The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-01-17
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.

Below we PUNISH III lutl tEe IL
port of the Grand Jury tina, was
handed in by the foreman, Mr.. W.
| r. Peterman, after weeks conscien-
ious and intelligent labor. 1t is
gratifying TO Lo;c BY the indictments
! brought in that serious crimes ar" on
The decrease in our parish. and those
that have been committed were prln-
! cipal,y by transient residents:
! To the Honorable A. G. Allen, Judge O.
the 23rd Judicial District Court o.
the State of Louisiana:
We. the Grand Jurors, beg TO sub
NIT this our final report. we nave
examined into all matters OF Grim
inal nature coming before us and
h ave found bills in all cases in keep
| ing with the facts as presented to us,
as will b. more fully seen hy refer
.nce to partial report made ny us
during our sitting.
PUBLIC OFFICES.
We have made a careful cxamiua-
ton into the manner in which the
,fices of the Parish of 81. Mary are
conducted.
SHERIFF's OFFICE.
We have examined into the work
ines of tho Sheriffs office and find
verifying conducted in IL satisf"c
DRY manner, and that the books ot
re Tax Collector are correct.
We find that the condition OF the
Jail is very good with the exception
f a large leak on The west side Of
he building. We learn iha, this
leak has been reported to the Police
Jury ten months ag"; and, il SAID
leak is not repaired Immediately
great damage To the building will
ocrur. The plasicrins IS falling in
some places ami the said leak is
causing da,npness in the j,il which
| Is il furious 10 iit. health Of the in.
mates. We strongly r CONNER lhai
he Police Jury immediate make
the proper repairs.
CLERKS OFFICE.
On investigation we find that the
Clerks flee i, being conducted as
,tll as could he expected With the
pres nj facilities for The Keeping Of
r,C'r'l$.
PARISH TREASURER.
W. have h,d ,h- Parish Treasurer
before US with his books and vOncli-
rrs. We hav. examined them care
fully ans! found them correct and
kept in business-like manner.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
We h..ve care fully examined into
,I,e condition Of the public schools.
On investigation We find that there
lis an average enrolment Of l649
children at an average cost of STAG
per child per month, which convincrs
US that the schools are being eff
cienl'y conducted; and, while we Il"
nnts consider it necessary to go into
"details, cur Investigation convinces
~ hat the energy and ability If
Superintendent Kr mrr deserves III.
hanks and cDmmen'laiion of the
public.
POLICE jury.
| We have had the Secretary Of the
Police Jury before US, and We espe-
cially wisI, to commend him for the
particularly well kept condition of
his accounts maxim. it an easy mat
ter 10 obtain any clerical information.
We wish 10 say that we hope I'll"
Parisl. Of 81. Mary may long retain
the services Of ibis most diliyen', ef.
icien', accommodating AMI atfahIe
gentleman.
After careful investigation OF the
roads OF the parish, we tihd tue same
in very bad condition; and We
would like 10 impress upon the Po-
lice Jury the necessity of attending
to he working Of the roads at once.
W. have been informed that the
Police Jury are going to contract
for the working Of the roads for ii
term of years, and we recommend
that the contrac: be closed as soon
as practicable. With the exception
of, the very bad condition Of the
roads as above mentioned, and the
very poor management Of same in
the majority of wards, we find that
the Police Jury are conducting The
affairs Of the Parish in . proper and
practical manner.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
We find the High School building
| ia the town of franklin in fairly
good condition, the class rooms we'll
arranged. A coat OF paint, however,
IL badly needed. We would earnest
ly recommend that the School Board
give immediate attention to the fiIl.
ing in. draining and grading Of the
school yard. At present, ON a rainy
day, il is impossible 10 get about the
place in any direction with dry feet.
This, in our opinion, is bad state Of
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