The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-11-23
REPORT OF GRAND JURY.

In Gne circuit court OF Gno SCaCe OF
Oregon for Wasco County.
The matter of the final report of the
Grand Jury for the Nov. term, 1895.
We, the Grand Jury for the Novem-
ber term of court, 1895, respectfully
submit this, our final report, for the
term:
We have been in session nine days,
and from time to time as matters were
brought before us have found and re-
turned into court twelve "true bills"
and five mot true bills" We have
subp9nad and examined before us 95
witnesses on the various cases. We
have visited the county poor house,
and found the same neatly kept and
the inmates seemed generally satisfied.
The building is comfortable but the
sleeping rooms are somewhat over
crowded, and we would recommend
that an addition be built and made
into comfortable bedrooms. We have
visited the various county Offices and
found the same in perfect order and
clean. The county records, as far as
we are able to judge, were neatly and
correctly kept, and we Congratulate
the taxpayers of Wasco county on
having such honest and capable men
in charge of the various offices and
the connty's finances. We have Wis.,
tied the county Jail and recommend
that, as soon as the county finances will
admit, the county court purchases a lot
and erect thereon good and sufficient
Jail, the present one being, in our
opinion, totally inadequate. We
further recommend that the present
Jail be calcimined inside and the water
closet be placed in proper condition.
We would further call the attention of
the court to the fact that certain JUS
tices Of the peace in this county seem
more desirous of making fees than OF
performing the. legitimate duties of
their office. Sometimes frivolous cases
are begun and the parties bound over
to the gland jury, or the parties dis.
charged and the costs taxed up to the,t
county. We find, upon examination
of the county.coart docket, that at the |
September term Of the county court
the enormous SUM OF. $1,000 was allowed
for justice courts alone for cases tried
during only two months. We heartfly,f
endorse the action of the county court
in disallowing all bills where, in their
opinion. the charges made were un-
necessary. We submit the county
treasurer's report, hereunto attached:
REPORT OF COUNTY TREASURER.
To the honorable grand jury, circuit
court state Of Oregon:
GENTLEMEN: The following is "a
statement of the different funds, ac-
cording to the county treasurer's
books, up to November l, 1895: I
County funds. :. IS 1885 90
County warrants have been
called in to cover this
amount) +
Common school fund. 49,. 1888 "A
This fund is called out by II
the county school Supt.)
County road fund. ...... 2,13S 40
Warrants on this fund are
paid en- sight when ordered
by the county COURT
Special school tax fund. -. SO 81
Receipts are out for the
amount)
estate fund. nd......... 545 80
Under : control of county r
: COURT 49,. i
deposit fund.-. 755
Total in all funds. ..,....,.s 6,046 IS
Submitted this 18th day of Noyem- r
'er, 1885,
WIN. MICHEL,
County Treasurer.
Having completed our labors We re- \
pectfulIy ask to be discharged
A. S.BLowERs, Foreman,
J. l.. KELLY, Clerk.