The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-03-31
TO HIS HONOR. D. w. BLAIR.


We, the Grand Jury of the March
term, 1921, respectfully submit the fol.
lowing report and recommendations
for the consideration of this court and
citizens of our county:
Through committees, we have exam.
med the public buildings, the records
of the County Officers, and aims house.
We heartily endorse the work of the
health commissioner, DR.. Todd, and his
efficient assistant, Miss Gibbes, and
find that they are doing good and eff
fective work. We request all citizens
of Cobb county to give the Health Com
missioner their best cooperation.
After due consideration of the Coun-
ty School Superintendent, we are of the
opinion that the salary of this office is
inadequate. We, therefore, recon-
ment that the salary of the County
School superintendent be $1,S0OOe per
year, beginning January /, 1921.
We recommend that where it is nee
essary to make detours on account of
improvements in progress on the pub
lie roads, that suitable sign boards be
put up.
appointed N. P. ex-ofIicio j. p. of the
Ga. Militia district 1868, to succeed H.
p. Kirkpatrick, who has moved out of
the district. Also that j. G. McCutcheon
be appointed N. p. Ex-Officio j. P. of
District No. 1918, to succeed John
Terry, who was elected j. P. at the
last November election; also o. d. Davis
be appointed N. p. Ex-Oficio j. P. of
District No. 1919, to succeed d. B.
Brown, resigned; also, Jas. Gray be APP
pointed N. P. Ex-Oficio j. P of Dis
trict No. 991, to succeed E. G. Hill, re-
signed. The j. p. Dockets were ex-
amined and approved of the following
districts: Numbers 846, 851, 991, 89S,
and 845, these dockets being the only
ones submitted for examination.
We recommend that the bill of j. NJ
Gam, ordinary, for expenses of Nation
al election of 1920, for $500, be paid;
also bill in favor of j. M. Gam for APP
pointing forty land processioners, and
recording same, and issuing commits
sions to each at the February term of
court, 1921, for $1,000 be paid. Also,
bill of j. H. Perkins, l.. c., expense of
carrying prisoners to Jail, for $1,000, be
paid.
We find the aims house well kept,
and in a sanitary condition, and in our
opinion Mr.. Prather is good man for
the place. There are twenty-three
white and eleven colored inmates. All
seem to be satisfied and contented with
their treatment. The superintendent
has on hand two mules, two milk cows,
one sow and pigs, and four Shoats. He
has ten acres sowed in wheat, ten
acres in oats, and two acres planted
in Irish potatoes, cabbages and onions;
and practically good supplies to run
the farm this year. We find the sup
erintendent would have more time to
see after the inmates if he had an ad-
ditional laborer.
In our investigation of the public
roads of the county, and the present
plan of maintaining and improving the
same, it becomes more and more ap-
parent that a different system must be
inaugurated if we are to ever hope for
any permanently improved highways
The ever increasing amount of travel
over our roads naturally calls for more
work, which cannot be done without
more money. This money cannot be OBJ
tanned under the present source of rev.
enue The work being done in this
county from year to year, with the eX-
ception of certain amount of grading
and also with the exception of small
amount of work on the Atlanta road,
cannot be clasSed other than temper
airy improvements. A careful examina-
ton of the annual expenditures of
money on the roads of Cobb county for
the past eight or ten years shows an
enormous waste. This condition can
not be blamed upon any one person
or set of persons, or upon any particu-
lar system of road work. The main
hindrance in these matters is the fact
that we have not sufficient income to
permanently improve these roads as
they should be improved. The annual
revenue for road purposes is spent dur
ing the year in which the same is col
lected, and, before another years in
come is realized, the work so done has
gone for naught.
After a careful consideration of all
these matters, we have deemed it ad-
visable, and do hereby recommend that
the board of Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues of Cobb county do call an
election for the purpose of authorizing
the issuance of $500 100000 of road
bonds, these bonds to run for long
term of years and at an agreed rate OF
interest; that an annual sinking fund
be provided to retire these bonds
and tax levied for such purpose. The
proceeds of these bondss if so issued, to
be used only for permanently improv-
ing and building roads and bridges IN
Cobb county.
We do turtle. f5 ommend that in the
event of an election favoring the .asG'
ance of such bonds, that a bond com
mission be appointed and established
with certain definite powers, author
lzng them, in connection with sald
Board of Commissioners of Roads and
Revenue, to handle the funds derived
from the sale of such bonds, to expend
the same, and in general to supervise
and direct the building, construction
and Improvement of the roads in Cobb
county. Said commission to be COM
posed of either the president or cashier
of each bank located in Cobb county
Wa fI1rfbaY raooporoap6 and think III