Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03
GRAND JURY ASKS
BOND ISSUE FOR
new COUNTY JAIL
Secret Body Passes Resolution
Strongly Advocating the
Proposition.
STRUCTURE is NOW FILTHY
Declare Plans for Building Should Con-
tain Workhouse Feature-Pris-
oners Need Exercise.

Unqualified endorsement OF the $751;
600 bond issue for the building OF
new county jail. which is to be sub
mitted to the voters at the November
election. was given by the members OF
the grand jury for the September term
OF circuit court. in a report fled yes
terday afternoon with Judge r. w.
Olmsted
A resolution was passed IN which
the opinion was expressed that the
present structure is entirely made
quate. The body went further and
declared that the new building should
be a workhouse. as well. and should
be equipped in such a manner that
prisoners can exercise and work The
workhouse idea has been advocated
for some time and the grand jury asks
that every voter see that his super
visor favors plans for the new jail, in
GLIDING this humanitarian and neces-
sary feature
The report OF the jail committee
OF the board. composed OF c. J. Golden.
II. II. Palmer, Henry II. Kuehl, Thorn
as II. Dougherty and R E. AcEntire.
declares that the institution is as well
kept as possible under the circum-
stances and that the treatment of
prisoners has been good.
Books Are Correct.
The report which goes TO the board
OF supervisors for consideration fol-
lows:
we. the members OF the Jail com
mittee Of the September grand rIry,
would respectfully submit for your
consideration. the following report:
I'VE find the jas ~ we'll kept as
can be expected unC~r prevailing con-
ditions: the treatment OF prisoners
good as far as We could learn from
their own testimony.
I'VE took the name OF each prisoner !
and the date each prisoner said he
was placed in jail and the charge plac- !
ed against him. This. we found. tai ]
lied with the register in the sheriff's I
office.
I'VE find So prisoners in the county I
jail. 81 male prisoners and five female |
prisoners"
New Jail Needed.
The resolution which was passed. /
signed by J. c. Kinsley. foreman. rela- !
tive to approval of the bond issue for 4
a new Jail. follows:
Whereas, the inspection that We 4
have made Of the county Jail OF Rock 4
Island county has convinced us that II /
IS wholly inadequate for the present 4
needs of this county; that it is filthy. |
unfit place for the keeping of human !
beings; that it is impossible for the 7
sheriff 10 separate the prisoners as is !
required by law. and that II is further |
impossible for the sheriff to give the !
prisoners the care and attention that |
is required by law, and.
Whereas, il is the sense OF this 1
body that idleness and confinement |
breeds disease, discomfort and con- /
tempt OF the law,
Therefore. be it resolved by the !
grand jury of the September term. A /
ID. 1914. OF the Rock Island circuit J
court. that it is the duty of every voter |
10 support the bond issue for the build 1
ing OF a new jail at the coming cleo |
ton and to do all in his power for the i
success OF the election on this propo- /
sition. and,
BE II further resolved. That II is /
the sense OF this body that new jail /
should be in fact a workhouse, and |
we'll equipped for the employment and /
exercise OF prisoners confined therein, /
and that If this proposition for the I
building of a new jail and workhouse /
carries at the general election in ,
November. every voter should see to
Il that his supervisor approves no
plans for the building OF the county \
Jail that does not have in them provi-
sfons for an ADEQUATE workhouse with 1
enectfve working capacity. consonant