Washington telegraph., 1892-10-19
2l1lae z 22Tele9oe,sasplo. 81
Grand Jury Report,

!, last alter quiet and eventful session c
Two weeks. No cases of special impoi
talce or interest except to the parlie
+. Immediately concerned came up for tri
al. Judge Hearn dispatched busines
with that pfomptitude for which he l
noted. Following is the report of th
Grand Jury:
Taihe aon. r. D., Hearn. Judge of th
Hampstead Circuit Court:
We, The Grand Jury for the presen
term Of the Hampstead Circuit Court
beg to submit this rs our final report
We have exdmlned quite number
of witnesses and presented indictments
III all cases where in cur judgment the
evidence warranted the same.
We find from the Commissioners re-
port that the various county officers are
performing their duties satisfactorily,
The records accurately kept and settle-
ments properly made.
We md the court house needs some
immediate repairs to prevent damage
10 building. The jail house is in ex-
crllent eondltion-everythi clean
aud well cared for. We recommend
thai a we'll be dug in the jail yard, and
fence repaired.
We find The iuildngs at the poor
house in bal coudillon. The main
building ue0d, some repairs; while
none of the out buildings used for in
mates are in saeh Condition as to ena-
BILE the keeper to render inmates com.
Portable for the winter. The houses
need repairs and several stoves lor
heating rooms. There are eleven in
mates ut sad poor house, some of
whom must suffer unless action is taken
III the matter.
We feel satilied in SAYING that the
public revenues of the comfy are be-
ing properly handled and are in safe
bands.
<Ssfsn the reports ofoverseers we -
hn' SsSss4 s'asl..,~ sa-'s'''.sa't'"' -
nnJ condition, and many OF the bridges
,,nsafe, nor do we look for any I'M
nrovenent in them until our legisla-
,ure deyiscs II better system OF road
working than that which now prevails
Tn the lrief discussion which we nave
given this matter, hut three ways have
bren suggested by which tins may De
done, and we here present them, win
brief comments Oh each plan. we uo
not pretend to offer solution OF tfls
vexed question, for the consideration oi
which congresses, both state and inter-
stale, have been conyoked. NhaV we
do say. is SAID merely to excite thought
nnon tins question, especially upon the
part of our members elect to The next
lpoisIature, who. we doubt not, with
III, co-oper&lion of their co-legislators'
will bp able tp give as something III
hen Of nur present worthless road laws
that will tend to devalop the great nat
ural wealth Of our peerless State an'
w,ll command the respect OF an intelli'
cent and enterprising people.
The lhree plans to which we have re
terr,d are these:
1st. Tn so amend our road law as II
require Of those now subject to road ""'S
such AN amount of la5hr as is necessary
To make the roads good.
2nd. 70 amend the road IN" oY "u'
thorzmg and requiring snch Il l"'
levy upon property as Will procure IN"
amount OF 'abor which IS necessary
make the roads good.
3rd. 70 enact lYw authorizing IN
employment of such conVie's' Dot
conntv and state, as are fitted for tn
duty, upon road work
In our opinion, the first pan wouI
REQUIRE such sacrifice OF tune ana ID
hor as ,he people cannot afford. re
the most part, those who now work tn
roads are people of s~all means' an
,r,rnre a meager subsistence by dan
lo,l. lo place further burdens up"
Them would seem unjus', and "oo
produce much dlscontent Let u
burden be increased only to such
veioht as the people might easily oea
II the 4 Sc tent remain, the aYera
legislator will handle fire sooner thi
impose it. 1t Will be difficult ii not i
,.esnhle 10 50 amend the law
/ IL same reasoning applies to
..lnn Thn snnn nltieetinns