The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1903-09-26
Grand Jury Report.
Thibodaux, La. Sept. Il, 1909

"HtVI Si-Htu lpittiliII, 'iplfo!iilcu Dl
your honor. desires To Inake tie fol-
lowing final repot:
In ace 'rdance with instructions re-
ceived from yOu we examined tie
parish prison. which it affords u,
pleasure To state. we found in excel
lent condition. A more healthy an.
comfortable place of Incarceration We
10 not believe can be found in the
State. We questioned some of the II
prisoners confined therein and they
all declared that their treatment was
very satisfactory. excepting they found
it somewhat a hardship TO he huddled
together in SO small space as exists
IN two instances. la this respect your
auross'feeluthat thex are justified in
making Complaint, forwe tlrink is
rather unpleasant and detrimental 10
health to have as many as four persons
Gagged in an iron enclosure rot eight
feet square and hardly eight feet high.
This is especially oppressive in The
warm summer weather. In our Opin
Ion these cages are none too large for
two persons. especially when there are
large Railways iir which the prison Is
who arr cEar-ei with minor of fsnSes
might he allowed TO move ahou: in
daring The ;iay at least.
We Were informed th5t tine incinera-
Tor recently placed in the jill. for the
purpose. 0t CrvInatlng ref;i>c and gar
5a1t. Is not in working order. We
would suggest that the Poli"c JGry
lave this mt in working order. he
cause ], was useless ~ purchase il ii il
cannot he used.
We next examined the Sheriff anl
Tax Coilc"'0r's Office. which appeared
10 he kept in IA proper manner.
\ visit to the Recorders Oticc dis
closed 10 y0ur Jurors that the records
and papers 0t the parish and olher
fixtures therein were in proper order
and condition. We were impressed
however. with til. necessity Of having
more patent recrpiacleS tor the hold
ing nf records that are now stored in
notwithstanding armoirs. We also
think It would be good idea for TIE
Police Jury 20 have glass doors or
some sort OF glass protection placed in
front of the rereptac,eS that are al
ready IN the ciiice ana any new recep-
tac.eS that may oe placed therein. for
The dust th.t is settling on the muiti-
plicity of valuable volumes will event.
uaily cause considerable damage.
In the Clerk Office We found things
in all right order. with exception tn t
we found more dust than necessary
settled or the pigeon hole boxes. This
dust. however, We do not think con-
Germs the Police Jury. for II the ccc.;-
rants use The duster with little more
| free the dust will disappear and
En l, N IL.
touch.
Your Grand Jury feel that they but
voice public sentiment "a s.-aanaA.A.'ss<sists
lih0 pa,ica. Eu3z fnr barinx entered in
TO contract for the improvement and
r-paration of the Court House. The
Temple of Justice of our grand parish
is sOrely in need of repairs.
While the Police Jury is having the
repairs effected We suggest that a
large ceiling fan be placed in the jury
room. This would cost the parish but
little get would be q source of much
qualification TO the Jurors who are
| locked in the jury room, alias a hot
, box" for many hours at time. The
room is also in need of hat racks and
to hang their hats or coats and the
floor has to serve as splitting recepta'
Gle. Another thing in the Jury room
| that needs attention is the sanitary
closet. 1t is not properly built. There
| is no cover to il. which makes it Little
better than having curtain stretched
across one corner of the room. AS i
is. it is offensive. disgusting and al
together unSanitary. 1t should be
covered over securely and then a cir
cular hole should be Cut in the rea
and one in the side of the enclosure t
let in light and air.
Either this arrangement or some
thing equally as conducive to the sen
sib,litieS and health.
! Ycur Jurors have examined thre
reports that were prepared for us b.
the Parish Treasurer. These report
showed the condition Of the genera
fund, the drainage fund and the schoC
fund. the various amounts 10 the ere
dit of the d fferent funds being as fol
lows: General Fund. sl3.205.1l 81
} Drainage Fund, 3,99S.64 School FUN
800. 3353-l0.
The Grand jury think that it is
shame for parish like LafoUrcbe t
have so dingy, dirty and Jattered
flag. as the one that at present float
! III froDt of the Court House ann0unJ
ing 10 the world that an august an
dicuifed session of District Court
now going on. There is no excuse fo
not having a better flag, for the Trea!
urer's report shows that there is tn
sum of over sl3, ,G00.0O on hand. Sure
IL few dollars can be spared for
flag. Tee Police Jury will pleas
make note of this.
The necessity for new furniture IL
the entire Court House is apparent
any one who is q bit ObServa.it, there
fore we recommend that the PoliC
Jury purchase new set of furnitur
Or. if this is deemed too much of Il
expenditure, We suggest that the furr
i,ure already on hand be repaire,
cleaned and var aished and thus mad
more presentable.
Your Grand Jurors are of the Opil
ion that the vagrancy laws OF this tow
and parish should be more rigid
enforced than at present. There al
A great number of idlerS in this tow
and parish. They embrace With
their ranks. white and black, ma
. and female. If the laws were enfor
ed and they were required TO work,
is our opinion that the good th;
would result would be beneficial to a
In the fl st place. having something
keep their minds and bodies bdSy III,
would have less time to scheme
crimes, and then having money To pu
chase their wants, they would not
inclined to indulge in thieying III
kindred vices. Besides. il they W.
forced to work the planters ana fari