The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-01-23
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20. 1918
Report OF Grand Jury.

Report vi GranQ jury
December Term 1912 January 1918.
TIC Hon. w. r. CUNNINGHAM
Judge of the Eleventh District o
louisiana
Under your instructions given us
we your Grand Jury beg to repor
that we have examined One Hundred
and Seventy-six cases; returning ON
hundred and Five true bills, and six
ty five no bills; carried six case
over.
We find In many cases that TIT
chimes committed are not Of serious
nature.
We have carefully investigated 'th'
Court House, Jail, Normal School
Clerks Office. Assessors Office, Sher
IFS Once, Poor Farm, the Parish
Treasurer's books and records OF the
Police jury.
We find the Parish jail in a
neat and sanitary condition, and
would recommend that an iron fence
be placed around the building as a
safeguard, in preventing anyone from
holding communication with prison
ers confined therein; this we feel is
highly important.
We find that the crime of retailing
spirituous liquors without license is
steadily on the increase and that un-
less more drastic measures are en-
ployed In bringing these law breakers
to justice we will soon be unable to
cope with the situation.
We have examined carefully the
books and records of the Police Jury
under the new system and find them
in perfect condition and rejecting
great credit on our Clerks untiring
assistant, Miss Tauzin.
We have walked over the Iron
Bridge across Cane River and find it
in excellent condition; we also paid
visit to the poor farm and find that
while the inmates are properly clothed
and fed, their surroundings should be
.s,asde,-e y mere ii Ey
way Of repairs on the buildings, and
proper drainage.
In our examination of the Sheriff's
ONCE we find the books and records
in perfect shape and cgnnot too high
~ recommend our Sheriff's system
keeping Office records.
Owing to weather conditions, We |
found it impossible to go over the
Good Roads.
We find great slackness prevailing |
on the part of Road apportioners and |
oYerseers, In keeping up the public |
roads Of the parish barely enough at
tention paid to roads to prevent the |
finding Of bills.
In reference to roads In wards that |
have q special road tax, we find con-
siderable dissatisfaction relative to |
the disbursement of road funds, these |
funds seemingly to be unequally ap-
portioned in these wards. Il
More especially do we find these |
true In Ward Nine, in fact |
we find that about Twenty Thousand |
dollars have been collected and expen-
ded without any records or vouchers,
and while we have no evidence that |
anything criminal has been done, we
are Of the opinion that this loose |
method Of spending thousands Of dol
lars Of the taxpayers money. amounts |
TO original carelessness, and we advise
the Police and District Attorney to
look into the matter carefully.
We have gone over the grounds, and
examined the different departments
Of the Normal School and find this
great institution in every way perfect
making personal inspection of all
different department we find In every
instances perfect sanitary condition
prevailing.
We found the inirmarv, which Is I'M
der the eficient supervision of Mrs.
Keene, only one patient who is conval-
escing nicely, This we consider a re-
record In school Of eight
hundred students.
We feel that this great institution
under the able management Of DR..
" l.. Roy Is worthy the confidence
Ind support Of the people of Louis.
ana. /,
Upon examination we find the Par.
sh Treasurer's books In good condi-
don and properly kept.
We are unable TO obtain any defin-
records from the Assessors Once
,ut we find dissatisfaction existing
.mong the tax payers lof the Parish
IN account Of the tangled conditions /,
il the assessment rolls. We earnest
y recommend that the Assessor en-
leayor to remedy this condition so as
o make the records more systematic.
In examining the Clerks once we (,
Ind everything correct and system /
.tically arranged, but incidently we
Iotice that Conveyance records Books 1
yo's. 81, So, 81, and lO6 should be re- 9
ndexed as the original indexes are In !
most dilapidated condition, and !
rould recommend that Che Police .
uEy arrange Cor this at their next Y