Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-25
Report of the Grand Jury.


ST. Joseph, La, October oath, 1912.
To the Honorable Tenth Judicial Dis
trict Court in and for the Parish of
Tensas:
This Grand Jury, empanelled for the
October term of this Honorable Court,
begs leave to submit this its final report.
We have carefully examined into all
matters brought to our attention, and
have found fourteen true bills, and in
three cases have reported no bills. TAX
ing into consideration the length OF tinn
elapsed since the sitting OF the Grand
Jury in this parish, We feel that the par
ish and this Court are to be congratulate
ed ON the comparative small amount OF
crime and the apparent growing DISPOSE
ton towards law and order.
We ask leave to make the following
recommendation and suggestions: from
our inspection of the public buildings we
find them in good condition, comfortable
and well kept. We, however, recommend
that the inside walls of the Jail building
he calsomined or treated with any other
preparation equally sanitary.
II comes TO our attention that there is
growing disposition, especially among
the younger generation of the colored
race, to carry concealed weapons. We
suggest that especial attention be given
to this matter by the representatives Of
the SherifFs office and the constables of
the several wards of this parish, and
wherever they have occasion to suspect
any such practise, especially on occasions
of large gatherings, that search he made,
with the purpose of discouraging the
growth of this practise.
We specially instruct the District At
torney to take such steps as are necessary
to compel the Railroad Company operat-
ing through this parish to put and keep
all public road crossings in good condi-
ton and maintain the same. We further
particularly instruct the District Attorney
to at once notify all persons who have
built, or are now using and responsible
for fumes across the public roads in this
parish, to put the same in condition as
required by the ordinance of the Police
Jury; and upon the failure of such par
ties to comply with such requirements
within period Of twenty days after the
date Of the mailing of registered notice
to the above effect, the District Attorney
will institute prosecutions under said or
dinance.
Taking into consideration the recent
overflow, and the resultanti damage, the
parish is to be congratulated on the gen.
orally good condition of its roads. APP
preciating the importance of good roads,
and desiring that the policy formerly
adopted by the Police Jury of road work.
ing be continued, we ask leave to recon-
mend that the approaches to Clark's
Bayou, Phelps Bayou and DuRossett
Bayou bridges be repaired at the earliest
possible date. These points have been
personally inspected by the members of
this body. We find that in some places
the roads are being very much damaged
by hogs. Such steps as are necessary to
prevent further damage from this cause
should be taken. The new road from
Lake Bruen to Lake st. Joseph, recently
laid out by the Police Jury, should be
dragged. And we suggest that provision
for doing so be made as early as possible.
rhe gate across the public road at Gin
tons pasture is not constructed or main
tanned in accordance with the provisions
of the Police Jury. Attention should be
given this matter, and responsible parties
required to put and maintain same in
proper condition. The same recommen-