The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-02-01

IVA 'nC oeeohu "een OF the N0Vem Der ad~
Journed term of Cobb Superior Court, re,
port the result OF our investigations as fol,
lows.
TAX COLLECTORS BOOKS.
We have examined the books of Mr.. ]. |
V. Stanback, Tax Collector of this county, |
and find that he has PAID over to the coun-
t. Treasurer the sum of $l9,690.72 and
holds vouchers for the same
We found his books very neatly and cor
rectly kept and think he has performed his
duty and in very creditahe manner.
AIMS HOUSE.
We find the inmates of the Aims house
consist of nine whites and five colored.
They have on hand 275 bushels OF corn
twenty-five hundred bundles of fodder. ff,
teen hundred pounds of shucks, twenty
bushels OF oats, ten bushels of peas, two
hundred pounds of -four. one hundred
pounds of meat, forty bushels of potatoes
and twenty gallons of syrup. We find six
acres sown in oats and one half acre in
tarnips, They own three mich COWS giv>
ing milk. three calves and two good mules.
In addition to these they own four grown
hogs, eleven shoats, one two horse wagon
and harness. one set of blacksmith tools
and farming tools sufficient TO run two
horse crop with the exception of few
pillow shares.
Mr.. White, the Superintendent, sold
from the Aims house farm in the year 1893
produce to the amount of 1924 50. leaving
cash on hand January LIST, 1894, $5646.
Sold, pork Jan. 18th, 1894, $7.65, making
cash on hand at present $64ll.
The Inmates are well cared for and seem
we'll satisfied. The farm and buildings are
in good condition, showing that the present
Superintendent has been using good judy
ment and doing good work for the interest
of the county.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
We find the public buildings to-wit
Court house and jail and out buildings in
fair condition.
We recommend that some carpeting be
put down in the halls of the court house,
court and jury rooms and on stairways.
We recommend that such repairs be done
to the court and jury rooms as will render
them neat and comfortable
We find that ample buildings have been
built in the rear yard OF the court house for
the public comfort of both male and female.
We recommend that such repairs be
made on the Court House root as is deems
ed necessary.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE BOOKS
We find the Justice Court Dockets of
this county kept in very creditable and
correct manner, except with references to
criminal cases, of which we 6nG no record,
except in one docket, i. e. the docket of
Justice Whitfield of Smyrna District. We
have had only six dockets before US and
can only report on what we have seen
TAX RECEIVER BOOKS.
We find the books of Mr. w. N. Gr;st, our
Tax Receiver, kept neat and in business
like style. We find by comparing the aQ,
gregate number of acres of land and the
valuation of the same in the various Mis-
litia districts, that there is general uni
form average in the value given in
CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS BOOKS.
We find the office and the books of the
Clerk Of the Superior Court we'll kept and
the records Systematically arranged and
model of neatness The efficient Clerk,
Mr.. W. K. Montgomery, keeps everything
! in the Office well in hand, and the condition
of all matters appertaining to his Office
can readily be ascertained and understood.
1--WE find everything connected with the Of
fee complete and correctly kept and
congratulate the people OF this county in
having so capable courteous and compe>
tent an officer
COUNTY .EAsURERs BOOKS.
We find that the County Treasurer. ac>
cording to ;he annual report rendered to
the Ordinary OF this county on the tenth
day Of January, 1894, as required by law,
had on hand at that time, $5,78474, peid
out since then, as per voucher, $l24.5O,
leaving balance on hand at this date, Jam
uary 18th, 1894 $5,660.24.
sHERIFF's BOOKS
We fluid the books of the sheriff, Mr.. P.
0. McLain, neatly and correctly kept, and
his Jail book and docket to correspond
with each other We think both he and
his DAINTY Mr. I'd Williams daoarvo