The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-01-17
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTs.
Marietta. Ga, Jan. 18th. 100

Marietta, Ga, Jan. l1th, 1901.
We the Grand Jury, sworn TO serve
the second week of November term of
Cobb Superior court, and also the ad-
journed term of January, 1901 make
the following presentments:
PUBLIC ROADS.
We, find the public roads throughout
the county have been reasonably well
we'll worked and are in as good condi-
ton as could be expected, with few
exceptions, and the jury on adjourn
ment made themselves committee of
the whole, and notified the commits
sioners of the several districts of the
county as to the bad places in the roads,
which they have remedied, or promised
to attend to at an early date.
BOOKS OF COUNTY OFFICERS.
We concur with the former Grand
Jury in recommending that His Honor.
Judge Gober, appoint an expert to ex-
anime the books of the county officers
for the last ten years. This appoint
mert has been made, and the appointees
have entered upon the discharge of
said duties and have made partial re-
port to this body; but on account of
the onerous and complicated work, can
not make final report until the March
term of this court
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
We find the conditions set forth in
the presentments of the jury of the
first week of court yet prevail, and
therefore, endorse them
FINANCE.
We find very small amount ofSmon-
ey in the treasury to begin the years
work with; therefore recommend the
Ordinary to borrow such sums of mon
ey as may be necessary from time to
time to meet any urgent demands
against the county, getting it at the
lowest rate possible. said money to be
paid back next fall out of the tax
money. We also find in tax digest that
quite number of small tax PAYERS.
polls especially, have not given in The
law-act of Dec. 10, lS99-requires the
Justices of the Peace and Notaries
Public of the several districts of the
county to furnish the Tax Receiver in
the early part of each year with a list of
the tax payers in their respective dis
tricts, and for this service they are
paid out of the county treasury hence
we would recommend and urge these
officers to be diligent in the exercise of
| their duty in this matter.
AIMS HOUSE.
Through committee, we report that
we find at this date that there is on
hand the following property, to-wit
| Corn, 100 bushels fodder 1900 BIDS hay.
2000 lbs peas, bu; mules, ,; 2-horse
wagon and harness.; 5 hogs for bacon
SOW and pigs; 4 COWS and yearling
/ set of blacksmith tools and lot of
farming tools, POO. lbs pork, Is lbs OF
lard and 10 gallons of syrup.
] We find Is inmates, 10 white and 8
colored, all we'll cared for and seemingly
satisfied. In our opinion the Aims
House is in charge of competent su-
perintendent
This body extends their sincere
thanks to His Honor, Judge Gober, and
and Solicitor HUTCHINSON and all officers
of the court for the courtesies shown
this body in the discharge of our duty.
We recommend that these present
ments be published in the MARIETTA
! JOURNAL.
HUMPHREY REID, Foreman.
Cobb Superior Court, Nov. (Adj)
term, 1900. Let these presentments be
published as recommended.
GEo. f. GoBER,
! Judge Superior Court
A true transcript from the minute
of Cobb Superior Court.
j. B. GLOVER, Clerk.