Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-03-21
JURY MAKES RE.
PORT q INDICTMENTS
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ianruay Re.ulis In Cs.-
plueatau Rcport
SUGGEST COURT HOUSE
IMPROVEMENTS
Cuaiunn Cesnty jail huf SUrrezt
Rahailiinr StrucfuFs D. ndty-
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thsr rPor; % ths Cust Ceu7 Noa-
day ney reisrusd q in5ietmeufs a.
e resaA 81 their investzEcus bat
these VII ra b made pablo until
arrests have been made
The rerort q the jay d as follc~z;
Mexico. Ne. MaTeh 1918
T. thc Hononhie Judge q the Crczii
Court q Aa8rain County. No -
Your Grand jury selected Tor the
March trrm q yeur Court was
charged By your Honor. among other
hnr 70 view the property q the
County consisting Of TIE Coan House,
Jan and Farm and 70 report 20 yen
their conditions
II compliance 70 that order ne beg
10 report as follows; We visited the
County Farm containing 500 aeresl
IN a body and found il well kept vel
stocked with horses, mules, cattle.
hogs. sheep and chickens, to the valuo
q about SS000. The farm IS mostly in
grass. pasture and meadow well
fenced and the soil IS much Improved
since the renting policy has been abOl-
shed
There are about SIX inmates Of the
ilfirmary. all old men, far down the
last decline Of life; they are rs o n
tented and happy as possible for men
under such conditions. They love Mr..
Hamilton and his good wife. and said
! they were well and kindly treated.
We saw nothing in the management Of
the County infimary to criticize and
believe the inmates are kindly treated,
well protected. fed and clothed
We however found the steps on the
outside Of the new infirmary building
and the roof of that building to be in
a bad condition and should receive at
tention at once.
Respectfully submitted,
C. F. Clark, Foreman.
We further report as to the Court
House-that We have as a body in
spected the same and recommend that
the following repairs be made, LIST,
that a permanent floor of tile or some
other waterproof material be placed
on the entire lower hall floor, that the
wood work and walls Of the lower hall
be cleaned and painted. The County
Court 10 determine the material to be
used in the construction Of the floor
CouHtybe repairedbyhaving the walls
occupied by the Probate Judge have
the floor smoOthed or a new floor
laid and il Of wood that a new cover,
/, ing be put on the floor and that tbs
walls and woodwork be cleaned ant
woodwork painted and the wall
painted or papered. y
We further recommend that tn.
room occupied by the collector Of thi
ounty be repaired by having the wall
replastered and tinted or papered an
that the woodwork be cleaned ani
painted. We recommend that the wall
be tinted or painted rather than paint
ed. We desire 10 express our apprc
citation 70 Mr.. Miller, the %janitor o
the Court House for ~eourtesies ex
tended to the Jury and commend hin
for the thorough and efficient mamie
in which as j~anitor he performs hi
duties and recommend his retention a
his present salary.
C. F. Clark, Foreman.
Il We the Grand Jury for Audrail
County. No, March 1918, submit tn
following report and recommends
tons az 70 the County Jail, on Marc.
8, 1918, we inspected the Jail an
e premises and report the out building
a and grounds as well kept, giving evi
denee of careful attention by sheriff
j. G. Ford. The fencing is well bull
and neatly painted. The inside Of tn
Jail including kitchen, cells, dinin
and living rooms, we found in frs
class condition, showing much car
AMI attention on the part Of the shel