The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-03-29
GENERAL PREsHNTMGNTs.
Grand Jury Room, Cobb Superior Court
March Term, 1883.

Grand Jury Room, Cobb Superior Court,
March Term, 1883.
The committees appointed by the
Grand Jury for the second week of
the present term of Cobb Superior
Court, report favorsbly upon the
condition of the public buildings and
the county Offices. They find much
to commend and nothing to condemn
On the first floor of the court house,
there are two rooms, which not being
needed for county purposes, should
bring in a revenue, and we recon
mend that the county commissioners
be- requested to rent the same and
have the money paid into the county
treasury. We have examined the
books of the Tax Receiver and find
them neat and methodical, and un
derstand that they have been highly
commended by the Comptroller Gen
eral. As the Grand Jury of last
week somewhat censured our effic~
lent Receiver of Tax Returns, for a
seeming neglect of duty, in not make
ing list Of deiaulters ; we TAX
pleasure in saying, 10 justice to him,
that we believe be has made every
effort to fulfill bis duty; and that if
there is any fault in this particular,
it is not on his part, but on the part
of the Justices of the Peace, in fails
ing to furnish him with list of the
tax payers in their several districts
as they are required to do by law.
In looking over the valuation of
property, we note that much is re-
turned too low. There is law to
prevent this, and we hope that it
will be enforced.
We have examined the records of
the mmissioners of roads and rev
enues, and feel satisfied that those
officers, are managing the funds of
the county very judiciously, Should
any citizen desire information on
any point, it can always be had from
the Chairman Of the Board, or from
the Clerk.
Upon the financial condition of
the county, the Jury of last week
made full report; ADD we deem it
unnecessary to add anything to it.
We have had our attention called
By the Commission of Public Schools
to the propriety of increasing the
fund by taxation for the general in
struction A.; but We cannot accede to
the request, until the present system
is changed ; and we beg leave to
| quote the words of former grand
jury, as expressive of the change re
CURED
eve believe that the public
school system, as now operated is not
only productive of little or no good,
but in mauy instances, is an actual
hindrance to the work of education.
Its inefficiency as a plan is due
mainly to the fact, that the schools
are limited to only three months 10
the year which fact is used BY
many, as an excuse for making no
effort to keep their children in
school, except during that time, and
that az a result of this arrangement,
the schools are generally crowded to
such an extent, during the free term,
that but little good can be accom-
plished by them. If the law
was changed so as to allow the
school fund to be applied for the
whole term of schools, beginning at
any time agreed upon by the district
trustees and patrons in the same ;
dividing it, as now, equally among
all pupils of the educational age. who
attend, and requiring the trustees
to encourage the establishment of
schools, for as long terms as possi-
BILE D.; our people would be stimulated
to greater effort in the important
work of educating their children,
and much more good would result in
that direction"
We regret to learn that the public
roads of the county are generally in
bad condition and although they
are psssable, yet We recommend that
the commissioners be requested to
have them thoroughly worked, &C
cording to law, as soon as possible.
We tender to Judge Brown and to
the Solicitor General our respects,
and request that these our present.
ments, be published in the MARIETTA
JOURNAL.
CHARLES A. DUNwoDY, Foreman.
JNo. G. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
Pickens Tate, Alvin G. Dempsey,
David w. Orr, Lemuel Bennett,
John A. johnson, John N. Fleming,
Isaac A. Reed, VIM. NJ. Go6er,
b.. ]. Handy, John B. Bennett,
Green B. Bentley, W. H. Goodwin,
George w. Pharr, Sanders G. Webb,
Joseph Lacy, William Aston,
James f. Haley, William Kelpin,
John Chandler, Robert Baber.
Whereupon it is ordered that the
above and foregoing presentmenti
be published as recommended.
| JAMES R, Brown,
Judge S. c. B. R. c.
| A true extract from the minutes
of Court. This March Oath, 1888.
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