The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1905-10-11
GRAND JURY REPORT
Some Timely Criticism and SUCCESS
tons Affecting the Public
Veal.
Yuma, Arizona, October /. 1905.
TO the Honorable J. II. Campbell,
JndGe of the First Judicial DiStric,

NTo the Honorable }. II. Campbell,
Judge of the First Judicial District,
Territory of Arizona.
Sir: The Grand Jury serving at the
present term of court begs leave to
report that it has examined all of the
cases brought before it by the District
Attorney, and while it has in some in
stances not seen fit to bring indict-
ments, it feels that all the cases were
proper to be brought before it.
In the matter of the receivership of
the Bank of Yuma it is the concensus
of opinion of this jury that the salary
asked for by the receiver May 18th to
September 18th is more than reasona-
bic pay for the duties already per-
formed, and that continuation of such
salary would be excessive compensa-
ton for the work he will be required
to perform hereafter.
In view of the facts, we respectfully
recommend that such salary be reduced,
and that in future it be a smaller fixed
amount per month, a smaller fixed
amount and a percentage on all re-
ceipts over and above, say, one thous-
and dollars, or percentage on all col
lections made.
1t farther appears to the Grand
Jury that the amount asked for by the
receiver for attorney S fees is extremely
excessive, in view of the small assets
of the bank and the scope of the legal
work required.
In.view of the deplorable condition
of the streets of the town of Yuma and
the roads of Yuma county, we respect
fully recommend that the county pris-
oners be made to work in the improve
ment of said streets and roads.
The Grand Jury concurs fully and
strongly in the recommendations re-
garding the county hospital made in
the appended committee report.
The present condition of the court
house and Jail is SO we'll known that
any comment at our hands is unneces-
sary.
In view of the authorization by the
last legislature of a Territorial Audit
or whose duty it is to audit the accounts
of the various offices of the county, this
Grand Jury has not seen fit to make an
examination of such books and records.
1t appears to the Grand Jury that
the practice of carrying weapons is on
the increase in this county, and with
a view to the proper conservation of
the peace, we recommend that meas
ures be taken to put a stop to such
practice.
1t also appears to this Grand Jury
that the law regarding the entrance of
minors into saloons and billiard parors
is not being properly observed, and
that the officers charged with the exc
cution of the law in this regard should
be reprimanded and called upon to en-
force the same forthwith
1t is the unanimous opinion of this
jury that in many cases of arrest peace
officers use undue force, where by the
use of judgment and discretion it would
be clearly possible TO conduct Offend
ers to Jail without recourse to violence,
and believes that this matter should be
brought clearly and emphatically to
the attention of the officers charged
with the keeping of the public peace.
The Grand Jury being infor med that
there are many children of proper
school age not attending school, is at
the same time informed that the pres
ent capacity of the schools is not suffi-
cient to take care of the children al
ready attending: it therefore recon-
mends that proper school facilities be
secrred-either by purchase or rent
in order that the increasing number of
children of school age in this town may
not be without proper education.
The Grand jury begs to call atten-
tiOn to the following facts:
We are unable from the records on
file in the office of the Board of Super
VisOrs to determine the total amount
expended IN Road District No. dur
ing 1904, the report of the road over
seer for the third quarter not being on
file. We are also unable to find any
record of where in the district the
money was expended. We ind how
ever, that duriag the three quarters for
which reports are on file, that 1890 81
were expended. The road overseer
states that 5000 would cover the work
done in the district outside of the roads
from the end of Orange avenue
toward Mr. Cash Smiths residence
and from the same point SO Mr.. Thomas's
place; there remains $2S60.37 (exclu-
sive of what may have been expended
during the third quarter, for which no
report is on tile, paid out on these two