The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-03-27
GRAND JURY
PRESENTMENTS
Of the Jury Sworn For the March
Term of Cobb Superior
Court, 1924
GEORGIA-Cobb County.


of Cobb County-Greetings.
The Grand Jury sworn for the
March Term of Cobb Superior Court
composed as follows:
]. J. Black, foreman; Frank Har-
deman, j. F. Hicks, c. T. Leake, w.
P. Grower, c. B. Dodgen, J. T. An
derson, D. c. Moon, D. B. Parks, w.
j. Bishop, J. U. Kitchen, T. M. Lind
ley, G. T. Fowler, C. D. Ingraham
j. R. Griggs, H. F. Chastain, J. j.
Thomas, W. w. Jennings, J. H. Hen
bricks, H. R. Dawson, T. M. Ward
law, j. c. Nicholson, beg to offer the
following presentments:
Committee appointed to examine
j. P. books find that the books of
B. V. Greer, ]. P. for the 898th Dis
trict G. NJ, w. T. Brown, j. P. for
992nd District G. NJ, J. w. Mize,
846th District G. M. and J. C. Mich
olson, j. P. 911th District G. M. (the
only books sent to US for examina-
tion) to be neatly, eligibly and cor
rectly kept and in good shape.
2. Committee to examine books
and reports of County officers have
reports from the Sheriff, Treasurer,
Ordinary, Tax Collector, Clerk Supe-
rlor Court and County Commission
ers and County School Superinten-
dent. Reports hereto attached and
made part of these presentments.
The committee finds that the reports
came to them in good shape and so
far as we can find out are correct.
We wish especially to commend the
Sheriff's office for the excellent show
ing they have made in collecting tax
Fl. fas. turned over to them for 1923
taxes. Their report shows $32,631.-
81 collected by them which only
leaves $9,513.63 to be collected and
this includes errors and releases.
The Treasurer's report shows cash
on hand of $27,935.93. Total out
standing warrants $137,467.OO. This
is reduction of outstanding war
rants of about $80,OOO.0O in the last
two years.
3. 1t being the duty of this body
to elect two members of the County
Board of Education, ballot was cast
and ]. D. Corn, of Smyrna, and J.
P. Mcclure, of Acworth, were unan-
imously elected. 1t also being our
duty to recommend someone for N.
P. and ex-officio j. P. for the 1679th
District G. NJ. (Fullers), we recon-
mend that J. N. Sauls be appointed
to this office.
We wish to call attention to the
small number of bills presented to
us for consideration which the Solic-
itor General tells us is the smallest
number he has ever presented to the
Cobb County Grand Jury since he has
held this office. This speaks well for
the morals of our county and we hope
shows that lawlessness is on the
wane.
Special attention was called to US
by his Honor, Judge D. w. Blair, to
the matter of special taxes due the
State. We find in closing that almost
all the special taxes for the year 1924
have been collected since this body
met.
4. We, your committee on Public
Buildings, beg to make the following
reports:
We have examined the Court
House and find it in about the worst
shape possible public building to be
in. The steps leading to the court
room in front are partly rotten and
we consider dangerous. The win
dows all over the building are in bad
shape, pretty much all the putty hav-
ing fallen out, leaving the glass loose
and in one instance all the glass has
dropped out, several panes broken,
sash cords broken, leaving the Win
dows not fitting in the openings and
making it almost out of the question
to heat the building properly and
that with considerable cost. In fact
every one was complaining of the
cold on Monday, the 10th inst.
The walls need going over badly,
especially in the jury rooms where
they are cracked a great deal and in
the Sheriff's office, where the plas-
tering has fallen off. Although the
wood work both inside and outside
should be painted, floors cleaned and
new shades put in the windows. The
toilet down stairs is disgrace to any
building and should be kept neat and