The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-11-29
Grand Jury Presentments

We, the Grand Jury, selected, chosen
an sworn for the first week Cobb sumo
rior Court, November term, 1905, beg
leave to submit the following
GENERAL PREsRNTMENTs.
We have, through the various com
mittees from this body, made examine
tion of the public buildings and offices
as thoroughly as the limited time would
allow, and present brief summary OF
our findings and recommendations.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
We find the court house in good con-
dition except the vault in the Clerks
office, which, owing to the concrete
floor, is full of dust, and the records are
being damaged, as we'll as dirty to ham
die. There is leak in the southwest
corner of the court room, caused by the
stove-pipe, which needs attention. The
closets in the basement are in very
bad condition.
We find the Jail in good condition,
the prisoners we'll cared for. The office
in the Jail needs attention. The dwell
ing is in good condition, except some
repairs are needed on the roof and val
leys, which we recommend the Ordi-
nary have done at once.
Owing to the constant accumulation
of dirt and dust from the concrete
floors in the vaults of the Ordinary and
CLERK, and for the better protection of
the records from the same therein, we
recommend that the Ordinary have the
floors of these vaults laid with marble
tile.
AIMS HOUSE.
We find the aims house and farm in
good condition, demonstrating that our
Superintendent, Mr.. W f. Brooks
thoroughly understands his business.
He has on hand about 675 bushels of
corn in the shuck, about 5000 bundles
of fodder, about ten two-horse loads OF
hay, about Is bushels Of peas, good
farm mules, 4 pork hogs, brood sows,
milk cows, 4 yearlings, one set of
blacksmith and farm tools, 100 bushels
of sweet potatoes, 1900 pounds cotton
seed, 80 gallons of syrup.
We find that he has at present II in
mates, 7 white and colored. All seem
to be we'll cared for. Premises clean
and we'll kept.
SHERIFF.
We find the books of the Sheriff neat
ly and correctly kept, and everything
in very satisfactory manner.
COUNTY TREASURER.
We find the books of the County
Treasurer kept IN PLAIN, neat and
business-like manner-every entry OF
receipts and disbursements being plain
ly shown and all vouchers carefully
filed away.
TAX RECEIVER.
We find the books of the Tax Receiver
neatly and correctly kept.
TAX COLLECTOR.
I We lind the aggregate charged to the
Tax Collector to be. ana. 1872 ,076 o.
He has collected up to and
including Nov. Goth .... 1854 OC
Leaving balance to be col
lected. ...,............ $24 ,992 "a
He holds the County
Treasurers receipt
for ............. 5000 So
Has paid Tax Receiv-
er's commissions. l44 30
Leaving balance on
mana ............. ~, $50 10
CLERK.
| We find the books and records OF the
Clerk Of the Superior Court neatly and
systematically kept. His form of ac-
count ID superior for correctness and
dispatch of investigation.
We commend this faithful and excel
lent officer in charge and his gentle
manly assistants for offering every ex-
PLANTATION and facility to aid us in our
| inspection.
ORDINARY.
We find the Ordinary's books we'll
kept. The form or system used in re-
cording transactions OF the county's
affairs being plain and complete.
We find that the Ordinary has drawn
warrants, from July 1st to Nov. 1st,
1908, amounting to $9,875.97.
We have information that the town
of Roswell is making an effort to cut off
from Cobb county and annex to Milton
county, thereby dividing Cobb county
into two remote parts, which we con-
slider would give rise to grave compli-
cations in our county affairs. We
therefore, recommend that the Ordi-
nary employ counsel to prevent the
contemplated change and protect the
legal rights of the county in the prem
Uses.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,