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* ° OAiHC© ~ ______ 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. H Bwt *TouJh's) TaMe* Use 3 Fgj in time. Sold fry druggists gf NO. 15