The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-03
GENERAL PRESENTMENTS
OF THE GRAND JURY
MAY TERM 1928

sworn for the May term, 1928, Lee
County Suerior Court, beg leave to
mae these our Presentments:
We recommend that Leee County
use the Australian Ballot system.
We recommend that the City Of
ficials of Leesburg and Smithville
and the County Officials cooperate
to secure closer observance of the
closed-shop laws for Sundays over
the County.
1t appearing to us that the term
of j. H. Randall, N. P. and Ex.,
Officio j. P. of Smithville district,
will expire before the Fall Term of
the Lee County Superior Court, We
recommend that said j. H. Randall
be re-appointed to this Office.
We recommend that Court House
grounds be beautificd and brought
into better condition.
We recommend that Lee County
employ a competent Certified Public
Accountant to audit all County
books and report to the Fall Term
Grand Jury, 1923.
We recommend that the County
Commissioners publish in condensed
form minutes of ell proceedings for
each quarter Immediately after the
last meeting of each quarter, ami
that all monthly reports be discon-
tinued.
We recommend that the County
Commissioners use their influence
in having the unfinished part of the
Dixie Highway, near Smithville,
built by the original survey, past the
New High School Building.
We recommend that the Chairman
of the Board of County Commits
sioners employ suitable means to
collect all back taxes; and that
where real property is sold for taxes
and bought in by the county COM
missioners, that they proceed to
take possession of same and collect
rents on same, and that when said
real property i'll not redeemed with
in. twelve months property be sold.
We recommend that the people OF
Lee County cooperate in every way
possible with the Malarial Experts
sent to this county by the Rocker
fellow foundation,
We recommend that these pre-
sentiments be published in the Off
cial Organ of the county, and that
the legal price be paid therefor.
Road and Bridges.
We, recommend that bridge be
put over Fox Creek between planta-
tons of Usry and Bryant also bridge
over Bay Branch between Bradley
and Boutwell, place, mail route.
Main road from Lesburg to DeSoto
on Brown Hodges place, bannisters
need replacing also road needs re-
pairing. We find that bridge be-
tween Duncan and Whitsett place
is in bad condition. And recon-
mend that road be Strengthened at
Rice pond at Clegg place. And rec
ommend that main road between
Philema and Albany be repaired, at
Mr.. Atkins
We find outer doors of Court
House need repairing, all windows
need to have putty replaced, one
window in Mr.. Powell's Office needs
new bottom sash, one light is out
in clerks office and chairs in Court
room and Grand Jury room need re-
pairs. The basement is very I'M
sanitary, otherwise the building is
well kept. Veranda floor at Jail
needs repairing also walls where
plaster has fallen. The Jail is kept
very sanitary. All buildings at
County Farm are in good condition
and we find everything very clean.
Pensions.
We find n examination of ension
list that there are thirteen (13)
ersons entitled to ensions. All of
these have been paid one hundred
100000 Dollars, each, however,
during the last twelve months four
(4) of that number have died.
Finance Committee
Wefnd the books of the different
Offices TO Lee County correct and
neatly kept. We attach hereto re-
ports of the various county Offices
that have been submitted to US.
Convict Camps.