Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-01-31
GRAND JURY REPORT.
Nearly Every Item Con-
sidered Is a Much
Needed Improvement.

Gentlemen:
We. the Grand Jury of Audrsin
County, Missouri. empaueled Jan.
2lst. 1907, aud instructed by Judge
J. ID Barnett to look into and tx.
anime the conditions Of all the
County Institutions and property.
which in our judgmedt We saw 1T.
have the following TO report TO
your Honorable Body:
We, as body. visited and close
ly examined the condition Of the
old cemetery located within the
city limits of the city Of Mexico.
and do suggest that said cemetery
be we'll aud thoroly cleaned of all
weeds, brush, underground, aud
low limbs Of trees aud have the
same burned, Rnds neat, substan.
tial fence put mp reconnaissance with
small gate for entrance, as the
diIHpldated aud unkept condition
I ui said cemetery is menace TO our
city and county and not in keeping
with the respect we should hold
for the memory of our old citizens
whose remains lie buried here.
The Grand Jury as a whole visit.
ed and examined the County Farm
and Poor House aud made the fol-
lowing suggestions, to-wit:
We suggest to the County Court
that they sell 100, or more. acres
of the County Poor Farm and use
such part of proceeds of said sale
as may be necessary in construct.
ing plain, substantial brick
building to be used as Poor
house aud lnfirmHry, provided
with dining room, tables and ta-
blewear suitable for the use of the
inmates; we suggest the Superin
tendent being paid a living salary
per month so that he may devote
his entire time in caring for the
poor and experimenting the insti-
tuition; we suggest that the County
Court buy from the lowest bidder
at stated times all provisions dsed
in said institution. which may be
needed over and above what veg
etables are raised on the farm,
and a good cellar be provided to
keep vegetables and fruits for
winters use; we also suggest that
suitable cells or rooms be pre-
pared for the temporary conhne-
ment of those who ut times may
be- partially deranged, we also
suggest suitable appointments for
female inmates; we suggest q
strictly first.clsss plain county
poor house. or infrmary, rather
than farm the income from which
has never been remunerative; we
suggest q SUPERINTENDENT of the
poor aud not a superintendent Of
farm.
We, the Grand Jury of Audrain
County, Missouri. instructed to in
vestigate the condition of the
County Buildings. most respect
fully report 70 yonr Honorable
Body that the Grand Jury. as a
whole. visited on the morning of
Jan. 18th. the County jail. and ex-
amined every part of Of said jail,
inside and out. AID found the
same TO be in a deplorable cOndi-
ton of decay. We find the walls
of the Jail and residence badly
cracked. and in an unsafe eondi-
ton. The whole structure is held
together by iron rods passing thru
the same in many directions. and
we believe that tie whole sirue-
ture would fab down it the rods
were removed. We find no suit
able cells for the confinement of
female prisoners or minors. nor Is
the Jail large enough for the de-
mands of the increase of crimes
and population of the County.
even it it were safe to eoniine pria-
oners IN. or for the Sherifr's fam