Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-07
Building Account for 1905.

Building Account for 1905
Jan 26, Bal. In Bank
of s W G orgia,..$ 3147
Mar %, Deposited 5000
July Is, 300 90
Sept2, Is 1900 90
Oct IA, sc :. 500 0O-$2, O8t Al
1906
Checks as per
list IN bank
book. 1885,. 81 1886 81
Feb Is, Bal. in Bank
of s. W. Georgia. 1876 1892, O81 AZ
We commend the County School
Commissioners and he board of Edoca-
cation for the efficient W ork they have
done We are satisfied that the funds
belonging to this department are being
wisely and Judiciously expended, and
! while we have possibly the largest bal
ance in the treasury, they are giving
Us the longest school term that we have
ever had, and are from time to time
erecting new school houses throughout
the county.
Roads and Bridges.
Having made careful investigation
OF the roads and bridges, we find them
all in satisfactory condition, with the
exception of few just complaints.
These the commissioners have promised
to have remedied at once.
We have been reliably Informed that
railroad crossing at Gstewood's school
house, s. A, L. railway aud the rail-
road crossing at negro church on Gem
trail railway about one mile above Sam
ter are in bad condition. The grades
at these two crossir gs are so steep, that
they are both dangerous and difficult
to the travelling public, the grade not
being such as the law requires the rail
road ito make at public crossings.
! We find all mules in ine condition.
The wagons, harness, road machines,
and all tools being properly cared for.
We most respectfully petition our
representatives to introduce bill in
the Legislature to pay our County
Commissioners 500 each per annum,
except clerk who is now receiving 5000.
Court House.
We find the court house in splendid
condition, neatly and well kept, except
one room in the basement of the build
ing where it seems some parties have
been using as a crib We recommend
this room be cleaned, and parties store
their provsnder elsewhere, as We con-
slider this to be little risky as TO fire
Jail,
We find the jail in q very neat COM
Portable condition prisoners all we'll
cared for; but we would especially urge
that the isiler. for his own protection,
as well as the security of the prisoners
In his charge, use greater precaution IN
locking all of the locks to the Jall doors
and cells.
We recommend repairs on range, fix.
ing the water connection between res
erVoir and cooking range, also recon-
mend repairs on the water plug in the
kitchen.
Poor Farm.
We ii ad said farm in fairly good con-
dition, though some of the buildings
needing some repairs on the roofs and
some little repair on fire place in one
of the buildings. We recommend the
necessary repairs be attended to.
We find as inmates on the farm,
whites, three females, colored, two
females and three males, making a total
of eight on the farm. They say that
they are we'll cared for, and have moth
ing to complain of in way of treatment.
! We further recommend that the poor
farm be sold; that the inmates be pan
stoned, there being so few inmates at
the farm, we think it would be cheaper
and more economicalt pension them,
than to hire a manager and take care of
them at the poor farm.
/ Tax Collector.
We fnd the tax collectors books
neatly and correctly kept Financial
statement a foliowL:
DR..
10 digest. ...................$2 1926, 1856 .82
Or.
By coll. ....... -. $25. 1913 81
By default relieved
Gen. tax. ........ 1924
By errors digest :. 1880