The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-02-23
Grand Jury Presentments February
Term Paulding Superior Court.

Grand Jury Presentments February
Term Paulding Superior Court.
We the Grand Jury selected, chosen and
sworn for the February Term of the court beg
leave to make these our general presentments,
| In acc0rds nee with the charge of the court we
| have given the various interests OF the county
our attention and from the report of our differ
ent committees and the action OF our body, the
following statement is the result
We find that the tax collector has received
| from all sources OF tax .----- S5OO5.O
| Paid as per vouchers from
| the country treasurer, $3426. %
Paid county school com'rs 1900 90 $l92665
Leaving balance on hand So .}5
We find unpaid ON his book -----736 10
Of this amount he has issued fitas for ..407 30
and available for which no iiias yet Is
sued 1900 .--..---.--... 1928 30
His showing is satisfactory to our body "a
faithful officer.
We find the Treasurer's book show that he
had on hand AT August term of 1881, $3.50
Received from all sources since. 1890. 3f26.65
$4,000 IS
Amt paid out since Aug term 81,
and commissions as per vouchers, lo23.o4
Balance on hand .$24s2 81
We find his books Kept in neat and correct
manner, and the above exhibit also satisfactory
to our body from him as a faithful officer.
We find the County School Commissioner has
received pro rata sh~re Of county from school
fund, Western and A. Il. Road .----- $l757.7l
and from Poll Tax .----..- ------ 1900 10
noo--- :,
Total received S3257.7l
Paid out as per vouchers. 32O5 45
Balance on hand $40 23
We find his books neatly kept and 80 arrang
ed as TO be very easily examined and under
stood, and his showing as faithful and comre-
tent officer also satisfactory to our body. We
find the books and records Of the ordinary 9
Office properly, correctly aud neatly kept. We
| find the office OF the clerk Of Superior Court in
good order and his books neatly and correctly
| kept We also find the books of the Sheriff
correct and neatly kept, aud also recommend
| these last named three officers M faithful III
the execution OF their duties We find the tax
receivers digest for the year 1881 has been re-
ceived, examined and approved at August term
of that year.
As regards pubic buildings we End the YER
anda in front of the court hOuts unSaie, from
not being built according TO contract and not
vet received by the building committee, and
cal the attention of the ordinary TO have "
made safe by the contractor so as TO be recelv-
ed by the building committee or else that
! the bond be enforced and we find the court
house other wise in good condition, we find the
iail 10 good condition aud order, kept clean and
that the TAILOR deserves credit for the same. -
With respect to roads and bridges, we find the
r0ads of our county at the present time gener-
ally in bad order and in many places almost
impossible, while this is due ia great meas
ure to the continuous rains OF the last two
mouths, yet it is mons the less true that there
| is not the interest taken, and duties required
by law in regard TO roads, are, not performed
az they should be. Next TO the observance OF
law and good ORDER in other respects nothing
| 10 the administration of county affairs ehduces
more to the welfare of the people than good
| roads and bridges, when there is necessity
| for them, and if the law was fully complied
! with IN this respect the evil complained OF
| would cease. On account Of the rainy weather
! the usual work of roads ust before This session
| of court has in great measure been neccessa-
rily omitted as it would only have made the
! roads worse and therefore was not the proper
time for this to be Gone. II this duty was pro
perly performed after pitching the crops in the
spring, preparing the roads to be further pack
ed and hardened during the summer, the evil
| complained of would be done away with. On
| account Of the washing rains and untav0rable
circumstances we feel that VIZ can only present
their general bad condition with the hope that
at the next session Of this court there may be
no case reported to this body Of neglect OF
road working demanding special presentment
aud arraigument of those neg Iectlng this impor-
tant duty, involving fine Of those in defaul'
We find at Bakers Bridge on Big Sweetwater
L. 1 To-. a.fs.f Il . >
to form new channel, that if not soon check
ed will require another bridge. We recon
mend our Ordinary ~ have the same fixed by
the coun v on the lowest terms, as early as can
| be done. We rec Jmmend new bridge be
built at Jones Mill in the road through the
upper part of our county known as the road
from Acworth to Rock mart We regard ii 81
a part of our duty to bring TO the noiee of the
court the necessity Of building good and sub
stantial bridge across Pumpkin Nineersek on
the road leading from Dallas to Buchanan,
and also the fact that Two former grand iuries
| have recommended the building Of this bridge
and we now recommend that your honor pass
| such order as may be necessary 10 carry out
| this recommendation.
We recommend that George w. Grogan be
reappointed 10 the office Of Notary Public aud
ex officio Justice Of tie peace for the lOolst
| District g NJ.
| The books of the following hOtarles Pubic
and Justices Of the Peace have been submitted
to our body for examination, bsing all thoSe
officers with one exception
w NJ Woodal. N. r., 1908 dist NJ.
WAJ Lee, n z, 1880 dist 6 M
Nm New, N =, 95lst dirt o NJ
WR Owens, T. 12lSth dist @ M
CIV Grogan, N Z, l05lst dist 6 NJ
Joseph Ragsdale, n p, l0I!th dist q NJ
ia Holcomb. N p, 1207th dist q NJ
Noah Anderson, N f, S32d diet
Alexander Chambiss. N z, e39th dist
nc Ritch. n p, 942i dist
Timothy ChambIiss, l057th dist
DIV Crayton, +, l0S0th dist
in wcDufie; p, 95lst dist
JR Forsyth, J P, l2l5th dist
NV SANFORD. J p. l06lst dist
VIC Armor. J Z. 1043d dist
ARA Harris. p. 1207th dist
RIG Hays, j Z, e32d dist
Geo + Allgood. S39th dist
b II Smith j p. 94ld dist
jesse Hitchcock. r, 10S7th dist.
We find the Office Of Justice OF the Peace va
cant in lO03d dist G N.
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