The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-03-31
STATE OF GEORGIA, COBB coUN-

TY.
To the Honorable H. L. Patterson,
Judge Of the Superior Court of
said County:
We, the Grand Jury, selected
chosen and sworn for the March
term, 1916, of Cobb Superior Court.
beg leave to make these our General
Presentments:
FIRST
We have through Committee. in
spected the Court House and Jail
We find the Jail in a good sanitary
condition, with the exception of the
painting on the front porch, and we
recommend that this porch be re-
painted, We also find the Court
House in good condition, with the
exception of the electric wiring in
the court room, and we recommend
that this be fixed so as to prevent
fire. We also recommend that the
chimneys on the Court House and
Jail be repaired.
SECOND.
We have, through committee, ex-
amined the dockets of the following
justices of the Peace and Notaries
Public: o. D. Gam, w. J. Seay, T. o.
Brown, E. G. Hill, A. L. Terry, G.. G.
Green, J. D. Fuller, B. V. Greer, P.
A. Reed, J. F. Petty and c.. NJ
Dobbs, and find the same correctly
kept. We recommend that all JUS
tees of the Peace and Notaries Pub
lie be furnished up-to-date dockets.
THIRD
We have, through Committee, eK-
following:
We find on hand two mules, two
milk cows, four yearlings, nine head
of hogs, one two-horse wagon with
harness, one spring wagon and harm
ess, and farming tools sufficient to
run the farm; 200 bushels of corn,
more or less: 1000 bundles of fodder,
and about three tons of hay, seven
acres sowed in wheat asd ten acres
sowed in oats. We find fourteen
white and four coloredE inmates of
the farm, making a total of eighteen
minated. All the inmates are well
cared for, and their homes in SAINT
tary condition. They have access to
religious services at the Superinten-
dents home.
We recommend that the Board of
County Commissioners if it can be
profitably done, be empowered to ex-
change the property of the County
Aims House for sufficient property
adjoining the County stockade, so as
to enable one Superintendent to con-
troll both the Poor House and County
stockade, thereby saving the County
the expense of one Superintendent.
We find the present superintendent
has performed his duties in salts
factory and business like manner,
and we commend him as capable
and efficient officer.
FOURTH
We have, through committee, eX-
amined the books and records of the
County officers and find them, as far
as our limited time would permit,
neatly and correctly kept. We wish
to commend P. D. McCleskey, Clerk
of the Board of Commissioners, for
the neat and systematic way in
which he keeps his records.
FIFTH
We have, through committee, eX-
ahmed the Convict Camps and find
all of them in excellent condition,
and only found one sick man on the
whole list of convicts, and we find
seventy-two convicts in the County.
In examining the Convict camps, we
went over a great deal of road work
done by the Convicts, and we think
the Commissioners should be con-
graduated on the improvement 10 Ih''t
have been made in the County. While
- costs a great deal of money, and
e want to hold taxes down all we
ian, at the same time, we are get
ting better roads than we used to
have, and we not only find the camps
in good condition, but also the roads
that have been worked in good con-
dition.
SIXTH
The term of A. H. Irwin, member
of the County Board, from Locust
Grove District, having expired and
the Grand Jury learning he did not
wish to be reelected, hereby elect
Mr.. w. n. Nichols to succeed him
from this District. Mr., G. w. Nc
MILAN from Acworth District was
elected to succeed himself
SEVENTH
We recommend that the same tax