The Bourbon news., 1911-06-23
Grand Jury Makes Final Report.


after beinglin session about two weeks
made its report to the Court yesterday
and was formally discharged. The
grand jury investigated thoroughly e
complaints made by residents of the
county in regard to the conditions Ct
the turnpikes Cf Bourbon county anu
recommended TO the court that pre-
caution be used in the expenditure of
the county's funds for this purpose
and that all roads be placed in proper
condition before proceeding with any
work of reconstruction. 1t also recon-
mended that Magistrates and the
Road Supervisor acquaint themselves
with the cost of building roads before
letting contracts or accepting bids
where only one was made.
The grand jury visited the county
Jail and infirmary and reports both
institutions to be in good shape. clean
and sanitary, with the exception of
the former where it recommends the
substitution of modern water works
fixtures instead of those now in use.
1t is understood that during the ses-
sion of the grand jury indictments to
the number of about twenty five were
found and returned. but by order Of
the court they will not be made public
until bench warrants are issued and
served. 1t is said most of the indict-
ments are against saloons for the sale
of liquor to minors. and the operators
of disreputable houses. The report Of
the grand jury is as follows:
Recommended that the Fiscal Court
be more careful in giving Supervisors
full authority. That instead of leav-
ing the roads in charge of Road Super
visor that each Magistrate recommend
the amount of repairs in his precinct.
Further that th.re are msny roads in
the county on which very little money
has been spent and we would rec0m-
mend that all pixies be put in condition
for travel before any money is spert
on reconstruction.
"The complaints of bad roads come
from all over the county and this jury
feels that the Fiscal Court should in
vestigate the conditions of the roads
of tine county thoroughly and distrib-
ute the work on the pixies more even
ly. Also, that the Mag istrates and
Supervisors post themselves on the
cost of road building before accepting
bids where only one bid is made. We
find that the greater part of the road
fund for the past few years has been
expended on few rOads and that the
remaining roads in the county are in
very bad repair.
1--WE request that a copy of this re
port be filed with the clerk of the Fis-
cal Court of this county. That copy
of this report be handed to the sue
ceeding grand jury of this county and
if they find that the Fiscal Court of
this county at that time has failed to
repair these pixies and make the
proper distribution of the tax funds Of
this county be indicted.
The entire tjury Investigated the
jail and found same clean and in fairly
good condition, excepting water works
which We recommend to be thOrou shly
overhauled. These water works are
old style and in bad repair. Also
several locks are broken and others in
bad condition. We further recommend
that iron benches be purchased and
placed in the corridors of the jail for
the use of the prisoners.
COMMITTEE visited the county poor
house and reports everything in good
shape and inmates all comfortable and
as happy as circumstances per nit.
Mr.. Speakes seems to be an efficient
and painstaking official. We desire to
thank the Sheriff and Deputies for
their prompt and courteous attention.
We desire Ito thaak the Common
wealth's attorney and County Attor-
ney for their valuable assistance and
prompt attention to the grand jury.
"CHAS. A. WEBER. Foreman.