The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-03-15
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report of the September, 1850 Grand
jury which recommended installation
of a shower in the women's ward in
the Jail. The roof both on the Jail and
the residence section is in need of
immediate repairs or replacement,
this should not be neglected or it will
cause excessive damage. We also
recommend that the entire wiring
system in the Jail be inspected and
repaired on replaced where necessary.
The ceiling and walls in the bathroom
in the sheriff's residence have been
damaged due to the leaking roof and
after repairs have been made to the
roof, the bathroom should be repaired
and remodeled. We recommend that
the plumbing fixtures be reset, that
the ceiling and walls be replastered
and tile board be installed to a height
of four feet.
A Committee from our body eX-
amined the Treasurer's Office but
made no audit of the records since
this is handled by the State Auditors.
We have inspected the Court House
and the various offices and make the
following recommendations The Bar
Library is dirty, i'll cared for and
books have n OF been unpacked for
months. We recommend that the
County Commissioners meet with the
Local Bar Association and work out
plans to maintain the library in use
able. workable condition with a GUS
todian in charge or that appropria-
tions for the maintenance OF the IL
brary be discontinued. The office Of
the County Commissioners is in need
of modelnization tending to create
more privacy and the better use of
floor space We would like to empha-
size. however, that before any other
improvements are made, the leaking
roof on the Jail and the leaking por-
tions of the Court House roof be
fixed.
The office of the Clerk of the Court
was inspected and we find the floor
in this office to be badly in need of
repair.
The bindings on the stair treads in
the Court House are loose and should
be replaced. The marble steps inside
the front entrance are loose and
should be reset at once.
The furnace room is in need of a
thorough house cleaning and all trash
and ashes should be hauled away. The
pipe from the furnace to the flue APP
pears to be in need of replacement
because at the moment it constitutes
a fire hazard. The bare lath in the
basement should be covered and I'M
covered pipes should be insulated.
In general, the Court House is
maintained in good condition but we
recommend that an additional full
time custodian be employed with the
expectation that our Court House be
clean, neat and orderly from top to
bottom at all times.
We recommend that periodic in
spectons be made of the Court House
and Jail by the State Fire Marshal
or a qualified member of the Oakland
fire department in an attempt to al
leviatc all fire hazards.
Judge Harris has specifically called
to our attention the great increase in
traffic violations and manslaughter
by automobile and we have reviewed
the situation and recommend that an
additional State Trooper be stationed
in the Oakland area. No replacement
has been made for the late Corporal
Thomas Currie.
We also recommend that the
County officials arrange to enforce
existing dog laws and collect dog
taxes.
We have had before us the Sheriff
and the various COnstables and we
strongly recommend that more vigor-