The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-09-27
RAND JURY
RESENTMENT
..,,ods The Various Officials
" discharge Of Duty.
IGGfSTIONS OFFERED
-, s,,;,faction at the General
' '''..., Manifested 10 Good Roads
WV ,,d Recommend Bonds.

n, Honorable Minor s. Jones'
w., # the Circuit Court of the
~ '',,,b .Iudicial Circuit Of Florida
\, the Grand Jury in and for st. !,
|, county, having considered all
|.., which have come to our atten-
and having taken such action there
8 h our judgment the circumstan-
sOuired, beg to submit this gener-
|,spntment in regard to conditions
or county.
|, have carefully investigated all
,s Of crime and misdemeanor
|Ahaye come before us, and have
, nj true bills in those cases where,
NJ Judgment, the evidence was suf-
| mt toconvict.
E,haye visited the offices of County
\, County Treasurer, Sheriff and
rv Judge, have examined the books
aeeOfHcials and find them to be kept
, neat and orderly manner. We
|, been unable to examine the books
County Tax Collector and Tax AS
\, on account of the absence of
So4cas. We have compared the
BIKE as Indicated on the books of
kCmty Treasurer with the balance
down by bank certificate, and find
\ these balances correspond. We
,yisited the Jail, and found the
srg and grounds neat and clean,
iAe sanitary conditions good. We
fnmend that a suitable fence be
saOund the back part of the Jail
tg, and that a sign be placed
pm warning persons not to enter
Rhe said fence, and that the Jail
INSTRUCTED to not allow persons
NJ the inclosure, believing this to
xssary in order to insure the safe
krg Of the prisoners. We further
lnrend that prisoners who are
Eldin the Jail charged with MUIR
other serious otiense be kept
% the cells or in the steel corridor
HStsd herewith, and be not allowed
lwd the halls.
Nhye received from the Superin-
eatof Public Instruction a report
Aa' been Incorporated in the min
a@ls body. We are gratified to
that the schools of the county
prosperous condition, and we
.aa The Board of Public lnstruc-
wits care and economy in the
s'ment Of our schools, as we'll as
F0gressiveness and diligence
matters pertaining to the
A0NaI interests of the county.
'sn 10 commend the vigilance of
s''' and other county officials
matter Of illegal selling of liquor,
s~u by the number of indict-
'0and at this term of court, and
upon them the necessity for
wy vigilance in this direction, |
wy 'umors having reached us of |
~'Aces against the law in which |
seen unable to obtain sufficient |
sto convict.
"0"mend that the Board of
y. commissioners have published
Vne newspaper in st. Lucie
WI and complete minutes of
n %S'e'ngs' containing an item
a.! expenditures, believing
w., ~~a''on to be of interest to
W. and especially so at this
Si.. 'Oad work in contemplation,
N Nv considerable funds may be
n ,.' with satisfaction the
an ua''ment which appears to
lsaas s" o, our county in favor of
lst,s. we deem this an impor-
h., !, and one in which every
q should mould be interested. The
&ta vunty Commissioners has
New y, .V' the purchase of road
sN,,;s%ae ! merits of which, being
HIM. u under conditions as they
h w. county, have yet to be
lIpr =. rust however, that the
ham, your next term of court
NAs ny =, report much progress.
va ,h. rS'n'nery which has been
&no,"".p prove a success, and it
"u0Q6tratod A..