Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-24
To The Honorable D. E. Beams, Judge
of the 4th Judicial District of
Mississippi:

lows.
District No. l, -.---.------.-S 7,149.48.
District No. 2, -$13 III OIL.
District No. 3, $40, 0,827.44.
District No. 4, 81 6,77O.99.
District No. 5, .$ $31 ,1B3.S2.
Districts No. One and Three were
worked under the direction of Mr.. Eli
Abbott, the Supervisors of these dis
tricts turning the same over to him;
the other districts were worked under
the direction of Mr.. Eli Abbott, the
Supervisors of these districts turning
the same over to him; the other dis
tricts were worked under the Super
visors of said Districts.
The total amount expended as above
shown, is the total sum of SIS, 9,382.74
for the year 1919. It seems to us that
the total expense is in excess of the1
benefits derived; 1t is our opinion that
the maintenance expense of our roads
should be systematized, and under one
head; that there should be a central
head, and that all hands and foreman,
should be responsible to this central
head; believing that publicity should
have a beneficial effect, we especial
ly recommend that the Board of Su-
pervisors cause to be published in
their monthly proceedings, an itemiz
ed statement of all the costs of main
tanning our public roads, and we be-
lieve that the county will save money;
it is our opinion that the taxpayers
ought to know what is going on; how
their money is being expended, and
under the present system, they do not
get this benefit.
The special committee invited to
inspect the County Home, have made
their report to us verbally, and they
state, that the sanitary conditions are
all o. K. There are now only three
inmates, all colored; The committee
reports to. us that it is their infor-
nation, that the kitchen roof of the
house occupied by the manager, leaks
and this should be remedied; We have
accepted their verbal report and have
adopted it as our report.
The report of the Committee to in
vestigate and audit the county officers
and their books, have filed a special
report in writing, which we have mar
ked Exhibit "a" and made a part of
of, and we do hereby adopt said re-
port as the report of the Grand Jury.
The report of the County Farm
Committee is also made to US in writ
ing, hereto attached marked Exhibit
"B", which has been duly considered
by US, and we have hereby adopted
said report as the report of the Grand
Jury I'VE have discussed this report
in general, and it is the sentiments
of this Grand Jury.
We recommend that our County
Health Officer look into the sanitary
conditions existing in the waiting
rooms, of the Southern Railroad De-
pot in the city of Greenwood, and
also as to the sanitary conditions now
existing in the Kitchell Hotel. We al
so recommend that the Board of Sup
ervisors instruct and direct that the
County Court House be furnished
with drinking cups as prescribed by
law. We especially condemn the un-
sanitary conditions of the passenger
coaches on the Southern Railroad
trains, and we hereby instruct and di-
rect the County Prosecuting Attorney
to mail to the Superintendent of the
Southern Railroad Company for this
division, copy of this report and also
a copy of the same to the Railroad
Commissioners of the State of Missis-
sippi.
We have inspected the Jail and
found the same IN sanitary condi-
ton; the prisoners we'll treated, and
they have no complaints to make.
Now having finished our labors, we
ask that we be fully and finally dis
charged.
Signed, ] S. Equen, foreman; T. A
MeGehee and ]. H. Mclean, clerks.
REPORT AUDITING COMMITTEE
The special committee appointed
by the Grand Jury inspected the of
fices of the Chancery Clerk, Circuit
Clerk, Tax Assessor, Superintendent
of Education and the Sheriff and
found that all books and records are
kept in q neat and business like man.
ner. The sheriff was commended by
the committee for the neat appear
anee Of the county courthouse.