El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-11
Heating Plant At jail
Recommended BY Jurors
Believe It Would Prove Economical and Reduce
Fire Risk; Also Urge Special Accommodations
for Female Prisoners; Reports on All County
Offices

, Recommendations for the installs
ltion of q heating plant at the count
jail and for special Accommodation
for female prisoners there, wer
made by the Santa re county gran,
Jury In its report to Judge Hollomar
Committees named by the foreman
Of the jury, Robert v. Boyle. inspect
ed the Jail, court house and count,
Offices, and made special reports tina
were Incorporated In the general re
port Of the jury. These reports fol
low:
SheNffs Office-county jail
After a careful examination OF thu
sheriff's office and county jail, YOU
committee begs leave to submit thu
following report:
We find that there are confined IN
the county Jail OF Santa Fe county
twelve persons, ten of whom are
United States prisoners and witness
es, and two county prisoners to-wit:
Isidoro Martinez ana Ramon Trujnl
10, who are held on the charges of
murder.
We find the county jail is kept in a
good sanitary condition; that the
prisoners are provided with sufficient
good. wholesome food and that they
are provided with sanitary accommo-
Idations and conveniences.
We recommend that a heating
plant be installed in the county jail
las In our opinion It Is impossible to
satisfactorily heat the said building
with stoves and a heating plant
would be more economical and at
the same time would tend to lessen
the risk of fire.
We recommend that there be plac-
ed around the platform Just inside
of the door leading to the dollhouse.
"a substantial railing in order to OBJ
viate the danger Of falling or slip
ping from said platform, as the plat
form in its present condition appears
to us to be dangerous and the proba-
bility of injury resulting from such
accidents is great.
We recommend that a systematic
be provided, kept and main
tanned so as to show the date or
dates of the Incarceration of all
prisoners committed or confined in
the said Jail rs well as the time Of
their release or discharge therefrom.
We recommend that a proper place
or places be provided in the said Jail
for the accommodation of female
prisoners as at the present time
there are insufficient facilities for
taking care of such female prisoners.
We recommend that some provis-
ion be made whereby meals can be
served to the prisoners without me-
cessitating the opening of the cell
house door and we suggest that this
could probably be accomplished by
providing d smaller door or opening
which could be closed or guarded
and through which opening the meals
could be handed in to the prisoners
without necessitating the opening Of
the dollhouse door.
Respectfully submitted, John G..
Hull, p. M. Lienau, John Davis, An
Gonzales, committee.
Office of County Clerk
We, the committee appointed to in
vestigate the Offices above named,
report that an investigation of
the same has been duly made with
the following results:
We find these offices in good con
dition with, the work thereof neatly
kept and up-to-date.
We recommend that the county
commissioners appropriate money for
improvements in the vault In
the Office of county clerk as follows.
There are many books and records
in this Office and the ap-
pointive places for these books in the
vault r. very poorly equipped; roll
Ter shelves for these books and re-
together with proper filing
boxes, should be installed in the
vault of this office in a manner SINH
lar to those In the vault OF the dis
trict clerks Office.
y Respectfully submitted, J. Ascent
cion Rael, j. C. Jones, Luis Mora,
Pablo Lujan, committee.
Office Of County Assessor
We, your committee, to whom was
the duty Of investigating
the above mentioned office, beg
to report that we have invehti-
the records Of said office and
iilu the same Ill BOOu CUiluitfOu. |
We also find that the safe in said Of
ice is very small and inadeQuate;
that it is crowded with old schedules
hat have been preserved since the
of the destruction of the old
court house by fire. and we recon-
mend that these obsolete s~chedules
be placed in some other place or
away in some vault If they
ire of any use, and IL not, that~they
DC destroyed SO as not to occupy the
pace in said Office which is necessa
= for current records. /,
We find that it is necessary to
keep the books of the office on the
ioor Of the safe and we recommend
hat an adequate safe or vault be
and that the same be equip
Jed with modern files and equipment
o the end that these records may
,e kept and preserved in proper con
lition; we further recommend that
aid office be furnished with a metal
SO that the records and
rocks of the office may be handled
With dispatch.
Respectfully submitted, Gregorio
iael, E~squipula Montoya, Hilario
Abelino Quintana, committee.
County Court House I,
Your committee appointed to ex-
mine the court house building and
'ther county property, begs leave to
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