Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01
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poiub Fdlccu upon tho COUNTY PIoPei
ty.
I'm this connection l should say
that the herd OF hogs which the coun-
ty has had from year to year during
the past rs years originated from
hogs which l purchased with my own
private funds and placed upon the
county property, but inasmuch as they
we're fed with the Stops derived from
the kitchen at the county barracks
and other foodstuffs furnished by the
county, ! have always dealt with these
hogs as part OF the county property
and used the meat TO feed the con-
vcts, only allowing myself and sub
ordinates to use such excess meat for
our private tables as could not very
well be preserved and used other
wise.
THE fact that and some of my
subordinates have thus used meats
and vegetables from the county farm
was not only we'll known to members
of the board from time to time during
the past twenty-five years, but was
distinctly allowed as part of the COM
pensation OF myself and those OF my
subordinates who were married and
living in their own homes--all other
county employees in the Public Works
Department being compensated not
only by the payment OF a fixed sal
airy, but by the allowance of their
full board
Salaries Are the Same.
THE salaries of those subordinates
who lived upon the county property
and received their full board and the
salaries OF those employees who, be-
ing married or for other reason, lived
at their own homes, are exactly the
same, Notwithstanding the fact that
those who did not live upon the coun-
" property received less than their
full board, namely, only such vege
tables and meat as we could spare.
Not one dollars worth of supplies
which the county has bought and
paid for in cash has ever been used
by me or by any of the subordinates
with my knowledge, outside of the
mess table served to those employees
who lived upon the county property.
Reference has also been made to
the fact that l have employed some
OF the convicts for my personal use.
III II Is intended by this statement to
charge that l have used any OF the
convicts for my personal use In con-
nection with any other matter except
the public business. this is untrue
The only possible foundation for
such a statement is the fact that un-
Ger distinct contract with the coun-
ty the horses which have been used
by me in the past in connection with
my official duties have been fed and
cared for by the county. AS long as
l used horses | bought and paid for
them myself, but the county fed them
and provided me with a man to care
for them. AS matter OF economy
TO the county and with the knowledge
and consent of members of the board.
! have used a convict for that pur-
pose, generally selecting some old
man or one other otherwise UNIT
for the general work upon the public
roads
Old Custom, He Says.
This custom had prevailed for
great many years and applies not |
only to myself, but to every other |
foreman who is required to have a |
conveyance to carry him about from |
place to place In order to enable him |
to properly perform his duties. and |
still exists. and in adopting this meth |
cd the county has been saved in the |
years that | have served IL many |
thousands of dollars which they
might otherwise have been called up |
on to pay for employees particularly |
assigned to this duty.
For several years past the work of |
the county having grown to such |
proportions as TO make II impracti- |
cable for the superintendent and his |
assistants TO cover the necessary |
ground to properly supervise the |
county's work. have been furnished I
with an automobile and a chauffeur.
at the expense of the county, this ar |
ranrement having been made volun- |
tarily by the Board of County COM |
missione-s, but my assistants and the |
foremen have continued in n large |
measure to perform their duties with |
1he use OF a horse and buggy.
Recently the Board OF County |
Commissioners having made S. H |
Donaldson superintendent OF public |
works and myself superintendent OF /
paving. 1t was provided by resolution |
that S. II. Donaldson should likewise |
be provided with the use OF an auto |
mobile. and the Public Works Com |
nnittee directed S. II. Donaldson to |
deliver his horse and vehicle which |
he was using. which is the property |
Of the county, to Albert Howell, who |
had been detailed to take direct |
charge Of the repair work upon the |
dirt roads OF the county.
Horse Still Fed BY County.
This action was taken by the Pub |
lie Works Committee on Tuesday, |
January 81. and on Wednesday s. II !
Donaldson carried out these instruc- |
tons and caused the more or less dis |
abled convict which he was using TO |
care for the horse to be returned to |
the camp from which he was taken. |
and this horse has since that time |
continued to he fed and cared for by |
the county while in the possession Of |
Mr. Howell as has been the rule |
heretofore in connection with the |