The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-02-04
Balance on hand. & 177.41

We find that the books of Tax Col
lector j. II. Murray are neatly kept,
and that the county's taxes have been
faithfully collected He has collected
$22, 400. 02, and has the Treasurer's re-
ceipt for the same.
The books Of the Ordinary, John
Awtrey, we find correct as far as we are
able to Judge from a cursory examina-
ton, we'll kept and in neat form.
The Ordinary accompanied US out to
the mile of magnificent road which was
just being completed at that time,
showing us the manner of building the
road, and of utilizing the county chain
gang, and of operating the county's
road machinery. We recommend that
the ordinary use his judgment as to
where the county convicts shall be en-
ployed, and that the public roads be
put in as good condition as possible
with the means at his disposal. We
recommend further that he use his lis
erection as to an exchange of one acre of
land belonging to the county poor farm
for an equal amount adjoining the farm
and belonging to Mr.. Day.
The important and extensive work
done on the county roads by Judge
Awtrey, the scientific and thorough
manner in which the improvement
have been made, certainly reflects
credit on himself, as we'll as on the
county OF Cobb The good work OF
building good and permanent roads in
Cobb county is well begun, and we hope
it will continue until all the public
roads in Cobb county are put in such a
condition that they will be passible for
the hauling of all kinds of loads, at all
seasons of the year.
And in this connection, we wish to
repeat here, what former grand jury
has stated, that Judge Awtrey is the
rIghg man, in the right place, for this
much needed and important work.
good condition..
The county's public roads are gen.
orally in good condition for the season
of the year and we hope the present
system of thorough work Will soon give
us one of the best systems OF roads of
any county Of North Georgia We
recommend that he-proper authorities
give immediate attention to the Burnt
Hickory road, especially that part from
the district line through Oregon dis
trict, and the Kennesaw and Powder
Springs road from Kennesaw to its in
tersection with the Sandtown road.
We find the aims house in good con-
dition and we'll kept, there heing at the
time of our visit to it in November ten
persons kept there at the county's ex-
pense,- white and colored. At that
time there were 800 blu. corn, 5000
bundles fodder, several loads of hay, 5
bu. peas, 600 lbs. cotton seed hnlls 100
lbs. cotton seed meal, 90 bu cotton
seed. bale cotton, 10 bu wheat, 3 bu.
meal. 40 lbs. meat. 40 gal. syrup, POO
lbs. homemade tobacco, Is bu. pota-
toes, q acre turnip patch, , mules, one
two horse wagon and harness, 4 milk
COWS, 3 calves ;pd yearlngs It SOW
and six pigs, II hogs, set % black
smith tools, acres in wheat We find
the farm much improved in the past
TWO years.
We have examined the dockets OF
Justices OF the Peace +. II Hembree,
.. l.. Gam, Z. D. McClesky, j. III.
Bishop, and find them i'll good form and
correctly kept.
We find that there were Irregularities
in holding the election in the Leonard
school district, the returns being made
s to Is, the latter being against in the
election while the ballot-box, as given
to this body, showed 10 TO 10, with the
latter number against in the election.
We recommend recount.
We recommend that Mr. James Greer
be appointed notary public in Oregon
district, No. 1917, G. NJ, and also that
q. NJ. famDrouqh be appointed notary
public in Smyrna district No. 1892,
G. NJ,
We recommend that the expenses OF
sending home Charlotte Ford a witness
wanted by this body, be paid out Of the
county funds.
There being two papers, the Cobb
County Courier and the MARIETTA jour
NAL. published in Marietta, each having
a wide circulation in Cobb, we recon-
mend that in future the sheriff select
one of these papers as the county or
gan, but that he do his advertising IN
both, and that he divide the fees equal
ly between the two. tc,---
In case either paper declines TO ac-
cept this arrangement, then we recon-
mend that he make the other the
county organ and pay it the entire fees.
Before closing these presentments,