The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-07-04
SHORT SESSION
| CIRCUIT COURT
THE JURY IS HELD ONLY ONE DAY
Grand Jary Returns but Single Indict.
ment Recommends that Speeding
on Highways Be Prevented

The session OF the Circuit Court.
which was convened Monday with
Juoge W. l.. Bradshaw. of The Dalles
on the Bench, was decidedly short and
was adjourned Tuesday afternoon after
a few minor civil cases had been heard.
The duties of the grand jury were
not very arduous. One true bill was
returned and five not true bills The
true bill was returned against J. w.
Logan, who was charged with having
detrauded r. ID. Gould out of the sum
Of $3.50, representing to him that he
would receive for this amount tract
OF land that had been received from
the government by the California and
Oregon R. r. Co. The other impan-
eled jurymen were dismissed Monday,
there being no cases to come before
them.
The report of the grand jury is given
below.
We, the grand jury, impaneled at the
July, 1912 term of the Circuit Court
for the county of Hood River, beg
leave 20 report as follows:
We have been in session two days
and have returned one true bill and
FIVE not true bills With reference to
the not true bill 40 returned we would
state that these cases wherein the
prosecutor has refused to prosecute
and in others the cases have been set
tied to the satisfaction of all parties
interested and therefore there being no
witnesses brought before US with ref,
erence to these cases we return no
indictments.
We have examined the books of the
Clerk, Sheriff and Treasurer and in the
limited time allowed US, we have not
been able of course TO thoroughly &c
over them but as far as the grand jury
is able to determine the county's books
are in satisfactory condition. We
would recommend to the county court
that in fairness to the incumbents OF
these Offices and the taxpayers that il
would be wise to have the books OF
these three offices experted at least
once every year.
We have had a conference with
County Judge Castner, with reference
to road work done in the county anC
especially that in the portion of the
courty over the proposed route known
as the "Shell Rock" way down the
Columbia. In this connection Judge
Cashier informs US that there are sil
and half miles of macadam in HooC
River county now, equally divided
| between the East and West sides
| There are six and three quarters mile
of clay road with graveled surfaces.
Il With reference TO the "Shell Roc
n road above mentioned the Grand JuI
Is advised that Hood River county
whole has not been called upon
pay any portion of the cost of the cor
struction of this road. A money eS
pended comes from the Benson dons
tion fund and from the special Ia
levied ia the two west districts, seve
eights of which is levied against an
paid by the 0..W. K. 4 N Co.
1t has been rumored and these ru
mors have come TO the ears of tn
Grand Jury that Hood River count
had entered an agreement whereof
the county would be liable instead o
the railroad company for future dam
ages that might result from the con
struction work. However, the count.
court assures US that this is altogethe
an error
From the report made by the count.
court we learn that from January
1912 and up to and including June 10
1912, there has been expended in i'm
provement and betterments to th
county highways of this county tn
sum of $l3, 1855.
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county court that il use strict meas
ures in enforcing the laws governing
the speeding of motor vehicles. WI
realize that this question is one tina
has been before the county authoritie
in the past and from our investigation
we are convinced that the running 0
automobiles at high speed, such as j
being continually done in certain il
stances, is very detrimental to th
roads of the county and that the none.
that is expended for betterments 0
the county roads will not serve its pur
pose if the roads are to be cut up ant
damaged by the excessive speed OF tht
automobiles. We feel that the count!
court would be rendering a real service
| to the taxpayers of this county if som'
measure be taken whereby the higl
speeding of automobiles would be de
tected and prosecutions made.
In reference to the provisions of th'
local option laws in Hood River county
we would state that during the tvs
days that we have been in session
there has been no complaint to US o.
any violations of the local option laws
and therefore we have no indictment:
to return in connection with that sub
jece.
Having finished our labOrs we re
spectfully ask to be discharged.
j. L. Carter, foreman; W. A. Lock
ann. S. b. Carmine, 7. A. Reavis, p
L. Robinson, II. A. Moore, j. ?.
Thomson.