The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-03-11

<Grand Jury Report.
The following report was made by
the Grand Jury for the March term
of the circuit court for Garrett county:
To the Honorable, the JudgeS Of the
Circuiq Court for Garrett County:
The grand Jury elected to serve for
the present term of court, submit the
following report:
We have examined all witness that
came before us, found such present
ments as,we felt We're proper subjects
for investigation by the court and
jury. We have examined the county
building and offices in same and find
them kept in good order and sanitary
conditioLe SO far as same can be done
neutrality-suspicious. changes.
The jaA we find totally inadequate
for the accommodation Of the prison
ers, therelbeing at present two per-
s:.sGl,5tlfs 1sssse5it - each narrow cell or
cage. Ne would recommend the ur-
gent necessity of the building of a
larger jail and sherifT's building.
We would also insist that the pres
ent stable and out buildings connect
ed with the jail, which are situated
not more than ten feet from the well
should be removed at once to the
farthest limits of the lot from the
jail building and well, as the filtering
of the filth of the stable and out
buildings cannot but cOntaminate
the we'll water, thereby making and
producing sickness among the in
mates We would call the especial
attention of the proper authorities
to the very filthy and dilapidated con
ditiOn of the water closets cOnnecte d
with the court house, and insist that
prompt attention should be given in
the matter, and new buildings be
built with proper sanitary appliances
connected Herewith.
We would further recommend, that
the county commissioners should
take prompt steps to better protect
the county records, such as are kept
in the commissioners Office and the
office of the board of supervisors of
election.
We find that the recommendations
of the former grand jurors so far as
the jail building is concerned have not
been acted on properly, while feeble
and inadequate attempts have been
made, to mitigate some of the sanitary
conditions, which attempts have been
on penny-wise and pound-foolish
plan, and the present grand jury feel
that thfre should some authority be
used to compel the county authorities
to make the proper improvements so
badly needed.
We find the records and books of
the offices of the county carefully and
neatly kept.
The present court house is not such
as in our opinion meets the require
ments and needs of the county, and
we would recommend that the same
with all the other county buildings
connected Herewith be sold and a new
and more eligible and convenient site
be procured and new and more com
modious buildings be erected. We
would suggest that farm or lot be
procured at some convenient point in
the county, where the poor and indi-
gent sick of the county could be more
properly cared for, that we think at
much less expense to the taxpayers
of the county than under the present
plan.
And we hereby express our thanks
to the Honorable Judges and the eff
cient States Attorney, together
with the officers of the court for the
uniform courtesy and attention the
grand jury has received from them.
A. 6. STURGIss, Foreman.
GEORGE II. FULMER, Clerk.