The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-03-25
PRESENTMENTS MADE
BY THE GRAND JURY
Interesting Review of Coun-
ty Affairs---Notaries
Public Named.

Saturday morning, March 10, 1910,
the Grand Jury serving during the
! present term of court adjourned on
this date, making the following gen.
eral presentments:
/ Grand Jury Presentments.
We, the Grand Jury, chosen and
sworn for the first week of March
term, 1910 of Cobb Superior Court, de-
sire to make these general present
ments
We find the public roads of the
county, generally speaking, to be in
very bad condition and request the
County Commissioners to look after
these roads and to put them in the
best possible condition attainable ac-
cording to the means at their com
mand. We also recommend that the
Communication tax raised in each dis
trict be spent on the roads in the
same district where raised for the pur-
pose of making the needed repairs on
roads of said district. Also rec
ommend that the property tax for
roads be spent in permanent improve
ments of the roads of the county in
such a manner that the most import
ant roads be fixed up first; by most
important roads, we mean roads that
are used to bring business to Marietta
and the other important towns of the
county, and not to spend money on the
pleasure drives and automobile roads
until the roads used generally by the
farmers and others in getting their
products to the markets of the county
are put in first class condition.
Court House and Public Buildings.
We find the Jail in good condition
and neatly kept, except the veranda
and boxing of same is in need of paint
ing. The court house is in a general
good condition. We recommend that
the floor of the vault in the Clerks Of
flee be covered with new linoleum as
the former covering is worn out and
the concrete floor is being injured for
want of protection. We find glass in
door of Judges private Office is bro
ken, and recommend that same be re-
placed by new pane of glass. We would
ask for Sheriff to have this glass re-
paired at once. We recommend that
the rooms of the petit jury be furnish
ed at once with twelve good chairs
and writing table for the use of the
jury. Also recommend that more room
be given the jury seats in front of the
Judges stand, as at present the seats
are too short, and further recommend
that cushions be furnished for these
jury seats.
We have investigated the county
convict camp, and find the premises
well kept and in a sanitary condition
the prisoners are in good condition,
well fed and we'll clothed. The food
is clean, wholesome and we'll cooked
The superintendent, Mr.. Randall, and
his assistants, seem to be efficient
men, and We have no criticism to of.
fer, but recommend that the County
Commissioners do not at present hire
any more cOnviCts from other coun-
ties
We have visited the county aims
house and submit the following report
to cover: We found IL inmates. 4
white and 8 colored, and from all ap
pearances they are getting along very
well. We found on hand the follow.
ing supplies: 2 tons hay, $50 bushels
of corn, 1900 bundles fodder, 9 mules
milk COWS, 4 yearlings, 1 brood sow
b shoats, l twO-hOrse wagon and har
ness and l spring wagon and harness
and sufficient other tools to operate
the same. We found also 10 acres
planted to wheat and acres in oats
Mr.. John Pair is the Superintendent
and he is an energetic and thoroughly
competent man for the position and
he seems to be handling the inmates
and property to the best interest of all
concerned.
We have examined the County
School Commissioners books and
same appear to be neatly and correct
ly kept We find School Commission.
err has received from all sources since
his books were audited in 1909. the
sum of $16,S20.92 and that he holds
receipts and proper vouchers for dis
bursementS amounting to the sum of
$l5,S75.3S. Balance on hand S945.54
His bank book balanced to March 16,
1910, shows balance in bank of S94717.
We find the books in Ordinary's of,
fee neatly and systematically kept.
We find he holds proper vouchers for
all pensions except an overplus of
$4,000. This amount arises on ac-
count of deaths of pensioners since
March, 1909 We found he had re-
turned this amount to the State from
which it came.
We feel that the emoluments to the
County Treasurer are too much for the
services rendered. We are informed
that the commissions of this Office can
not be reduced for a single county, but
that under the Constitution of the
State the Office of Treasurer must be
uniform throughout the State and the