The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-08
Commissioners Take Exceptions to Part Of
Grand Jury Report Referring to Road
Work and VIII Issue Full
Statement
ALL ACTIONS PART
OF PUBLIC RECORD
No Secrecy Attempted; VIII Show How
All Funds We're Expended, Says Chair
man Cerzine; Robinson Hands
Jurors Slight jolt

According to statements given oul
by the commissioners Of the county
Of Grady a statement regarding the
clause in the report of the grand jury
censuring the commissioners FOR the
manner in which the road work in GER
tain parts of the county has been
done, will be ready in a few days,
Properly prepared by members of the
commission and setting forth in de.
tail all the particulars about the con.
struction Of the work
In speaking Of the matter this morn
ing ]. A. Corzine, chairman of the
board OF commissioners, said, Il have
not read the report of the grand jury.
However, l have been told of the re-
port and have been told that that hon
cradle body has seen fit to reflect
upon the manner in which this com
mission has built certain pieces Of
road. shall Investigate the report
OF the grand jury. that ii | shall study
IL thoroughly and then make a re-
port showing the people just how
every cent OF the money on roads has
been expended. In this connection
! would like TO state that there has
been at no time any attempted Sc
crecy in this matter. the matter has
been open and above board in every de-
tail and all acts of the commissioners
have been made a part Of the county's
records and as such records belong to
the public and are open for the inspec-
tion of any one"
w. A. Bryant, commissioner from
the northern district, stated that he
cared to say nothing in the matter to-
day. Mr.. Bryant reiterated the state
ment of Chairman Corzine. however
in that the proceedings of the commits
sioners we're a part of the public re.
cord and as such open for the read
ing and the inspection of every one
in Grady county. eve have done moth
ing which we care to hide" said Mr.
Bryant
J. A. Robinson, member of the com
missioners' board from the central,
or chickasha district, stated that he
cared to say nothing at the present
time Il suppose" said Mr.. Robinson,
"this report may be looked upon by
those who do not like the way things
have been run since have been a
member OF the board of commission
ers. as a personal attack on me. !
wish TO reiterate what Chairman Cor
zine has said. that all doings of the
board OF commissioners in road build
ing as IN every other line, have been
omen. Everything done has been made
a part OF the record and as such Is
open TO inspection Of every one in the
state at large. as we'll as to every
one in Grady county. This board has
played no favorites in any manner
and in any form. At the proper time
we shall publish full and complete
review of the manner in which the
road work, to which the slap of the
grand jury's report alludes, showing
how every penny was spent and who
drew those pennies.
'In the meanwhile, before we do
this, Ii might be we'll % state that ten
members of the inquistorial body, the
grand Jury of Grady county, Okla
homa. drew pay in the sum Of 81 each
for serving the county as such grand
jurors on the 18th day of January
1915. A glance at the calendar Will
SOW you that the 10th Of January fell
on Sunday aid a little investigation
win further show you that the grand
Jury was not in session on that date
This money was paid to the ten jurors
claiming attendance, through the o.
flee of the court clerk and the duty o.
the board of commissioners of Grady
county is to see that the ones who
drew this amount. money to which
they we're not entitled, shall be cali
ed upon TO jar loose and reimburse
the county"
Business Of Board.
Following the business of the Mon