The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-03-18
PRESENTMEMTS
GRAND JURY,
Cobb Superior Court, Re-
commend Bonds for
Road Work.

We, the grand jury, chosen and
sworn for the first week of the March
term, 1909, of Cobb Superior Court, beg
to make our general presentments:
We have, through our regular COM
mittees appointed for the purpose. ex-
amined the books Of the different coun-
ty officers, public buildings and aims
house, and find as will appear below.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
We found the Jail building in good
condition we also found the court
house in good condition, except one
window on the south side in the room
next to the grand jury room we also
found that there had been some changes
made in the court room that we're es-
sential, as were the changes in the Of
flee Of the County Commissioners. The
Offices of the county officials were neat
ly kept and in good repair
AIMS HOUSE
We find at the aims house seven col
ored and six white inmates. We find
on hand 1000 bundles of fodder, 200
bushels of corn, so gallons of syrup, u
bushels of peas, 500 pounds of meat, 80
bushels OF wheat and SO bushels of po-
tatoes. Stock on hand-2 good mules,
8 milk COWS, 3 yearlings and 1 brood
SOW. Utensils on hand-one 2-horse
wagon, one 1-horse spring wagon, and
farm tools sufficient for the farm, ex-
cept that a good cutaway harrow is
needed, and we recommend that it be
bought. We further recommend that
ali pauper expense other than that on
pauper farm be kept separate from the
expense of said farm. We also recon-
mend that one good farm hand be hired
to help on pauper farm. recommend
that the collins in which paupers are
buried be inferred in wooden box and
said box sunk four feet in the earth.
We find that 20 to 25 acres of land have
been turned, and that the farm is in
excellent condition.
COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONER,
We find the books of the County
School Commissioner neatly and sys-
tematically kept. We find that he
has received from the State for
1908 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $40 1923 10
That he paid out for 1908. &C.. 10,328 q
Balance on hand ........."... 90
COUNTY TREASURER,
We have examined the books, receipts
and vouchers of our County Treasurer,
and find as follows.
Amount on hand Jan. l, 1909. 81, 1854 rs
January receipts. ........ $50 so
February receipts. .....,... 1900 90
$4,9O1 %
Disbursements, as per vOuch-
ers issued, to March 1, 1909. 1875 So
Balance on hand. .........$ 225 81
JOHN AwTKEY's ACCOUNT.
We recommend that the account of
John Awtrey, ex-Ordinary, for service
rendered the county from February IA,
1908, to Dec. 81, 1908, amounting to
$131 be paid.
We recommend that J. N. Kemp be
appointed Notary Public and Ex-O fficio
Justice of the Peace of Fullers District
No. 1891.
We recommend that w. S. Watson be
appointed Notary Public and Ex-Officio
Justice of the Peace of Lost Mountain
District No. 1910.
We recommend that w. W. st. John
be appointed to fill the unexpired term
of F. M. Hembree, deceased, as Notary
Public and Ex-Officio Justice of the
Peace, Roswell District No. 845.
We recommend that the Solicitor
General take the proper steps to have
James Blankenship taken to the State
prison farm to serve out his unfinished
court sentence, in order to relieve our
Sheriff of the custody of said Blanken-
ship.
SHERIFF.
Our committee on Sheriff's office re-
port some Inconsistencies in reference
to Bench Warrant Docket in hand of
the Sheriff; and we recommend that
the Solicitor General take the matter
up with the former and present Sheriff
and reconcile the above mentioned in
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
We have examined the books and sys-
TENS of accounting of our County Com
and approve the same. Real
izing that the weather has rendered road
impossible, we will not enumer-
ate the many roads and bridges needing
repair; but we especially recommend
that the County Commissioners give
prompt attention to the complaints of
rural carriers relating to bad roads and
bridges. We recommend that the proper
county officials take proper legal steps
to issue bonds to defray the expense of