The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-03-31

VIC necessary In the premises.
rms matter has already been foo lono
ueiayed. Other counties over the state
nave gone ahead with similar bond is.
sues and are now building and have
constructed miles and miles of per.
l.aneift roads. Cobb county cannot
anoro 10 lag in this instance. The
,uhos derived from the sale of such
oonds Will be expended in Cobb county
ior both labor and material. IT will oiya
employment to hundreds of neonla ana
especially to farmers living along the
.o'aos 10 DE constructed. We there
iore request that said Board of Com.
inissloners take action on this matter
at the earliest possible date.
we recommend that a toilet and rim.
nlng water be placed in the grand iurv
room We find that the chairs in tho
grand jury room are in a bad fix. and
that some OF the chairs in the other
o'lces are in the same fix, and recon-
Heno that they be repaired as far as
possible, and in the event they cannot
De repaired, that they be repaced bv
new ones.
We find that the toilets in the i,rv
room and in the solicitors office are ont
mend that they be fixed, and put in
sanitary condition.
In the tax collectors office, we find
that the digest and books, which are
supposed to be kept for public inspec
ton, are behind the collectors counter.
We recommend that shelf or counter
be built outside the collectors counter
for these books, where they will be &C.
cessible to the public. We find. also.
that the old digests and stubs are lying
around promiscously and recommend
that they be placed in proper shape.
We find that the Clerk of the Courts
office is clean and kept in good shape,
in so far as is possible There are a
large number of record books which are
lying around on the counters in the
vault for want of better place to
keep them.
We find that the public comfort in
the basement of the court house is
very filthy, and in a very unsanitary
condition. There are no lights in this
place, and the door leading into this
room is torn up, and is dangerous on
account Of darkness. We recommend
that this place be cleaned up and put
in a sanitary condition at once, and the
place in the floor be fixed before some
one is injured, and lights be placed in
it. We also recommend that the doors
of the court house be locked each night
at eight o'clock. We learn that there
is good deal OF vandalism going on in
the court house at night, such as break
ing the lights, breaking bottles in the
sinks, and lavatories, causing them to
be stopped up, and mourning the ex-
pense Of unstopping and cleaning them
out.
We find the walls in the basement
and the stairs leading to the basement
very dirty and unsanitary. We re-
commend that these walls be white
washed, and the wainscoating be thor
oughly washed and painted, and the
basement be given a thorough clean
ing.
We find that the main corridor in the
court house is in a very unSanitary
condition, and needs thorough clean
ing Around the cuspidors are cakes
of dried tobacco spit, and the wains-
coating is plastered with the same,
and shows signs of having been there
for some time We recommend that
the floors and wainscoating be given a
thorough scrubbing with potash and
water, and that the wainscoating be
repanted Also, that some dustless
floor oil be used on all the floors in the
court house as often as is needed, and
that a good floor sweeping compound
be used in sweeping.
We find that there are several leaks
around the tower in the southwest
corner of the building, which has
caused the paster to fall from the cell
ing. We recommend that these leaks
be fixed, and the plastering be repaired.
We find that there is no sink or
water in the Office of the county health
officer. We recommend that the neces-
sary water connections be made, and
that water and a sink be put in to
facilitate the great work that this office
is doing for Cobb county.
The stairs leading up to the front of
the court room are very dirty and need
cleaning very badly. There is city
ordinance in the City of Marietta, which
prohibits splitting upon the sidewalks,
or floors in public places, = and we
earnestly urge and request the Mayor
and City Council of the City of Marietta
to enforce this ordinance, and stop this
unsightly and unsanitary condition
which prevails in front of the court
house.
We. find that the Jail is not in as good
condition as it might be, owing to lack
of facilities. The toilet and bathing IA
cilites are very poor; and we find that
there are not enough cuspidors in the
cells of the prisoners, to use, and that
there is no hot water for the prisoners
to use for bathing, and as we ali hnow,
no one likee - lake cold bath in Win
ter. From the lack of bathing, prison
ers become vermin infested. We find
that the bedding in the Jail is very
dirty, and has disagreeable odor we
| also find that there is no place in the
| iail to take care of violently insane
prisoners. We find further that there
| is no drinking water in the female
wards of the Jail, and that they have
to depend upon other wards for water,
which is at times inaccessible. We
recommend that the bathing facilities
he improved upon, and that hot water
be supplied the prisoners so that they