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Only National Bank Between /Canta and AfnensT
We want your business. We offer you every accommodation that your account and business
standing will justify. Government supervision.
THUMMMK)NAL BANK OF WINDER.
$50,000.22
(Mil 111! V
Jdckson Superior Court, August
Term, 1908.
We, the Grand Jury, chosen and
sworn for the August term, Jackson
Superior Court. 11)08, having,
through proper committees, examin
ed the txiok# of the various officers
of the county, submit the following
report and recommendations:
ohiunaky’s okkick.
We find all Inioks in a neat and
perfect condition, so far as our com
petency allowed us to judge.
We recommend that a bulletin
board he furnished for the posting
of hills, etc., and urge that same he
placed in the proper place at the
earliest convenience.
CLERK SI'PKHIOU COI'HT’s OFFICE.
We find all records very neat, and
appearing to us as being correct in
every particular. We think it our
duty to commend him for intro
ducing and adopting the typewriter
system for records, lie informs us
that by the use of this system, the
county saves three.-fourths the cost
on records, they being carbon, and
arc durable and perfectly legible.
It has lieen brought to the atten
tion of this body that managers of
election prceints have not been de
livering the voters list to the clerk
of the superior court, as the law m
quires. We, therefore, recommend
and urge that the law in this respect
be fully compiled with hereafter.
CLKKK i'i .v roriM'\s OFFICE.
Wo find all records correctly and j
neatly kept, and all papers under
his juri.- lietion in the proper place.;
TRFASI UK.v’s OiTk'E.
\V< 'ivod records very neat and
Worn'ct, and find vouchers to cover
All disabrseument, be keeping
vouchers in a verv systematic man
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ner, making it easy to find any
voucher lesired.
SitKHIKI' S Ol'llCK.
Fpon examination, we find the
sheriff’s books neatly and correctly
kept.
TAX (OU.FcTOU.
We fin 1 the tax collector's books
neatly and eorreetly kept, with
money ail turned over to proper au
tharites, and receipts for same, ex
cerpt eightv-five (sSSo.OO) dollars m
hand, which the report shows.
TAX UKCKIVKIi's Kook-.
We find the tax receiver's hooks
neat and correct, with The iand
given in at an average of $7.00 to
SB.OO per acre.
HOOKS OK THK .T. !’. AM) X. p’s
W e find the hooks of the .T. P.
and N. P’s correctly kept, with the
exception of a few omissions as to
entries of cost, and disposition mad'*
of eases, to which we have called
their attention.
CHAIRMAN OF COM. ROADS A RKVENI Ks.
Our committee report that they
find vouchers for all money that has
come into his hands since last term
of court.
pension list.
We find all names on list eligible.
PAl’I’KIl FARM.
Our committee appointed to in
spect the pauper farm, report that
they find the inmates well pleased
and humanely treated. They report
one barn too low to the ground, and
in a state of de cay, and think that I
it should be remedied. Also, some
repair needed on well shelter and
curb. They also report one build
ing now occupied by inmates
needs repairs as follows: Covering,
veranda, floor repaired, and one
room finished ceiled. They further
report the building used for
colored inmates entirely unfit for use
on account of leaky roof arid decayed
floor. Also, repairs needed on walls.
They further find leak in front ve
randa of main building, which
should Iw repaired. We would sug
gest that tin 1 dead timber be used
for fire wood as far as practicable,
and that green timber be reserved.
itulic nuiLniNus.
The* committee appointed to in
speet public buildings, report the
court house in good repair, except
the hall on first iloor, and sour’
leaks in roof. Wo recommend that
these be repaired at once. We find
some leaks in tbe roof of jail that
should he repaired. We also re
commend that the entrance between
the cook room and jailer's house, '
and yard around the well, l*eeemen-J
ted ten feet wide to opposite corner j
of cook room.
KOAOS AND I’.KIDOKS.
We find the graded roads gener
ally in good conditions. We desire
to call attention of Chairman of
Hoads and Revenues to the follow
ing bridges: Johnson’s bridge, on
Sandy creek; bridge on Beaver Dam
ereCK, east of Joi.u Dowdy's; McKl
hanon’s bridge; Jackson's bridge,
on Beach creek. We especially
recommend that the bridge at Hur
riean Shoals be re-covered, and the
'lattice work mi the north side of
; [’otter’s bridge be .covered as the
south .-idat once. We find that
there is a great dead of complaint in
reh re nee to \\uter gathering and
I standing above the till at the bridge
near White spring church. We re
commend that same be drained if
possible.
CONY U"T CAM I’.
We, the committee appointed to
inspect the convict camp, find as
follows: Twenty-five prisoners, 20
felony and five misdemeanor, seven
white men, and 18 eorored; 15 sin
gle hunks, eight double hunks; 118
double blankets; 52single blankets;
15 mules, eight in the earelle, seven
on the works; ldshoats, 10 pigs,
two rolls of fencing wire, 1000
Mounds of barbwire, two pair scai'-s,
Hie cook stove, three heaters, 12
M, uterus, two lamps, two shot guns,
Mie pistol, two tables, one set of
dishes, one safe, cooking utensils,
two wash-pits, four jars,
seven guard bunks, 42 double
blankets (for guards,) four loads
shucks, one set blacksmith tools,
one grind stone, 200 feet drill steel,
25 axes, 84 picks, 88 shovels, 14
mattox, four road plows, four
dumps, four two-horse wagons, one
dinner wagon, eight set double har
ness, one set of single harness,
two road machines, three
wheelers, one rock crusher, one
road packer, one traction engine,
three tents, 12 drill hammers, two
clocks, two dogs; two sick men, one
one white and one colored. Also,
one water tank. We find the camp
in good sanitary condition. We
also find the mules in good con
dition.
H ECOM M ENI * ATK 'S.
We recommend that the commis-
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tin*'property <>f the county, and he
used as such.
We recommend that jurors and
bailiff* he paid $2 per day, as here
tofore.
We recommend that the sheriff
he allowed forty cents per day to feed
prisoners, instead of thirty-live as
heretofore.
We recommend that the clerk of
our present grand jury he paid S2
per day for Ins services.
We wish to call attention to the
fact that the recommendations of
former grand juries, in reference to
mile posts and signboards, have not
been complied with.
We recommend that Jesse Poo
little he appointed X. {*. of the 10 12
district.
W e recommend that these pres
entments and reports of officers he
! published in each of the county pa
pers, and that they he paid •+lO
each.
We wish to extend onr most sin
cere thanks to 11 is Honor, Judge C.H .
Brand, for the courtesies shown this
body, and for the fearless manner in
which he administers justice to the
violators of the law.
\\ e desire to express our admira
tion and regards for our very able
solicitor general, Sam J. Tribble,
for the fearless and efficient manner
in which he discharges the duties of
his office.
\Y r e wish to express our thanks to
our worthy foreman for the fearless
and impartial manner in which he
has discharged his duties as foreman
of this body.
We also wish to think Mr. R. W.
Holliday, our efficient bailiff, for
the faithful manner in which he has
discharged the duties of his office.
T E Key Forman;
Arthur 0 Pittman,
T T Stapler,
Angel D Spealrnan,
Burrell W Hancock,
C 0 Pittman,
C W G Maddox,
w v Wilis,
R A Hosch,
Howell W Jarrett.
W G Barnett,
Pleasant J Roberts,
E B Martin,
R D Johnson,
Arthur J Durham,
W A h Bluekstock,
Thos A Henry.
I M C Guest,
I (IS Duke,
H .1 if A Simmons,
I K A McDonald,
I Thos T Cooper,
H I\V Ethridge.
■Ordered by the court that these
Hneral presentments he entered
Mini the minutes of the court, and
H published as recommended by
He grand jury. This August 18,
Bos. C. H. Brand,
B j. s. c. w. o.
Hs. and. Tkip.ble, Sol. Gen.
■ REPORTS OF OfNCERS.
|wXdl<>wing arctic- n ports of tin
|HTr relit officers, all b< ing swum to
correct:
Report of Chairman of Board of
Commissioners.
To the Grand Jury, August Term,
190s: An act of the legislature re
quires the board of commissioners
of roads and revenues, through their
chairman, to submit to the grand
jury at each term of the superior
court a statement in writing of all
matters relating to the financial con
dition of the county, its roads,
.bridges, public buildings, and pau
pers. with such suggestions as they
shall deem best and proper. In
obedience to this law, 1 make the
following statements:
Finances —As to the amount of
cash in the treasury. 1 refer you to
the report of Geo. W. Bailey, conn-,
ty treasurer, which will be before
your body.
Public Roads —The public roads
i of tho county are, generally speak
ing, in good condition. In some
sections (if the county the recent
heavy rains washed them badly.
These washes are being repaired as
rapidly as possible. Tho summer
working liegan last week.
Paupers —The paupers of the
county, that is those at the pauper
farm, are well eared for. The board
has found it necessary to pay out of
the pauper fund a small amount
each month to three old ladies who
are bed-ridden and not in such con
dition physically to he moved to the
pauper farm.
Public Buildings —The jail, jail
er’s residence, court house and the
houses at the pauper farm are in
good repair.
Public Bridges —Three of the lat
tice bridges need re-covering, towit:
Hurrican Shoals bridge, Price’s,
and the Thompson Mill bridge. I
am now negotiating for good shin
gles to do the work. The bridge at
Jackson s gin, below Winder, needs
rebuilding. I now have the lumber
on the ground to do the work.
Wood’s bridge needs some repairs.
I now have the material at the
bridge to do the work. A
small bringe across the branch near
the home of Mr. J. G. Justice needs
repairs. This will be attended to
at once. The Ah Shockly bridge
needs some braces. The lumber is
at the place. The P. J. Roberts
bridge needs a little repairs. This
will lie attended to at once. The
small bridge near the residence of
Mrs. Mary Wood need s some work
on the abutments. The lumber is
at the place, and the work will be
done at once. The Hancock bridge
needs repainting. The paint is on
hand, and the work will be done
soon. I now have on hand about
fifty thousand feet of bridge lumber,
nearly enough to do the repair work
for the balance of the year.
It will afford me great pleasure to
give your jury any information con
cerning county matters. It affords
me pleasure to state to your jury
that our county is in a prosperous
condition. The tax valufs of the
county have increased nearly two
million dollars in the last four years.
The tax digest now foots up a
little over five.million dollars.
Financial statement of F. 1.. Pendergrass,
1 Chairman. Money received from Feb. 3to Aug,
: 3. IX’S.
1 Commutation tax 32,<151 57
I Work on mill dam, etc m 71
$3,073 28
Paid to G. W. Hailey, county treasurer, $3,070 2S
Paid error Titshaw road tax 3 00
$3,073 2S
Respectfully submitted,
1 ; . 1,. PMXDKRGKASS, Cli’ll
Ordinary’s Report.
r*o the Honorable Grand Jury of
.Jackson County, August Term, Su
perior Court, 19(>S: Through the
charge delivered to your hotly by
Judge G. 11. Brand at this term of
; court, lam apprised of the law re
quiring ordinaries to make report
to the superior court of any estate
in their hands ip it represented by
guardain, executor or administra
tor.
In obedience to this law, I beg to
submit through your honorable
body, tlu 1 statement that all estates
in this county, of which 1 have any
knowledge, are duly represented as
required by law excepting those es
tates wherein application is of file
awaiting appointment by the court
of ordinary.
Most respectfully submitted, this
August 4, 1008.
.J. X. Ross, Ordinary.
Report of Sup’t Pauper Farm.
To the Grand Jury, August Term,
Continued on page 3.