The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-24
yotUnE XIII


ln iha Diarci court ol the Fhs
Judicial District of the territory oi New
Mexico DO and Cor the county 81 sar
Juan For the October A.. d. 1902 term
10 D. Honorable John r. McFie.
judge oi the said court We ths
Ghnd jury % the county 81 San Juan
and territory of New Mexco. duly pan.
r'ed and sworn iorihe sad term. he-e.
~ present 90 your honor Our final re'
port
We have belu is session 1--WE days,
bave examined ttiry Witnesses who
have beer aanmo4e0 10 testify hoiors
ue have returned thirteen true bills,
md in onecase that has been relsrrod 70
us have not found an Indictment
We congratulate TIE county on the
email amount Of criminal busioesa. aud
are most happy TO state that oof county
oeyer was in more peacefol condition
ihan at the pfeaont time Our lavo
have been obol "a aod upheld. and ths
Few easoa lhat hefs been presented to ne
have been of trivial character We
lament eyceediegly The factihat NUM-
oer Of prisoners have escaped from our
jail duriag the paai yeaf aud ahile we
can rel condemn tie oincers o. csc lsw.
wefeeI 0a. tne aians ialor should
Assia ibet5ep which the iAi IS los
catsl We recommend mosf atronsly
he epadpg OF our iaii or tho 0mld-
ing Of new one as 10 its present cot
Htlon tits unsafe to keep criminals
theroio these facts aill Be clearly shown
by tho report OF tho committee hereto
attached
Ouf committee appointed tc inspe, t
the county books. have reported that
the offices inspeeted bythem are in good
ccudition iha ihe books are well kept
and 10 husiness-liks manner, and that
the funds Of the county are safely guard
cd. we therefore congratulate the citi-
zens Of the county Of San Juan on the
.ounty officials now in Office who are
most careful ana painamking
we especially desire to draw your
houor's atlentoa to The exc snaul
thorough aud complete report made by
our county treasurer aud collector.
which gives in minute detail the stand
ing q our county We Ind that the
books OF this oiicer is kept TO tho.
rough and business-like manner and
that the funds collected by him are not
only in competent hands but are safely
guarded and preserved, that the manner
10 which the business ol this office Is
conducted, ia Dot only most comend
able % ihe court but musf be most
'Tsti'W io Obs nsef q tie oaun-
ty An.e fepurl shows tndi the oonae0
indebtedness Of tho county amounts
e2i 10000, that the .azes 90 the assess
ment book for the year, 1902 amouats
to sl9, 362-06, that the total amount Of
taxes on assessment rolls that are un
collected amounts to $4,000, and, If
fifty per cent Of this amount could be
collected. it would more than cancel the
outstanding indebtedness, This could
not be shown unless the books and ac-
counts Of the treaserer and collector OF
the county we're kept in a most care.
tul manner and by a competent person,
such as we have in the said oaieo.
We heartily Congratulate ourselves
and the citizens Of the county of San
Juan, and the court itself in having al
most completed our county courthouse.
At is most gratifying to US to know that
we have al last succeeded in fulfilling
a desire 70 havea building worthy Of our
fair county for the transaction Of county !
business, and the citizens Of this county |
feel most gratful to those who sJearnest- |
ly worked and assisted "a 10 arranging
our business affairs 10 such manner
that it was possible Tor as to erect this
aditiee. which win ever remain as mon. |
ument to The integrity and business.like |
manner in which our affairs have been
managed.
We desire TO thank your honor and all /
the court officials for their courtesy to |
this body, and now having concluded |
our lahore, we most respectfully ask for
our discharge. Respectfully submitted
Price Walters foreman OF the Grand /
Jury.