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Grand Jury Presentments 1
May Term Superior Court
The Grand Jury for the May!
Term, 1909, Montgomery County]
Superior,Court hog leave to submit ]
the following General Present
ments :
ROADS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES.
The condition of the Public ]
Roads is not satisfactory, consul-j
ering the expense the County has
incurred purchasing mules and:
mad implements. We call atten
tion to the following and rec
ommend their special working:
'The River Road leading from :
Bruce toGlenwood; and the road
leading from Lumber City to Mc-
A rtliur.
We find the MeCrimmon bridge, 1
on Red Bluff Creek in a dangerous I
condition: The Scotland bridge,
needs the bannisters and floor re
paired: The bridge at Towns, on j
Gutnswamp Creek, and the bridge
on Ockwalkee, at Morrison’s, are
in bad condition and we recom
mend their repair as soon as funds
are available. We recommend the
re-establishing ot a free ferry at
Bell’s Kerry, the building of a Hat
and the purchase of a cable for j
same out of the first available!
bridge funds.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
We have examined the Jail and
find it. kept in a satisfactory con
dition ; some repairs are needed on
the porches; and we recommend
the painting of the ceiling above ;
the cells.
We find the Court House in j
good condition and neatly kept.
JUSTICES AND NOTARY PUBLIC DOCKETS.
Wo have examined the Dockets
of the Justices of the Peace and
Notaries Public of the various dis
tricts and with few exceptions
find them well and neatly kept,
and cost corectly itemized, etc.
The term of office of the Notaries
Public in the following districts j
having expired and we recommend !
iho following gentlemen be ap-1
pointed to fill the vacancies: L. j
M. D. Nobles, in the 1450th dis-;
<net.; A. A. Galbreath, in the j
1541 district; James Mitchell in
the 494th district.
We have received and adopted j
the report of the Commissioners j
of Roads and Revenues and ap- j
proved same. It is hereto attached i
and marked exhibit A.
VVe liitve also received the re
port of t lie County School Com
missioner and append same hereto |
marked exhibit B. Also the re-:
port of the County Treasurer and j
mark it exhibit C. To save tlie* |
unnecessary expense of this office, j
which seems to be a sinecure, as
at present administered, we recom
mend that our Representative and
Senator, by enactment, secure the
abolition ot this office to become
effective Jan. Ist 1911. Allowing
the Tax Collector to pay over all
moneys heretofore paid the Treas
urer. to the Board of Road ami
Revenue Commissioners and paid
out, by them, on the various
claims as now kept, of the dif
ferent funds of the county: In
this connection we desire to call |
attention of tlm Board to the]
advisability of depositing the
County funds with the Bank in
Montgomery County that will pay
the highest, rate of interest on
balances to the County’s credit,
at the same time keeping in view]
the safety of the County funds.
We have received the re
port of the Committee appointed ,
*r the November term of 1903 to
%ani i tie the County records of the |
different offices; the same has!
Been adopted and appended here-!
to marked exhibit I).
We have appointed J. M. D.
McGregor, W. A. Peterson and;
Thomas Hurst to examine the;
public records of the County of
ficers and to report to the next;
Grand Jury, and that t hey be paid
the sum of #2.00 per day for their
rvices.
I
PAUPER LIST.
We have examined the list of
I names of those who are aided by
the County. We recommend the
amount given Mrs. Molhe Lane
be raised to $6.00 per month; We
also recommend that Sarah
White be added to the list and be j
! paid $ 1.00 per month ; Also that!
1 Mary M. Fowler be paid $4.00 per |
j month; Also that Paul Phillips 1
; and George Davis be paid $4.00
each per month; That Mrs. Kil
patrick lie paid $5.00 for this year.
CITY COURT.
Numerously signed petitions,!
from the several Districts of the.
County, voice the dissatisfaction
|of the people with this Court, and 1
i we recommend that our Represen
jat ive and Senator secure the pas
sage of an act at the approaching
session of the Legislature to abol
ish the City Court of Mt. Vernon.
We think it would be an advis
able plan in the future to allow
the people to express their wishes
m the matter before re-establish
ing said Court.
\Ve recommend that the Clerk
of the Superior Court be paid the
sum of $44 25 for indexing deeds
and mortgages, as per account
i rendered, and ten cents per liun
i dred words for all such work in
!the future.
Also that the Sheriff be naid
$3.75 for recording 25 Criminal j
bonds and fifteen cents each for j
all bonds recorded in the future.
We further recommend that A,
jJ. Burch the Ex Sheriff be paid
the sum of (ss7.ls)fifty-seven dol
i lars and fifteen cents, for record
ing 381 Criminal bonds during
j bis term of office.
We recommend that a levy not
! exceeding ($7.00) Seven Dollars
on the thousand tie made for Coun
ty purposes; exclusive of the
Schoi 1 tax.
We through a Committee from
our body visited the Convict Camp
and Farm and find the Camp in
good sanitary condition and be
lieve the Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues acted wise in rent
ing said farm for this year,
i We recommend that these pre
sentments be published in the
i Montgomery Monitor ami that!
j SIO.OO be allowed for printing j
I same.
In taking leave of-his Honor
i Judge Martin we tender him
j thanks for his painstaking and
impartial administration of the j
| law. Also to Solicitor General!
Graham for courtesies shown our !
! body.
Respeetfilly submitted,
jC. L. Holmes, G. W. Davis. Sr.,
W. H. McArthur, A. J. Burch,
J C. Mimhs, Jr., Jerry Johnson,
W. H. H. Stephens, O. A Mason,
! Steve Pittman, J. F. McDaniel,
F. 0. McQahee, I>. R. Benton,
R. F. Mcßae, L. I*. Youngblood,
JD. A. Mcßae, B. F. Evans,,Sr.,
James McNatt, Arch Hffghes,
\V M. Herndon, Win. Calhoun,
J. M. D. McGregor, J. J. Elton,
J. C. McAllister,
May 14, 1909. Foreman.
PAUPER LIST.
Ruth Hooks per month $5.00
Mary Calhouin 5 001
Win. O’Neal 12.00
Eliza McDaniel 4.00
Violet McMillan 2.00
Mrs. F. R. Dukes 5.00
Mrs. Sallio Moore 5,00
'Mrs. Mary Brown 4.00
Mrs. Sarah Fuller 2.00
Mrs. B. A. Davis 2.00,
Mrs. Martha Tison 0.00
Mrs. Neale,la Blount 2.00 j
Mrs. Anna Connell 5,00!
Mrs. Priscilla Hutto 6.00
Mrs. Mollie Lane 6.00
! Mrs. Kate Davis 2.00
j Mrs. Solomon Brantley 4.00
! Mr. Solomon Brantley 44)0
| Martha Jackson 3 00
Jennie Mcßae 4.00;
W. IT Humphrey 10.00
[Ben Peterson 4.0()
j Spence Dunn 2.00
Hnrv Cummings 2.00 |
Robert Ellison 2.00
Mathew Baker 2.00;
j Cato Jones 5.00
; Leonard Murrell 2.00
Ij. M. White 4.00
{Sarah White 4.00
j Mary Marindy Fowler 3.00
i Paul Phillijis 4.00
George Davis 4.0 Q
(Continued yti sixth ]
the Montgomery monitor—Thursday, may 20. 10.10.
PORTRAITS OF GOVERNOR
SMITH WERE PAINTED.
Atlanta, Mav 15.—Governor
!
Hoke Smith has had two portraits,
bust-size, painted during the past
few weeks, giving the artist pri
vate sittings for each.
One of the pictures will be do
nated to the state, to bo placed m
| the reception room cjf the gover
nor’s office.
Pictures of all the men who
have been governor since Joseph
E. Brown, or the civil war period,
are on the walls of tho reception
room. Most of them were donated
by the holders of the office upon
their retirement.
They have not been placed ao-
Icording to succession or Governor
Smith’s would occupy a place he
] side that of his predecessor, form
er Governor Joseph M. Terrell.
YOUNG WOMAN JUMPS
FROM MOVING TRAIN.
I Macon, Ga.. May 17. —Miss E.
Boone, daughter of a prominent
Toombsboro merchant, deliberate
|
ly jumped from ft Central train
yesterday afternoon as she was
nearing her home, and when she
was picked up by Conductor A.
M. Brannan and members of the
train crew, a leg was found to be
broken,’and her head and body
' were severely bruised. Miss Boone
had been noticed as she passed up
and down tho aisle of tho ear in a
nervous eondititiou, and when
she wont to the steps the conduc
tor followed grabbed at her too
late to save her.
When the Gain was stepped |
she was picked up and carried on !
to her homo. Dr. Ilodges, a phy
sician, was called, and she was
given relief. Hu announced that ]
she would recover from her mju- !
I'ies.
When she regained conscious
ness, she was surprised to know
how she had sustained her injuries. .
She seemed to be totally unable !
i to recall her act.
POPE BROWN SWORN IN
AS STATE TREASURER.
Atlanta, Ga.,May 17.—J. Pope
! Brown,of Hawkinsvilie was sworn
in as state treasurer today at noon
I and took charge of the ollice im
mediately. The office will be re
opened for business to-morrow.
The auditors who have been
checking up Capt. R. E. Park's
accounts reported this morning,
to the effect that all was account
ed for. The late treasurer's bond
was at onoe relieved. Mr. Brown
in turn furnished one of $200,000,
the same being given by a surety
company.
Ho announced that Ben F.
Walker, of Canton, will be re
tained as assistant treasurer; H.
V. Walker, as cashier, and T. O
Anderson as bookkeeper. All
served under Capt. Park.
TEACHERS’ EXAMINATION.
The next examination of teach
ers will be held on the 18th and
19th of June 1909.
Questions m this examination
will he shaped, in a great part, by
Dutton’s ‘‘School Management’’
and Dinsinore’s “Teaching of u
, District School.”
Dutton’s “School Management’’
may be had of the Southern School
book Depository, Atlanta, Ga.,
and Dinsmore’s “Teaching of a
District School” of the American
Book Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Both of these books are fine,
but the latter is especially full of
good things applicable to country
schools and conditions.
Respectfully,
A. B. Hutcheson,
ts. C. S. C., M. C.
J. R. WATSON,
Dentist,
Soperton, Georgia.
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