Arizona silver belt., 1906-06-07
GRAND JURY REPORT
recommendations in Regard to Court House and Other Important Matters

House and Other Important Matters
 To the Hon. Frederick S. Nave. Judge of the 5th Judicial District, Territory of Arizona:
 We, the Grand Jury, being duly em- paneled and sworn by you as grand jurors for the June term of court, do hereby respectfully submit to you our report and findings.
 We have examined twenty-three cases, found true bills in nine cases; eleven cases were dismissed for in sufficient evidence; three cases were referred to the next grand jury.
 Report on Hospital
 Upon making diligent inquiries con cerning the county hospital, also vis- ited the same, found everything in first-class order. Also inquired of the patients and found that they have first-class treatment, both by the at tending physician and hospital steward ess. All being done for them that could possibly be done in the way of attention. We also made inquiries about their meals and found every thing satisfactory.
 We would further suggest that the Board of Supervisors find and secure new location for the county hospital, as the building that is now occupied and owned by the county for that pur- pose is very old and entirely inadequate to the services for which it is used. Besides, the location is undesirable, as it is in the heart of the town and near the railroad tracks, the noise from the railroad being irritating to the patients confined within it's walls, and we would suggest and request that the Board of Supervisors select a more suitable To- cation in more desirable part of the town and locate and build hospital.
 Sanitary Conditions
 We have investigated the epidemic of smallpox, which has been existing in the community for the past four or five weeks. and find there is only one patient detained in the detention camp, and that there are quite few cases of scarlet fever in the different sec tions of the town, and aside from this, the general health of the town is good.
 We further find that an attempt is being made to clean up the town under the orders of the Board of Supervisors, but the facilities at their disposal are limited. The utter lack of any sewer age system, except which is furnished by the open bed of Pinal creek, makes it almost impossible to dispose of the day refuse of a town of this size. We believe the condition can only be rem edied by incorporation of the town to furnish it with local government, to supply it with the facilities to cope with the present unsatisfactory con- ditions. All communities that reach the size of Globe have found it ex- pedient to do so.
 New Court House
 We find that there was realized from the sale of the court house bonds $40, 800. %; that the county entered in- to contract with Peter Wilson for the removal of the old court house and the construction of the new edifice for $33, 950. %, the contractor to allow the county 5000 for the maternal In the old court house and jail.
 Mir. Wilson, after completing prob ably one-third of his contract, discon- tinued work on the structure and has declared his inability to completed his contract, claiming that he has expend- ed about SPA, 900 for labor and material. The county has paid to Mir. Wilson from time to time under the contract Sl5, 900, which leaves a balance of about $25, 900 in the courthouse build. ing fund yet to be expended. There is, we understand, indebtedness in- cured, principally for labor, by Mir. of $500.
 We are informed that no agreement has been reached between the Board of Supervisors, representing the county and Mir. Wilson and his bondsmen, looking to the adjustment of the pres ent difficulty and the resumption of work on the courthouse, and that un- der the contract, the county is power les s to proceed with construction with put the consent of Mir. Wilson and his bondsmen until the ten months in which It was stipulated that Mir. Will son should complete the work has ex- pired, which will be sometime in Sep tember next.
 After full investigation we believe that the board of supervisors have acted in good faith in this matter and nave used their best efforts to have the new court house constructed strictly according to specifications and terms of the contract, and that they are in no manner responsible for the failure of .he contractor to live up to his con- tract. We would state further that the new court house, as far as the work has proceeded, is the very best in and construction, leaving nothing to be desired.
 In view of the facts here stated we peg to recommend that every effort consistent with the best interests of iila county be made for the early re- of work on the court house, and that it be completed according to .he plans and specifications approved by the board of supervisors. and in view of the probability of the changep particularly the advance in Ihe cost of labor and material cost of the court house completed will exceed the amount of Mir. Wilson's contract and the balance remaining in Lhe fund to be expended for that pur- pose, that additional sums that may be required be obtained from the general