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THE COURANT AMERICAN.
g()L- NX.
it COURT HOUSt
FOR BARTODI.
Strong Recommendation by Grand
Jury for New Structure-
A feasible plan NAMED.
The General Presentments Touch
ipgThis and Other County
Matters of Interest.
We the grand jury, chosen and
.worn for the January term, 1901,
nf Bartow superior court, make .
following general present
m7n t considering and acting on af
fairs in general that enlist our at
ention- while deeply mindful of
nur feeble capacities and yet fully
Lnizant of our worthy mission
a public servants and co-conserv-
Jors of the peace, good order and
general welfare of our county, we
Lve striven to employ proper dil
igence, perseverance and care in
our labors and yet have moved
with an eye to a prudent and scru
pulous economy, and we welcome
the fact that in a general way we
find public matters in an admira
ble condition. Entering thus the
new century wjth sails well set for
fivorable winds, the felicitous au
gury seemingly needs buttheleav
en of popular impulse for Bartow
to attain a status, material and offi
cial that will challenge general
admiration and warm incomiums.
With our public system intact and
smooothlv conducted, with crime
decreased and with an exchequer
no longer debt-enthralled but bear
ing a surplus, an end has been
reached that should be gratifying
to all.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Generally speaking the roads
are in as good condition as they
usually are at this time of the year,
the cause of bad places being com
monly due to a neglect of proper
work' at the right time, and espec
ially to inattention to the necessi
ties of proper draining. Where
drains have been kept open the
road beds are generally firm and
good. In places, brush, rocks,
dirt and trash from plows have
been carelessly put in the ditches,
filling them up and causing the
water to overflow the road-beds
and thus cause hol.s and miry
places. Of the mile section of the
Rowland Springs road leading
from the Wolf Pen road by Wil
liam Patterson, intersecting the
Bell Ferry road, a half mile of the
distance is all but impassable, be
ing mirey and lull of large rocks.
A dispute between the commis
sioners of the two districts as to
whether the road belongs to the
Fourth or Stamp Creek district is
the alleged cause of the failure to
work it. We recommend that the
county commissioners designate
to what district this road belong.
At Mansfield hill, on the middle
Canton or river road the di ches
have caved, narrowing the bed,
rendering it hazardous for two ve
hicles to pass each other. We rec
ommend a change of this road as
it runs up Stamp Creek, the hill
near the bridge across that
stream being, as the road now
runs, so steep as to be very’ dan
gerous. 75 or 80 yards of the up
per Canton road near H. A. John
ny's needs attention. The road
in Euharlee in front of Lo rry's
shop is too narrow on account of
caving ditches. The old Burnt
Hickory road through Dr. Thom
as H. Baker’s field also need wid
ening. A dam intending to keep
witer out of a field beyond the old
Brisendine place, on the Gillam
Springs road, has caused water to
collect and create on ugly mire.
Jhe rnarj ic too tTcirrow in manv
places. The Wallace bridge at
Nancy s creek, on this road, needs
some repairs. The road from old
mills is in bad shape.
vv ° places on the old Alabama
roa( l, where the grades have sunk,
°nc east of Quarles creek and the
°ther west of Pumpkinvine, need
forking. The Euharlee road
com Dr. Baker’s to N. M. Adams’
P a ce needs repairs in places. The
y.u • r ? m Adairsville to Pleasant
I a e y is in bad fix for a mile or so
r °m washes, water now flowring
L°' Vn the middle of the bed. Some
a mu( T holes near Halls Mills
The Kingston
VVv, .harlee road near W. P.
Th U ? s *^ es ' * s almost impassable.
T_ at Rogers' mill, at
or F 9°'^ erl s and at Euharlee,
,-uharlee creek, need repairs.
e Ur ß e that farmers and others
hem making therOad ditcli
d common dumping place for
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. J VNUARY 81, 1901.
rubbish.
BOOKS or OFFICERS.
Through the usual committees
we have examined the books of the
several county officials and find as !
a rule they are well and cleanly!
kept, thus evincing the fact that
our publ c servants are pains-tak
ing and conversant with their du
ties. Illegible chiro’graphy and
ill-cared-for dockets of some of the
justices of the peace being the sin
gle complaint. Worthy of favora
ble mention is the careful index
ing of the ordinary’s books and
the secure bonds under which all
administrators, executors, guard
ians, etc., hold their trusts. The
tax collector has vouchers cover
ing all transactions. He has
to his credit in bank $1,544.
The county treasurer, Mr. John
H. Cobb, furnishes us his report
of moneys collected and expended
as follows:
John H. Cobb, treasuier, in ac
count with Bartow county from
June 30th, 1900 to Jan. 1 1901.
GENERAL FUND.
To a ’t rec’tl $4,808 28
By paid out, includ
ing com’-... . $4306 77
To amt ou hand.... 501 51
4808 V 8
JURY FUND.
To ain't rrc’d $3418 38
By paid out, includ
ing corn’s $2090 18
To ain’t on hand 1328 20
SB4IB 38
ROAD FUND.
To am’t rec’d $2896 28
Hy paid out, includ
ing corn’s $ 931 16
To am’t ou hand .... 1965 12
$2898 28
JAIL FUND.
To ain’t rec’d $ 677 92
By paid out, includ
ing com’s $ 446 58
To am’t on hand . . 23t 34
$ 677 92
PAUPER FUND.
To am t rec'd $1967 27
B> paid 0 t, includ
ing corn’s. sllß3 54
To ain’t on hand. .. . 783 73
BAILIFFS AND NON-RESIDENT WIT
NESS FUND.
’’o am’t rec’d $1398 27
By paid out, includ
ing coin’s $ 340 43
By amV transferred
to | auper fund. 500 00
By total paid rut.. .$ 840 43
To aui’t on hand .... 657 84
$1398 27
Total rec’d $15166 40
“ paid out .'. 9798 66
On hand 5 5367 74
The indebtedness of the county
on January Ist, 1901 is as follows:
On pauper fund $ 946 26
“jail “ 153 f-0
“ general *• 660 75
“ road “ 291 94
“ jury ‘ 216 00
“ bailiff “ 96 36
$2263 78
The county school commission
er, Mr. R. A. Clayton, submits a
report showing a balance of school
funds in his hands April 6. 1900, of
$444.52. Since that date receipts
and disbursements sum up so as
to leave a balance January 1, 19014
of $1,582.24. Approved accounts
exceed this sum, some of which
have been paid, leaving but a
small sum to check from for those
accounts still due, but he is prom
ised checks this month assuring a
sufficiency to pay teachers in full
for 1900.
We give the report of the com
missioner as follows:
YEAR 1900 —REPORT OF R. A. CLAY
TON, c. s. c.
.lan 1, 1900, Ain’t ou
on hand $4013 32
Jan 15. 1900, State
treasurer’s check. . 1423 28
Mar 14, 1900 State
treasurer’s check . . 2440 70 $7877 42
Total on n’nd & rec’d 7877 42
By p’d coin’s 5 mos. $ 240 25
“ city of Cartersville 809 76
‘ postage, printing and
incidentals 21 74
*• teachers and all d’m’d’s 6361 15
Disb’rs’m’ts to Apr 6,
1900 $7432 90
Apr 6, 1900 Balan e
on ham) at begin
ning of s’c’nd t’rm
of i dice 444 52
Apr 7 state treas c’k 2252 53
Apr 18 2088 18
J’ly 21 “ *• ’ “ 1995 96
S-pt 27 ” “ “ 809 22
lire 14 2795 41
rota) receipts 10385 83 10385 82
Disbursements enm
misrint er 7 mos ~ . 866 75
Postage printing and
1 . citien 1a is 17 77
Annual meeting of
commissioners.... 10 20
City of Cartersville 3
months 1238 12
Rent of office to Mar
20, 1900 30 00
Teachers etc.. .
Jan 1, 19C1 Balance on hsi and 1682 24
Respectfully submitted,
R. A. Clayt .n, C. S. C.
We have elected Mr. H. H. Mi
lam, of Euharlee, as a member of
the county board of education, to
fill the vacancy, caused hy the res
ignation of Cant, J. JL Calhoun.
NOTARY ANI> JUSTICE.
We recommend lor appointment
by the governor as notary public
and justice ot the peace in the 85 ist
militia district, the present incum
bent, Mr. C. W. Jones
PAUPER FARM AND CONVICT CAMPS,
There are 23 inmates at the pau
per farm, 19 of whom are white
and 4 colored. The average num
ber of inmates for the last six
months is 19 5-12. These have
been kept at a monthly aggregate
cost $20.78. or at a cost per month
for each inmate of $1.78. The
houses are comfortable and are
kept in cleanly condition, The in
mates are properly clad and their
fare is good, with the exception
that lard is not being used in the
bread. But there is no complaint.
Two milk cows are kept on the
farm to furnish milk for inmates,
but one of the cows is now dry. A
new barn has been erected but out
of inferior lumber. Twelve bales
of cotton were raised on the farm
the past year but very little corn.
We recommend the building to
the keeper’s house of a cook room
not to cost more than $50.00.
We have inspected the state and
county,, or misdemeanor convict
camps located at the mines at
Sugar Hill and Chumler Hill. At
the former cam p there are 124 c >n
victs. We found in the hospital 4
per cent. Dr. Atkinson gives those
who are ill the best attention and
reports a decrease in the number
of sick in the last few months.
Except that a few of the men are not
properly shod, the law seems to be
complied with their comfort and
ne.ds in the way of clothing and
feed well looked after, and they
seem well satisfied with their treat
ment.
At the latter camp there are 24
convicts, three of whom are white
and 21 negroes. None are in the
hospital and are all apparently
well satisfied
KATE OP TAXATION.
We recommend that the rate of
taxation for the present year be the
same as that of last year, fifty-four
cents on the hundred dollars.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION OF BOOKS.
We have been furnished by Mr.
A. B. Cunytis, who was appointed
by the previous grand jury to in
vestigate the public records, with a
report. His report shows a pre
cision that could result alone from
painstaking and competency and
while the report is too voluminous
for incorporation in these proceed
ings, it will furnish a valuable re
cord for the public files. We give
below as valuable information that
part of the report which shows
amounts over-paid for the last four
years to members of the board of
county commissioners whose pay,
each, according to law, is for twen
ty day’s service in each year at
$2.00 per day, or $40.00 per year:
AMOUNT OVERDRAWN BY COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.
1886.
B: T. Leake
To am’t overdrawn $ 2000
A. A. Vincent
To ain’t overdrawn 4.00
J. N. Dobbs
To am’t overdrawn 20.00
J. P. Lewis
To am't overdrawn 6.00
J. C. Milam
To am’t overdrawn
Allowings24o.oo.. 60.00
Total for 1886 $ 110.00
1888.
J. L. Irick
To am’t overdrawn 10.00
Total 1888 10.00
1889.
R. H. Dodd
To am’t overdrawn 8.00
Total 1889 8.00
1890.
W. J. Hicks
To am’t overdrawn 8.00
Total 1890 8.00
1891.
M. A. Collins
To am’t overdrawn 152.00
W. J. Hicks
To am’t overdrawn 27.00
J. L. Irick
To am’t overdrawn
Allowing $240.00.. 61.00
Total 1891 240.00
1892.
M. A. Collins
To am’t overdrawn 138.00
B. F. McMekin....
To am’t overdrawn 23.00
W. J. Hicks
To am’t overdrawn 18.00
J. L. Irick
To am’t overdrawn
Allowing $240,000 128.00
H. D. Lewis
To am’t overdrawn 12.00
Total 1892 319-60
1893.
M. A. Collins
To am’t overdrawn 294.00 r ,j.
B F. McMekin,,... , -
To am’t overdrawn 30.00 - .
F. Whitaker
To am’t Overdrawn 4.00
W. J. Hicks
To am’t overdrawn 43.00
J. t,. Irick
To am’t overdrawn
Allowing $240.00.. 354 00
Total 1893 635.00
1894-^-
M. A. Collins
To am t overdrawn 250.00
B. F. McMekin ....
To am’t overdrawn 40.00
F. Whitaker
To am t overdrawn 6.00
W. J. Hicks
1 o am’t -overdra \ n 40.00 -
J. L. Irick
To ain’t overdrawn
Allowing $240.00.. 274.00
Total 1894 610,00
1895.
W. M. King
To ain’t overdrawn 60.00
M. A• Collins
To&m’t overdrawn 112.00
Peter Hammonds.. .
To am’t overdrawn 62.00
H. R. Maxwell
To am’t overdrawn 40.00
J. L. Irick
To aui’t overdrawn
Allowing $240.00.. 84.00
Total 1895 358.00
1896.
W. M. King
To am’t overdrawn 90.00
A. M. Puckett
ITo ain’t overdrawn 56.00
11. R. Maxwell
To am’t overdrawn 62.00
Peter Hammonds...
To am’t overdrawn 74.00
J. L. Irick
To am’t overdrawn
Allowing $240.00.. 118.00
Total 1896 400.00
1867
A. M. Puckett
T n am’t overdrawn 70.00
H . R. Maxwi li ....
To am’t overdrawn 36.00
T. W. Tinsley
To a n’t overdrawn 26.00
Joseph Bradley
To am’t overdrawn 12.00
J. L. Irick
To ain’t overdrawn
All 'wing $240.00.. 38,00
Total 1897 182.00
1898.
A. M. Puckett
To am't overdrawn 66.00
H. R. Maxwell
To am’t overdrawn 50.00
1\ kV ; . Tinsley;.....
To am’t overdrawn 58.00
Joseph Bradley
To ain’t overdrawn 34.00
J. L. Irick
To ain’t overdrawn *
Allowing $240.00.. 88,00
Total 1898 296.00
1899.
Joseph Bradley
To ain’t overdrawn 84.00
L. W. Reeves
To am’t overdrawn 78,00
L. B. Matthews
To am’t overdrawn 74.00
T. A. Jenkins
To ain’t overdrawn 90.00
W. M. King
To ain’t overdrawn
Allowing $240.00.. 23.00
Total 1899 349.00
1900.
Joseph Bradley
To am’t overdrawn 36.00
L. B. Matthews
Toatn’t overdrawn 26.00
L. W. Reeves
To am’t overdrawn 36.00
T. A. Jenkins
To am’t overdrawn 30.00
Total 1900 118.00
Total overdrawn.. . $3,643.60
We recommend that this money
overdrawn be paid back to the coun
ty.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
We have examined the public
buildings and find some repair
work needed at once at the jail.
The guttering to the jail proper is
all to pieces and much of it is gone,
and the water floods and keeps
constantly damp the boxing and
the walls, causing the former to
rot. The sash to one wrindow is
gone and several panes of glass
are out in others. Some repairs
are badly needed on the thick
wooden lining of the walls, to in
sure the safe-keeping and also the
health of the prisoners. The cells
and the entire interior needs white
washing. Several blinds are gone
from the windows of the jailer’s
home part of the building and
should be leplaced. A drain pipe
from the kitchen to the street is a
necessity. A few new thick blan
kets are needed for the prisoners
to sleep on. We recommend that
these repairs and necessities for the
jail be looked after by the commis
sioners. We also recommend that
the wood, .work about the home
part of the Jail be painted, and that
the ends of the northwestr- room
and the present hall be cut off by
partition into a hall through which
prisoners.may be carried from the
west side bf the building.
The court house is in bad repair.
The roof has a number of leaks
that efforts to stop have been itief
fectual. The structure might be
used for some purposes but as a
court house it has “served its day
and generation.” It is little better
than a miserable makeshift, ade
quate in not a single particular to
the demands of our judicial fabric,
and the common pride should re
volt at the continued use of a struc
ture so little in comport with the
thrift, the progressiveness, the in
telligence and refinement of a citi
zenry like Bartow’s. The doing of
a thing tnat should be done at the
right time is often the ruest econ
omy. We believe that without
raising the present rate of taxation,
which was reduced last yvar, the
county can, with tjie aid of money
now in the treasury, build anew
edifice with the taxes of this y ear
and the next. We are opposed to
the nurturing of a self-complacency
that is never awake to the call of
progress, hut we believe in hus
banding those qualities that ener
gize and vitalize available forces
and that eudow u_ with new
strength. As malignant ills require
heroic treatment, we believe the
need and the opportunity that
seem to have met in this matter
should be welded.
Therefore we recommend thht a
commission made up of the mem
bers f the board of commissioners
of roads and revenues and two citi
zens from Cartersville district and
one from each of the other districts
of the county, as follows:—Car- 1
tersville, J. F. Stephens,L. S. Mun
ford; Cassville, Jnnes B. Crawford;
Kingston, J. N. McKelvey; Adairs
vilie, George A. Veach; Sixth, J.
J. Murphy; Pine Log, C. B. Vin
cent; Salacoa, James O. Hubbard;
Euharlee, J. T. Jolly; Stamp Creek,
Jonas Keever; Wolf Pei, James A.
White; Allatoona, I O. McDaniel;
Emerson, C. M. Jones; Taylors
ville, W. D. Trippe; Iron Hill,
Fountain Whitaker —be empowered
to negotiate for a site and purchase
property on w'hich to locate a court
house and that anew court house
be built, a fund of $30,000.00 in
addition to what may be obtained
by sale of the present building and I
lot to be used in buying a lot and I
erecting the building; the abov£
amount to cover tbe entire cost of
building, lot and furnishings. We
recommend that the building be
erected within this and the next
year. We recommend that the
above named commission meet on
the first Tuesday in March; and j
that a majority vote of those pres-;
ent shall determine their action.
LOCAL OPTION.
We find that there are but few
blind tigers and but little whisky
being sold in our county. Our lo
cal option law works well and we
are satisfied with it and are opposed
to the establishment of a dispen
sary or the passage of any law
legalizing the sale of whisky in
this county.
PUBLICITY OF LEGAL NOTICES.
Our people are to be congratu
lated upon the present arrangement
for publishing the 'egai notices
and advertisements of the officers
and court, as it now exists. All
these advertisements are printed in
both the papers at the county site
for the one rate prescribed by law.
thus giving the widest circulation
and publicity to these important
notices, at no greater cost than if
published in one paper. The pub
lic appreciates this unselflish act
on the part of the Courant Amer
ican and The News, and we recom
mend that the present arrangement
be continued as one very beneficial
to all the people.
JUDGE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL.
In taking leave of his honor,
Judge A. W. Fite, and Solicitor
General Sam P. Maddox, we desire
to express our grateful acknow
ledgments for the courtesy, atten
tion and consideration they have
shown and valuable aid extended
us daring our deliberations. We
congratulate the people through
out the Cherokee Circuit on hav
ing two such able judicial officials
who now bear their charges through
popular suffrage.
Through their assiduity and
ability our court terms have been
shortened, thus helping to pare
our needs with a close hand and
saving much of the money of the
tax pavers.’
To the faithful bailiff of this
body, Mr. J. E. Pratt, we extend
our thanks for his splendid atten
tion •
PUBLICATION OP PRESENTMENTS
We recommend that these pres
entments be publishea in the coun
ty papers at tbe usual rates.
John A. Stover, foreman; Wil
liam I. Benharn, John C. McTier,
William M. Trippe, Thomas F.
Jones, John U. Maxwell, Julius P.
Hawks, David B. Freeman, Joseph
C. Bell, Thomas W. Leake, James
E. Barron, Geoig.- M. Isbell, Mar
cus A. Wheeler, jolin A. Stephens,
William A. Jackson. John H. D.
McCormick. John S. Leaxe, Wil
liam A. Chunn, Robert F. Jolly,
William M. Roberts, George B.
Elrod, Riney W. Landers, James
O. Ligon.
It is ordered hy the court that
these presentments be received and
entered of record, and that the
same be published as lecommend
ed. Done in open open court Jan
uary 26th, 1901.
A. W. Fite, J. S. C. C. C.
GEGRGIA, Bartow Count; ;
I hereby certify that the forego
ing is a true and correct copy of
the grand jury presentments as
they appear on the minutes of Bar
tow Superior Ccurt.
L. W. Reeves, Cltrk
Bartow Superior Court.
Note. —Regarding the status o
the county’s finances, the grand
jury only had official information
which the treasurer’s report ren
dered gives, which covers affairs
up to January ist, 1901, showing a
net balance after deducting indebt
edness of $3,100.00. By inquiry
of the treasurer it is ascertained
that the resources practically in
hand—that is cash and uncollected
but collectable tax fi fas—shows
the amount 011 hand at this time
to be nearly $13,000 00. Here are
the figures:
Am’t on hand ist Jan.,
less indelve Iness. .. $ 3.10000-
Received since Jan. ist. 8,706.44
11,806.44
Estimated am’t paid out
si.ice Jan. i5t...... 200000
Total cash on hand.... $ 9.806.44
Estimated am’t uncol-
I I'C e 1 tax fi fas 3,000.00
$12,806.44
Ds3th of Mr- R W- Jonas.
The death of Mr. R. W. Jones
occurred at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. L. S. Munford, in this
citv, last Thursday afternoon at 5
o’clock. Mr. Jones’. eith was due
to the infirmities of his years, he
being in his eightieth year. He
and his wife came to Cartersville in
the spring from Summerville, and
made their home with their daugh
ter, Mrs. Munford. He was then,
feeble and gradually grew more so
until the end finally came.
Mr. Jones was one of the most
upright, substantial and intelligent
citizens of Chattooga county, and
has more than once represented
the county in the legislature. He
was a Methodist in belief, a staunch
Christian and one of the pillars of
his denomination. He was inti
mately known by a number of our
older citizens, who speak in exalt
ed terms of his life and character.
Truly a good man has departed.
He leaves a wife and five chil
dren, Mr. Reneau Jones aid Mrs.
Munford, of this city, Mrs. Cleg
horn and Mrs. Starling, of Chat
tooga.and Mrs. Wardlaw, of Rome.
These were all present at the fun
eral.
The funeral took place from the
Methodist church Saturday morn
and was largely attended.
Agreeable to his request before
death, Rev. W. F. Quillian, of
Madison and L- Z. Rosser, of Sum
merville, conducted the services
and these men of God spoke strong
words of eulogy on one whose good
works were so familiar to them.
Tire remains were laid away in:
the Jones burial lot at Oak Hill.
BISHOP C-K. NELSON. *
Will Preach at Ascension Episcopal l
Church Next Tuesday.
Interesting services will be held'
at the lEpiscopal churcb in this city
nest Tuesday evening, Februarjr
sth, at 7:30 o’clock.
The Rt. Rev. C. K. Nelson, D.
D., bishop of the diocese of Geor
gia, will make an official visitation*
at that time.
The bishop will preach and ad
minister the ancient rite of the lay
ing on of hands, after the manner
of the apostles, in confirming a
class.
The public is cordially invited
to attend this service.
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