The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
NEED MORE NURSES AT HOSPITAL, SAYS GRAND JURY REPORT
Nearly 300 True Bills Found During Sessions-Final Report Submitted
 Yesterday

i idSt Ju4y ana held It's last sessions thlS week submitted it's final report yesterday. In all it handled sss cases and examined over 1000 witnesses No bill was returned in GO cases, and PTS being indicted and held for trial. The report contains the results of the inspections of the county properties. including the jail, courthouse and inirmary.
 l All reportsfwere favorable and previous recommendations noted as having been adopted, Extra nurses were recommend ed for the Hillman hospital to bring up the staff to pre-war strength Many nurses were lost to the army service dur ing the var, these have not as yet been replaced. The report in full follows l We, the grand jury, impaneled for the circuit court of the Tenth judicial circuit of Alabama, for the July term. 1sl9 beg to make our final report, as follows:
 RETURN PTS TRUE BILLS l We have been in session Is days. Dur ing this time we have examined 1915 wit nesses; returned 27s indictments; found no bills in 50 cases, and passed nine cases
 
 1 jury
 We visited the county jail, which we found m d sanitary condition and the food well cooked. No complaints were made by any of the prisoners to our body. We visited the county almshouse. We ! found this building clean and sanitary. and we'll ventilated. The surroundings are well kept. The inmates, seemingly, are we'll taken care of and are furnished wholesome food. well prepared.
 A committee from our body visited the county farm. which was found well man. aged. It has a well equipped machine shop canning factory and well equip ped laundry. At the machine shop the county's trucks and road machinery are repaired. We are informed that the laun- dry of .ne Hillman hospital, county jail. the county almshouse and the county farm is being done at this place at great saving to the county.
 NEED MORE NURSES
 A committee from the grand jury vis- ited the Hillman hospital and were con ducted through the building by Dr. k. r. Hogan, superintendent. The building was found to be clean and the patients report that thay are well cared for. The in- stitu.ion seemed to be properly managed We would recommend one additional ele- vator, which is required to properly take care of the work for this institution, as there is at preesnt only one elevator to take care of passengers patients and freight, which frequently results in se- rious delays. We would also recommend several additional nurses for the insti- tution as the present force is inadequate owing to number of nurses entering war Service work.
 The repaIrs to the county's automobiles are made at a saving to the county in a garage maintained on the hospital grounds, although the garage is not in connection with the operation of the hos pital.
 Complaint was made by the previous grand jury about the condition and main- tenance of the courthouse. We find that the conditions complained of have ap- parently been greatly remedied.
 We find that the books of the county officials are now being audited by the state examiners but the work has not vet been completed, and no report of the anding has been made to this body, We wish to commend the able and effi- cient manner in which the circuit solici- tors office iS conducted by MT. Jos. K. Tate, solicitor, who is very alert in thor Oughly investigating the Endtlcrs CoihiiS before the grand jury, without fear or favor to any one, and in way to expe- dite the investigations and at the same time handle in an economic manner, by arranging the attendance of the wit messing to Fest advantage, thereby secur- Ing the evidence of the principal wit nesses first which often makes it urnec- nesses to best advantage. thereby secur- the attendance of unnecessary witnesses: ! also by arranging for one day on which to examine III officers in all cases in which 1 they are witnesses before the grand jury, | thereby saving the expense to the county | of officers attending several days. Now. in conclusion. we wish to thank | your honor for your very clear and ex- ha ustive charge to us before entering | upon our duties: Hon. Jos. R. Tate, So- | licitor; R. D. Algee. shorthand reporter, | and c. J. Martin. bailin. for their aid and | a assistance to us during the prosecution | of our labors: also the sherin and his | deputies for their aid and diligence in | bringing witnesses before us for exami- | nation ani in the suppression of crime. | Now, having discharged our duties to the | best of our ability, we ask to be dis charged. VIM. J. sIACrSf' l
 Foreman
 The next grand jury will be called and organized in November; this will continue through intermittent sessions until Feb | .uary, 1eN Judge Horace Williamson ! hanked the jurors for their services and them permanently