Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-31

The grand jury for the Decemb,r
term of the di-rrict court, having
completed us work, bas handed In the
I following report:
MILES CITY, Mont Dec p, 1891.
We tnr grand jury for the DECEMBER
term Of the uis riri cuurt neg leave 10
zub 1T a e 'oIl, Wig - our report:
Ia The Office If inc 90 nay clerk Ne
find everyt ing IN app r-utly the best
of order, book aud papers neatly kept
u posted W To- uaie, a system OF
daily checking between the fhces Of
cIuuty clerk aud county treasurer
making IL rrac ical!y impossible fbr
misiak,s % Orcur
Ia the Dfiice uf the county treasurer
We fiud. a In TIE OffiC- of the G unity
clerk. au HtsiItrs ~ good order, b
diff r-ut tUnd~ ing a much larger
balance thtu in forner years b
cash balance o." hant March ], 1891,
Sill S9p 46 The ra.h talauce nn
baud December p, 1891, Sl26, 4s2 -.
Since the above da'r here hA- brru
paid uut { ON the different .und- the
sum of $3.50 a, leaving a net balance
at 1926, So ~. Taxes uucullectvd for
year 81 1891. Is 592 %.
ANf NAA w ANA' O. EhNNH $3.50
the prisoner confined therein claim
ing t. he " u ted, iud The rooms
warm, iur make G mplaiut hat th-
Gels are poorly ventilated, IA ali Of
VII ch tht jury ful y agree.
Tn r. "a, JcaTIuR 20 be no ltst Of
cnuuts property. We would re- ,umm,n ID
hat "a Is. ot all county property bv
maze Toy the county commissioners.
and hat each iii er, IN sssuhiug
charge 81 MR. 'tfioe, shall receipt To The
SAID county commissioner Tor all
property pertaining To hlr Office.
TIE tact having ueen hrougu' TO our
nOtIcr that the present county uttJT-
ueN through illIc-, has become Inca
paci aled from d.tN, aud the county
u~lug coufIbusllN Iu need Of -uch
Ofic r, nut Iu uTd-r that The eXpen-ts
OF the ecu ~ may not Ue uuuece--
sarlly increased, We would recommend
that the propeT authorities diligently
inquire mo the legality Of paying
double ralArv FOR the du'iez peTf"Tmed
by said ON er.
After making careful inquiry into
the matter u taking care Of he q Ity
y, or, and feeling confident that cheap-
~ aud better methods could be- em-
plOyed, we would recommend that the
county commissioners advertise for
bios iOr the care and maintenance Of
tue councy poor by the week, the
To furnish bu ldings n land,
and The contractor To furnish all sup
pile, the contract TO be let 10 the lows
responsible bidder.
Ih- bond ~ the county treasurer
being come S2j 900 - than the cash
bala O. on hand, aud wh rras at ceT~
am seasons Of the year the amount
reaches S35 900 and even $4,000, We
" ud rtclmLIeud tina The count,
treasurer be required to give additional
bond m he rum OF 800 1000.
On examination Of the bonds Of the
different county officers we find The
name Of the same person appe trlag on
several. and In one instance the name
oue per-ou appears on four dtf rent
bonds. This, We think, should be
We would recommend that the
county commissioner refuse % sc-
ths bOnt Of auy county officer
where the persons signing said bond
have also signed the bond OF some
other county officer. aud whose names
are still on said bond ~ surrIies.
We would also recommend that
where any person having signed a
bond 81 any county officer, and said
parties have left the county petna.
Dently, that the county commissioners
shall demaD@ Of said officer n new
name in Il place OF such person. We
urge that the county commissioners
Immediately inspect the bonds % the
different county officers, and carry
cut the provision OF thu above recJm-
mendatiOn.
Tue matter Of k Hing game contrary
to law Is one which We think needs To
be investigated, and we would recon-
mend that the proper authorities look
into the matter. aud II possible bring
tire guilty parties TO justice.
There being no further business be-
fore us, we surrender this report To the
honorable Judge Of the district court,
and ask 10 be discharged.
T. j. GRAHAM,
Foreman Of Grand Jury.
II. NJ. MORAN, Clerk.