The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-16

~, and VIII build up laW-aD1d1ng
citizenship. We wish to extend our
thanks and appreciation 10 the Soil
.citor General, ]. B. Wall, and to Col.
! Jesse Grantham, his able assistant,
| for the valuable services rendered us
during the term of this court.
We recommend that these Present.
ments be published in the Leader
Enterprise and Herald, and that each
be paid the sum of Five Dollars for
publishing them.
Respectfully submitted,
G.. A. Troup, W. T. Paulk, N. N.
Littlefeld A. H. Denmark, Chas. Nc
Rae, c. A. Miller, 7. B. Seanor, w. F.
! Jones, L. O. Tisdel, K. J. Spell, w. H.
| Ellington, w. T. Hinson, II. A..
/ Adams B. F. MERCER, L. L. Mercer.
w. R. Walker, r. L. Jones, Geo. w.
Rodgers, w. r. Bowen, Foreman; w.
r. Dykes, Clerk
The foregoing general prcsentments
having been read in open court, it is
ordered that the same be ard theg
are hereby approved and ordered
spread upon the minutes of this
court.
1t is further ordered that the same
be published al. -e:cr mended.
In open court, this April 18th, 1917.
d. A. r. CRUM,
Judge Superior Court, Cordele Jul
dicial Circuit
]. B. WALL,
Solicitor General
Public Roads and Bridge Committee
Report of Committee from Grand
Jury on Public Roads and Chain
gang
April Term, 1917.
To the Foreman ard Grand Jury:
Conference.-The, your Committee
appointed to examine the Public
Roads, Convict Camp and Chaingang
beg to report the following: That we
have travelled over the greater part
of the main roads of the County, by
this we refer to roads which are most
largely used and we find generally
the condition good, particularly in the
eastern portion of the county. How
ever, there are some exception and
we would here state that we found
some roads that had been construct
ed by the county at a great expense.
being torn up and ruined by the farm
ers along these portions of roads re-
! ferred to by blowing over the road
| line into the center of the road. We
recommend that such action as would
effect a stoppage of such practice be
taken by this body.
We found the road known as the
! Rebccca Road to be in need of at
tention at once or as soon as practi-
cable, that the condition OF this road
! is comparatively bad from the city
limits to the school house at the in
tersection of the Abba and Rochelle
road, the balance of this road can be
put in good repair with little ex-
pense.
We found that the Bowen Mill road
needs great deal of work to put it in
the fine condition that it should main
tain as part of the Dixie Highway.
However, we found the Steam Grader
at work on this road and believe this
will be put in good condition at once.
: We would recommend that proper
attention be given at frequent inter
walls or as often as necessary to keep
ing approaches to bridges filled in
flush with the bridges.
We believe that the principal
roads leading across the county and
from the remote parts of the county
to the county site should receive es-
pecial attention as to grading and put.
ting into the first class highway class
| Wv wv AlON pOllGNC IHdC expensive
grading and bridging is necessary
nor proper on cross roads and which
will accommodate a very few farmers
and not used in a general way by the
public, and where a very much les,
expense would put such roads in gooc
shape for hauling, and we make suct
recommendation to this body.
We would especially call the at
tention of the Grand Jury to some
very expensive road construction a
this present time, where the expense
and character of the work compl,
strictly with Dixie Highway speci
hcations; this is the class of roads re.
ferred to as cross roads" and which
are not generally used as a MAR
thoroughfare-the road specifically
referred to is known as the Unior
Road, or the Union and Bowens Mil
road and in the district where Com.
missioner r. L. Stone lives.
We recommend that steps be taker