The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-12-13
THE GRAND JURY'S REPORT
AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTY ARE
REVIEWED IN DETAIL.
FxDenditUres and Income and Indebt-
edness Are Given. Officials Com
nIimented Tpon Their Work.

pIimented Upon Iher W ofk'
We, the grand jurors chosen and
sworn for the November term, 1911
Terrell superi r court, desire to
make the following presentments:
Through the report of a committee
appointed by the last grand jury
we find that the county school com
missioner has received from ali
sources $39,059.75. and has disburs-
ed upOn proper vouchers $39, 059.75.
We find the county school commits
sfOner's books are carefully and neat
ly kept.
We ind that the ordinary has re-
ceived from all sources $789.O0, and
has paid out per proper vouchers TO
B. B. Perry treasurer, $7S9.O0. We
also find that the Ordinarys office
is neatly kept and everything in its
place.
We find that the tax collector has
collected county taxes to the amount
of S29,254.03, and has paid to the
county treasurer as per proper
vouchers $29,254.03, and has coll
lected state taxes to the amount Of
$24.476.27, and has paid to the state
treasurer $24,476.27 as per proper
vouchers. We find that the tax col
lector's books are very neatly and
correctly kept and vouchers in prop
er shape, with record of all state
ments of the county and state.
We find that the county treasurer
had on hand at last report, May,
1911, $6,296.31, and has received
since that time SIS, 446.55, a total
of $21,742.86, and has paid out as
per proper vouchers $20,215.34. Bal
ance on hand Nov. %, 1911, ST.
527.52. We find the treasurer books
are neatly and correctly kept.
We find the office of clerk of the
superior court we'll and correctly
kept. All records are we'll indeXed,
and of quick access to the public
Records of all fines arising from the
City Court are made, and the dispo-
sition of the funds received. We are
informed that the county commits
sioners have a plan for charging the
vault in the clerks office. We rec
Ommend that the same be done.
We find the records of NJ. G. HILL
sheriff, neatly and correctly kept.
We find the books of the tax re-
ceiver neatly and correctly kept, with
an increase in taxable property Of
$79,722.0O. Number of polls, 3,182;
number of dogs, TIA; number of law
yers, 8; number Of doctors, white
and colored, "a; number of dentists,
white and colored, Z.
We find on the county farm the
following: 81 head of mules in fair
condition, 80 tons of hay, sows
and A pigs and l male hog, SO meat
hogs and Z killed, plenty of vegeta-
bles, $50 bushels of good potatoes,
1000 bushels of corn, $4,000 bun
dies of fodder, barrels of -four, 6
bushels of meal, 2 Y sacks of rice, 5
sacks of salt, 4 caddies of chewing
tobacco, bottles of 121 medicine,
10 pounds of black pepper, 1900
gallons of good syrup, $1,000 stalks
of seed cane, entire farm sOwed in
oats except 20 acres, 80 convicts on
the farm, all we'll cared for-18 state
men and 81 misdemeanor men; 2
large stoves, / small stove, 1 new
kitchen tent in good shape, 1 night
guard tent in good shape, 1 gasoline
traction engine in good shape, 6 gas
oline tanks in good shape, 7 2-horse
wagons, in bad shape; s 2-hOrse
wheelers in good shape, 4 2-horse
dump-carts in good shape, 4 8-horse
grading plows, 2 beams broken;
stretchers, chains and harness in