Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-04-26
Auditing & Records Com.
Aor;f 10 1OO2

We have this day examined the rec
ord books OF J. G. Minshew, Justice
of the Peace of District No. I'LL, and
OF F. M.Powers, ]. P. of Dist. No.
1887, and find same we'll kept and
apparently in good order We find the
records of J. B. Norman, ]. P, Dist.
No. 1887, incomplete in that he has
entered on his dockets no cases since
Nov. 10, 1922 We are informed that
Judge Norman is waiting for new dock
ct books which have been ordered. He
has plenty of space left in his old dock
ct books to enter all his cases and
this committee thinks cases should be
entered promptly. We find the books
of w. H. Robitzsch, ]. P. Dist. No
1859, complete but kept in pencil and
would suggest that he use pen and
ink in keeping records. We find rec
ords of W. J. Mayo, ]. P. Dist. No
1858 in good order except slightly in
complete as to few minor trials. We
| find the records of G.. A. Roberts, ]. P.
Dist. No 433, incomplete as to certain
details and kept principally in pencil
and suggest that records of all cases
be completed i'll pen and ink and writ.
ten as legibly as possible.
| Records from the Justice of the peace
OF Dixon's Mill District have been ex-
2mined and found in order.
B. F. Wilcox.
!. r. Kimball.
Fitzgerald, Ga,
April 18th, 1928.
The Grand Jury,
Be" Hill County, Ga.
Gentlemen
| beg to make the following report:
On January 10th, 1922 we borrowed
OF the Old National Bank of Battle
Creek, Mich, 100000 at 7 percent
interest The final payment of this
note was made March 9th, 1923. On
account of non-payment of taxes in
1921 we were compelled to issue a
good many Time Certificates to our
teachers and for other indebtedness;
goodly number of these have already
been taken care of and arrangements
made to liquidate the balance.
l am glad to report that there has
been a considerable increase in the
school population in this county in
the last five years, and while this
carries with it burden, our buildings
are taxed to their capacity, Vet it
shows that our rural sections are de-
veloping. l am also glad to report
that our school enrolment and atten-
dance during the period just mention
ed has outgrown the increase in
school population, for instance; five
years ago we enrolled 1887 white chill
dren and this year 1896.
The consolidation of the recent CEN
sus taking shows that we have 1850
whites, and 1908 negroes of school
age, and that we have white children
over 10 years of age unable to read.
One deaf and dumb, 6 crippled, three
feeble minded and 43 negroes unable
to read, 2 blind, 2 crippled, and 2 fee
bleminded. am glad to report that
of the white children unable to read,
are just recently moved into the
county and the other three are listed
as feeble minded
Respectively submitted,
]. H. Billiard, c. S. S. Ben Hill
Fitzgerald, Ga, April 1898
To the Grand Jury,
April Term Superior Court,
Ben Hill County,
We your committee to inspect the
public buildings of Ben Hill county
beg to submit the following report:
We find the floors in several of the
lower rooms of the court house in
bad condition. We recommend that
when the necessary repairs are of a
slight extent that they be repaired
as heretofore but in eXent of renew
al of same that such floors be replaced
with tile. We find one room already
tiled and it is in fine condition.
We recommend that the lattice cur
tains or shades be replaced with fabric
curtains that will have more decent
appearance than these remnants.
We recommend that the metal COW
cred portion of the Court House be
painted as soon as possible as some
of this is rotting on account of ex-
posture. We recommend that the
plumbing fixtures of the court house
be thoroughly repaired and one large
window pane in court room be replac-
ed at once.
| We recommend that the clock of the
court house be repaired at an early
date. We find the clock weights to be
unusually large for the small cable
that holds them and it appears that in
the event this cable should break the
weights would force their way to the
lower floor which is very dangerous