The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-06-17
GRAND JURY REPORT
Made BY That Body To The Court On
Wednesday Last.

At the conclusion If the days SEES
sion of the Circuit Court on last We'd
nesday afternoon the grand jury
which had been in session for three
days previously thereto, made its re-
port to the Court and was discharged
from further service for the present
time, the report being as follows:
To the Honorable, the Judges of the
Circuit Court for Garrett County:
The Grand Jury for the June Term
of the Circuit Court for Garrett Coun-
ty for the year 1920, desire to report
that we have concluded our work and
have to the best of our ability dis
charged our duties as Grand Jurors,
and we now report our proceedings
and ask the Court to grant Us our
discharge.
We have had before US and have
examined 6S witnesses-and have found
16 presentments and indictments. We
have found presentments and indict-
ments in all cases in which we be-
lieved the evidence warranted.
We desire to commend Mr.. E. T..
Tower, Clerk of the Court, his dep
uties and assistants, for the neat
ness and particular manner in which
the records and files in the Clerks
office are kept, and we desire to eX-
press to them our appreciation for
the courtesieS they have extended us.
We further commend the other
county officials in the court building
for the neatness of their records and
offices.
We are pleased to note the uniform
neatness and general sanitary condi-
ton of the Court House and Jail and
commend those in charge for their dill
lgence in looking after these necessary
and important matters.
We further desire to extend our
thanks to Mr.. William L. Cffutt. the
States Attorney, for the assistance
he has rendered us. We are advised
that he has disposed of all petty Grim
NAL cases before the magistrates
where they have jurisdiction, and We
commend this course as being proper
and efficient and resulting in con-
siderable saving to the Taxpayers of
the county.
We acknowledge and appreciate the
courtesies extended to US by his Honor
Judge Boyd.
We have examined the several pub
lie buildings in accordance with your
Hcnors' instructions and we note the
following which we deem should be
given immediate attention BY TIE
County Commissicns-thc steps in
front of the Court House and the
pavement in front Of the Court House
and Jail should be repaired; the steps
from the furnace room in basement
leading to the Court House yard
should be SO arranged that tie ashes
from the furnace room could be more
easily removed; the wood work and
cornice on the Court House should be
reprinted; the windows in the Court
House and Jail should be reglazed;
the composition caps on the columns
of the Court House should lie re
newed.
We find a defective gutter on the
SheriT's residence which permits the
water TO leak down the outside Of the
building, also on the inside, and we
believe that this should be repaired
without delay The commodes in the
cells of the Jail should be re-eaameled.
windows are rusty and should be re-
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dows of the Court House and Jail
should be repaired; rain spouting on
Jail should be renewed and all exterior
woodwork and metal on the Sheriff's
residence and Jail should be repaint-
ed and windows and gratings ad-
justed.
We note that constables have not
been appointed and qualified in six
of the districts of the county, and we
would suggest that steps be taken by
the County Commissioners at once to
see that constables are appointed and
qualified in the following districts,
viz: Nos. Three, Four, Seven, Nine,
Eleven and Twelve.
We would suggest and recommend
that greater diligence be used throug-
out tn county in the enforcement of
the dog tax law.
We now beg to be discharged.
Witness our hands this 9th day of
June, 1920. J. o. GETTY,