The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-11-27
He has paid out as per vouchers, 5l6l SO

Leaving balance on hand Nov
10th, 1890, 1902 10
We find the books and records of the
Ordinary neatly kept, in plain and bus
ness like manner. All items of expenses
and disbursements are accompanied by
proper vouchers. He has paid out since
March term of court as per vouchers
$4369 68.
We find books Of the Sheriff neat and
accurately kept. His management and
control of the Jail and its inmates have as
far as we can learn, been perfectly satis-
factory.
We find after careful examination of
the county aims house and farm every
thing in very satisfactory condition. The
number OF inmates l8-whites IL, males
and females colored 6, males and 2
females. We find the houses comfortable,
neatly and cleanly kept, and all inmates
we'll satisfied. We find on hand at this
place $50 lbs of meat, 80 gallons syrup, $50
lbs of -four, l25 bushels of potatoes, 500
bushels good corn with shucks from same
milk cows but only one in milk, 2 he'll,
ers, calves, 6 pork hogs, sows. 10
shoats, mules, one good horse wagon
and harness, $500 bundles of fodder, 2
bales cotton made on the place this year
and IL bushels peas, good garden, turnip
patch, &c. We think Mr.. and Mrs. White
in charge are doing their whole duty and
recommend that they be retained. The
products raised on the farm this year and
sold amount to $l79.I2 all of which have
been paid out for sundry use of aims
house.
We find the court house in good condi,
ton except leak in court room has caus.
ed some plastering to fall off. We recon-
mend that the Ordinary have the necessary
repairs done. We also recommend that
the entire interior of the Jail be whitewash-
ed. We also recommend that the Ordina-
ry act in concert with the Mayor and City
Council in making a contract with the
Electric Light Co., for light to be placed
either in Jail yard or court house yard for
use of Jail. We also recommend that more
cells be put in the Jail on account of the
crowded condition of the few now in use.
We learn tnat on account of the small
number of cells it has been necessary to
confne both white and black criminals in
the same CELL
We find the public roads throughout the
county are in good condition, having been
better worked than usual We request the
Ordinary to look into the expense and pro-
priety OF using sewer pipe for drains and
hollows crossing public roads. We recon-
mend also that our able and efficient Or
binary as far as possible present all appli,
cations for bridges across the county lines
or just beyond the county limits, to the
grand jury for instructions before making
contracts not that we believe he will 90
beyond his duties bit that it will prevent
any cause for complaint that might be
made on this line.
We find the books of the Tax Receiver
properly and neatly kept. Lands as a
rule have been returned at fair valuation.
A few exceptions, however, have been
found and marked on digest.
We deem it unnecessary to call on our
worthy tax collector for his books at this
time as he is now fast collecting the taxes
OF this year.
The large number of violations of our
criminal statutes brought to our notice from
different parts OF the county, can easily be
traced either directly or indirectly to the
free use of that dreaded monster and lite
destroyer, intoxicating drink. Especially
do we call on our people to aid in every
way possible in enforcing all laws antago~
nistic to the sale and use OF this demon
and thereby be instl umental in SUPPRESS
| ing crime.
We recommend that the following parties
be appointed Notary Public and Justice of
the Peace for the following Militia Dis
tricts
]. D. Fuller for seth (Merritt's) Dist.
to succeed j. l.. CAN'T, resigned.
j. Y. Alexander tor 899th (Marietta)
Dist, to succeed R Baber, term expired
We have elected the following members
to fill vacancies on the Board of Educa>
tions: W. E. Gilbert to succeed himself
and B. j. Handy to gil the uuexpired
term of Joe B. Alexander, deceased