The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-16

JAIL CONDITIONS GOOD
County Home Should Have Two
Copies Of Raleigh Newspaper,
SPLENDID CROPS MADE ON THE FARM
Only one Raleigh School Could bs Visited; But
Inquiries Have Shown that School Con.
dilions in the Township are
Excellent.

The grand jury and petit jury were
discharged for the term yesterday, and
Mr.. A. r. d. Johnson, foreman of the
grand jury. submitted the report of that
body. In this report attention is called
to the fact that the rural free delivery
route No. / is in danger of being dis
continued on account of poor roads. The
Jail, county home and schools all come
in for considerable praise. The report
follows:
1--WE have as best we could discharged
the duties imposed upon us. We have
disposed OF all bills claiming our atten-
ton and made such presentments as we
thought should be made.
We inspected the jail and found same
properly heated and ventilated, the pris-
l. ners we'll cared for and the sheriff and
his assistants making every reasonable
effort to promote cleanliness and the
general welfare of the prisoners. We
were very much gratified to find that
provision was being made for the female
prisoners in a part of the building en-
tirely separate from where the male
prisoners are TO be kept. We We're very
much pleased with these new apartments
and as they are N rooms formerly occu
pied by the iailer ard tho cook the ca
pacity of the Jail will be materially in
creased.
We visited the county home in a body.
We went TO the rooms Of the inmates
and talked with them, both white and
colored. Everyone without exception
seemed to be satisfied with the fare but
we have one recommendation TO make.
and that is that the home be furnished
with at least two copies daily of some
daily newspaper published in Raleigh at
the expense of the county.
I'VE found that very good crops we're
made on the farm last year ana that the
home now has on hand thirty bales of
cotton and plenty of corn to last until
another crop is made. Plenty of vege-
tables for the home arc produced on the
farm and large quantity OF meat and
lard besides an abundance of milk aud
butter. These of us who had never Wis
tied the home before were surprised and
gratified to learn that the county has
made such splendid provision for our
unfortunate ones. Indeed we think it not
too much to say that the home and the
excellent manner in which it is managed
should be an object of pride to every
citizen Of the county
Referring to your honor's sugge stion
in regard to visiting the public schools of
Raleigh we beg to report that we found
time TO visit only one, viz. the Ccntep
NAL Graded Scncol, but we inquired as
to the other schools and We feel that We
would be safe lii saying that the schools
Of Raleigh township are wisely and eco
nomcal'y managed and that they are
such that we may be Justly proud of
them We were especially pleased TO
know that the superintendent and teach
ers make every reasonable effort to Sc
cure the attendance OF children whose
parents are not sufficiently interested in
the education of their children to send
them to school regularly and. too, that
there are schools located in all quarters
Of the township so that the schools arc in
easy reach of all the children.
1--WE desire 10 call attention 10 the
fact that tho authorities in Washington
having control OF our rural mail routes
have complained CT he condition OF our
roads outside Of the road district. AID
they have written the chairman of the
Board of Commissioners that Route No /
is in danger Of being discontinued unless
the roads are improved We arc also
informed that the roads Of some Of the
Ct her routes are no better than the roads
of Route No. 1. and We hope that citi
zens living outside the road district will
see to it that the roads are properly
worked.