The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-02-12
MATTERS AND THINGS AT ATLANTA.

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lauta. gives him some information about
which little has been said in the Atlanta
papers, but which The editor thinks
should receive the attention Of The pco-
pie of Goorsis. Having called attention
heretofore 10 the matter, we heartily
agree with him, and therefore, mast cor
daily give these statements such pub
liciiy as our circulation affords. The
editor says:
Our friend informs us that from all
tina: he has learned there has been a
was efulncss in the expenditures by the
public authorities at Atlanta, unparallcl-
ed in The history of tho State. Com
mencing with the Executive admins
tration. hc learned that while Gov. Jon-
ms only had Two Secretaries, Gov. Bull
Jock has eight or ten, at shout $3.50 per
mo iii each; that though in 1861, 1852,
1868 asd 1864, Confederate times, too, }
the Clerks Of he two Houses Of the Leg.
islature cost The, people about sls7 per
day, or not exceeding 5000 per day at
farshest, the Clerk hire during the ses-
son lat c'oscd 10 DC obcr last was over
$500 pc dev--,he Principal Clerk in
he Hoose aid Sec"etarv of the
Senate La, og received $3.50 each for
hteO moo h.. and ,he'r Assistants
S $50 ca d ,be Jou "a 'si"g Gle ks
$500, 80 i;~ar'ns Clerks $3.50, and
o o'Ler Clerks 50 per day; Clerks who
were elected 10 { mmittees that never
met nc han once OF twice Ceiling sew
eat hood Ell dollars; and others elect
el C'ciks OF Co,nmi; tees several weeks
a';e tho Log Stature met, gclt',s foil
ray 60 the season, or f0m The COM
mopcement of The session 20 is close,
: ID h =. too. n face OF the law which
sovs ,hat ,hcse Clerks shall only be paid
'or tie days that they have actually
served.
On, informant fu Their learned that, in
add ion 10 these things, the two Houses
Of the Legislature, before it adjourned
in October, appointed committee 70
examine the books OF the State Road at
Atlanta, and that ten or twelve of the
members OF this committee met at At
lanta and continued in session loog
enough to draw { ON he State Treasury
near S.. 20 and Thai ano,hcr commit
Zee. Wa. bv mis,ako OF 70" some o.ner
caIse ca,,Od / gc,her at Alan by :
Crao MAJ, a.,G tEat The pay Of his COM
m,l,ec was be,w"en $500 and 5000.
Ga TO- nant furlher says Dat wbI
the Opera lloosc is finely finished and
looks We most Of thc Tcmbers and
others, i 2'i,' roaye salion, arc ca s.
ing thc Rails IN Il, cunt Of The difficulty
in tca',ns wbat 81 ne 0D, ci,ber in he
halls o.. IA tic el'icrics. The rooms
will have to be re modelled. Pc sons
can bettrr speak or be understood in he
open air than in either hall.
Our friend reports what all others re-
port, that there is no settled conviction
as to what may be best to do with The
negro eligibility question. lie says that
the Atlanta pcopls arc Tying to buy off
the MiilcdseviIlc people, as 10 the re-
moval question, by agreeing to 60 in for
high military school to be established
at Milledgcvillc, with Gen. Joe Johnston
at the head of it. Some ofthe MiIledge-
vile men have caught at this bait, but
whether their advocacy Of this measure
is on account Of their love for the State,
or for MrlcdgeviIlc, or for themselves,
somo others Of the MillcdssviIlc men,
VINO think hey see "a cat in tho meal
tab." a?e at loss 10 de erm'nc.
0se ;,c.rman' Ca,.hcf sass HAT it is
thought i, Bultsck ca ios his po'at aud
gets Congress TO give him conl '.l Of
Georgia, by making him Provisional
Governor, that he wit make some of his
lately appointed officers ''wa'k the
piank" -that soma Of the feni eatis'y
officers who declined 10 back him up
wnsn called on 'os gna &C ,an mono
, a. to Congress 10 recone act Georgia,
W = bave TO 90.
The last Leg Stature passed a rcso'u-
ton u..ec ing map % be made Tor each
Of The officers IN the STATE House, at a
cose, it is supposed. Of SO 900 to $2O,-
OJJ. tbs IS CONSIDERED bS some as a
most ex raorJ .oary and osei sex Fendi-
;u,c. o. tese maps could vave been Oh
Ia ned ON NJ Bats at Macon, for Fly
do. ars. Bo, 3 Map q Geo ga has
been made and T. ;nied, end Is consider
ed We y c4.recL map Of lbs State. No
new coun les have been made since it
was is- ped, and in the opinion Of many,
a new map Of GeOrs = is no moe needed
tLan fhL wheel 10 q wagon. But
1e,a seems nov to be some difficulty to
'ealn who is the prope PsFson 10 make
or revise the map. I've resolution says
the "SuperintenJent Of Public Works,
shalt revise he maps, etc. But there is
no soch officer known in lhe law. Col.
FrobcI. who was no doubt appointed by
Gov. jenkins under sec. I'D Of The
Code to keep the Capital grounds and
other State property at The seat of tic
Government in ordc, assumed to be the
Supc, intcndcut of Public Wocks. and
not Iong since employed several clerks,
and is now woi king or commencing
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