The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-03-29
MARCH TERM ]GRAND
JURY REPORTS Toll
THE COUNTY
Marietta and Cobb County
Set the Pace For One
Day on Saturday.

GEORGIA, Cobb County.
To the Honorable N. A. Morris, Judge
of the Superior Court said Coun-
ty.
We, the Grand Jury, selected, chos-
en- and sworn for the March Term,
1918, of Cobb Superior Court, beg
leave to make these our General Pre-
sentiments;
We have, through committee, ex-
amined the books of the various
County Officers and find the records
of same in satisfactory condition.
We believe that each and every Off
Ger is doing his conscientious duty
in the interest of the County.
We recommend that the books of
the county be audited annually by
an expert accountant, as we feel that
this will be more satisfactory to the
people of the county and to the Off
GERS of the same.
(2)
We have, through committee, in
vestigated the condition of the Aims
House and find same in good condi-
ton. There are IL white and four
colored inmates, all well and salts
fed. We find 1900 pounds of meat,
10 bushels of peas, 5000 bundles of
fodder, $50 bushel of corn, ~ chick
ems, milk cows, 2 mules, | brood
sow, 6 shoats. There are 6 acres in
wheat, and the land is well ditched.
The buildings are in very good condi-
tion, except that inmates complain
of cold feet on account of cement
floors, and we recommend that some
thing be done to relieve that before
another winter. We recommend
that shades be placed over the win
dows of the buildings occupied by the
inmates.
We also consider it advisable for
the convicts to clear the land of
stumps during the winter months.
(3)
We have examined the dOckets of
the various Justices of the Peace
and Notaries Public of the County,
and find same kept in a neat and
correct condition.
We recommend that g. c.. Green
be appointed Notary Public to sue
ceed himself, in the Smyrna District,
and J. w. Myers be appointed Notary
Public in Powder Springs District.
(4)
We have elected A. N. Mayes and
w. r. Chastain to succeed themselves
on the County Board of Education,
and elected ]. B. Dodgen to succeed
Joseph M. Bishop.
(5)
We have examined the pension roll
as submitted and recommend the
same be approved.
(6)
All the County Officers have sub
mitted their reports to us according
to law, and same have been approved
and hereto attached as part of our
presentments.
We have through committee, ex-
amined the Jail and Court House and
find both in neat and sanitary condi-
ton, with the exception of the steps
and front of the Court, due to spit
ting on same. We recommend that
the City authorities give more atten-
ton to this. We find no repairs are
needed on the buildings.
We appreciate the faithfulness of
the Sheriff and his Deputies in the
discharge of their duties to the Coun-
ty.
We have, through committee, in
spected the Convict camp, and as far
as possible the County roads. We
find at A. C. Mayes' camp rs mules,
10 two-horse wagons, 1 one-horse
wagon, hogs, / set blacksmith
tools, 1 blacksmith, 29 cOnvicts and
IL hired hands.
We recommend that this camp be
moved as soon as possible to How
ell's District, as there has been no
work done there in some time. The
Government inspectors state if some
thing is not done, the mail route viii
have to be abandoned on account of