The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-10
GRAND JURY REPORT.

GRAND JURY REPORT.
FRANKLIN, La, Oct. It'll, 1908.
n the Honorable A. G. Allen, Judge
n the 23rd Judicial District Court,
Parish of St. Mary, Louisiana;
We, the Grand Jury. empannelled'
bag leave to report as follows:
We have investigated criminal mat
tors brought to our knowledge, ana
hrought indictments wherever the EVIL
dence justified same.
n Foster Superintendent OF Edu-
cation reported the school affairs OF
.hs Parish in good condition, with
snfacient money on hand to run the
Ali nine months term. Twenty-three
.h;te schools in the Parish and an
enrolment of twenty EIGHT hundred
rnn;is: he stated that he had used
avery means in his power to further
the last Grand Jury's recommended
lions about school house at Baldwin
hut could accomplish nothing IN
that line, owing to the fact that the
tarpayers OF Baldwin were not IN
clined to do their part.
M. Wilbur H. Kramer, Clerk OF
Court. stated that he had not been
able to get all Of his records together
n his new quarters, but had taken
every precaution against destruction
Of any records by fire.
DR.. A, J. Smith recommended that
planters and employers OF labor in
snect quarters and camps regularly
and thereby prevent the inception and
spread of contagious diseases, ana
consequent expense II these are al
lowed to take hold.
We would recommend that the Po-
lice Jury insist on vaccination and
proper sanitary conditions on plant
ATOMS quarters and other places
where numbers OF laborers are quar-
tered together be made compulsory.
The Coroner advises that distinction,
unless done by scientific methods, is
. waste of money, which could be
saved by having all of the disinfec-
ting done by health officers or under
their supervision.
We find that the health laws are
very detective and impossible to en-
force under present conditions, AND
recommend that the Police Jury ad-
wise with the health officers and do
their utmost to have these conditions
altered and improved. The Coroner
has interdicted Joseph Bernard, and
Is doing all he can to get him re-
moved to the hospital for the insane
and thus save this expense to the Par
ish.
Mr.. McKerall, Chairman of the
Building Committee of the School
Board, stated that the New School
House in Franklin, was not salts
factory, not according to plans and
specifications on which contract was
awarded.
BE stated that the school board had
on hand q balance amounting to
about Ten Thousand Dollars, which
was being withheld, also, q surety
bond for Twenty Thousand Dollars.
and unless the matter could be adjust
cd promptly, suit would be brought,
We approve the action of the Build
ing Committee, .as we found the new
school building to be defective in
many respects,
We visited the old school building
and found same in good condition,
but would strongly recommend that
the doors be made to open Outwardly.
Is we'll as those of all the school
houses in the Parish, as it has been
demonstrated that this is a very
serious matter in case of fire.
The Jail was visited and everything
found to he in excellent condition,
with the exception of some plumbing,
which should be rectiied.
The grand jury recommends tina,
the Police Jury erect q stable in the
rear of the jail, to accommodate three
or four horses. The Sheriff states
that it would greatly facilitate matters
If quarters were provided for horses
near the Jail. as they are at present
being kept at different places, more
or less distant from the jail, and a
great deal of time could be frequently
saved by having q horse at hand.
The blood hounds are being kept II
the basement of the jail which is un
sanitary. and would cause a disagree
able odor if continued.
We also recommend that suitable
quarters for these dogs be arranged
We would call attention to the rae
that the work OF the Sheriff's Offlc'
would be greatly facilitated ant
the records Be more accessible If th.
proper records were provided, which
does not appear to be the case, tn
present records having been purchas
ed by the ex-sheriff personally.
Mr.. Harrison, the Road Commits
sioner, stated that the roads we're Il
good condition, considering tn
weather.. There were no complaints
Wa roc1unrnand To the Police Jur