Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-01-26
OCTOBER GRAND JURY
PRESENTMENTS BEN HILL
SUPERIOR COURT
TO the Honorable Judge Superior
Court of Ben Hill County, Georgia:

TO the Honorable Judge Superior
Court of Ben Hill County, Georgia:
We the Grand Jury chosen and
sworn for the October term, 1921 for
Ben Hill County remembering the
excellent directions and suggestions
given us by the Court in charge, with
a manifest desire on the part. of each
Juryman to cooperate with the court
and carry forward in our county the
standard of moral, intellectual and
financial advancement of her several
interests. this body has the following
report to render of its deliberations,
towit:
We have returned 40 true bills and
E no bills.
We recommend that Hon. D. w. M
Whitley, Clerk of the Superior Court
be paid $50 for issuing 80 subpoenas
at l5c each
We recommend that Hon. E. H.
Dorminey, Sheriff of Ben Hill County
be paid $500 for serving 80 subpoen-
as At Soc each.
In order to reduce the expenses of
the court as much as possible, we rec
ommend that the pay of jurors and
bailiffs for this term of court be as
follows: Jurors per day 81; House
Bailiffs per- day 81; mounted bailiffs
per day S..
We recommend that the foreman
and clerk of this Grand Jury receive
pay for their services.
We recommend that w. J. Nc
Glamory be paid $500 for car while
inspecting Convict Camp
We recommend that H. D. Vaughn
be paid So for car while inspecting
roads
We recommend that our bailiff
Hon. w. H. Ellington be paid $500
per day for attending this body while
in session. We want to extend our
unanimous thanks to Mr.. Ellington
for his services rendered this body.
The committee appointed to inspect
the Public Roads submitted the follow
ing report, which we as body adopt
and recommend.
We the committee on inspection of
Roads render the following report:
We find all the main roads leading
into town in very good shape We find
the crossing on the R. R. west of the
ALB. & A. Shops in very bad condition
also. we find road on west side of
County almost impossible, also we
find the east end of Mitchell Avenue
extending south in very bad shape.
We recommend this be worked right
away.
H. D. Vaughn,
]. F. Davis,
O. P. Rodgers.
The Committee appointed to inspect
the Court House, Jail and Convict
Camp submitted the following report,
which we as a body adopt and recon-
mend:
To the Hon. Foreman and Members
Of the Grand Jury:
We your committee appointed to
inspect Court House. Jail and Convict
Camp, beg to submit tse following:
We find court house in fairly good
condition with the exception of sew
eral broken windows in Ladies room
on second floor.
We also find public toilet room in
the basement in bad condition.
We find the jail in good condition
with the exception of the heating sys-
tenn.
We find theConvict Camp in a very
sanitary condition.
We find they have moved to the
permanent camp and have bought lum-
Der to build stables for the stock and
expect to replace tents with perma-
nent buildings.
Respectfully submitted,
w. R. Paull,
M. F. Whitman
w. J. McGIamory.
The Committee appointed to inspect
the books of the County officers sub
mitted the following report. which we
as body adopt and recommend.
Mr.. A. H. Thurmond, foreman, and
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury.
We your committee, appointed to
inspect the books of the County Of
ficers, beg to advise that we find a re-
port on file made by the Atlanta Aud
it Company as of August 3Oth, 1921.
The Auditors report shows COM
plete audit of records in the offices
OF County Commissioners, Ordinary
Clerk Superior Court, Tax Receiver,
Tax Collector, Sheriff and County
Depositories.
We find from the auditors report
that the County Commissioners made
contract with Mr.. c. c. Buchannon
of Waycross, Georgia to trace and