The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-12-01
'PRESENTMENTS Of THE GRAND JURY
FOR FIRST WEEK Of SUPERIOR COURT.

/ Tor character building and Well-bal-
anced man or woman, equipped by ed.
ucation and training for the battle OF
life, Is sure in the struggle for suprem-
acy to distance those who are less for.
tunate. Let us aid our children in ev.
cry way to conquer the difficulties
which are sure to confront them. Let
us give them every possible advantage
and opportunity
ROADS.
The permanent improvement of our
highways is a matter of utmost i'm
portance. Good roads mean not only
better opportunities for travel and
trade, but also better opportunities
for development and advancement
along moral and mental lines. BY them
we are brought in nearer touch, not
only with the great centers of trade
but with the great forces which are
moving the world to higher and better
things.
When we realize that every mile of
road properly built adds that much to
the value of our property, and that in
the end we will be large gamers we
will submit with more patience to the
heavy taxation necessary to carry on
this work.
We recommend repairs on Mars Hill
road near Acworth on Proctors
creek; also on Marietta and Acworth
road at Lovingoods near Kennesaw;
also on same road at MONDAY creek,
and we also recommend that general
repairs on the county roads be kept
up as far as possible until permanent
roads can be built.
Public Buildings.
We find the Jail in good condition
and prisoners have no complaint.
We recommend that the back door
of the boiler room at the Court House
be repaired and that light be placed
in the closet on the first floor and that
the CRATES in all the fire places be
repaired.
We recommend that Mr.. N. w. Dun
ton be appointed Notary Public for
the militia district 1910 to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mr.. ]. J. Kemp
We have examined the Justice
Peace and Notary Public dockets pre-
sented to us, viz: Marietta district.
Roswell district and Winnings district
and approved the same No other dis
tricts presented
We recommend, owing to the high
cost of provisions, that the County
commissioners allow the jailor fifty
cents per prisoner per day
We hereby fix the pay of the Grand
and Petit jurors and baliffs for the
year 1912 of Cobb Superior Court at
two dollars per diem.
We have been unable to examine the
returns on the tax digest and refer
that duty to the second week Grand
Jury and also to examine the books of
the other county officers.
We recommend that the County Com
of Cobb county make up
and publish quarterly an accurate re-
port of the expenses of the chaingang
and the working the roads in this
county, so as to show to the taxpay-
ers of the county just what a convict
costs per day, what team costs per
day; also how many days work is
done per month or per year; how many
eonvicts and what amount or how
many miles of road is made per month
or per year; also how many salaried
men, bosses and guards and transfers.
etc, at what prices. The intention
of this request is that the taxpayers
may know just what convict costs
per day and what team costs per day.
We are in favor of good roads but
want to know what they are costing
us.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Our Commissioners are doing all In
their power to advance their work and
we should hold up their hands and
give the superintendent an encourag-
ing word. His perplexities are many
and he is doing heroic work. is a man
We'll equipped for the place We con-
graduate our people upon the fact
that indications point Enthusiastically
to a general advance of all properties.
to improvements on our farms and
better methods of farm management
and work, due in large measure to our
progressive system of education. No
energetic man will be satisfied to lag
in the rear when he sees the opening
ahead for lettering his condition. Our
financial status is also encouraging.
We viii start the new year with a
clean balance sheet and with about
$4,000 in our treasury.
REPORT OF COUNTY COMMITS.
SlONERS.
To the Honorable Foreman and Gen
tlemen of the Grand Jury for the No
vember Term 1911.
The law makes it the duty of the
Board of County Commissioners to re-
port to the Grand Jury at the Spring
and Fall Term This raDOrt follou-s