The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-18

The grand iury's report In tall FOL
/ lows.
/ Having been convened by you on
the Eth day OF May. 1919. We have
/ held a continuous session. save two
and one-hall days recess. for 81
days.
We take this occasion TO express
our appreciation OF the courteous
treatment extended US by tho court
and its officers and by tho public
I officials generally.
Many complaints have come 10
the Jury which have been referred
/ TO the prosecuting attorneys office.
for the reason that our limited lime
made the reference necessary. All
OF the matters thus referred may be
investigated as we'll by the prose
cutting attorneys office as by the
grand jury. The most important %
tho matters which tho Jury has re-
quested the prosecuting attorney TO
investigate thoroughly are tho fol.
lowing:
Charges Of police graf, In relation
10 gambling. illegal liquor selling
and prostitution.
Charge made by Mr.. q. =. Shields
Of gambling In the Seattle CONNER
eial club.
Charges made by Mr.. e. c. sny.
der Of bribery Of milk inspectors.
Charges made by Mr.. Horace
Barnes Of election frauds.
/ Charges made by number Of
residcnte Of Green Lake district Of
waste In expenditure OF Park Board
funds.
Charges made by Mr.. Hoover OF
+ blaeklissinG In relation 20 the BAL
lard mills.
/ Charge made by Mr.. hules N.
Wells OF criminal libel against
Joseph Jarvis. printed by the Seat.
tie Daily Times
Complain, Of the existence OF an
I Ice trust.
| We have referred 10 tho board %
E trustees OF school district No. ! n
complaint made 90 tho grand jury
I In relation 20 the installation OF
[ heating system In the Franklin
high school.
Mr.. Fred W. Kelly has called the
attention Of the jury 20 a number
OF alleged irregularities which. ~
true. are serious and should be fur.
Their Investigated. 7, IL impossible
for the Jury to completely examine
into his charges and adjourn at this
/ time
We therefore recommend tina, the
court appoint a special prosecutor
and committee OF experts TO fully
| investigate these matters.
The magnitude and completely Of
the business OF the county has
made II absolutely necessary to con.
/ fine our attentions largely ~ ia AZ.
fairs during this session OF the
grand Jury.
COUNTY ROADS.
/ Many charges were made of graft
In the purchase Of road machinery
and many other charges were made
that the system OF building roads
with the present equipment Of road
making was costing the county
more money than tho same worl,
would cost by the old method OF
building roads with teams and
shovels II was also charged that
the gravel pits purchased by the
county commissioners were bought
at exorbi,ant prices and that some
OF the pits which we're purchased
did not contain gravel that could
be used upon the county roads.
The charges Of graft IN the pur
chase OF road machinery were thor
oughly Investigated with the result
that no traces OF graft could be dis
covered II was found that all oil
the road machinery purchased was
not only bought NJ fair prices but
was the best road.making machin
cry designed for road work whict
could be purchased at that time
II was impossible 20 find out JUS
how much these permanent gray
eled roads cost per mile; but con
sidering the increase in width and
the light grades. which insure thu
permanency OF these roads. they are
much more economical for Kinf
county unquestIonably than the mar
row dirt roads which were construct
ed under the old methods and which
had to be reconstructed every yeal
at an enormous cost To the county
Many complaints have come 10 M