The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-17
Also Recommends Repair OF
Court House in Near
Future.
BODY IS DISCHARGED
Declare City and County
Would Welcome Erection
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Of Suitable Building.

The court, the attorneys and the
grand jury combined this term of
the circuit court to call attention to
the cowntv commissioners to the very
bad condition of the court house
and rho county, jail and asks them
IT, take action at once to bring about
an improved condition of existing
affairs. They feel that it is about
time that the commissioners take
heed and act Almost every grand
jury for the past thirty years has
made an adverse report on the con-
dition of the county Jail, which
many visitors in the city have said
is the worst they have seen in any
part Of the country.
Yesterday the grand jury made a
thorough inspection of the, court
house as well as the "black hole of
Calcutta" called a jail, and in its
report to the court used portion of
the report turned in by the, previous
grand jury.
The attorneys, sane toned by the
court, assisted the grand jury in
framing up the resolution as they
are also getting tired of doing bust
ness in such trappy place as the
court house has become, with no
lighting facilities worth mention-
ing, no modern conveniences and an
unattractive place generally,
Resolutions Ad0nted.
ITO the Hon, VIM. N, Butler, Judge
of the Circuit Court of Alexander
County, Illinois;
eve the undersigned members of
the Grand jury of said Alexander
coNntv, do hereby beg leave to sub
NIT the following report in reference
to the condition of the court house
and county Jail of this county.
eve have made a personal exam
ination and inspection of the court
house and also the county jail To-
Gated in the basement of the court
horse, and we believe they both need
urgent and immediate attention by
the county authorities.
"At the May term, 1912, the spec
ial grand jury made 9 report to your
Honor, in which they use the fol-
lowing language in reference to the
county jail and court house:
Whereas, We find upon exami-
nation Of the county Jail most de-
plorable and disagreeable condition
existing, and
Whereas, 10th from sanitary
and security standpoint, the pres
ent cell facilities are inadequate and
antiquated
Therefore, be 1t resolved, That
this special grand jury most en-
phatically condemns the present con-
ditions in the county pail and we
ure of public safety. that the county
commissioners of Alexander county
take immediate steps towards the
construction Of new cell house,
modern in construction, and of suf-
ficient capacity to meet all probable
requirements.
1--WE further recommend that the
court house proper be placed in a
safe, sanitary and creditable condi-
tion.
1--WE respectfully tender our good
offices to this end and pledge our in
dividuai encouragement and sup
port to the county commissioners In
carrying out these suggestions.
I'VE find that the conditions have
not improved since thc above report,
but IL anything are worse.
1--WE. heartily endorse the recon-
mendations in the above report of
the special grand jury and earnestly
urge that the county commissioners
take steps at once to build new
county Jail AMI repair the court
house
The location of the present Jail
in the basement of the court house
Is such that It can never be made
safe and sanitary. This necessitates
the construction of new building
which should be located adjacent to
the court house.
"The court house has not been,
thoroughly overhauled and repaired
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