The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-03-26
GRAND JURY PRESENTAIENTS DE
CHEROKEE COUNTY.

MM7E the Grand Jury selected, chosen snsl
w sworn far March Term cs tie Superior
Court Of Cherokee county, Ca. 1859 beg leave to
make the following Presentmenis,
The public roads are al passahle except the bridge
on Settinglom creek where the water is afised by
dam, below. we recommend the proper authorities 10
have said obstruction removed as socn as possible
We recommend the Commissioners of roads TO have
all the roads put in good condition as soon as pos,
sible as The commissioners have recently received
their commissions, we FEEL disposed to give them
time to do their duty. -
We have examined the records Ci the Offices Of the
Sheriff the late county Judge the Ordinary and Clerk
of the Superior Court and find them neatly and cor
rectly kept.
We fud The County Treasurers books correctly
kept-having paid out by vouchers All monies "nieu
have come into his hands
We find also the books Of the Tax Receiver anc
Tax Collector neatly kept. So
We report the Jail unsafe and recommend its re
pair Immediately in the following manner, the dun
geon floor to be laid with lumber inches thick u
inches wide, we'll spiked down, one then cross ial'
with same kind oflumber, secured with plenty o.
spikes, We recommend that prisoners DO chained
until the iail is made secure. We recommend tbs
Ordinary NOT to rent the Ferries OF bridges on the
Etowah River for the present year '6y we recon-
mend the payment OF the Ferrage OF parties at'el
ding Courts as Jurors or witness for the State.
We recommend the Ordinary to investigate tht
sale Of the BRICKS sold by the Superior Conrt whicf
we cannot find any account Of We lind from the rs'
port Of the Ordinary that the county owes De'weeh
seven and eight thousand dollars.
We have examined the records 0t the Supr CouTl
and find them neatly kept and we find thetoiowiNg
orders passed by the Superior Court which we Do
ieveSO be illegal and contrary to law and ought MOI
to be paid to wit:
One to Isaac Ingram, County Treasurer, for r., re,
cordin2 orders, 'Sito'sf
Orders TO J. Is. Barton, Clerk OF Interior /
Court for two years and six months
service 1852. IS being $50 s. moro than
the law allows. "S'oS
Order paid L. Hocombe, Justice OF the In
ferior Court for recording and bringing
up James Jordan former Or'iinarys
books, which service he agreed to DO 90 =,
for nothing. ------ 1900 $<OV'
| Order paid Dowda and Hudson, Attys
| for investigating the case OF Bail
Rumph reported to be a lunatic- -.----. @OO'
Paid E. G. tiramng, Sheriff, some
case. which cost ought to have been
| maid by Aston WOrley nformer.----. l00'
| Order paid James M Daniel, Tax Receiv-
err for 1864 which service was Of no
use to the county. AoV'o'
| Order paid L. G. Harden for building
| bridge across Little River $780, being
fifty more than bid off at. oOO'
| Order paid Joseph Donaldson for the use
of the Ferry for the citizens of Chero-
kee for foot and horse men crossing in
1868. ..-.-. ----------. ZVV'u'
Order paid J. o. Dowda for the use OF
his Ferry for the same purposes for
1865 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1880
We find an order passed by w r. ID.
Moss, Ordinary for Clerk hire, which
he is not entitled to.--.-.----------. 75.OI