The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-07-16
GRAND JURY's REPORT.


County on New Court House
and Commends Work of Com
missioners. l.
In Mondays RObesonian sum-
mary of thereport of the grandJu-
~ atlast weeks tie moi court was
given. The report in tull, with
the exception Of the first two
paragraphs, which were covered
fully enough in Mondays paper,
is as follows:
I'VE visited the county chain
gang by committee and found II
prisoners at work upon the roads
under the charge of the keeper,
wv. D. Prevatt. We found the
camp in good shape and the prls-
oners we'll fed, humanely treated
and doing efficient work. Good
order is apparent in the arrange
ments as we found them, and no
complaint was made by any OF
the prisoners. We advise and
recommend, however, that the
county commissioners provide a
tent for use as sleeping quarters
for the prisoners. AS conditions
are at present, when the camp is
moved the keeper is obliged to
l rent what vacant house he can
find suitable for the purpose and
l he is often unable to find one
f close to the place of work. Thus
+ some time is necessarily lost IN
going to and from the quarters.
The use of tent would obvlate
] this and the extra work perform
r ed would more than compensate
4 for it's cost.
+ We also visited the various
= county offices and found all OF
them in very good order, the
= records properly and neatly kept
= and the offices clean and in gooo
t condition. The offices Of the
O. clerk and register, being in the
. jail while the new court house Is
( being built, are necessarily
crowded to some extent, but the
best arrangements have beer
y made which it is possible to make
l. under the circumstances. -
# We also visited the county jai
q and found the same in exception
IL ally good condition, being nea
re and clean. The prisoners ar
n we'll cared for and have no com
T. plant to make. All were pleas
If ed with the care which they re
- ceive at the hands of the presen
III sheriff and his deputy, the keeL
ty err, J. H. Floyd. We find tina
OF while the prisoners have plent
re of plain food, still the omount c
or the per capita allowance mad
~ by the commissioners for tn
aS purpose, in view of the pres
ay ent prices of food products,is in
in sufficient to allow any variet.
Since the establishment of tt
present scale of allowance (
o the commissioners, the price {
food has increased some 50 p'
'e- cent; and we therefore recon
'et mend that the sheriff be above
~, 80 cents per day per CAPT
ed for this purpose instead of
or cents, as at present. This wou
vi permit the sheriff to give Il
ny prisoners some small variety
~, their food, and thus make the
I'D condition more bearable. V
understand that an increase w
recently allowed the inmates
the county home on this accour
and this should apply to the pr
.;aI oners in Jail as well. Good Q
der has been maintained in t
lSs- jail and there have been no {
capes therefrom.
ers We also visited the coun
lay home and found everything
the proper condition and the prer
zee, ses neat and we'll kept. The
A. mates appear contented and he
ok, py. We examined the inmat
the privately and made inquiries
tee to their treatment, and all we
and satisfied. The present keeper
tax the home, w. G. Reynolds, is
B. humane man and is looking W
1rt, after their welfare. The bui
red ings have been recently repair
md and we understand that the +,
concentrations made by the i
ow- grand jury in regard to the no
have been carried out as reco
for mended.
ele, We cannot close this rep
set without congratulating the p
tax pie of our county upon
A. handsome new court no
)08, which is now in process of Ell
nee ton and which we trust will
for completed by the next term
end, court. The county commission
1og- have given careful attention
$22; much thought to this matter A.;
lnty their labors in this behalf
!. appreciated by this grand il
as as we feel sure their efforts
the result in a building which will
an ornament and a credit to
lille, people and to our county-a bu
end, ing of which we may we'll
Col proud.
nph- J. S. OLIVER,
W. Foreman
-.21;
$50. Tabernacle News Notes