The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-01-03
COUNTY GUARDIANS,
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS.

Court, 1883 10 the Honorable Sunerior
Court OF Cobb county:
We, the Grand Jurors, chosen and sworn.
for the second week, Nov. Term, of said
court, submit the following general report :;
We have through our committees exam
med the books and records of the varions
county officers, dockets Of Justice of the
Peace and Notary Publcs, public build
ings, aims house, &C., with the following
results
We find that the Treasurer had ON hand
at last report to Ordinary ...:.....S zoos Al
Received since. ."................ lO.5l9 90
Total ,........".."."...... $l2, 525 A
Has paid on proper vouchers. 1922 80
Commission to date. .............. 296 SO
On hand at date, ..."..... ,.......... l,046 OF
We find the books of the Clerk and
Treasurer neatly and correctly kept
We have examined the Tax Receivers
books and find that the taxable property
given in by whites $4,602 375; by blacks,
$l04, 729. We also find that some have
given in their property at fair valuation
while others have not. We fud the books
neatly kept.
We have examined the Sheriff's books
and concur in the report of the last week s
Grand Jury.
The Ordinarys books were examined
and we find that he has warrants drawn by
him on the County Treasurer since his
last report, the Sd day of April, 1887, to and
including the 9th day of April, -. So, lO3 IS
Amount for county purposes, 49,. 1920 05
Aims House ....... 374 60
Roads & bridges. 2,445 20
Paupers, ...... ,..... 40
We find his books to be neatly and cor
rectly kept.
We find the expenses aims house to be.
since the 3rd day of April 1888, $577 H..
Received for 8 bales cotton $lOO.47. We
find on the farm 2 mules, l two horse
wagon, cows, yearlings, 200 bushels
corn, 1000 bundles fodder, 1000 pounds
shucks, 1000 lbs hay, 90 bushels cotton
seed, 80 bushels potatoes, 400 lbs pork,
400 lbs to kill, Is bushels peas, bushels
wheat, bushels rye, 80 lbs tobacco, 200
lbs kraut, so bushels turnips, bushels
oats, 10 acres sowed in wheat, acres set
in clover Inmates, whites 10, males 8 fe-
males, IL. Children 5, from to years
old We find the house occupied by the
colored inmates to be in bad condition.
We recommend that it be repaired at an
early date We think that Mr.. Pace is the
right man in the right place the inmates
being we'll cared for.
Public buildings, we find two leaks in
roof of the jail, one crack in the wall on
the east side of the Jail, and that chimneys
need some repairing. Several leaks in the
court house, barn and wood shed are under
repair. We recommend that they be re-
paired at once.
We recommend that a screen be put in
front of the privy. We also recommend
that there be two stoves put in the court
room, etc; the stove pipes in the court
room be run through the roof
with terra Gotta piping, and we find that
the overhead plastering is cracked and we
consider it dangerous; we, therefore, re.
commend that it be ceiled overhead. We
also recommend that stove be put in
witness room.
We recommend that E. P Moore be APP.
pointed Notary Public for Austell District
G. NJ
j. N. Johnson is elected a member the
county school board to fill vacancy
We recommend the appointment of j.
A. L. Born, Notary Public for 1918 Dist
G. NJ.
The flax Collectors books have been
examined and we concur in the report Of
the last Grand Jury.
Wefnd the roads of our county in good
condition We find the bridge across
Noles creek, near J. n Peterson in bad
condition, and recommend it be replaced
with new one. We recommend also q
bridge on Smiths creek, near Esquire Me
Eachern, on road leading from Due West
to near Upshaw P. O.
We also recommend the Ordinary to aid
Milton county in building bridge on vii
leo creek at the Widow Watson's S.
We recommend that the Ordinary pur
chase one car load of thing, ranging from
u TO Is inches to be distributed equally il
the various districts to be used on the pub
lie roads.
Resolved, That it is with feeling o
sadness that we sever our connections
with his Honor, Judge Brown and SoIici
tor Gober, We take great pleasure il
.alliding to the able and efficient manner
in which they have discharged the duties
Of their respective Offices during the eigh
years We feel that the law has beer
faithfully and impartially administered