The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-14
GRAND
JURY JUNE TERM
Comprehensive Document Filed
When Body Was Discharged.


Friday at noon the June Term Grand
Jury of the Circuit Court for Garrett
county completed its work and after
filing its report with HIS Honor, Judge
A Hunter Boyd, the members of the
body were dismissed from further duties
at the present time.
The report of the Jury is somewhat
longer than usual. but is very compre-
hensive and goes into details concerning
the conditions surrounding the various
public buildings and is as follows:
To the Honorable. The Judges of the
Circuit Court for Garrett county:
The grand jury for the June Term
1917 of the Circuit Court for Garrett
county, beg leave to report that we
have concluded our labors, and have to
the best of our ability performed the
duties deyolving upon US as members of
this body, and we now desire to report
our proceedings and receive our
discharge.
/ We have had before US and examined
100 witnesses, and have found 26 pre-
sentiments and 26 indictments.
We have found presentments in all
cases in which we believed the evidence
| justified, and have ignored trivial cases
and those cases in which the evidence
did not appear to warrant presentments.
We have examined the several county
buildings, in accordance with your
Honor's instructions.
We find that the Jail is in need of
some repairs as follows; The airway to
the Jail on the east entrance is in need
of repairs.
The steel under the toilets in and
under the cells is rusting badly and
should be painted to preserve the same.
The locking system is in bad repair,
only few of the cells being in condi-
ton to lock-
There should be an entire new outfit
for the hospital room and the walls of
same should be repainted. Also recon-
mend that the hospita! room be used
for sick charges only.
Some beds in the cells are in need of
new bedding, also there should be one
padded cell for insane prisoners.
The lathe exposed on the coal pit
should be repastered,
Some tepalrs should be made to the
front porch leading to the sheriffs
residence, the wood work should be
painted and the banisters repaired.
We cali attention to the report of
last term of 1916, namely, we find the
composition caps on the columns Of the
Court House should be renewed at
once, as some of the bricks above same
have fallen out The porch floors should
! be repainted Immediately, for preserva-
ton. We further recommend that the
blocks are becoming loose. We find
concrete walls around grounds and the
walks in grounds in need of repairs.
We would suggest that the office of
clerk to the county commissioners be
furnished with another filing cabinet,
for the preservation of the records.
Would also advise repainting walls of
the office of the Register of Wills. All
wood work on exterior of Court House
should be reprinted. We would sug-
gest that the jenitor receive an increase
in salary of at least 25 cents day.
This grand jury finds that recon-
mendations, made by grand juries of
previous years, have been ignored.
Examinations are useless if repairs
deemed very necessary are not made.
We desire to acknowledge the
courtesy shown US by His Honor,
Judge Boyd. We wish to commend
the several county officials having re-
cords of. the county in charge, for the
neat manner in which we find the re-
cords kept
We cannot close this report without
extending our thanks and sincere ap-
probation to Mr.. E. Ray Jones, States
Attorney, for the valuable assistance
he has rendered this jury in the con-
duet of its investigations.
We now beg to be discharged.
Respectfully submitted,
/ G. w Weitzell. Forman.
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