The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-26
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over $50 miles of county, DRAINS ana
canals and several hundred bridges
There are fortB-nine public roads, OF
which twelve are paved one partly
paved, and two are being paved
In this connection the grand jury has
adopted the following resolutiqn.
Whereas the law requires the Grand
Jury to inspect the public roads
bridges, orainages and Changing
camps of the county sts
and as the magnitude of said inspec-
ton works a great hardship on the
members. of the committee charged win
said inspection, they having TO fur
nish their own conveyance f
Therefore, be it resolved, That we
request the solicitor general to frame
a bill authorizing the county commis-
sioners to furnish conveyance to said
committee of the Grand Jury.
"And that our senator and represen-
tatiyes III the Legislature be requested
to have same passed"
Pensions.
lists of the state pensioners of our
county having been handed us only
Within the last few days.2we find that
we have not sufficient time TO give the
eighty names thereon the, examination
that is required, and we refer the mat
ter to the next Grand Jury! ~
magistrates.
We have examined the books and re-
ports Of the fifteen justices of the peace
in the county, and have found all cor
rect and in proper shape.
County OH.
AS the ordinary examinations of the
books of the county officers, gem
orally done by the committees of Grand
Juries' have necessarily been only sup
erficial, we have felt that At would be
very desirable to have at times more
thorough examination made by expert
accountants, and, with the approval
of the court, we have at this time had
examination made in this manner.
The experts employed by rus have ex-
anined the books of the tax collector,
county treasurer, County Commissions
ers and sheriff. and after having per-
formed their duty, they report to us
these various books to be practically
correct. 1t was not from any doubt we
had in regard to the matter, but 1t is
a satisfaction 10 know that the coun-
ty rfunls. are properly accounted for.
After IA careful copsfdera ton oftheir
report, and examinations bysour com
mittee. we<make the following sugges-
tons: ~ I'D ~ tf ~ ~B
Sheriff-Should be obliged. to keep a
regular set of books showing rats all
times definitely the condition of his
cash, and that a greater effort on HIS
part should be made. to collect taxes
past due-.this can be done in many
cases. by the simple enforcement Hof
the law. - ~
Tax Collector--sshould not be permit
ted to.count due billsas cash identifies
in his cash book should t1oesn1ade in
detail and not consolidated as at
present. f9fs
County Treasurer~should be requir-
ed to keep personal account separate
from county funds, and keep county
books written IN daily.
We recommend that the treasurer
place county funds at interest on
daily balances. by inviting bids from
all the banks in the county, as done
by the city and other large corpora
tions.
County ComlnlssIoners-W are
pleased to report these books correct-
~ and intelligently kept.
We recommend that the employment
Of experts be continued by succeeding
Grand Juries-
Gambling.
we find IN our iveatigatfon that IL
Is we'll known 10 the police of the city
Of gambling places which have been
running for "A long time, aud when sre-
ported 10 their chief they have been
told that u WAS not their business 10
pull them, but that IL was the business
~ the aetectives and if,seens 70 atop
there. ne feel that this Is state
~ affairs that should no longer exist
and thar 40 81 me officers ~ This
coiirty ard tlfg should g5fK f0aeflef
fqf fle sQFDfeeelou ~ 5ke<.
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we deaire p express our appfena-