The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-07-17
GRAND JURY PREsENTMENTs.


sworn for the second week of the March
term, 1902, of Cobb Superior Court,
make these, our general presentments !:
We have, through ouf committees,
examined the books of the various
county officers.
We find the Ordinary's books kept
in neat and business like manner and
entirely satisfactory in every particu-
lar. We cannot say too much in
praise OF the creditable manner in
which his books appear.
What we have said for our Ordinary
we can also repeat for our efficient
Clerk who has kept his books in the
most systematic manner, We find
that he had on hard March /, 1902
Received since that date 5 SPAS. 90
Total s 10,7ls. 48
Disburse since Mich. l, 1902 5 1884. 20
Leaving balance on hand 5 1,784.19
We find the Sheriff's books correct
as far as we are able to ascertain, and
we recommend that the Ordinary re-
imburse him for the house rent paid
by him during the time the jail is
undergoing repairs.
We have examined the books of the
Tax Collector and find that he was
due the county on March s, 1902
$ e13.4
and that on June IL, 1902 he
Maid to the County Treas 912 az
Leaving balance due the
county in fifas to be collected S 10000
We recommend that these fifas be COL
lected at once,
The Tax Receiver being at work on
his books getting them IN readiness to
turn over to the Tax Collector, the
same were not submitted to us for ex-
animation.
We find the books Of the County
School Commissioner correct so far as
we know except some dates.
We have examined the Dockets of
the following Justices of the Peace
ID Fuller q E Johnson, ] o Allen, O
d Gam, f M Hembree, A z McLain,
and ] M Bishop and find them correct
ly kept.
We recommend that the name of
7 [ Hendrix be dropped from the pen
sion list
We find the County farm in good
condition, about 40 acres thereon are
planted in corn, or 6 acres in cotton.
acres in peas and sorghum for for
! age, 2 acres (cultivated) in sorghum
| and | acre in potatoes, we also have on
hand on said farm milk COWS, 5 year.
lings, 6 head of hogs, 3 mules, | two
| horse wagon and harness fol same, set
| of blacksmith tools and farm tools
| sufficient for said farm, so bushels of
corn, % bushels of wheat, 25 dozen
oats, bushels of peas, bushels of
| sorghum seed, $50 bundles of fodder,
some hay, ? loads of shucks, one
! bushel of meal, 100 pounds of flour, 100
pounds of meat, % gallons of syrup,
$50 pounds of sugar, % pounds of
coffee, $50 pounds of leaf tobacco, 5
| pounds of manufactured tobacco. We
find IL inmates: II whites and blacks,
all we'll cared for, we find proper re-
cord kept of all persons received and
discharged and of all deaths at said
home. The dwelling houses are in good
condition and the farm is in a good
state of cultivation and we take pleas
ure in commencing our Superinten-
dent w + Brooks, for the faithful dis
charge OF his duties in the manage
ment of said farm.
| We recommend that the road at
| SewelPs mill be changed so as to circle
| the hill on each side of the creek.
| We find the public roads of the coun-
| ty in good condition.
| We deeply regret the illness of our
former foreman, S Crowley, and hope
for his speedy recovery.
| We desire to express our thanks to
| his Hon Judge Geo Gober for the
able manner in which he dispatched
the business of Court and we further
desire to express our thanks to him for
his kindness in permitting our body to
hold our session in his office it being
far more comfortable for us during the
hot days than the Grand Jury room
| We also thank the Solicitor Eon B +
Simpson and his assistant, Col John
Henley, for the advice and courtesies
extended by them to our body.
We recommend that these present.
ments be published in all the papers
in Cobb county provided the Marietta
| papers publish them for one third the
usual rates and the other county papers
at one-sixth the usual rates.
| DIV Stokely, Foreman.
Neel E Williams, Henry P Sauls,
VIM o Dobbs, WR Chandler,
Leonidas / Lewis, John Grow,
Geo A Power, John I Groves,
John Cobb, w Hardage,
l. 2 Hariston, d Sherman,
w L Richardson, G L Kendrick,
A A Bishop, James D Fuller,
J A GLADDEN., Joe Jolley,
Joseph NJ Bishop, James Prichard.
1t is ordered that the foregoing pre-
sentiments be published as requested
July 9, 1902. GEO. f. GoBER.
Judge of Court.
A true transcript taken from minutes
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