The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-20
FINAL REPORT
OF GRAND JURY
JAIL, POOR HOUSE AND WORK
HOUSE ARE ALL PROPERLY
MANAGED.
BOQUETs FOR THE OFFICIALS
Rene~s Recommendation That The
Work House be More Gen.
traIly Located.

In its final presentation TO the Cir
cult Court. the grand jury makes a
favorable report OF the county institu-
tions and compliments the officers in
charge OF them. The Jail and work
house and poor house are all found
to be in good sanitary condition and
the inmates well fed and clothed and
comfortably housed. 1t is suggested,
however, that the heating apparatus at
the Jail should be improved before
another winter.
Touching the work house the report
compliments Superintendent Akin,
but renews the recommendations of
former grand juries that this institu-
ton should be located ar a point near
er the center of the county. 1t is
urged that more room be provided for
the inmates as some of the shacks are
a little crowded.
The grand jury examined the bonds
of the county officers and the bonds
of the guardians and found all of them
to be solvent. The report in full fol-
lows:
1--WE the Grand Jury of Maury
county herein state we visited the
county jail on Feb. 2S and found same
in good sanitary condition, inmates
we'll fed and clothed. We found 10
males, colored; females, colored; j
white males. Total, "a. We find the
heat is not evenly distributed as most
of heat goes to upper story, and we
recommend the county have same rem
edied by another winter.
Poor House.
I'VE also visited the county poor
house on Thursday, March 9Th, 1908,
and found it in good sanitary condl-
ton. fund white females, 8; white
miles. 5: CT lored females, IL; colored
males. II. Total SO. And found all
well fed and clothed. Also found 70
bqrre's &C n, about IS bushels Wheat'
600 pounds hams, 300 pounds lard,
enough hay to run place, barrels
Irish potatoes, bushels stock peas
II milk cows, of them fresh in milk,
9 young cattle and II hogs and ~
acres In wheat.
Work House.
"We also visited the county work
house on March 18th, 1908, now sta
toned in district No. l. Found same
in good sanitary condition, some OF
the shacks are little crowded. Pris-
cners seem to be well fed and clothed.
va f7u?d 80 males, colored and re-
males colored. Some of shacks leak
tNa. We think the work house
should be more centrally located. AS
it now is, it is an extreme end OF coun-
ty. Also examined books of Superin-
tendent Akin and found all proper
credits were being allowed prisoners
as by law.
we also examined County Court
Clerk Thomas books and found the
bonds of all county officers to be good
as also guardian bonds.
I'VE find the Court House Is kept
clean and in good condition Inc
wall along stair case leading to fourth
story seem considerably defaced by
knife cuts and pencil marks and think
the guilty parties should be caught and
FINISHED IL possible.
1--WE wish to return thanks to Jailer
Sam Hayes, Turnkey Harmon, wal
lace Woody, keeper of poor house ana
John Akin, superintendent of work
house. for their courtesy and hospital
itv shown us on our visits to same
"And to the Hon. Sam Holding ana
Atty. Gen. Garner for their kindness
and assistance shown us while in SEES
sion and to our ofncer, G. w. Haywood,
for his untiring energy in discharging
his duty. w. A. IRWIN
Foreman"