The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-11

will not enforce, and to prevent by in
dictment the Generalization consequent
upon the unrestricted sale of intoxi-
eating liquors on Sunday.
1 must draw your attention to the
continuation of the lottery business in
this county. The courts have imposed
the severest penalties. Grand Juries
have indicted and done much TO abate
this grievous and demoralzing business,
but there is still more to be done. Very
fewgof the leaders engaged in the pol
icy business have been brought to justice.
1t is to be hoped that some of those high
in official and social life engaged in fos-
tering and encouraging the continuation
of this demoraHzing trade may yet be
made 10 feel the seventies of the pen
alties provided by law.
GREEN GOODS
A watchfulness over the green goods
business is invoked. Neither of the par
ties engaged in these transactions are
entitled to any sympathy whatever II
would be source of pleasure to the
Court if the Grand Jurors could discover
evidence against the officers, agents and
employees of telegraph companies which
are engaged in aiding and assisting in
this infamous trade. The Legislature
of this State during its session of 1S95
passed some stringent enactments which
the Court deems quite adequate to bring
the telegraph companies within its pro-
visions. The whole subject generally is
in your hands, and if you have evidence
before you duplicating any individuals
in the violation of the laws against this
Illegal traffic, it is your duty to iDdict
them, whoever they may be. / under
implicating persons who are filling re
Spousible positions in society, and a
strict and thorough investigation might
reveal some interesting facts in relation
spect to the manner of the violation and
the personality of the offenders.
COUNTY ROAD,
The last Grand Jury made a present
ment in relation to the construction of
the New County Road, and recommend
ed that the investigation be continued
by the present Grand Jury. The Court
will hand you a copy of the presen tment.
supervision by the Grand Jury over
this work will be beneficial to the public
welfare. 1t is county improvement,
and there is no more appropriate body
than the Grand Jury to investigate
and ascertain whether the road is being
constructed according to law, and with
out illegal and extrayagant expenditure
of public money. This instruction is
not given to you for the purpose of
having any one indicted unless cause for
such indictmenE exists, but that the
Court may by further presentTnent be
informed of the situation, to the end that
all necessary steps be taken that the
work of construction may be arrested at
the very moment any illegal or extrava-
gance appears. You should pursue your
Investigations in the matter with the ut
most rigor and strictness and if at any
time you should find fraud or peculation
in any one connected with the work of
Ian n faf fn fa ~
an Indictment.
1t is your duty to visit and inspect all
our County Institutions as often as you
deem proper to do so. This can be done
your body and the duty is quite impera-
tive in order that abuses of management
90 not creep in unaware. MlsmanaSe-
nent of these institutions by the officials
charged with their management is mis-
conduct in Office and at the close of your
iabors for the term the court will be
under obligations to you II YOU will pre-
sent the results of yaur Investigations
ia the Court. witch 1-5g recon. .lcnesltions
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
A continual investigation into the con-
duct of municipal government in this
county can do no harm whatever. A
systematic periodical examination into
the expenditures of the different cities
would have no doubt, result in a pub
lie benefit. An examination into the sub
ject matter OF county expenditures ShoulG
be made by every Grand Jury. There is
always a greater feeling of public safety
during the progress of such examine
lions than at any other time The public
official is in such cases fully aware that
AZ all times ar arm Of the court Is prob
ing into his official conduct, and it bege;s
on his part a greater degree of prudence,
care and regard for the laws ard the per-
Torrance Of his duty. II the investiga-
ton discovers illegal and extravagant ex-
pendfture the offenders are then subject
to answer before the Court for wrong
doing If official conduct is found TO he
legal and honest, the official is vindieated
and commended and public confidence
preserved. All schemes for public i'm
proNement should be carefully watched
that they do not include within their
terms opportunities for partiality, fraud
and speculation, a public official should
never be subject TO Indictment without
clear proof, but while municipal govern
Inent remains the football of politienl
parties and spoilsmen, there is no degree
Of caution and investigation on your
part which can be considered excessive
Dur County is growing RAPIDLY in popu-
lation. and 1t should be our care to foster
Just as great degree OF increase of
wealth and nauntc're, property. Clr