The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
PreSentmentS of
The Grand jury
For March Term
State of Georgia, Cobb County


We, the grand jury, selected, chose
and sworn for the March Term, 1920
of Cobb Superior Court, beg leave to
make the following general present
ments.
We have through our committee
examined the books of the various
county officers and found same to be
correct and neatly kept.
Through our committee we have
examined the Aims House and Con-
-vict Camp and find at the Aims House
Is white and 10 colored, satisfied in
mates, 8 cows, six hogs, mule and
horse in good condition. Is BUSH
els of peas and 800 bushels of corn,
wagons and farming tools, 800
pounds of meat, 80 gallons of syrup,
5000 bundles Of fodder, syrup mill
and pan. Six acres in wheat and five
acres in oats. We commend Mr.. ].
M. Prather, the superintendent, for
the sanitary and congenial way he is
running the home.
At the convict camp we find five
white and thirty-four colored con-
victs humanely treated. We find SO
mules, FL hogs, and six dogs in good
condition; two sets of blacksmith
tools, one concrete mixer, one steam
drill, one rock crusher, n wagons,
10 scrapes, IL barrels of syrup, 60
pairs of shoes, $500 pounds of meat,
80 bushels of sorgum seed, 2 cars of
coal, 1 scarfier. 129 acres of land
at Aims House and Convict Camp,
7 acres in wheat and rs acres in oats.
We find 2 caterpillar engines, 4 cages
on wheels, a range, 2 trucks, one
road roller and some other worn road
machines.
We commend Mr.. A. G. Mays for
his able management of the convict
camp.
Throug our committee on public
buildings we have examined the Jail
and find same in good sanitary con-
dition.
In the court house me recommend
chairs for jury room No. 2 and we
also recommend CRATES for boiler in
heater room.
Through our committee on Justice
of the Peace dockets we have exam
ined and approved the following
dockets:
M. A. Mccoy J. P; B. V. Greer,
J. P. T. o. Brown, J. P; M. J. Robin
son, j. P; A. W. Ledbetter, N. P.
and Elk. J. P.
We recommend that w. T. Brown
be appointed Notary Public and Elk
Ofico j. P, in and for the 992 Dis
trict of said County to succeed him
self.
We have elected G.. W. Mcmillan
and William N. Nichols to succeed
themselves as members of the County
Board of Education, whose terms ex-
pire in March 1920.
There being a vacancy on the
Board of Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues of Cobb County, in the
second road district of said County.
caused by the resignation of Commits
sioner C. F. Morgan, we have elected
G. W. Nc Claim of Acworth, Ca, in
said road district to fill out the unex-
pired term of said Commissioner C.
F. Morgan.
We beg to call the attention of the
Board of Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues to the almost impass-
able condition of the roads at the fol-
lowing places: On Acworth and Dallas
road; the Brooks Shipp hill, on Camp
Ground and Roswell road; the long
hill near the city limits of Roswell
and the Camp Ground hill on the same
road; also a bad place on the Sewell
mill road near Mr.. Will Sewell's home.
We urge that the places mentioned
receive immediate attention.
We have received the reports of the
various county officers and herewith
attach them and make them a part of
these presentments.
We call the attention of the public
to the fact that the books of the var
ious officers have recently been audit
ed by Mr.. J. H. Drewry, Public Ac
countant and Auditor, and that his
renort of the same can be found at
the office of the Clerk of the County
Commissioners.
In taking leave of the Court, we
especially want to express our thanks
to His Honor, Judge D. w. Blair,
Solicitor-General John Dorsey and
Assistant Solicitor General William
Butt, for courtesies extended by them
to this body.
We commend Judge Blair to all
law abiding citizens as being a Judge