The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-07-26

a new Jail are being prepared by the
architects.
Mansfeld St. School Building.
/ The roof is in bad order, some OF
the window castings and sills need
Ireplacing with new ones. We find a
number # the panes Of glass broken
and out Of the windows The toile,s
lshould be attended t., and the
inumber OF them increased, and the
sanitary condition also needs atten.
Ition We also recommend that all
doors in This building should be made
T. open outward.
Purvis School Building.
Building on the inside is in fair
condition, but outside Of building
need painting The heating system
bis IN bad order, and should be attend.
ed to before school year begins.
Rsley Sclooi Building
This building is in need Of general
lrepairs.
County Court House.
| the county court house is now fin
/ isbed We have made a thorough ex-
lamination Of the building. and find it
completed IN a first class worlamanlike
manner, and the County Commission
ers deserve a lot Of credit as the
building is an ornament % the county
land a cred to the state.
Public Roads, Public Works, convicts.
We find the public roads in fair
condition We visited the county
farm, and the crops were ia fine con
dition. The stock, consisting Of 8
mule, 1 horse, head Of cattle, and
| alb " 40 hogs, are all in fine condition
The building. barns and stockade are
Ian in good order There were four
Iconyicts at the farm, two men and
two women They We're in very good
health. except one of the men who
] was sick when he went out and does
mt seem to improve We also visited
1.-The convict camp where we found is
men, white and IS colored. all Of
whom were able TO work Apparently
they are well cared for
Public Schools.
The report Of the financial commit
tee Of the b ard Of Education shows
thar the board IS in good anaucim con
ditlon As reported before, they have
lon h2nd $4,000, received from the
a.. B. s. A. railroad and we urge again
that an additional school building be
erected Of adequate size for The relief
jof present ocercrGWjed conditions In
the city schools, ana to NICE growing
needs.
The buildings and grounds are In
good condition in general, with the
exception of the foundation OF The
Mansfield ST. School. which sheuld
have immediate attention.
! We did not visit the county schools.
as il has not been customary, but upon
reliable information, We learn that
they are in good condition.
We feel sure that our schools are
in the hands OF a competent board OF
education and superintendent, and are
ably managed, and we are sure that
Tour school system is good and equal
to any in the state.
County officers and Books.
We have examined the record b0 ks
in The oliices of the Ordinary. Clork Of
The superior Court Clerk OF The City
Court Tax Collector, unity Commits
lsioners, Treasurer Sheriff and Coeon.
Ter and tnd them neatly kept and iu
good condition.
We made no examination of The
books Of the Tax Receiver OF returns.
nc mic fnV i ttr,et r,.s. r04e l., .
written UP, and the digest for 1897
was examined by previous grand jury.
Justices Of the Peace.
We have also examined the DO ks
Of Justice Jas r. Lambright, 26th dis
uict; Justice Geo E. Fahm. 26th dis
rict Justice JAS. d. Gould. 25th dis.
trict, and find them Ven kept. we
have also examined the books of Jus.
tice L. w Norton, OF the 9th district.
and find them fairly we'll kept. but
notice that he has omitted to specify
in the record ef his cases the nature
of the offense committed.
We could but admire the type-writ-
ten records in the offices OF the Clerk
OF the Superior Court, City Court and
| County Commissioners, ana wish 10
compliment them on the neat ap.
pearance of the same.
Fisheries.
On the recommendation of the last
Grand jury the position OF fish
warden has been created at a salary
Of six hundred 100000 per annum.
This officer has made no report SO
far therefore We are in no position to
judge the value Of the position as a
protection TO fish and game. as he has
only assumed the discharge Of his
duty q few months ago.
We recommend that all persons
SD uld be prohibited lrom fishing with
a net less than three inches mesh ANA
WE close season should begin Febru.
airy lst and end Juy lst
This Jury desires TO call the atten.
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