The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-08-21
AUGUST TERM, 1879.

AUGUST Term, 1879.
We, the Grand Jury selected,
chosen and sworn for the present
term of the court, beg leave 70 make
these our general presentmf hts
Feeling the responsibility that rests
upon our body as the guardiaus of
the public welfare, we have endeav-
ored to discharge the duties devolv-
iog on us to the best of Qnr- ssllis ~.
Through our dilferen& ssamts Is
we have examined NE condition 81
our roads, bridgesfand rablic build
ings and other natters coming under
onr iurisdictjAn From the press Of
business before our body time would
not permit the proper examination
of the different Offices of our county
and the books connected with them.
We have appointed W. A. Ragsdale,
h. w. Russom aud Elijah W. Y.
Allgood, AZ members of our body to
examine the books and Offices of tho
Ordinary, Clerk of Superior Court,
Sheriff and the books of the Treas
urer, Tax Receiver, Tax Collector,
and the administration of our coun>
ty School Commissioner,
We find the road leading from
district line near James Walraven's
and ntersectlng the Cartersville
road north of William Bones in bad
order, also the road from James
Walraven's intersecting the Carters>
vile road near Reynolds bridge in
bad condition. We find the road
from Dallas through Pumpkin Vine
district also in bad order. We find
the brijsa near Robert Cams in
bad order and We recommend tie
authorities haYing charge of the
roads to have them properly worked
and also that The bridge near Robert
Cams be roopeued and kept up. -
With these exceptions, we find the
roads in good passsble order. We
recommend mat aignboards be plao,.
ed at all The forks Of roads according
to law and If this is not done as well
"a The roads complained Of arc not
pot in good order that the road con,
missionors show cause why it is not
done.
We find the Court House in good
order, but the court room TOO small
for the convenience Of the people
We recommend chairs instead VI
benches f3r The use Of traverse. ja"
rors aud that their convenience he
better provided tor, and we feeom~
mend that the court house be On"
lafged under the direction Of a prop
er building committee. We find the
Jail in good order and recommend
that blinds be put to the upper win
dows and also that q provision house
be built for the use of the jailor hav-
ing the prisoners to feed and that
well be dug on the Jail lot. While
we are no advocates for eXtrava
gance and useless expenditure, VIC
think tho amount of money needed
for these purposes would be we'll
laid out
In view of the improved condition
of our county site, consequent on the
prohibition of the sale of ardent
spirits, we recommend our Ordinary
to grant no more license to retail
liquor in the limits of our county as
we find large amount OF the pre-
sentiments coming before us for
crime and immortality arise from TIE
improper use of whisky. The re-
commentators Of different Grand
Juries in our county heretofore have
not been fully regarded.
AS small moiety of the body poll
tic OF our State, We venture to ex-
press our opinion on a subject OF
great interest to the people. The
unclaimed wild lands of our State
that ought to have been the patri
mony of he people have been COB
bled up by privileged few, but we
rejoice that the action of our courts
have made them disgorge their ILL
gotten gains and hope that our Leg
isIature will stop at 20 half way
measures in remedying the wrong,
and restoring tho rights Of the coun-
try.
We feel that our county has boon
highly favored. The hand of Prov
idence has sent us the early and the
latter rain and tho labors of the bus
bandman promise an abundant yield.
10 The conclusion Of our labdrs we
return our thanks to His Honor, j.
w. IL. Underwood, and Solicitor
General, G 7. Clements, for their
vigorous enforcement Of the law and
their courtesy to OUT body.
GEORGE A. OwEN, Foreman.
VIM A. Rngsdale, GIN. John j. McLarty,
y. NJ. A. II. Durham, Pinkncy Goggana,
William Jones, Ransom Owens,
Geo. ". Denton. =. W. Y. Allgoud,
John II. Turner. Bcnjamin Morris,
John f.. Bnghy. Geo w. Grogan,
Rowland W. Russom, William II. Crew,
Elias Bllsby William NJ. Knox,
Alex. G. Bullock. VIM. G. Cochran,
Asbury b. Clonts, c. G. Embry
Absalom b. Clonts, Joseph Carter
PAuLDING SUPERIOR Court,
August Term, 1879.