The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-18
PRESENTMENTS J
OF Grand Jury, Cobb SUI
periOr Court.
COUNTY AFFAIRS INVESTIGATED,
~ Publics Recommended, School
CommlssiOners Report and
Other Matters.

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To the Honorable Superior Court Of
Cobb county, Gave. the Grand Jury,
chosen for the first weeks OF the March
term OF said court, beg leave to make the
following report and presentments: We
have through various committees, exam
ined all OF the couuty's property and the
books OF the various officers of said coun>
ty, and find them as follows:
We fluid the Aims House in good repair.
with ten white inmates and six colored
Weyalso find 2 mules and one two>horse
wagon. about 1000 bundles of fodder, one
two-horse-load OF shucks, s or bushels Of
peas, 200 bushels OF corn, 3 milk COWS and
calves, all in good condition. 600 or 700
pounds Of meat, gallons of syrup, one
SOW and pigs and 6-shoats. We also ind
from the report made by Judge John NJ
Stone that from December lst, 1895, to
December LIST, 1896. that there was an av-
erage of Is inmates. and that there has
been paid out of the county treasury in
cash $6Ol.85 for support of the Same for
the said year. The above is in excess of
what is made on the farm. We find, also,
that the Ordinary has during the winter
built FIVE room house for the Superin.
tendent, at cost OF $7l493 and it is yet
to be painted.
We recommend that William Gober be
appointed Notary Public OF Gritter Dis
trict, also that J. G. Chalker be appointed
Notary Public for Big Shanty District,
and that W. d. Crawford be appointed
Notary Public tor Smyrna District.
After inquiriug into the condition OF the
public roads Of the county, we find them
in very good condition, considering the
two months OF wet weather. We ask that
Judge John NJ. Stone call the attention OF
the Road Commissioners of the following
Districts, certain pieces OF road in their
several Districts, as follows: LIST, In
front of Bird Rainey's house, as it is too
narrow. End, The road known as the
Acworth and Dallas road, between Andy
McLain's aud Wylie p. Wills. Bird, On
the Burnt Hickory road, near Henry
Ridgeway's 4th, To the Smyrna road
between ". L. Richardson's and E.
Legg's.
We have examined the Ordiiary's books
and find them correctly and neatly kept.
We have also examined the Tax Re-
ceiver's books and find them correctly and
neatly kept, also the Tax Collector s
books and find them correctly ard neatly
kept. For further information see reports
A and B.
We have examined the Treasurer 8
aud Clerks books and find them correctly
and neatly kept. We find that on Janu-
airy 10th he had on hand SO, 746.36; re-
ceived since then So, 493. 80. making a to-
tai Of SIS, 24019. We also find that he
has paid out as per vouchers $4,000. 81; ;
commissions $27O.5l. making total of
$6,67l 43, leaving balance on hand OF
$8, 568.75.
We have examined the different pension
lists and, 10 the, best OF our knowledge,
they are all worthy and entitled to them,
with the exception OF few names, which
have beer furnished Judge j. NJ. Stone,
who mas been asked to look into them.
We find that the court house is in fair
condition with the exception OF the gut
tering and one Of the stove fues that need
repairing.
We find that the jail needs plastering
and some Of the bars need covering with
shes. iron, so as to prevent the prisoners
from reaching the locks
We recommend that the gutteriug on
the jail be changed so as to run the water
to the back side of the Jail instead of front.
We find the Jail neatly and well kept, with
8 persons as prisoners, who we think are
well cared for.
We find in examining the County
School Commissioner books that they are
correctly and neatly kept in such man>
ner as to throw light on all Of his work.
We find that at the beginning Of the year
1896 he had on hand $829.82. Received
since OF the public funds:
For the LIST quarter $3,460. so
End 3,460. so
Bird 3,460.50
4th 3460. so