The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1905-08-24
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS,
6rand Jury March Adjourned Term.
1905.

| We, the Grand Jury, selected an,
sworn for the second week of the Marcl
term, 1905, of Cobb County Superio
court, after thoroughly investigator,
numerous charges against the peac,
ana good order of the county, respect
1uily make the following general pre-
sentiments and recommendations
We find the aims house in a nea
condition with the following property
on hand; 3 mules, cows, yearlings
stock COW, s pork hogs, sow and .
pigs, 1900 bundles fodder, $50 bushel,
corn, 10 bushels wheat. pounds home
made tobacco.
We find in cultivation on the farm
about so acres IN good average corn, !
acres in cotton, which we think will
make bales acre sorghum cane. ,.
acres in potatoes, Z acres in forage
and we find five 81 white and four al
colored inmates-total nine (9), all an.
pearing to be we'll cared for. We com.
mend Mr.. Brooks, the Superintendent
for his care and management of the
place, and the able manner in which he
performs his duties.
We recommend that the Ordinary
refuse aid to all paupers outside of the
aims house.
We lind that one Harry Myers, con-
Wet in the chaingang, who has been
brought before US as a witness, is OF
unsound mind, and we recommend that
he be not returned to the changing.
We recommend that John Awtrey
Ordinary, be paid $213 for extra service
in office from July l, 1904, to August
IL. 1905.
We recommend that j. B. Glover
Clerk Superior Court, be paid 1925 for
TRANSFERRING $50 pages of records, being
70 cents page.
We have examined the dcckets OF
Justice of the Peace submitted to US
to-wit: o. D. Gam, Notary Public
! and ex-Ofticio Justice of the Peace, and
find the same to be correct.
We have examined the court house
and find that the Ordinary has made
some good Improvements on same. All
the rooms and halls have been nicely
calcimined and they present a neat
and clean appearance, the floors of the
halls have been ted, and the Clerk
and Ordinary have both had the floors
of their offices oiled with dustless oil,
thus keeping the dust down, and in
this manner their offices are kept much
neater and cleaner than ever before.
We recommend that the Ordinary
have the Janitor pay more attention to
cleaning and keeping of the court house
especially the front of the court house
and closets.
We find the Jail is kept in neat and
clean manner. everything connected
with it shows the good effects of care
and good management. And we recon-
mend that the jail be fixed so that
when the floors are washed the water
can be drained from off them; pipe
placed in the top story and run or
down through the second story would
afford a drainage that would be oil
great benefit to the jail, and we recon-.
mend that the Ordinary have this mat.
ter arranged.
There are some broken and loose
slate on the roof of jail and we recon-,
mend that this break be attended tc
and fixed.
We recommend that the Ordinary
have the Public Roads of the County
put in good condition we also recon-.
mend that all the bad places in the
Roads of the County be fixed as early
as possible,
We also recommend that the Ordi.
nary have all sign boards needing repairs
attended to; all that are down put up,
and where there are none, new ones
made and put up.
We also recommend that the Ordi-
nary have all foot-ways over streams
not in good condition, repaired, and
new ones built where necessary.
We recommend the Ordinary for hi.
efforts to improve the Roads Of the
County, and recommend that he con-
tinue making permanent improve
ments.
The books of the different County of.
ficers being in the hands of Expert Ac'
countants, were not accessible to oul
Committee. We herewith attach re-
ports of Expert Accountants, as sub
rnitted to us by them.
We have had reports from all Coun
ty Officers except Treasurer.
We would not take leave OF his Honor
Judge Geo. F. Gober, without extend
ing to him our thanks for his consider
alton of US.
To the Solicitor General B. F. Simp
son. and his Assistant Mr.. Henley, W.
desire to express our thanks for thei
help in facilitating the business brough
before us.
We recommend that these present
ments be published in the Marietta
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