Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-05-14

I TO 24 inches, making the build.
ing larger at the top than is below
at the water table.
!, Respectfully submitted,
J. S. ZIMMERMAN,
ISAAC LYERLY,
D. M. BoGER,
DALE MUDGErT,
H. s. BosTIAN,
GEO. r. COLLINS,
D. A. HoLBRooKs.
GRAND JURY's REPORT.
To His Honor, B. F. Long, Judge !:
We the Grand Jurors for Rowan
County submit ths following as
our report:
First. We have acted upon all
papers coming before us.
| 2nd. We visited the County
Home by committee and found
everything to be kept in a neat
sanitary condition, all inmates re.
port that they are we'll cared for,
there being Is inmates, Z white
females and three males, 8 colored
males and 2 females.
We find two of them in bed sick.
We fnd one male, VIM. Good.
night. to be in the condition to
make him an unfit subject for the
home. He requires constant
guard with him and no female can
20 where he is; if she does she is
insulted and often he has to be
taken from her. We also find one
ius in a dangerous condition and
liable to cause the building to be
fred from it at any time. We
recommend q repair of this fue,
and also an iron rcd be put
through the building now occupied
by the white females, IS the build.
Ing is cracked and liab BILE to spread
3ri. We visited the chain gang
by committee. We fiId all pris-
oners in good health except one
colored man who claims he has
consumption. We find the pris.
oners claim to be treated very
rough and whipped for slight
causes and often cautioned if they
tell of the treatment they get they
will only get worse treatment. We
find the bedding is not clean and
has not been washed for several
months. The bedding Is only
summed and busted now and then.
We recommend that they be clean.
ed and refilled also. The prison.
ers are also infected with lice and
that separate buckets be furnished
for whites and blacks. We find
she toilet in a very dissgreeaole
condition and suggest that it be
cleaned every two days and that
tubs be used in place of the ditch
now in use. The prisoners report
that they are forced to work all
day in the rain and then have TO
sleep in their wet clothing at night.
They are forced to get up at 4 a.
m and don't get to retire until 9
p. m.
4th. We have visited the grad
ed school building and made
thorough inspection of the same
and find it in neat condition in
every respect, but find three doors
which open only to the inside, and
in case of fire would cause STAN.
pede and perhaps loss of life as
small children occupy these rooms.
5th. We visited the Jail, clerks,
reg ster's, sheriff's and county
treasurer's Offices and found all in
a neat and business like manner.
All prisoners report that they are
well cared for by the sheriff.
6sh. We also visited the new
court house now in course of con-
struction We have had the fol-
loving summoned tc appear before
us as competent inspectors of the
material and workmanship: Geo.
R. Collins, Ike Lyerly, Dave Hol.
brooks, j. s Zimmerman, II. s.
B ossian aud Dale Mudgett, all
c. mpstent and dlslnteIested par-
ties, and they have made a thor
Cugh inspection of the building
and the material and workman
ship and made their report in
writing and signed by them and is
herewith attached and made a part
of our report.
We recommend that their COM
pensation be each paid $500 for
tn sir services in making this in
spection. We also had J. W.
Webb, city engineer, and G. A.
Kriechbaum summoned to inspect
the ccur5 house as to the wall be.
ing perpendicular and report the
wall untrue and ask that they Le
paid So SO for their services.
We recommend the county com.
missioners require the proper
grade of stone in accordance with
plane and specifications be put in
the building, as also the workman
ship, which has been proved by an
investigation committee to our
body to be inferior. The jurors
find from the investigating COM
mittee that the inspector now EN-.
ployed is man unfit or ut quallfi.
ed to continue as such and recon-
mend that he be removed inn
mediately and that competent
and impartial man be selected to