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Grand Jury Presentments.
To the Honorable Superior Court
of Hall County, Georgia:
We, the Grand Jury, at the
January term, 1903, of said Court,
regularly selected, chosen and
sworn, beg leave to submit the fol
lowing General Presentments:
The special committee appointed
by the last Grand Jury to examine
the County Officers’ records have
submitted their report, and we
adopt the same and make it a part
of these presentments. We have
elected O. I. Additon, A. H. Jack
son, and Theo. S. Day as a special
committee to examine the public
offices and report to the Grand Jury
at the July term, 1903 of this
Court.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
To the Honorable Grand Jury of Hall
Superior Court, January term, 1903:
Gentlemen: We, the Special Com
mittee appointed by the Grand Jury at
the July term, 1902, of Hall Superior
Court to examine the county officers,
their records, and other matters pertain
ing to their offices, beg leave to report
as follows:
ordinary’s office.
We find the records in this office in
good fshape and neatly kept. The fees
charged by the Ordinary are only such
as are allowed by law.
call your attention to the fact I
that O nly a very few of the dealers in
cigarettes, pawnbrokers, and
others as are required by law to
in this office, have complied
rith the laws, and we recommend that
you give this matter prompt attention.
clerk’s office.
The records of the Clerk’s Office are
as near perfection as it is possible to
make them. We find everything com
plete and up to date in this office, with
one exception, and that is, a reverse
index is needed for the last five or six
deed records, and we ask that your body
recommend that the County Commis
sioners contract with the Clerk to have
this index made.
TREASURER.
We find that the Treasurer’s books
are neat and correctly kept. We have
checked his books, item by item, both
receipts and disbursements, and have
examined the vouchers upon which he
has paid out the county’s funds, and
find them all correct, and his balances
tally with his vouchers to a cent.
The Treasurer had on hand Jan.
1, 1902i51,359.84
He has received from taxes
1901 and 1902 21,508.32
He has received from old taxes 199.95
He has received from convict
hire 157.11
He has received from road tax
(Fall of 1902) 2,189.06'
He has received from Paupers’
Home farm 91.00
He has received from sundry
items 80.57
He has received from borrowed
money 4,587.00
Total to be accounted for. 33,172.85
He has paid out on proper vouchers
as follows:
For Superior Court $4,507.96
For borrowed money 7,195.98
For Incidentals----. 3,488.05
For City Court 1,978.36
For Jail 1,205.06
For Paupers’ Home 1,376.41
For paupers outside
Home 946.43
For repairs to public
buildings 104.96
For officers’ commis-
sions 713.73
For officers’salaries, 1,270.90
For roads and bridges 9,453.77
Making total disbursements. 32,241.61
Bal. on hand Jan. 1,1903. 931.24
We find that all the notes made by
the County Commissioners for borrowed
money during 1902 have been paid, and
the Treasurer started off the new year
with $931.24 in his hands. Since Jan
uary Ist, 1903, the Tax Collector has
paid him over $9,000, and we now have
about that amount in the treasury,
with the county entirely out of debt.
SHERIFF.
We have examined the books of the
Sheriff and find them correctly kept.
We find from his execution docket that
he has sold only nine tracts of land dur
ing the year 1902. While this is rather
hard on the Sheriff, it speaks well for
our county.
COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
We have examined the books in this
office and find them kept in a neat and
systematic manner; the entire business
is kept in such away that a moment’s
glance will show amounts received and
amounts paid out.
On January Ist, 1902, the
Commissioner had on hand. $652.37
He has rec’d from State School
Commissioner 12,727.67
Borrowed money 1,482.00
14,862.04
He has paid out on proper
vouchers 14,463.32
Which leaves balance in his
hands Jan. Ist, 1903 398.72
TAX RECEIVER.
The Tax Digests for 1902 are com
plete, very neat and reflect much credit
upon Mr. Cox, our Tax Receiver.
TAX COLLECTOR.
We find that the Tax Collector is now
actively engaged in collecting up the
taxes for 1902. Mr. Charles is using his
best efforts to wind up his collections
without putting the taxpayers to any
unnecessary expense, and we commend
him for so doing.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
We have gone through the books of
the County Commissioners and find a
perfect system of bookkeeping kept in
their office. Following is the amount
levied for the year 1902, showing for
what purpose the amounts were levied,
to-wit:
Total taxable pioperty of the
county for 190254,878,901.00
The county’s percent of the
levy is 47 cents on the
SIOO, and upon the above
amount will raise 22,930.80
And is divided as follows:
For Sup’rior C’urt_ss,o44.7B
For City Court 1,834.46
For Jail 1,605.15
For Paupers 2,522.39
For roads and
bridges 6,879.24
For incidentals 5,044.78
Which makes, as above 22,930.80
The account for Incidentals is one
that has never been clearly understood
by the people, and after going fully
into this account we desire to state that
the same is made up of such items as
cannot be properly charged under any
other account which is required by law
to be kept, and for the past year con
sisted of over $1,500 for expenses of the
smallpox epidemic, $96 for rent of the
building known as the “Woman’s
Rest;” election expenses of over $150;
Burial of paupers over $150; Insurance
of Court House, Jail and bridges over
$150; lunacy trials of over SIOO, and
many other such items. The Incidental
account is kept in such away that any
taxpayer may see at a glance the items
for which each payment is made by
calling on the Clerk of the Board.
In closing this report we desire to say,
without throwing any bouquets, that
Hall county can boast of as efficient and
accommodating officers as any county
in the State of Georgia.
Respectfully submitted.
W. W. Roberts,
W. E. Bolding,
J. B. Gaston,
Special Committee.
We have received tliQ report of
the Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues of Hall County for the
year 1902 and it compares in sub
stance with the report of the special
committee hereto attached.
We have elected W. D. Hawkins
Commissioner of Roads and Reve
nues for the full term, to succeed
T. W. Staton, whose term has
expired. We have elected Jno. T.
Waters Commissioner of Roads and
Revenues to succeed and for the un
expired term of John A. Smith,
resigned.
We recommend that the Bill
passed by the last Legislature,
known as House Bill No. 129
“The Thompson Drainage Bill”
become effective in Hall County.
We find that the Dockets of the
N. P. & J. P.’s are accurate as to
legal entries, with the exception of
some few irregularities, to which
we in such cases called the attention
of the judicial officers concerned;
but in point of neatness, a decided
improvement is desirable. We
recommend the appointment of the
following N. P. & J. P.’s:
John L. Vickers, 565th (Wilson’s)
District.
R. T. Mauldin, 392nd (Clinchem)
District.
W. B. Buffington, 403rd (Glade)
District.
J. F. Hurley, 569th (Bark Camp)
District.
We have examined the lists of
Confederate Pensioners, and find
that all drawing are entitled to do
THE GAINESVILLE EAGLE, FEBRUARY 5, 1903.
so, with the exception of William
Hulsey, whose right to draw we
deem doubtful.
Owing to the very rapid increase
in the population of our county
since the last school census was
taken, we recommend that a school
census be taken during the present
year that no injustice be done the
teachers and pupils in our county
schools, and that they may have
their just proportion of the funds
set aside by the State for that pur
pose, and the Board of Education
of Hall county is recommended to
take such steps as will put this
recommendation into operation.
We recommend the following re
pairs at the County Home, to-wit:
Roof of church needs some repairs;
new floor needed in building occu
pied by the Turner sisters; the
remainder of the buildings are in
good repair and condition. We
recommend that some of the inmates
be furnished with better clothes
and shoes.
We find the Court House and
Jail in good condition, but we rec
ommend that, said buildings and the
grounds surrounding them be kept
cleaner in the future. We recom
mend another heating stove for the
jail, and also that a partition be
built therein so as to separate male
and female and white and black
prisoners.
We recommend that the County
Commissioners make such adjust
ment of the claim of Washington
King on account of Brown’s Bridge
as to them may seem just and
equitable.
Recognizing the fact that our
City Court is a necessity under
existing circumstances, we recom
mend that our Senator and Rep
resentatives in the General Assem
bly withdraw the bills now before
the House to repeal the Act estab
lishing the City Court of Hall
county. We are convinced that
this court lightens the burdens of
the taxpayers of this county on
account of speedy trials and keep
ing the jail clear, and is therefore a
potent factor in suppressing crime.
We further recommend that the
Judge and Solicitor of this court be
elected by the people.
We take pleasure m endorsing
Judge G. H. Prior in his admin
istration of the law in the City
Court, and in the faithful and
efficient manner he has dispatched
the business of said Court, and
commend him as a conscientious
and diligent officer in the discharge
of the duties of his office, and we
hereby endorse him for re-appoint
ment as judge of said Court.
In pursuance of an earnest re
quest from our County Commis
sioners and the officers of the City
of Gainesville for certain recom
mendations touching the smallpox
question now agitating our county
and the towns thereof, it is the
sense of this body that our County
Commissioners do all in their power
to suppress this epidemic, and that
in so doing they co-operate with
the proper authorities of our sev
eral incorporated towns and cities.
We respectfully recommend that
the County Commissioners permit
and authorize the Daughters of the
Confederacy to erect a monument
on the county’s property in the pub
lic square to the Confederate dead.
We know that no greater good can
be done with the property, and
there is no more meritorious cause,
and nothing which is dearer to the
hearts of patriots than to show a
proper appreciation for heroic ac
tions done in defending home and
principles. There is no greater re
ward than that paid to brave soldiers
by a grateful country, and this mat
ter has long been deferred, and we
trust that our Commissioners will
offer no obstacle.
In taking leave of the Court we
desire to express our confidence in
the integrity and ability of His
Honor, Judge J. J. Kimsey, and
we hereby pledge our services to
him and the very efficient Solicitor-
General, Hon. W. A. Charters, in
suppressing crime in our community.
We thank our efficient Clerk and
Sheriff for the faithful services they
are giving the county. We desire
to thank our bailiff, W. O. Cran
ford, for his promptness in waiting
upon this body.
We recommend that these pre-
sentments, together with that at
tached report of the Special Grand
Jury Committee, be published in
the city papers.
Respectfully submitted.
James B. Gaston, Foreman; Orvil
I. Aditon, Armus H. Jackson,
Joe M. Bell, Page A. Lathem,
William L. Baker, Elisha H.
Langford, William H. Couch,
Thomas J. McClure, James T.
Chamblee, James M. Pitman,
Jackson T. Duckett, Hiram W.
Ritch, Theodore S. Day, Augus
tus W. Roark, William D.
Hawkins, James H. Simpson,
James D. Hawkins, Milton A.
Thomas, William A. Howing
ton, Jesse L. Thompson, George
W. Walker, G. L. White.
Hall Superior Court,
January Term, 1903.
It is ordered that the foregoing
General Presentments of the Grand
Jury be entered upon the minutes
of Court, and that the same be pub
lished as therein directed.
Granted this 31st day of January,
1903. J. J. Kimsey, J. S. C.
W. A. Charters, Sol. Gen.
I, Thos. M. Bell, Clerk Superior
Court, hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true extract from
the minutes of Hall Superior Court.
Jan. 31, 1903.
Thos. M. Bell, C. S. C.
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The North Georgia Telephone
and Telegraph Company has sold
out its line and all its property,
including a 20 year exclusive fran
chise, to the Southern Bell Tele
phone Company, and the latter will
take charge on February Ist.
The local company was composed
of Judge R. B. Russell, Col. M. D.
Irwin and MraT. C. Dunn, who it
is learned sold their stock at a hand
some profit. While phone rent may
be higher in the future Winder will
have even better communication
with the outside world than in the
past.
Death at Harmony Grove.
Mrs. W. B. J. Hardman, mother
of Dr. L. G. Hardman, representa
tive from Jacksen county, died at
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day. The funeral occurred the fol
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