The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-01-03
Grand Jury Cobb Superior
Court.
A REPORT on COUNTY AFFAIRS,
The Finances Of the County, the Of
flcers' Books, Public Buildings
and Other Matters.

November term Cobb Superior Court 1894
we beg to submit the following general
presentments:
We End the public roads have been
worked IS the law requires.
We find from the Receivers books that
the amount returnedio taxation is $5,
027. 10000 and from the Collectors book
that he has tOScollect for the county $40,
762 81, OF this amount the Collector has
collected Sic. $500, leaving Jet tc be col>
lected $2,4O7.37. He has the Treasurer's
receipt for S6,561.03, leaving balance in
hands OF Collector $ll ,993.97.
The Treasurer's books show that he had
a balance OF $25979 on hand Jan. 10th, as
per annual report made to Ordinary as
| required by law, and that he has received
from Tax Collector since then sufficient
money TO pay expenses of court.
We find the Clerks and Sheriffs books
| correct.
Your committee charged with the duty
Of visiting and inspecting the Aims House
farm, ask leave to report that after thor>
ouga investigation OF said farm and its
management concur in full with the re-
port made by the Grand Jury OF the first
week Of the term. with the further recon-
mendation that the turned out and unused
cleared lands be turned to profit by setting
the same in Bermuda grass and be utilized
as pasture for the stock on the place.
We find the public buildings, Court
House and Jail building, in good condition,
some slight repairs needed, which have
been before recommended. We fnd the
sanitary condition and arrangement of
Jail yard is in such condition that n is
liable to produce disease anu we cali attens
ton of the Ordinary to same.
We desire to express our approval OF the
policy OF the Ordinary in his efforts to i'm,
prove the public highway and desire a
continuation OF the same public spirit ua>
der the wise discretion heretofore used by
our worthy Ordinary.
We recommend Ezekiel W. Moody for
Notary Public Ex>Oficio justice Of the
Peace for the l395th district.
i We recommend Henry P. Sauls for No.
tary Public Ex>Officio J. p for the seth
district
We recommend John Y. Alexander for
Notary Public Elk Oficio p. fer the
898th district.
We have elected B. j. Handy as 8
member of the county board Of education
to succeed ]. Handy, whose term has
expired.
We recommend DR.. Homer Alexander
as physician to Aims House
The dockets of the Justices of the Peace
that were examined were found correct,
We find the books OF the county officers
correct and neatly kept
We return our thanks for courtesies re-
ceived from His Honor, Judge Gober, So,
licitor Brown, and other officers
We recommend that these presentmentS
be published in the MARIETTA JOURNAL
ANDREW j. SlATTEE, Foreman.
John McLain, Sumner Nell,
VIM 81. Lursford, HardyJ Randall,
John 81. Williams, Hugh Harris,.
John Tate, Alexander L. Orr,
Judge P. Bowie, Alex. L. Mable,
Ezekiel W. Moody, James NJ. Hill,
Juniah D. Delk. Green B. Bentley,
John I. Pace, Henry c. Lasiter,
Thomas ]. Ward, John L NicholsI
Howard G. Howell James r. Murdoch,
Henry P. Sauls. William E Gilbert.
Cobb Superior Court, November Term,
1894 1t is ordered that these present.
ments be published as recommended In
open court
GEo. f. GoBER, Judge.
A true transcript taken from the -min>
utes Of the court.
w. r. MONTGOMERY, Clerk.