The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-10-07
GRAND JURY REPORT.
. the Honorable c. DeBaillon, Judge:

To the Honorable Z. Ueballon, JuQge:
Your Grand Jury duly ~empenaled
for service at this sitting of yourh hon.
orable court having made deligent in
quiry into all violators of the law the
public welfare as well as all other
matters and things within scope of
our duties, having performed that
service to the best of Jul abilities beg
leave to report as follows:
That we have made careful examin-
alton of the parish Jail and find that
its sanitary conditions is as good as
possible under existing condition.
The prisoners i~nearcerated states that
they are we'll cared for and as to the
Jail there is nothing to suggest ex-
cept that we consider the size of the
jail wholly inadequate for the COM
fort Of the prisoners whom might be
lodged there; and we therefor take
the liberty of suggesting to the Po-
lice Jury that as soon as the financial
condition of the parish will permit,
they build a new jail or enlarge the
present one by the addition of anoth-
er steel cage. This suggestion be-
comes the more urgent because whites
and blacks, and men and women
charged with serious offences are
compelled to occupy the same cage;
which should not be the ,case.
That we have examined the Office
Of the Sheriff of the parish and found
that his books are properly kept and
the duties Of his office properly adj
m~inistered and performed he exhibit
ted to us his quietus for settlements
with the Auditor and Parish Treas
urer, which settlement were made for
funds collected up to Oct. l, 1899.
That we carried our investigation
into the Clerks Office and found the
affairs therein are properly managed
and the records OF the parish safely
and properly kept. The vault in
which The record are placed for safe
keeping is unsatisfactory on account
of it being too dark and damp both
of which defect we suggest should be
remedied if possible.
We are sorry to say that as regards
the Court House proper the Police
Jury has not acted upon the sugges-
ton of the preceding Grand Jury,
by repairing the floor of the hallway
leading to the south door of the court
house. and we respectfully urge that
the floor be remedied at once, aside
from this defect our investigation de-
yeloped in nothing that require any
special notice, the court building gen
orally being in a good state of preser-
vation and well kept.
We called upon the Treasurer for
the purpose Of ascertaining the fnan-
ciaI condition of the parish, the pub
lie monies are.in safe handsand prop
erly kept; he exhibited to US bis
books together with a statement of
the parish financiers, which statement
is hereto attached and made a part
Of this report.
T1easurer's Report.
To the Honorable Foreman and Mefnb ers
of the Grand Jury, Parish Oliver
million, La. .
GFNTLFMEN The following is the, finan-
cial standing of the Parish of Yer
million this 5th day October. 1899.
Surplus fund has on hand S IS 40
Abbeville bridge !" 398 70
Mag. Con. Il Phys 121 SO
Dist atty & Stiff by reserya-
tion of shift for his &C. ov'rd 1884 62
Grim prosecution on hand 1927 98
Civil expense. on hand a35 81
Road and Bridge on hand 257 So
School Funds.
Amt unprorated on hand $500 10
Contingent fund oVerd'w 1891 6S
Gen. School SOB 35
Rent oflands so 90
Respectfully.
ELI WISE. Treasurer.
Parish Of Vermilion.
We are informed from our investi-
that the parish while not deep
~ but is somewhat in debts, and we
therefor advise a careful and econo-
mical administration of its finances
to the end that the year 1900 will
find US clear Of any debts whatsoever.
We are pleased to state that the
schools of the parish will COM
pare very f~avogablS if they are not
better than those in other parishes.
The teachers employed are required
to submit to the rules and regulations
as laid down.by statutory enactment
and through that mien the teachers
up to the standard required, but
while under existing conditions we