The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-03
CRISP SUPERIOR COURT, NO.
MEMBER TERM, 1916.
GEORGIA, Crisp County.

GEORGIA, Crisp County.
To the Hon Walter F, George, Judge
Superior Court of the Cordele Cir
cult.
We, the Grand Jury, drawn and
sworn to serve for the November term.
1916. for Crisp county and having or
ganized and elected G. l.. Scandrett
foreman, j. P. Hughes, secretary and
+. M. Cocker, bailiff beg to submit the
following as our general presentments.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
On County Books and Records: j.
w. Cannon, r. B. Smith, w. S. Murray.
On Buildings and Grounds: b. II.
Palmer, p H. Harden, F. p. Fem, w
II. Wright, J. T. Westbrook.
On Justice of the Peace Books: J.
M Garden. x. d. Brazealle, j. r. Kelly.
On endorsement of Hon. Walter +.
George, retiring judge: b. II. Palmer,
Sam Lovett, j. f. Cannon.
On visiting county farm, camps and
roads: j. Walter Easom, j. M. Garden
]. T. Westbrook, Sam Lovett, F. e.
Fem. f. NJ. Espy, W. II. Wright, j. +.
Cannon, j. p. Hughes.
We recommend that the following
be placed on the pauper list and be
paid the sum per month set opposite
their names:
Miss Eliza Burge, white, $500; l.,
h. Parker white, 81 90. Mra, Jack
Cults. white $500; Alice JaEes, col,
orad. Sc 90: Wiley Mitchell, cOlored.
$500; David JACKSON colored, $500
The report Of j. w. Bivins, G. $. G.,
was read and marked Exhibit A. and
attached hereto. w. P. Fleming, Ordl-
nary, read and marked "EXhibit b."
j. II. Ward, Sheriff, read and marked
Exhibit c." J. A, Littleiohn, Clerk,
read and marker "EXhibt D. Commit
tee on county books ana records read
and marked exhibit e. faca OF
which are hereto attached Also, re-
pert Of committee of Justice OF the
Peace books read and marked "EXhlb-
it FL and attached hereto.
We recommend that the riding bal
Tiff be paid $1.00 extra for each day
he has to ride in the service of the
county.
We recommend that j. NJ Moore
Jr.. be commissioned n F. and Elk
Of. j. p, for the 1872 District, G. NJ
Crisp county, and H. T. James for the
945 District, there being vacancy
in this office in each Of said districts
We recommend that the road from
Benton-Price plantation, as now tray
eled, be reestablished by the commits
sioners as a public road to Concy, Ga
We recommend that the commits
sioners work. while the camps are
in this section, the new road from DR.
Roberts farm running west to the J.
NJ Hall place and on to McKenzie's
Siding
The visiting committee report the
following; Forty mules that are III
fine condition, nine double wagons and
harness in good condition; SO convicts
in camp, two women and 36 men, all
colored, 20 state and l6 county con
victs convict died since last grand
Jury from paralysis and one from
drowning. All the convicts are III
good health and able to work except
one who is Icing in for a few days
from a cut foot.
About 65 acres are being cultivated
and we find that the warden has rails
ed and harvested quite a fino drop
this year, 800 bushels sweet pcta-
toes, 90 barrels of syrup, hay and cats
in large quantities, an abundance OF
field peas, variety of vegetables. We
find so head of fine hogs, some of
which will weigh 200 pounds.
We are pleased to note that The
roads over which we travelled are in !
fine condition, and especially the road |
from Cordele to Seville We feel that |
in Warden T. c. Cox the county is to /
be congratulated for having the ser
vices of so efficient a man in charge |
of the public works.
We recommend that the secretary |
be paid $500 per day for his aervi- |
ces to this grand jury.
We recommend that these present |
ments be published in each OF the /
three Cordele newspapers and that /
they be paid $1,000 each therefor.
We recommend that commissioners |
pay the sheriff so cents per day for |
the board of prisoners in the county |
jail.
Report of committee on buildings |
and grounds read and ordered fled |
and marked "EHhibiD q" and is hereto |
attached
Report of committee On resolutions |