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tiary, $3,641.81; at Morganza, $2,299,-
26, and at Huntingdon Reformatory,
$1,022.12, making a total of $9,653.19.
The expense to the county on these
four prison accounts was $1,088.32 less
in 1916 than in 1915. It is possible to
still further reduce the annual ex
pense by having proper jail facilities
in our own county. It costs $2.45 per
week to maintain a prisoner in our
own jail. It costs $4.00 per week for
maintenance at the Allegheny County
Work House. Our foreign popula
tion is increasing, and it is only fair
to anticipate increased expenses along
these lines in the future.
On the matter of proposed altera
tions in the County Jail, I want to
quote in part from the recommenda
tion of the December Grand Jury of
last year, as follows: "We further re
port that we found the County Jail
very much in need of alterations to
increase the capacity and render a
classification of prisoners possible, as
well as improve the sanitary condition
* * * We think the wing of the jail
nearest the Court House should be re
modeled on both floors so as to pro
vide eight or more cells arranged as
the present so called 'Drunk Cells'
and the floor above the furnace room
lowered to the level of the other
floors. This will provide five divisions
in the jail. We recommend a bridge
from the upper hall-way of the jail
to the Court Room."
It seems to us that this recommen
dation of a former Grand Jury is a
common sense, practical proposition,
and we submit it to you for your con
sideration. As suggested, it would
improve sanitary conditions, and in
crease the cell capacity for a better
classification of prisoners at compara
tively small cost. As the jail construc
tion is now, there can be no classifica
tion of prisoners. The professional,
dangerous and vicious criminal, the
degenerate, the occasional and acci
dental and unfortunate violators of
the law, young and old, are all confin
ed practically together, or within easy
communication of each other. Hie
evil and harmful effects of such con
ditions, both morally and physically,
are apparent to everyone, and further
more such conditions very materially
interfere with the proper administra
tion of justice.
You may also have reports of View
ers recommending the erection of
County Bridges presented to you. In
such case or cases it will be your duty
to hear the testimony produced, and if
it shall appear to you from the facts
set out in said reports, and from the
evidence adduced, that the erection of
said bridge or bridges is necessary for
the accommodation and convenience of
public travel, it will be your duty to
approve the sam?. If in your judg
ment it is not necessary for the ac
commodation and convenience of pub
lic travel, it will be your duty to dis
approve the report.
In order that ;ou may be enabled
to better perforin the manifold duties
of your present work, we suggest th:tt
you make your inspection of the
County liuildinjr this afternoon, and
not enter uoon the work which will be
presented to you by the Distn'ct At
torney until tomorrow morning. This
will give you more time to think over
and discuss among yourselves just
what recommendations you want to
make when you will have finished your
work. In order to carry out this sug
gestion the District Attorney has not
caused any witnesses to be subpoen
aed to appear before you today on any
Bills of Indictment. Make your in
spections this afternoon, and then you
will be ready to proceed to the Grand
Jury Room and take up your work as
presented by the District Attorney.
Now, gentlemen of the Grand Jury,
you will have a number of Bills of In
dictment to pass upon, including
charges of Murder, Larceny, Adultery,
Riot, Violations of the Liquor Laws,
Fornication and Bastardy, Assault
and Battery, Cruelty to Animals,
Statutory Rape, Seduction, etc.
You will fix your own hours of
meeting and adjourning. We will ask
you to appear in a body in open Court
each morning at 9:00 o'clock, to make
returns of your findings. The Court
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