
cover the outstanding interest. The
estimated income of the county from
licenses, fines, ETC., will probably be
from $4,000 to $4,000. Funds in
hands of county treasurer July 1st.
1888, was $6,79O.25.
sHERIFF's OFFICE.
We find the sheriff's Office in good
condition, and properly and efficient
ly conducted. There is no safe in
the sheriffs Office except one that he
has rented, which will have to be Civ
en- up shortly, and in view of the fact
that he is frequently the custodian of
large sums of money, we recommend
that he be furnished with a suitable
safe.
COUNTY CLERK.
We find the county clerks Office in
admirable good order: the records
neatly and methodically arranged,
and kept. Improvement in the meth
cd of keeping the records, probate
records, records of chattel mortgages
greatly simplify the work in these de.
partments of the office, and lightens
the labor of citizens who have occa-
sion to examine them.
COUNTY TREASURER.
The county treasurer's office is
properly conducted, and the books
neatly and orderly kept.
CORONER.
We visited the coroDer's office and
find that he has proper facilities for
conducting the work thereof prop
erly, and proper place provided for
the purpose of holding inquests when
necessary.
We find the county jail well kept
and clean and comfortable, and
would be safe place for prisoners by
putting in a new floor, which is badly
needed and which we strongly recon-
mend.
We found the city Jail of Astoria
clean, we'll kept, aDd empty.
We find the county has no pest
house and the city of Astoria a small
one: would recommend that the
county cooperate with the city of
Astoria and build one large enough
to accommodate both.
We visited st. Mary's hospital
where the county inirm are kept and
found only two county charges.
The hospital is very well conducted,
and those who are its inmates are
satisfied with the kind treatment re-
ceived from the good sisters in charge.
Such an institution is a credit to the
community where it exists, and its
management for years past, as the re-
ports of each grand jury fully attest,
is all that could be desired.
We visited the Office of the justice
of the peace for Astoria precinct and
found the Office properly conducted.
and the records neatly kept.
Having now finished our labors we
ask to be discharged for the term.
E. @. Grow, foreman.
1. L. OsGooD, clerk.
]. E. BRALLIER.
N. WIsEBR.
9. A. BOTTOM.
NJ. KNUTsoE.
P. H. BAGLEY.