Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-04-24
Grand Jury Presentments
Ben Hill Superior Court
Grand Jury Makes Request for De-
mand for New Highway for County


Ben Hill County, Georgia, w. A. Ad-
ans, Foreman, w. S. Walker, Clerk,
5; w. Walker, S. ]. Walker, j. P.
Patterson, J B. Seanor, J. R. Kim
ball, J. II. Dorminey, S. M. Witch
ard. ii. L. Forbes, D. D. Garrison, S.
F. Leveritt, S. B. Tomberlin, J. D. C.
Bell, A: w. Mccall, ]. Horton Taylor,
w. J. Stone, c. A. Miller, w. R. Paulk,
herewith submit to this Honorable
Court, these our general presentments
as follows towit:
we recommend that D. w. M. Whit
ley. Clerk of Superior Court to be
paid the sum of 5000 for issuing "a
subpoenas for witnesses appearing be-
fore this body. We recommend that
Z. II. Dorminy, Sheriff, be paid the
sum OF $22 for serving subpoenas for
witnesses appearing before this body,
we also recommend that the Jurors
be paid the sum of $500 per day for
their services, and that Foreman and
Clerk of the Grand Jury be paid the
sum of $4.00 per day for their serv-
ices.
We likewise recommend that the
County Commissioners consider the
applications of Mr.. and Mrs. f. D.
Wood asking that they be placed on
the paupers list, and after that Honor
able body has so considered the same
that they be placed on the paupers list
tor $500 per month each. We further
recommend that Nancy Watkins (col.)
5l2 E. Cypress ST, and Willis Smith,
(col.) City, be paid $4.00 per month
each. We recommend that Mrs. III.
Clark and P. O. Williams, monthly
allowance be discontinued.
We recommend this BODY to call to
the attention of those in authority and
to the citizens of Ben Hill County, to
make demand on the State Highway
Department for the adoption by that
body OF State Highway connecting
Ben Hill County with Coffee County
and Turner County, beginning at the
county line near Rebecca, Ga, west
OF Fitzgerald and running through the
County east to the county line of
Coffee County, on the Broxton road
connecting Ben Hill County and Tur-
ner county, giving Ben Hill county
about thirty five miles more of high
way roads that would enable Ben Hill
county to get its quota of the gasoline
tax that is paid each county according
to its state highway road mileage
which is based on the number of gal
Ions OF gas sold in each county on a
one per cent per gallon basis.
We have overlooked this important
matter that we are entitled to have con
sldered, it being the purpose and in
terest of the Law in creating the state
Highway Department, that each coun-
ty should have adopted a county site
to county site highway giving the state
through system of Highways that
practically all citizens and taxpayers
would be benefited on these grounds,
the Highway Department was created
and we hereby appeal to the Highway
Department and recommend that this
road as outlined be established as a
State Highway road.
The State Department will note that
all of our joining counties are receiv-
ing three to four times more money
on the gas tax than Ben Hill county
is getting, yet we sell fifty per cent
more gas than some of these counties
do. We ask that this matter be given
consideration at once.
We especially wish to express our
(appreciations for the very able charge
delivered to us by his Honor Judge
d. A. R. Crum for his kindness to us
and efficiency in handling the affairs
of court.
We also wish to thank Solicitor ],
b. Wall and assistant Solicitor Jesse
Grantham for their very able assist
ance rendered our body.
We wish to thank our bailiff Mr..
Griffin for his service to this body.
We have diligently investigated all
bills of Indictment that have been sub
mitted to us for Our consideration and
have returned into court 81 True Bills
and Is No. Bills.
w. A. Adams, Foreman.
w. S. Walker, Clerk.
We your committee appointed to
inspect the Court House and Jail beg
leave to report that we found every
thing in good shape and have no COM
plant to offer.
Committee-J. B. Seanor, w. R
Paulk, ]. H. Dorminey.
We, the undersigned appointed as a
committee from the Grand Jury to in
spect public roads, bridges and the
convict camp of Ben Hill County beg
to report that we found the roads are
all in need of being scraped up as
they are in bad condition since the
rainy weather. We recommend that
the roads in all sections of the county
be given attention just as early as
possible and particularly the mail
noutes. We note that the small wood
en- bridges are being replaced by steel
culvert pipe which is much better.
We find the Convict Camp is being
kept in a very sanitary condition and
the quarters quite comfortable.
We find that some parties are
throwing old junk, such as old parts
of automobiles in some of the streams
near Fitzgerald and this we think
recommend that anyone having knowl-
edge of parties making a practice of
this report them to the Grand Jury
for action.
]. Horton Taylor, Chairman,
A. w. Mccall,
c. A. Miller
To the Honorable Grand Jury:
/ submit to you the following in
regard to the financial condition of
the County Board of Education of
this county We borrowed of the Old
National Bank of Battle Creek, Mich,
during 1928, $16,00000 at per cent
interest and 100000 from the Ex
change National Bank at per cent
interest. The notes were as follows:
Jan. 10, 1928 -------------- $3,50000
Feb. 10, 1928 ------------ $3,50000
Mar. 10, 1923 ----------- 100000
Apr. 10, 1923 ------------ $5,00000
May 10, 1928 -------------- 100000
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