The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-10-27
CONSOLIDATION Of
CONv|CTS URGED To
GIVE FEWERGUARDS

Lay ana moro Cleaning Of the
Court House-H Hiring Of Con-
victs Be Stopped.
Meeting in final session last Mon
day the Grand Jury of the July Term
Superior Court strongly stressed the
need of greater economy in the ex-
penditures of the county's funds and
especially urged the curtailment of
expenses so as to bring the expendi-
lures of the county within its in
come. To this end it was urged that
the convict camps of the county be
consolidated so as to eliminate as
many guards as possible and at the
same time to increase the efficiency
of work done; that the jury and ba-
iff fees be reduced to $3.50 a day
and Iothsr reductions made where
possible.
The work of DIR. Todd and Miss
Gibbs in connection with the county
health department was highly rec
commended, and the people of the
county urged to support this depart
ment to the fullest. At the same
time the Office of Special Baliff was
recommended I'd be abolished along
with that of the county farm dem
onstrator.
The cleaning of the court house
was urged as Recommended by a
previous grand jury Most of the
county officers were Landed for their
faithful service and the sheriff's Of
flee especially praised for it's SPLEEN
did work in rounding up the liquor
violators.
Most Of the investigations found
the different departments Of the
county in fair snaps.
The accommodations in full fol-
lows:
of GEORGIA, COBB co.
To the Honorable D. w. Blair.
We, the Grand Jury, sworn, chos-
en- and selected for the July Term,
1921, of Cobb Superior Court, beg
leave to make these our general pre-
sentiments.
% Through committee we have
inspected the County aims house
house and convict camp, and find
the aims well kept and n a sanitary
condition. In our opinion Mr.. Pra-
Their is a good man for this place.
We visited the convict camp and al
so found it clean and in good SAINT
airy condition. Our Committees re-
ports on the aims house and convict
camp is hereto attached, marked.
Exhibit AZ, and made part of our
general presentments.
~ Through committee we have
a YnfF1nA TIM r1r.kI... II
onging to the County and find the
various Offices of the court house in
'airly good condition. We reecomend
hat the courthouse be khroughly
cleaned up and that the courthouse
antor be instructed by the proper
authorities to see that the court
house is kept in better condition. We
tote that the recommendations of
previous Grand Juries refer to hay-
ng the walls repaired, cleaned and
but we find that this has not
)een complied with and this grand iu-
ry joins in the accommodation
made by the previous grand iuries
IN this subject. We have examined
he Jail and find it in fairly good
condition, and find that the prisoners
,peak very highly of Mr.. Sanders.
deputy Sheriff, saying that they are
veil fed and well taken care of. Our
Committees report in detail on pub
&c buildings is hereto attached, mar
led Exhibit "B" and made a part
If our general prcsentments.
(3) We have examined the books
md records of the various county
officers, and in so far as we can hnd
'ut in our limited time, these books
ire neatly and efficiently kept. Our
committees report in detail is here
o attaced, marked Exhibit &C" and
made q part of our general present.
ments.
"a We heartily endorse the work
III the Health Commissioner, DIR.
Todd, and his efficient assistant.
Miss Gibbes, and find that they are
ioing good and effective work. We
request all citizens Of Cobb County
20 give the Health Commissioner
heir best cooperation.
The various county officers have
made their reports and same are
nerto attached and made part of
these, our general pTesentmants.
We recommend that the Office of the
County Farm Demonstration be abol-
ished.
We reccomend that the Office of
Special Baliff be abolished.
We furtehr recommend that at the
expiration of all leases of hired con-
victs that this practice be discontin-
ued and no more cenvicts be hired.
We reccomend and earnestly mr.
&c that the County Commissioners,
in view of the fact that the crops are
short and that the finances Of our