Tombstone epitaph., 1901-12-22
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COMMITTEE REPORTS, ETC
To HoN. GEO. R. DAVIS.

bored If charges. and have referred 3 charges to the next grand jury.
 Our committee on county hospital and j.il have reported, and their re ports will he found annexed. HOSPITAL REPORT
 We, the committee appointed to ex- anime the county hospital, submit as follows:
 That we found the county hospital in excellent condition and that all the inmates of the hospitsl spesk in high terms ot their treatment, both in medical attendance and care. COUNTY JAIL REPORT.
 We, the committee appointed to eI- anime the county isil. submit as iel iows:
 That the said jail was found to be in filthy and upsanitsry condition and the bed and heddipg was in like condition. little systematic labor and & trif1ing expense will correct both troubles.
 In the matter of the investigation of county officers and records, the grand jury find that the customary fsrsicsl examination has slreaiy been made for this year, and they respect fully submis that in their opinion . careful and complete examio alton of the books. records and sccoun's Of all the office. Of the county cannot be properly carried out through commit lees from their own bodies. This is s;testsd by the reports of former grand iries. The present financial csudi- ton of Cochise county, and the man. per in which this grand Jury now find illegal and erroreous claims against this county successfully, and running the gaunile, to the vaults of the tress- ury.
 The trouble is due msinly to sn i'm perfect system O. recording accounts, though diligence and care would up- doCbtedly overcome a great deal o! IL.
 No private business could stand the strain placed upon public bushes, from the causes menti ned, and it IS i. high time ths: the taxpayer real ized that the same principles governed the successful c, niuct Of each.
 Believing it to be io the hest inter- est oi the county that sn expert ac- counssnt be employed as authorized by law to thoroughly examine into the records oi this year pertaining to the revenue, as well a. the character and amount of sll claims, and the reason snd manner Of their allowance, ,his grand Jury recon mend that the nex. grand jury, at ,heir first days session, employ 6 competent sc- c0untsnt 10 make such examination, and that said exsminat ation covers at least the year 1901.
 Your attention is respectful called to the following claims improperly allowed, namely: 1l Fees of Ihe sheriff during the third quarter Of 1901, in the case Of the Territory vs. V. s. Bader and Nickel.ou. the same having already been allowed, in part, 10 Constable Hudspeth of Nsco in h:s bill for the second quarter. @ Fs.s of the shtriff, dated June Stb. in .he case Of the Territory vs. J. F. Woods wherein mileage is charged twice, These items were discovered incident ally in the eEs uinAtion of smother matter, and 1t IS safe to pre.une that there are many more similar charges AZ examination of the report of she previous grand jury diecloses the fact ,bat their recommendations have been completely ignored. ss .he matters re- ferred 70 and complained of still exist in an aggravated form. Nevertheless isis imperative that attention be sgsin called to pressing evil: Q) The sworp testimony Of many witnesses, and the personal knowledge of several grand Jurors, make it certain that the sub i,il at Bissee is 6 bell of horror and a disgrace to thi. county. The keeper Of said jail is either incompetent or grossly negligent in his duties, sl- though i, is also apparent ths, the jail accommodations at said place are in- suficisnt, and the jury esrn estly re commend shat immediate steps be taken for providing suitable jail rosm. @ Numerou. crininai cases of . petty nature are sent from Bi.bee to the grand jury, thereby entsilipg grea