Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-03-28
Report OF The Grand jury.

| N--O( "iNhSoSCop iuCiuulllS tHs
sheriff, deputy sheriffs and constables O
this county, in reference to their knowledge
of violations of the law.
We have made twenty-seven cen in
dlctments, all that the evidence before Il.
warranted. There were before us severa
poor witnesses who gave unwilling and
evasive answers, especially so in cider
wine, beer and whiskey cases.
We are fully convinced from the evidence
brought before us that the Illegal barterine
OF intoxicants and the gatherings caused
thereby are in very large measure re-
sponsible for generalization and crime in
the county, and we call on all good citizens
to cooperate with the officers of the law
by reporting to the sheriff or his deputies
any violations that come to their knowl-
edge.
We wish to call the attention of the court
to the fact that only twenty-one (21) per-
sons in Montgomery County pay the $40
license allowing them to sell paper cigar
cites, and suggest that each deputy thor
oughly investigate his own district and
report any violations.
1t has been brought to our attention that
druggists in this county are selling Jamaica
ginger and other alcoholic preparations,
but we have been unable to obtain suffi-
cient evidence to indict.
We also wish to call your attention to
the disorderly gatherings at night in some
of our villages. notably Sandy Spring.
After our inspection of the Court House.
we wish to call your attention to the i'm
proved condition Of the grounds under their
present management.
We urge upon you the following improve
ments to the building itself The Office of
the States Attorney and the Grand Jury
room should both be repapered. The main
halls of the building should be painted.
The basement walls and ceilings should at
least be whitewashed. The Register of
Wills Office should be kalsomined and the
leak in the cornice above it should be
stopped without delay. The galvanized
iron skirting under the urinal in basement
be renewed. The stone work around some
of the entrances to the building be pointed.
We recommend that the plans accepted
for the provision of permanent room for
the use of the County Surveyor and the in
stallation of ladies' toilet be acted upon
as their need is imperative.
We also recommend that the county
purchase a small hand paper baler to util-
ize the present waste from the public offices
and by its sale add slightly to the county
revenue.
We have visited the Jail, finding five (5)
white and seven Cd colOred inmates, all
males.
We believe that the county should at
the earliest possible time construct a more
modern, better equipped Jail. as the pre-
sent building is rapidly becoming unfit for
use. Until this is done. we recommend the
following repairs as urgently needed; The
cutters are clOgeed and broken. in one
place the water from them undermining
the wall the supports under side porch
are gone and porch has settled away from
the building. We suggest that bath tub
be placed in the wash room for the use of
prisoners and that the sink in the hall be
connected with sewer in more sanitary
manner. We especially recommend that
covered buckets for use in the cells are a
necessity.
We have visited the Aims House and
viewed the buildings and farm. We viewed
the house carefully both inside and out
finding sanitary conditions good, consider
ing construction of building. We found
twenty inmates, viz. two white females
five white males. five colored females
eight colored males and one colored baby
few months old.
We beg to call your attention to the fol
lowing necessary repairs to the house
viz. fire-b boards for old fireplaces. repairs
to floor. wall and windows in two rooms
on second floor, and new roof for build
ing. At the barn the rain sp0uting is
rusting out and weather boarding in bad
shape in spots. The wall at northeast
corner needs slight repairs at once. Bar
ring these small recommendations, we
found the general condition of buildings
and farm very good. showing care and at
tention from the superintendent.
We inspected the following stock. viz
four brood sows with thirty-three pigs, six
teen shoats seventy-five chickens. seven
ducks and eight euineas. also necessary
farm implements and machinery well
housed. We found abundant provisions
both for man and beast. as follows two
hundred jars Of fruit and vegetables, thirty
gallons Of preserves. seventy-five bushels
Of potatoes twenty-five hundred pounds
Of meat. three hundred and fifty pounds
Of lard, and forty bushels Of wheat fOr
bread. also twelve tons Of mixed hay. one
thousand bundles of fodder. sixty barrels
of corn and thirty-seven acres Of growing
wheat.
The inmates all appeared well satisfied
and the superintendent reports a fair year
financially.
We recommend that the clerks TO this
Grand Jury. having performed large pro-
portion Of the labor Of said jury, be allowed
one dollar per day extra.
We also recommend that the clerks be
reimbursed for money paid for typewritinl
this report and that a stenoerapher b.
placed at the disposal Of the next Crane
Jury.
Thanking our Honorable Court for his
kindness and uniform courtesy. also ou
States Attorney and Sheriff for their kint
treatment and efficient services. and there
being no other business before us we bel
to be discharged.
W. HICKS.
Foreman.
We Sell Conkey's Laying Tonic.