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Mar 2 Davenport & Son
Mar 2 Council Com. Fertx
Mar 7 to 9 Com. Tax ..
Mar U to 16 Com. Tax ..
Mar 17 to 21 Com. Tax ..
I I. B. Small, Tax Collector In
count Sumter county:
| To tax digest, 1909 '.j
To railroad expenses, tel
ephone, etc
239.01 feel that tt<e countr obould be con- oleon and W. A. Webb, r-.s^eotively,
755.00 grJtulated on baring such men to to fill these places.
516.00 manage the public schools as the We recommend that toffice ol
— present School Commissioner, and the Countr Treasurer of Sumter Countr
,454.57 Board of Education. ' be abolished, an l the Cl : k of the
Bonds and Bridges. Board or Count}* Commissioners bo
We And the main thoroughfares In entrusted with the county funds. un-
112.50 excellent condition; that Is the roads der proper bond, and that his reman-
300.97 between the countr seat and this ear- oration for such work be flv i >>y the
178.77 eral towns In the county. From Am- Board ot County Commissioners an l
10.00 erlcus to Leslie; from Americas to that onr Representatives in the Legis-I
270.40 Smltbvllle; from Americas to Plains; lature be Instructed to secure :h•• ;>as-
298.00 from Amerlcus to Ellavllle. Tbe forces ' sage of law to tbla effect
368.00 are now working on tbe old stage | We recommend that all county of*
195.25 ( road leading"to Andersonrille and Hears In 8nmttr County be put on a
| Oglethorpe. We heartily endorse tbe salary basis, and that our Representa*
165.00'present srstem ot working roads In tires be Instructed to support such
199.21 Sumter County. . measure In the next General A<-
993.95 We recommend an Issue of bonds,sembly.
22.25 sufficient to work-all tbe roads of We recommend that all :>-rsoos
128.00 Sumter County. driving automobiles ba required to us<»
127.11 We recommend that our legislators mors discretion In driving their m i-
'81.16 be Instructed to rote for a wide tiro eblnes on Up public highways. w,»
- wagon law, such a bill we believe Is especially recommend that
11.85 pending before the House now. under sixteen years of age be not ai-
129.25 Ws call espeelsl attention to ths lowed to drive antomohijes, except Li.
120.21 road leading from Parker’s place to company with* older and experienced
18.00 Schley county line, which needs re- persons. In passing teams on the puh-
139.30 pairing; also the road leading .wait lie highways, automobiles must"sign a
•41.90 from Benevolence 1 church to. Seal’s
mill; thence west to Bottsford.
2 - 50 Justice sf the Pence Books.
23.42 we find that most of these boohs are
93.87 correctly kept. To this body It ap-
58.42 pearg that tbe criminal docket of Mr.
37.59 p. Jones shows some errors, In
11.0° that, certain criminal cases have been
75.9i discontinued without trial. We find
the books of Mr. J. I. Hudson Incor-
40 -°° rectly kept; most likely duo to phys-
75.57 | ca i disability. Wo recommend that
5S *J 8 Instead of writing across the lines,-as
M-30 13 t be case in some Instances, that the
54.9° entries be made as the books Indicate.
>1.50 We find also In Justice Mott's books
H.3C that he failed to enter the cost In
13-93 gome jnjtanccs, and in a few other
cases, failed to sign hfs name, other-
14 0,1 wise, they arc well kept i
11.10 The following officers failed to send
19.51 | n their books until too late for ex- i
9 25 artllnatlon: J. O. Feagln, B. F. Mar-
2 00 ket, T. J. Harden.
8 * 04 Wo And thero are thfee vacancies In
2 * 1 " tho County Board of Education, and
6 - 87 balloting resulted in the election of i
®* 24 Messrs. K. M. McDonald, J. C. Carter ’
and Dr. A. J. Logan to All theso of-
4 -37 fl Ces ( or another term.
We And from the records that tho
terms of office ol tho Notaries Publio
i ol and Ex-ofllcto Justlco ot tho Peace ex-
nls- .piro ns follows:
Wc 750 District, G. M., Aug. 31. 1910.
has 884 District, O. M.,' July 31,1910.
un- 759 District, O. M., August 31.1910.
ex- 1007 District, O. M., Juno 21,1910.
9337.04
condl-
FOtEYSHONET^IAR
GILMER L. MOORE, Pres,
•me Office: Atlanta, Ga.
HARRIS & OLVER, Agents
Columbus, Ga. v
AMERICUS. GEORGIA.
TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY. JUNE 9. 1910.
the Grand Jury, chosen and J‘Ion, and all of the property inspected
bmlt the following report:
Cennty BuHdIngs.
have examined the stockade and
approximately 12.600 per month
maintain the convicts and mules. .. .
feel that the county should be congrat-
(roundings reveal a very cleanly u!atei1 on having such men as oar
a-iition. and all buildings kept iaa! honor able Board of Commissioners st
[suitably good repair. At the Coua- the °1 this Department, as well
9-arm the IfiHdlngt are very old,
ihase occupied (8) are about on a
with ordinary negro farm
s.'s. There are only three paupers
m cared for at tbe farm: Two men
one woman. The farm Is being
|ivated under the supervision or
County Road Superintendent. A
Urge acreage being In- oats, and
nee in truck, crops, such as cab-
. onions, turnips, beans, potato**
, all crop* making a good showing.
court bouse Is being kept clea
| In good repair.
tlnJ tu* count}; fall In very uu
condition, and In our opinion
|i::lons can be greatly Improved.
Ordinar;'* Books,
find he has on roll the follow-
Imllgent soldiers, 78; widows of
i-et soldiers. 15; Indigent wld-
23; disabled soldiers, 9. making
a 1 of 125, for which the county
Ipald 87380.00. (We also And 4C9
polio prescriptions .recorded, which
believe were used for medicinal
Joses from examination.) We alio
It hat he has collected $3,400.00 for
1 beer licenses; eight retail dealers
|one wholesale.
especially comend tbe present
nbent for requiring guarantee
i of guardians for minor childrea.
| book* are neatly end correctly
and all vouchers are properly
tinted for.
Tax Receiver's Books.
And that a special committee
I the last grand Jury was appoint
[r the purpose ot examining the
ns to ascertain If all property
en given In at a fair valuation.
| committee In most Instances has
materially the former valuation
|e real and personal property or
ounty.
jhpcctlon of County Property.
visited the stockade In tbe city
he camps near Leslie, and found
|places neatly kept, and every-
In a sanitary condition, the
ts are all well cared (or and
od health. Number of convicts
tv And 83 mules In good condl-
as the Messrs. Christian to carry on
the work, and herewith attach Inven
tory of all portable property used in
and about working roads of the
County.
Inventory (ounty Road Department.
83 head of mules with harness. 30
wheeled scrapes, 20 2-tswse wagons.
2 l-horse wagons, 2 dump cans, la
wheel barrows, 6 drag scrapes,
road plows, 4 road machines, 1 con
vict cage, 4 camp cars, 90 cots for
convicts. 5 beds for guards. 3 grind
stones, 6 dozen shovels, 6 dozen picks,
4 dozen rnadax, 3 doz. axes complete
outAt for blacksmith shop, 2 24-xse
roped tents for convicts, 2 18x40
roped tents for guards. 2 11x16
roped tents. All these ten*- with Ays;
2 collapsible concrete culvert forms,
700 lineal ft. galv. culvert, 150 lineal
ft terracotta pipe, 3 cooking s’oves,
3 heaters for tents. 2 wash pots fa
dinner buckets, fi doz. teaspoons
doz. table spoons, 1 1-2 d<-s. knives
and forks, 7 doz. blankets. S dozen
sheets and pillow cases, 6 dos. mat
tresses. 2 bath tubs for convicts, 1
guns, 2 mess hall lamps, 1 office
lamp, 12 lanterns, 10 chairs, 10 farm
plows, 1 reaper and binder, 1 hay
rake, l grain drill, 1 4-borse harrow.
60 bead bogi. 6 weeding hoes, 68 con
victs—cost per day 50c, 1 automobile,
1 pile driver. Current running ex
penses for moles and labor approx
imately 12.600 per month.
Sheriffs Books and OfBte.
We And that tbe books of the Sher
iffs Office have been correctly and
neatly kept We recommend that the
sheriff be paid 40c per day for feeding
prlsonen.
Clerk of Court Office and Books.
We And that tbe books ot this office
to be neatly and correctly kept so tar
as we are able to Judge.
Tax Collector’s Office.
We And tbe books In this office
neatly and correctly kept, and at-
ach his report, together with a sup
plemental statement showing the com
parative valuation ot the taxable prop
erty for the last Ave years, and made
part of this report.
Cr
Oct. 4. 1909, By Cub .. .
$ 900.0
0 Dec. 30. 1909.
Nor, 1,1909. By Cash
4,000.0
0 Legal Indt
. .. $ 112.50
Dec. 6. 1909, By Cash ....
12400.0
C H. Bldg, Jail ... ...
300.97
Jan. 3. 1910, By Cash .. ..
22.600.0
Officers Feet
. .. 4,178.77
Jan. 3. 1910, By Cash .. .
9,05230 Coroner's fees
10.00
Feb. 7, 1910 By Cash .. ..
9,000.09' Sty. BIf., Etc
.. .. 270.40
March 8.1910, By Cash .. ..
3400.09' Pay Jurors ..
. .. 1498.00
April 4. 1910. By Cash ..
3400.00 County poor
362.00
May 2, 1910, By Cash .. ..
1,400.00 ' Roads .. „ .. .
. .. 15.195.25 (
May 30, 1910, Cash on band
2425.62 Feb. 1, 1910.
T i**p*l,
.. .. 165.00
fc. H. Bdgs., Jails. ..
. .. 399.21"
*74.06242
j Officers Fees
. .. 1,993.95
Taxable property 1904, 85. 376,180
* Sty. BIf. Wit
2245
rate $4.70 .. .. -..
$85468.04
jPay Jurors
628.00
Hoi 1 road, express and other
I County Poor
. .. 427.11
tax collected
3,66948. Roads
.... 16,781.16
•Feb. 28, 1910.
828437.27, Legal .. ..
11.85
Less Insolvent tax
336.71
C. H., Bdgs, Jail ... .
129.25
| Officers Fees
. .. 920.21
$28,600.56' Pay Jurors
18.00
Taxable Property 1909,
$6,422418,
County Poor
. ... 339.30
rite $10.00
$64425.18
Roads
.. 6,041.90
Rail Road and other tax col-
March 29, 1910.
'l
lected .. .. /. .. ..
9437.04
Legal
. .. 2.50
C. H. Bdgs .'jall.. ..
. .. 23.42
$74,062.22
Officers Fees
.. 593.87
Sty. BIf. Wit.
Treasurer’s Books.
Pay -Jurors .’
.. .. 4374)
We And this office kept In a neat
County Poor
.. 211.00 t
and business like manner, showing the
Roads
.. 4475.9a
proper vouchers for all money re-
April 30,1910.
t
ceived and paid out, a statement of
Legal
.. ., 40.00 t
which Is hereto attached.
C. H. Bdg.. Jail ....
75.57 k
P. H. Wiliams, Treasurer
In ac-
Officers Fees
.. 1,053.78 ,
count with County of Sumter:
Sty. Bit. Wit
104.50 k
Dr.
Pay Juror*
34.90 ,
1909.
County Poor
161.60
Oct. 19 Balance
.$ 716.20
City Court
. .. 34.36 t
Nov 1 I. B. Small. T. C. .. ..
4,000.09
Roads
.. 4,633.93 m
Nov. 15 I. B. Small. T. C. ..
2,000.00
May 9, 1910.
Nov. 24 I. B. Small, T. C.,..
4.000.00
Legal
.. 294.00 „
Dec. 6 to 23 Com. Tax .. .
750
C. H. Bldg., Jail
.. 141.10
Dee. 6 1. B. Small, T. C. .. ..
6400.00
Officers' Fees
. .. 4*9.51
Dec. 13 I. B. Small, T C. ..
6,000.00
Sty. BIf. Wit
.. 2925 ,
Dec. 14 Const. Pub. Co. .. .
200.00
Pay Jurors .. .1 .. ,
2.00 k
. 2.50
County Poor
188.91
1910
Ropds
., 3442.17 u,
/an. 4 I. B. Small. T. C. ..
16,600.00
Officers Fees .. .
., 1547 bl
Jan. 4 I. B. Small, T. C. ..
9,052.30
Balance
.. 2,01644 ji
Jan. 4 I. B. Small. T. C. .. .
. 18.00
•
Jan. 6 W. H. Feagln, sher., .
61.50
$68,454.57 flc
Jan 17 W. H. Feagln. Sbf. ..
56.85
Feb. 7 I. B .Small, T. C. ..
9,000.00
County School Commissioner’s. te
March 7 I. B. Small, T. C. ..
g 3,800.00
We And the books and vouchers ol an
April 4 G. M. Bragg ... .
5442
W. S. Moore, County School Commls- .pi
April 4 I. B. Small, T. C. ..
3,800.00
sloner, neatly and correctly kept. We
April 18 Commutation Tax ..
15.00
also And that tbe Commissioner has
April 29 Commutation Tax ..
21.001 sufficient funds belonging to tbe coun-
38 751 penses during this term, and will have I We recommend tbe
1.75 a surplus of $3,327.47 left over. We E. S. Feagln, J. I. Hiller. J.
olson find W. A. Webb, res]
to All these places.
We recommend that the office of
County Treasurer of Sumter Count^
be abolished, and tbe Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners be
entrusted with tbe county funds, un
der proper bond, and that bis remun
eration for such work be Axed by tho
Board ot County Commissioners, an t
that our Representative* (n tbe
May 2 I. B. Small, T. C 1,400.00 ,-ty to pay ell teachers end other ex-
.I measure In the next General At
tn Issue of bonds sembly.
We recommend that all : - sons
driving antomoblles be required to u*»
more discretion In driving tjielr ma
chines on th.e public highways. W»
especially recommend tbat person*
under sixteen years of age be not al
lowed to drive automobijes, except In,
company wltb older and experienced
persons. In passing learns on tbe pub
lic highways, automobiles must'slgnal
the teame and past to the left,
at tbe rate of not over twenty
per hour. On meeting a' team on pub
lic highway, automobiles must signal
ap- and slow down to twenty miles an
hour, and pass to tbe right of tho
We wish to tbsnk the Honorable Z.
A Littlejohn for bis most able charge
to this body, and congratulate this
Circuit In having Its affairs In such
efficient Judicial keeping. • . ,
We also wish to express our thanks
to the Solicitor General for his help
during our session.
We recommend that these presentm-
ments be published In the Amerlcus
TImes-Rt-corder.
We have engaged Miss Alice Noll ba
make a typewritten copy of these
presentments, and we recommend that
she be paid for same. .
Respectfully submitted,
F. W. GRIFFIN, Foreman.
C. A. CHAMBLISS, Cleric.
Received and read In open court
and ordered published as requested.
This June 7, 1910.
Z. A. LITTLEJOHN.
J. S. O., 8. W. C.
/ J. R. WILLIAMS,
Sol. Gen. S. W. C.
Filed In office June 7,1910.
H. E. ALLEN, Clerk S. O.
PAYMENT MADE
(JP WITHIN TWO HOURS
, WRITES THE ADMINISTRATOR
The Southern States Life Insurance Co. Leads All in Prompt
Payments. 1 Such Promptness Speaks For Itself
and Needs No Further Commment.
THE PAYMENT.
. Atlanta, Go., May 16th, 1910.
The Southern Stales Life Insurance Company,
Candler Building, Atlanta, Ga.
Gentlemen.—Voii will find enclosed,receipt in full for $5,000, your
check for which I have just received payment of all claims under policy
No. 1664, held in your company by the late Robert W. Sams.
-The completed proofs were handed you today, and wijhin two
hours your check was delivered to me, it being the first payment made
under the various policies held in other companies by Mr. Sams.
Such promptness sneaks for itself, and needs no further comment.
Accept my thanks for your check and best wishes for the success
of your good company. . Yours Very truly,
R. F. SAMS, Temporary Administrator.
The Southern
States Life
Has Never
Contested A
X'*
Death Claim.
THE RECORD.
The usual promptness with which all claims are settled by The
Southern States Life Insurance Company, is due first, to its Ai"’>gness
and desire^0 assist the beneficiary in preparation of all necessary a-
pers, and, second, the fact that is a Home Institution, located In the
immediate vicinity of the Insured, is easy of access, has facilities for
securing information promptly; advantages which, by the very fact of
their location, are denied to companies whose home offices are in dis
tant cities.
The above tells the story. Prompt payment of death claims proves the Insurance Company’s
itegrity. Policies were also carried by the insured in Eastern and other Southern Companies,
>ne of the latter has a home office in Atlanta, but The* Southern States Life was the first company
\o make payment
'he Southern States Lite Insurance Co.