The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16
Would Build New County
Farm, Enlarge Jail
WASH THE PRISONERS
o.,,. = Week. is One of the Recon-
m.ndatiOnS - commissioners Are
E,,rady Considering a of Farm
and several improvements.

a.. worn for the term and submitted a
,,rt5Gn Of the county farm, the build
w If d new county home, and the
.rr4nuu Of a new Jail or the tnlarg-
ms # the present one. The jury
ais. suggested that the board of u
A commissioner should authorize
tht county superintendent of health
Il. taN. every prisoner washed Once a
n,tt thoroughly and provided with
fhuEi uniform. The clothing of
III. prisoners should also be changed
one, weekly. Every effort is being
maze 10 put the Jail in as sanitary
condition as possible, and the bOard
Us under consideration the k
Of such alterations and changes as the
necessities Of the county home may
require.
A. to the sale Of the county farm
and the erection of d modern county
HON, for the aged and infirm, the
commissioners have already acted n
have appointed a committee consist
ine Of the chairman of the board, l..
II. LINN, a member Of the board of
commissioners, the county auditor,
and the county attorney. to inveSti-
gate the matter and report back to
the board. An appointment "a been
made for the entire board and this
'OlLlilitNtt ~ NlSSt XIX CouI1NS III
for the purpose of considering the
matter on the ground and the county
attorney has been directed to prepare
III abstract of the titles to the prop
erty and to have all Of it ready to re-
port at the August meeting of the
board.
iheady Under Amusement.
It appears That before the grand
jury made its report recommending
these changes the county commits
s,oners had them under consideration
and their purpose was TO act as speed
iy as possible. The growing needs
Of the county home and the necessity
for more space in the Jail must be
met, say the commissioners. They
have also under consideration the
possible enlargement of the court
house. AS yet, however, no definite
steps have been taken looking to
these improvements. 1t is hoped that
this will also be done. Raleigh's
court house is not in a class with other
public buildings in the city, and does
not represent justly the progressive
spirit If the hour.
The Report.
TIT report of the grand jury is as
follows:
TO His Honor. G. S. Ferguson,
Judge presiding, the grand
Jury respectfully reports:
! lhat they have passed on all
Dliis submitted to them and have
returned them to the court.
O. That they have examined
thr Jail and find the prisoners
well fed.
5. That they have examined
ne court house offices, sheriff,
clerk Of the Superior court, reg
lister OF deeds, treasurer, and
county superintendent Of public
instruction, and find all these Of
n'ts well and neatly kept. That
!hty have examined the county
nome and find it we'll kept. the
inmates well cared for and the
STOCK and premises in good con-
dition.
.. That they have examined
ne road camps and find them in
t"od condition and the prisoners
Well cared for.
Recommendations.
We would recommend tina
" the sanitary conditions in the
!"'! are not such as would guar
"n'ee the health and ordinary
'oihiort OF the prisoners, this
'ohoitlon should be remedied as
'"rly as possible. Having found
9oHle OF the bedding in bad con-
u!"on, we further recommend
mat better provision be made in
ms respect. We comm
nay the jail be enlarged, as it is
= y rowded condition owing to
'"e iact that, as we are informed,
large number of Federal pris-
ohers from beyond the county are
o'nt here for detention.
e. We recommend that a por-
aoh or all Of the farm at the
,ouhty home be sold. We fur
,"tt recommend that a mOdern
ouiiulng for the inmates be erect
- 10 take the place Of the old
Dui'uihSS at present scattered
~ d large area, making it al
.'o5. impossible for the superin-
'eht TO give to the inmate
~, "ttent1On that is necessary
mo EIanl inru e