Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-10-18

offer the following general present
ment:
We had before us and have con-
sidered forty-fve bills, have found
true bills in tfirty-one cases, no bills
in nineteen. We recommend that
the salaries of all court baliffs be
two dollars ($2), riding baliffs three
dollars ($9. That the grand jurors
be paid two dollars ($2) per day for
only such days as they are actually
on duty. That the secretary be
paid four dollars ($4),
Committees we're appointed by
the foreman to examine the books
of the Justices of the peace, tax
books, inspect roads, public build
ingS, chain gangs, pauper list and
Mr.. Ed, HuSsey and Mr.. R. E. Lee
were appointed as committee to
act with the County Commissioners
in employing an expert auditor to
audit all county books and report
to the next grand jury.
We had before us the Honorable
R. j. Prentiss, County School COM
missioners, who gave US a very in
structive and appreciated talk. He
stated that the schools were in a
prosperous condition, that the at
tendance for white children had in-
creased IL 3-4 per cent, that of the
colored 16 per cenr. He also stated
that while the tax value for the
whole counto had increased that it
showed this increase entirely from
the colored people. This he attri-
buted to the method of the board
of education in appropriating for
the colored schools from the special
tax only the amount paid in by them.
We wish to commend the board Of
education for taking this step and
insist on their following this method.
He also stated that there were many
minor thoughtless depredations COM
mitted on school houses and school
property. We are very sorry to
learn this and earnestly ask that all
good citizens in a position to do so
Guard and to cultivate in others
around the disposition to guard this
property as whatever amount is re-
ouired to keep buildings and prop
erty in repairs takes just that amount
away from the educational fund that
should be employed to improve our
present school system.
He also called our attention to
the importance of having good roads
to the school houses. We directed
our County Commissioners attention
to and recommended shat suggest
ion be followed by them where 1t
will not entail too much cost. tie
also reported that proper School
houses for the accommodation OF
children had been erected IN the
Vau6bn-Taylor district, LynWood
district and the Ashton district. tie
stated that in the Ashton district
that a five acre plot for agricultural
purposes had been donated by one
Of the citizens and that the indus
trial feature would be added to this
school.
We, YOUR grand jury, recommend
that every attention be given to
this feature of the school WORK.
that a strict account be kept OF the
work done by the pupils in this de-
nartment and a report made to the
next fall grand jury, and this report
no made a part of their present
ment with an idea to encourage the
other Scholastic add a like depart
ment. ,.;o.
We also recommend the adoption
Of the Bibb County School system.
Il is with sorrow and regret we tlnd
On account of the death of Hon B.
T Wilcox the board of education IS
short a member and we recommend
that Mr. L. Robitzsch be appointed
to fill the unexpired term.
y We had with US the entire board
of the County Commissioners togetn-
- y. NTH Auditor, who has thorough
w audited all county books for past
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