The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-11-23
GRAND JURY PREsENCMENT rs.
FIRST Week. November Term, Cobb
Superior Court,
STATE or GEORGIA,
COBB COUNTY.


We, the Grand Jury, chosen and sworn for
the November term of Cobb Superior Court,
for the first week make the following report
as our general presentment:
We recommend that the pay OF Jurors for
the ensuing year be s. per day.
We also recommend that the County Com
missioners pay so much of the account rem
dered by A. I, Coryell, Sheriff, for horse hire
as they find were for county purposes. We
also recommend the appointment of j ID.
Delk, Notary Public and ex otlcio Justice of
the Peace of Merits district (s97 G NJ,
to succeed J. Y. Alexander, resigned, and j.
d. Malone Notary Public and ex.otfcio Jus
tce of the Peace OF Smyrna district O292 g.
ND
We have through our various committees,
examined the different olilces of the county,
and we find the books OF the Ordinary neat
and correctly kept and reflects much credit
on that officer. We find the books of the
Clerk aud Treasurer are well kept, are in
neat condition, and reflects much credit on the
present incumbent and that he has, as
Treasurer, received and expended amounts
follows;
Received from all sources .-----.--. Sl,779l0
Cash on hand at last report ----.--- 2oo.l6
Total So OG7. Is
Paid ont as per vouchers ... | 975 66
Balance ON hand $3.50
We also find that the SherifFs books are
neatly and correctly kept, and that he has
also kept Justices Court record seperate from
the Superior Court record with full entries
on Fl fas, with all Judgements on same, etc and
reflects much credit on the present incumbent
We also find the books of the Tax Receiver
in very neat condition, and all the districts
balance up in way that reflects much credit
on the present incumbent
We slso find the Tax Collectors books in
good shape, and that he has large amount of
the taxes yet Ia collect, and his books reflect
much credit on the present incumbent.
We also find twenty inmates at the Poor
house farm, some of whom, we think, should
not be there. We think that Bill Willis, wife
and child should be sent away, also Frank
Johnson, white woman. There are five
children there that we think might be bound
ont Mr. Pace the Superintendent, reports
that there are ON hand, as products of the
farm, 4j0 bushels OF corn. $500 bundles of
fodder, 30 bushels .! peas $50 bushels OF po-
tatoes. We also find on the farm two mules,
three cows, four yearlings, sixteen head OF
hogs, of which twelve head are killing hogs.
Mr.. Pace has sowed seven bushels of wheat
and thirteen bushels Of oats, and intends sow
ing about thirty seven bushels more oats. The
expenses since January last has been SOP 81;
besides for fuel $3.50, amounting to
S555O;, and there has been sold from the
farm produce to the amount of $45.5O, making
the farm cost $5O957.
We also find the public buildings in good
condition, except a few little needed. re-
pairs ON the Court House. which we call the
attention of the County Commissions to- We
find the Jail in a neat and good condition, and
greatly improved by the work that has lately
been done on it; and. we would also call the
attention of the Commissioners to the condi- |
ton of the waer-closet in the rear of the Court
House, and the fence around the back lot
We also report that the roads and bridges |
are in good condition.
We also recommend and urge the different |
officers OF the county to all balance their books
the Saturday before the Superior Court con-
venes, and make Their reports according TO
law, SO that the examinations can be made by
he Grand Jury in satisfactory manner. We
also tender to their Honors, Judge Brown
and Judge Fain, and the Solicitor-General, our
tbarks fol- their coutesies to this body during
the week.
We also request that the presentments be
published in the MARIETTA JOURNAL.
GEORGE ROBERTS, FOREMAN.
Thomas Manning, William +. Groves,
Isaac A. Sewel Pliney r. Fleming,
Tbomas P. Lindley, Isaac Il. Florence,
Irrah Mathis, DempseyES Blackwell,
Robert N. Anderson, John F. Baldwin,
Thomas II. Moore, Frank N. Cowan,
Wniirm p. Dawson Joshua Jackson,
Milton T. McCleskey, David N. McEachearn,
Henry NJ. Quillian, William 4. Manner,
William f. Herring, George L. Hurt,
Henry NJ Putnam. Saxon A. Anderson.
November Term 1882.
Whereupon it is ordered that the above and
foregoing presenlments be published as recon-
mended.
&c. Fam, Judge Superior Court.
A trnn .nnr FINN thp minlItea Of the court