The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-03-26

Will olelhu do lollOM6.
On hand after last report. ,542 so
Paid out since then to Jurors and
Bailiffs of last week............ 6l2.00
1890 SO
In the account likewise, of the County
School Commissioner we find that, in the
item paid white teachers So al O23, against
the amount, as it should be- of $3,940 923
there is difference of ten cents.
THE TAX COLLECTOR
In his account passed upon and approved
by the Grand Jury of last week, showed a
balance due Cobb County of $2l7.4S" BY
this Grand Jury the references therein made
to the SherifI's and Ordinary's official books,
have been followed out with the result of
modifying this statement; to make clear
and full exhibit of which, we will go back,
for an initial point, several years, covering
his official term
p R. FLEMING, TAX COLLECTOR, 1888,
TO Amount Digest. "A
Credit....................... ............. 1927
By paid Treasurer. 1916. II
Dec. Is, '83 $1,000 Dec 49, $1,000 $4,000 90
Jan ), 1884, $500, Jan. IL, 765... 1865 90
Jan. 26, " 2229, Mar. 6, 500. 2729.O0
Mar. 26, " 1900, April 4, 300. 10000
May 20, rs, July 2 40. 645.OO
Oct 20, 400, Nov u, 9OO 100000
Commissions and Insolvent lst..... 6l7.3
$I4,I56. 30
Balance due for l8S3............... l40.4l
Fifas for 1888, ................S 349. 46.
1884.
Amount igest.........-............ ,6lS75
Jan Ii, IS, paid Treas $4,000
Feb. 4. 1885, g 8.S6498
Mar 6, & " 100000
I, 10000 Sheriff
" 65l00
CONS. and insolvent list 1929
$l3OS927
Balance due for 1854, l,52948
$l4,6l87 IS
Fifas in Sheriff hands for 1884, now 1891 Y
Money in Sheriffs = '' 1861
81 ,060 05
| Deficit if all ffas are collected 1863 l3
l,529 As
In view of the deficit if all ffas are col
lected of $i6943" above exhibited, we can
not too strenuously impress upon the Sheriff
the duty of care and vigilance, and the ne
cessity of promptitude in getting them in
AIMS HOUSE.
| Upon the Aims House and County farm,
the report Of the last Grand Jury we take for
correct, and, with its bill of particulars, adopt
it as our own; bnt, with respect to the in
crease in the wages of Mr.. John Pace the
Superintendent, our recommendation, in
lieu of theirs Of eight dollars month, is
in favor Of fifty dollars a year
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Of the public buildings, the court house
in its several rooms and offices, is generally
in good condition; and except leak in the
roof-that same old traditional leak, a
chronic case we fear, which is, after all per-
haps, needed to adorn and complete every
| inspection and to point its moral-except
this leak, would be in perfect repair The
stoves in the court and jury rooms look
somewhat rusty and would be the better for
a coat Of polish The floor of the Jail needs
repair and that of the cells needs relaying
In the roof Of the Jail also, there is leak
the stable and wood-shed as are also other
repairs to the plank fence between the jail
and court house From the stone wall front
ing the street the cement is slightly falling
of; a defect which would be at once CON
cealed and remedied by coat of rough
cast.
PUBLIC ROADS.
Thepublic roads have been worked through
out the county. This, when we take into
consideration the season, which will be feel
ingly remembered for its unusual inclem-
ency, is saying much of ITSELF and, indie
pendenty of the general fact that they are
in as good, if not better condition than ever
known at this time Of year, it is enhanced by
the further fact that the oyerscers were APP
pointed only eight or ten days before court.
just as soon as they got their commissions,
they began work with alacrity, generally the
very next day Some of the books and
dockets we will say in this connection, be-
longing to the district commissioners involv-
ing, perhaps, some money dues, are it is re-
ported, not only out of their proper custody,
but are also out of position for that scry-
ice to the overseers, in expedting their
work, which they could properlyrender We
recommend that they be returned to the
commissioners. To descend to particulars
the road from Hicks bridge, over Willeo,
to county line, in Roswell district, is in bad
between the hands, arising from the prox-
unity to the boundary, has always since the
erection Of Milton county, left room for con
fusion In the branch this side Of Mr. Delk 5,
in Merritts district, there is bad hole; in
the one just beyond there is a washout. On
Delks bridge, work is needed travelling
inside the abutment. The bridge over
Sweetwater on the road from Parkinson $
mill to Austell, is narrow and has just room
for vehicle; instead Of the biz rocks, with
which it is ballasted there should be sub
stantial rail banister The farmers of the
county have, in some instances, thrown brush
and stones from cleanings, into the road