Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-11-08

man; R. J. Spell, clerk; J. N. Swear
enger, NJ d. Robitzsch, G. 5. lsler,
Jesse Taylor, ST., S. E. R. Young; s.
NJ. Mhitchard; w. S. Walker, A. B.
{. Dorrniney; Wright Tomberlin; G..
F. P. Troup, w A. Troup. J. H. Pal
mer; ]. c. Wilson; A. w. DaLee, J.
H. Mayes; S. J. Walker; S. G. Pryor,
Ir., 6. B. Eunice, J.. A. Bond, I. /.
Owens, herewith submit to this Hon.
orable Court these our general pre-
sentiments as follows: to-wit:
We recommend that D. w. M. Whit
ley. Clerk of Superior Court be paid
the sam of 500 for issuing 48 sub
poenas for witnesses appearing before
this As9y.
We recommend that E. H. Dorm
my, Sheriff, be paid the sum OF $240O
Ter serving AZ subpoenas fort witness
ses appearing before this Grand Jury.
eN recommend that the Jurors be
paid the sum OF $500 per day for their
services, and that the Foreman and
Clerk, OF the Grand Jury be paid the
susa OF $500 per day each for their
services.
We recommends that the Jurors be
ifis be paid the sum OF $500 per day
Commissioners consider the applica-
ton of Henry Sharpe, (Col.) asking to
be placed on the pauper list and after
due consideration by that Honorable
Body, if they decide favorably, we rec
commend that Henry Sharpe be placed
on the list for the sum OF $500 per
month We would also recommend
thta the County Commissioners con-
s;der the case OF Happy Phipps as
it has been brought to our attention
thta he is being cared for at quite an
expense by the City of Fitzgerald and
if the Commissioners can assist the
City any in this expense, we recon-
mend that they lend their assistance.
We heartily recommend that the sys
TEN Of Australian ballot as used in
Primary elections be adopted i'll Gen
eral elections.
We further recommend that inso-
lar AS possible that all female prisoners
when sentenced to the chaingang be
sent So the State Farm, and that if
possible the women now confined in
the Ben Hill County Gang be trans
ier.ei. We find after thorough inves-
tigatioa that if the above recommended
tiea is carried out the present equip
meat at the camp will be sufficient for
the keeping of the white male prison.
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We have before US for our consider
alton 65 bills of indictment, and have
returned S. true bills and 10 no bills.
Owing to the difficult and made
quate means heretofore experienced by
the Grand Jury to acquire full and SUI
ficleHA information for its conSldera-
tioR of the public affairs of the County,
We have appointed a committee conf
posed OF the following members of
this Grand Jury: D. L. Martin, c. T.
Owens and R. ]. Spell, to serve with
out compensation to prepare a ques-
tionna7re for each and every officer
OF Abe County, suitable for a full and
complete inquiry into the affairs of his
or hsr office, and said officers shall
fill ont and answer all questions to the
best o. their knowledge and file same
with the Grand Jury on the first day
of Its converting. Said questionnaires
as prepared by said committee shall be
by satd committees submitted to the
next grand jury FOR its adoption, then
the said Grand Jury shall submit ques-
tionnaires to the Court for its approval
in order that i'll the future this means
for information of public affairs shall
be complied with.
We have, through committees, made
inspections of the Public Buildings,
Changing and records of public Of
flcers in Court House Building, and
they are embodied in these Our pre-
sentiments as follows:
Public Buildings
We, your committee appointed to ill.,
spect the public buildings to wit: the
Court House and Jail, beg to submit
the following report:
We find upon investigation and thru
information received from the Janitor
that the doors and windows of the
basement where the heating furnace is
located, and the coal and wood is stor-
ed, are not kept closed, whereas an
expenditure of not more than $500
would be ample to securely fasten all
openings and eliminate to a great ex-
tent dangers of loss of the building by
fire and of coal and wood which is be-
ing carried off by thieves.
We find that the toilets of the col
ored people are giving considerable
trouble by stopping up of pipe, which
can be eliminated by placing in or
over the hopperS small wire screens,
or better it would be to replace the
present stands with trough like that
of the white mems toilet, which would
be far more sanitary and less expens-
i've to keep in order.
We find portions of the flooring in
the Clerks office in very bad condi-
ton and to some extent dangerous, es-
pecially that portion near the CRATE,
where the decayed parts and holes are
exposed to fire and recommend that it
be fixed as early as possible.
We tlnd upon investigation and from
information of the Ordinary that the
doors to the main entrance of the
SCOUT House have BEEN frequently
priced open, which leaves the court
house exposed to loafers. We recon-
mend that if necessary bar be placed
across the door on the inside, in case
locks are insufficient to keep the door
closed.
We find a goodly number of the
chairs in the Jury Box and Court room
in need of repairs, and recommend
that these chairs be repaired immedi-
ateiy.
We find upon investigation, the jail
to be in fairly good condition, except
ing hole over the death cell, and one
of the cells on the first floor needing
repairs. We find the heating facli-
ties for the prisoners to be very poor
and uHsaie We understand from the
Shcriffs wife, Mrs. f. H. Dorminy
that the furnace under the Jail is in
fairly good condition, and by repair
ing few heating pipes, the furnace
ceaid be used instead of the small oil
heaters now in use
Some OF the prisoners made com.