The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-03-24

The fund is divided between country
and city on attendance. The schools
| are on the same basis.
The fund is paid through the commits
sioner.
AIMS HOUSE.
We lind good supply of produce on
hand raised on the county farm
Four hundred bushels of corr, four
thousand bundles of fodder, two thou-
sand pounds of pea vine hay, five bush
els OF peas, seventy-iive pounds of home
raised tobacco, six good sheats one
SOW and seven pigs, four milk COWS. six
yearlings, all in good condition; one two
horse wagon, two good mules and one
set OF double harness, all in fine fix.
one blacksmith shop and all tools neceS-
sary to run shop and farm; fifteen
bushels cotton seed, thirty-five gallons
OF syrup. about five hundred pounds of
bacon, fifty pounds of flour, two and
one-half bushels of meal, fifty pounds
OF lard, one hundred and twenty. five
pounds of coffee, fifty pounds of sugar,
plenty of vegetables to run said farm
this year, eight acres in wheat looking
fairly we'll.
we lind thirteen inmates Mt the
county aims house They all seem well
cared for and satisfied with their treat
ment. They are: White, six females
ana two males colored, two males and
three females; total, thirteen.
we commend the management as
honest and efficient.
In addition to the regular inmates
there are twenty three other INDECENT
people being helped in different parts of
the county. In one or two cases, where
the children are able to take care of
their old parents, we recommend dis
continuance of the monthly payments.
DooKETs OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
We have examined the dockets of
Justices of the Peace j. 0. Allen, w. l.,
Brown, .. -. Gam and B. II. Carrie.
These are all that have been before this
body and we find them correct.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
We find the Jail in very satisfactory
condition, sanitary arrangements per-
feet, building in good repair, and we'll
kept.
The Court House in good repair, ex-
cept as herein after stated, heating and
sanitary conditions all in good order.
There is break in the ceiling in the
Office OF the county treasurer, caused
by break of defective water pipe,
some of the plaster has fallen off and il
seems TO us that it is only question of
time when all Of it will have to be re-
moved, and in case of said removal and
necessary repairs we would recommend
steel ceiling in place of plaster. We
recommend that the vault of the county
treasurer be made Emore secure both
as regards burglars and fire, and more
particularly as against fire. There are
two windows in this vault and their
only protection is light sheet iron shut |
ters, practically worthless so far as |
atfording the desired protection. 1t |
seems to your committee that it would |
be poor economy to delay in making |
this vault as secure as possible The
loss of the records of the county, as a
whole or even in part, would be almost |
irreparable.
We noticed in the basement waste |
paper and sweepings in close proximity |
to wood work, inviting danger from
careless lire. We suggest that every
precaution be taken to prevent such
calamity.
vAGRANT LAW.
We would call upon our citizens ard |
officers to see that the vagrant law is |
rigidly enforced. People who have no |
visible means of support, and who are
unwilling to exert themselves, but are |
satisfied to become burdens on their |
relatives and friends, should be made |
to work or else compelled to seek other |
fields. We have no place in our active |
business life for idlers, and the peace |
and sanctity Of our homes depend, in |
large measure, on the enforcement of |
this wise statute. The spirit of law
Iessness referred to elsewhere, is direct
ly traceable to the Longing, idle, va
grant,and parents and others in author
lty should see that every young person
OF suitable age, should be at school or
at work The appalling crimes com
mltted almost daily oyer our country,
ard which are causing the desertion of |
so many country homes, are due main
lV to the fact that idlers are permitted
to roam the country, or loaf in the
towns, unrestrained. We cannot pre-
sent this subject too forcibly. When
the average young negro with sme t.
tering Of education fills up on "blind
tiger" whisky, he usually sallies forth,
WIN IL plsIOl III pOCkcI, 10 Ilhk6 CHe
night hedeous with noise and profanity.
Destitute Of self respect, utterly regard
less of proprieties of life, and with SUI
preme disdain for all restraint, he starts
out on his carousal to show the decent
and law-ablding white citizens his en-
tire independence, not only of them,
but OF all law and order. And we re-
greet to say that these offenses ere not
entirely confined to negroes Enforce
this vagrant law, and make this class,
white and black, respect it.
WHISKY AND MONEY IN ELEowoNs.
Another matter of vital importance
is the ever increasing practice Of using
money and whisky to control our cleo
tions. IL has been excused by some on
the grounds that the custom became
necessary and was inaugurated after
the emancipation and Acknowledgement
of the negro, but this evil has become
SO great that even its advocates have
become alarmed and are calling Justify
for n halt. The negro has been prac-
tically eliminated as political factor,
but we find in his place-with shame,
be it said-the white man. with incraas- |