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UNION RECORDER, MILLEDGEVILLE. CA.. JANUARY, M, INI Grand Jury Presentments Baldwin Superior Court January Term 1928 To the Honorably James B. Park, Judge of Baldwin Superior Court: We. the jurors, drawn for the grand jury for the January term 1928 of the Superior Court, beg to submit herewith our report. We wish to thank you for the timely remarks and the excellent charge given us defining our duties. Aa advised, we had the Code of Geor gia and tvetions 829 to 851 inclusive read and it was our pleasure, as near ly as we could, to follow the require ments of that section. Under instructions and as required by sections 840-41-44-45 of the Coda of Georgia, we have examined the offiters records, books, vouchers, buildings und property of the County and the reports are herewith made a part of our presentments. We recommend that voters of Baldwin county post themselves and register for elections as provided for in the Code. The Code of the State of Georgia, 1911, Vol. 2, defines electors (voters) us males arriving at the age of 21 years, being of reason and having paid luxe* six months prior to elections. In 1922 females were given franchise on equal grounds. We wish further to call attention to i xcernt-' from section 817 of the of the July Term, 1927, to this date. 1 luring this time no money has come into my hands belonging to said county since my last report. I >nvite your careful inspection ol the records of my office. If 1 can serve you in any way plense call on Kespectfully submitted, W. H. STEMBRIDGE, Ordinary, Baldwin Co. Ga. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 9th, day of January, 1928. J. C. COOPER, Clerk Superior Court, Montpelia Church to the Washing ton county line. It is ooped that the county can procure during the year 1928 State funds in aid of the con struction of this road. The orders aggregating $7,500.00 issued to the Highway Department will not be cashed by the Highway Department bu; will be returned to the county as u part of the payment of the contract to build the Milledge- ville-Gray road. The Commissioners invite your in spection of all of their books and rec ords and submit them to you for County, Georgia. | examination. Ordir Offic appointed to i the Ordinary's that we found The committee i xumine the records office, beg to repot fverything in perfect shape. We recommend Judge Stembridgi For his faithful service and the ex [•client system in which his record Respectfully submitted, O. M. ENNIS g. c. mckinley O. F. MORAN Commissioners, tee Report: Office of Co ner. of Road and Revenue. kept list of *47—Grand jur; ist and ballots, id Jury shall exi Respectfully s C. B. IVEY O. F. VEAL Commi|ttcc. teport of Commissioner* of Road. And Revenues of Baldwin Co. Ca. Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 9th, 1928. t’o the Grand Jury of Baldwin Coun- y. Georgia, sitting at t January ferm. 1928, of the Sup- rior Court of ; and if id thei entitled to vot* they shall present him. If any person is suspected fo voting the foreman of the Grand Jury may examine the ballot, and that one alone, und lay it befoi grand jury, and return it. If the Superintendents fail to return, as quired, the lists and the ballot* they must be presented. We see that the tightening of law enforcement on carrying concealed weapons has resulted in fewer crimes of assault in Baldwin county. We recommend a vigorous continuation of the policy. We urge a vigorous enforcement of the law on person* driving motor vehicles on public highways while intoxicated. Intoxicated drivers are a menace to life and property. We commend .the work of the officers of the county and city in en forcing the Prohibition Laws. We think it would be for the coun ty’s best interest for the court house and jail to remain where they are. In case this property should be turn ed over to the state, the state should furnish a suitable site and erect thereon a court house und jail as good as we Have at present. We desire to commend the work of our efficient Health Commission er, Dr. Anderson, and urge our peo ple to co-operate with him in this We earnestly request that our Commissioners have a yearly audit made of all county officers books. We recommend that these present ments b e published in the two news papers of Milledgeville at u cost each of $35.00. W. W. MORAN. Foreman W. L. RITCHIE. Secty. The foregoing general present ments read and considered. It is ordered that they be spread upon the minutes of Baldwin Superior Court and that they be publishod as recom mended. In open court, this 17 day of Jan uary 1928. JAMES B. PARK, Judge Ocmulgee Circuit. JOS. B. DUKE, Solicitor General. Committee Report on Convii Report on Convict Camp, January 17th, 1928. We find the county has 31 con victs, 29 mules, 1 large hog, about 30 head of shoats and pigs, S tractors. I gasoline shovel, 8 Ford trucks*. 1 To puy Bailiffs . To pay for Inquest To support prisom Jail 870.00 130.00 147.00 For all other jail expenses To pay expense of lunacy For supplies for paupers . For hospital and medical treatment of paupers .. For allowance to paupers for their support To purchsac portion of the right-of-way of the Milledgeville-Gruy Road To purchase portion of the right-of-way of the Milledgeville -Irwinton Road Amount expended for the construction and repair of roads/ and bridges o pay interest o pay insurance on coun ty property or painting, repairing and paving at Court House Payment for the support National Guard impany For the payment of the rent of the office of the Tax Collector and School Superintendent Payment of salaries und compensation of Coun ty Officers ’nyment of the salaries of Farm Agents Payment of the salaries and expenses of the Health Commissioner To pay all other expenses Intel $47,932.26 In addition to the above payments, the commissioners have issued ord ers on the County Treasurer for $6,998.42, which represent payments on prior orders issued by the Com- ntiwion to the State Highway De- J partment and have Issued to the Highway Department orders aggre- ating $17,590.00, representing the ••unty's proportion of the cost of he construction of the Milledge- ille-Gray public road from the haplin’s residence at the State nes County lin> of Baldwin County Ga. We, the Committee appointed to • xamine the books of Commission- res of Roads and Revenues, do find them correct and neatly kept. We recom mend that not any more •f the Jail lot be sold until the prop er authorities of Georgia State Col- I ge for Women are ready to buy the Jail and pay value of same. c. C. WILKINSON J. W. MORAN Committee. Report of Clerk Superior Court To tlie Honorable Grand Jury (Hit ting) January Term. 1928. Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen: I am pleased to submit this my re port us Clerk of the Superior Court of Baldwin county covering u period since the convening of the July Term, 1927, of this court to this date. Dur ing this time all monies collected be longing to Baldwin county have been deposited with the Treasurer from whom 1 hold his receipt. I submit all records contained in the office of Clerk Superior Court for your inspection. If I may be of any service to you please command Respectfully submitted. J. C. COOPER. Sworn to and subscribed before me this January 17th, 1928. W. II. STEMBRIDGE, Ordinary. Committee Report: Office of Clerk of The Superior Court: January 16th, 1928. Mr. Foreman A Gentlemen: Your committee, appointed to examine the records of the Clerk of the Superior Court, have perform ed their duty and report that they find the records of the office most systematically kept. ie records are so 'irrunged and indexed that any paper or docu- t can be immediately located, records are all legibly written or type written and so far a* we are le to tell are accurate. Mr. J. C. Cooper, the clerk, rend- ed us every aid in his power in making our examination. His ineth- »f indexing is excellent and •ugh and his office a credit to Mr. Foreman A Gentlemen: We, your committee, appointed to inspect the buildings, grounds etc., of Dr. H. D. Allen’s private Sanitar ium, beg to report that we find this Institution in a most excellent con dition. Respectfully submitted, M. H. BLAND, Chairman M. G. GLADIN Report of Committee—Office 4k R*c ord» of County Judge: Mr. Foreman, and Gentlemen of the Grand Jury: We, the committee, appointed to examine the records of the Judge of the county court, beg to report that we find them to be carefully and neatly kept. Respectfully submitted, C. B. IVEY O. F. VEAL Report of Committee Office County Treasurer: We, the committee, appointed investigate the books of County Treasurer, find the .same correctly kept as far as we can ascertain. G. W. HOLLINSHEAD M. C. HARRINGTON. JR. E. D. PROSSER Report of Committee—Office of T« «t th* ' Wt , the committee appointed igate the book of Tax Recei' ■ report that our present Tax er reports to us that he had •thing turned over to him fri •. Therefore we j aake this of- Respectfully submitted, T. E. HUBERT. Chairman. G. W .HOLLINSHEAD M. C. HARRINGTON E. D. PROSSER J. E. BLOODWORTH, Committee. Report of Sheriff: Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 9th, 1928. Hon. E. E. Bass and Gentlemen ol the Grand Jury (sitting) January Term, 1928. I wish to submit this my report sheriff of Baldwin county covering a period since July Term, 1927. Dur ing which time no funds have come into my hands belonging to Baldwin county which has not been accounted for. I invite your inspection of the ords of the sheriff’s office, court house, jail and yards thereof: If I may be of any service to you dur ing this term of court please call on Respectfully submitted, S. L. TERRY. Sowrn to und subscribed before me. this .January 9th, 1928. J. C. COOPER. S. S. C. B. Co., Gu. Committee Report—Sheriff’. Office, Court House and Jail We. the committee appointed to examine the Sheriff’s books, jail and courthouse. The Sheriff’s books we found correct. The courthouse in good condition as far as we are able to ascertain. We find the jail un safe for prisoners The bottom part around the cages are unsafe. A srtong man could break them with his hands. We recommend that something be done to secure the prisoners. Respectfully submitted. W. W. MORAN W. P. OVERMAN Committee. Report of Committee—Dr. Alien’s Sanitarium Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 17th, 1928 REPORT OF COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 16. 1928. Honorable Grand Jury. January Term of Superior Court. Baldwin County. Georgia. Gentlemen: I hereby submit the following report for the year 1927. RECEIPTS Balance on hand from 1926 From State From County Wide Tax From Loans (borrowed money) From all other sources 85.65 27,629.48 23,353.06 21,737.00! 558.80 Th. i*d with wrape outfit, heavy dump w wheelers. 4 he heelers. plows, 3 heavy two horse wagons, 1 automo bile for warden. We find the sleeping apartment ar.d mess-hall very neatly kept. Estimate 1 cost of feeding convicts $300.00 per month. Estimated cost of feeding mules $420.00 per month. An average of about 3,000 gallons of gasoline and 100 gallons of oil are used per month. JAS. L. IVEY, Chairman. A. T. PETTIGREW. Report of Ordinary: Hon. E. E. Bass, Foreman, and Gentlemen of the Grand Jury (sit ting) January Term, 1928, of Bald win Superior Court: I wish to hand you this my report Ordinary of Baldwin county, the State Highway Department to construct the new Highway from the Chaplin’s residence at the State Farm to the Jones county line at the estimates of the State Engineers. The finul estimates are not com plete but the contract price will ap proximate $70,000.00. This work is now in progre.>e t a considerable por tion of the grading has already been done and the first payment to the County from the Highway Depart ment will probably be made by Feb ruary 1st. Preparations are being made by the purchase of a right-of-way to be gin the construction of the Milledge- ville-Irwinton road from Midway to the Wilkinson county line. It is ex pected that this construction can be gin with state aid sometime during the year, 1928. Surveys have been made looking to the relocation of the Total receipts Teachers’ salaries Local systems (for teachers ; Transportation of pupils Loans repaid (borrowed mone Discount and inter, st Insurant i Salary of Sup- of Schools Miscellaneous and incidental Buildings and Repairs Per diem of Board Members Balance on hand Jan. 7, 1928, TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS $ 73,363.99 $ 24,782.10 11,355.00 9,469.35 21,937.00 964.92 657.82 2,400.00 829.10 629.83 158.00 180.87 $ 73,363.99 INDEBTEDNESS (Borrowed Money) Notes payable to the Milledgeville Banking Company “ON DEMAND,’ with interest at the rate of seven per cent; Dates June 7, 1927 Nov. 7, 1927 ~ Dec. 6. 1927 1,900.00 3,300.00 4.300.00 irnj tbs r accounts i ‘ super- before the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 1928. Loans paid to the Milledgeville Banking Company with i rate of seven per cent: Dated Nov. 4, 1926, Paid Nov. 7, 1927 - Dated Dec. 7, 1926—Paid Nov. 29, 1927 _____ •■100.0b Dated Feb. 11, 1927—Paid Nov. 29, 1927 : ’00.oo Dated Nov. 4, 1927—Paid Jan. 3, 1928 0.600.00 •*•27,00 Total Loans Paid ^ "— There is no other outstanding indebtedness against the Board of ^ cation. Teachers have been paid todate. There are no bonda. Ther be a few small bills unpaid which have not been presented. I am pleased to report that our financial condition is good, u- receive an increase of $4,105.00 from the “Equalization Fund” in Four-sevenths of thiy amount will be received during the Spring Term ^ I have properly receipted vouchers for all disbursement* on fi] my office, all of which were authorized by the County Board of Educst ** and approved by the State Superintendent of Schools. My books were audited on Jan. 9 and 10, 1928. I am attach^ report of the auditor for your consideration. My books, records, vouchers, etc., are ready for your inspection at Respectfulyy submitted, Attest: P. N. BIVINS, C. S. S. Baldwin County Georgia J. C. COOPER, C. S. C. B. Co., Ga. * ’ Department of Education Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 28th, 1928. Board of Education, Baldwin County, Milledgeville, Ga. Gentlemen: I have today completed uudit of the accounts of your Superintendent Mr. P. N. Bivins, for period May 15th, 1926 to January 7th, 1928 I find the records neatly und accurately kept. My balance when th audit was completed, was exactly the same as reported by Mr. Bivins, You are fortunate in having such a splendid gentlemi inundent- In going about the State I run across very fei splendid condition, I find yours. At any time that I may be of service to you, I will appreciate i rail on ine. Very respectfully you: H. I>. CHAPMAN, Asst. State School Auditor. REPORT OF COMMITTEE—OFFICE OF COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. lGth, 1928 To the Grand Jury (sitting) at the January Term, 1928, Mr. For. man and Gentlemen: 1 «*ur committee beg: leave to report that we have examined the record* contained in the office of our County School Superintendent, and we find them t«> be in excellent condition and accurately kept. \\ o have ulso compared said records with the auditor’s report and fiad same to be correct and hereby adopt said State Auditor’s report aa a part of this report. Respeitfully submitted, J. R. TORRANCE, T. C. HUMPHRIES, Committee. REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR: Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 10th, 1928. January 1928 Term of Baldwin Superior Court. Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen of the Grand Jury: Dear Sirs: As Tax Collector of Baldwin county, I beg to hand you 'erewitk, staU- t of my receipts und disbursements of this office, from July 5th, 1927 to January 4th, 1928. I hold proper receipts for all disbursements an shown on th)* atone ment. Yours very truly, BENJ. BASS, Tax ColL Baldwin County, Ga, REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR i«ty Tax Amount of Tax Levy 1927, 15 Mills on $4,110,518.00 $ 61,657.77 Public Service Corporation Tax (Assd. by Compt. Gen.) 12,935.38 ; it, if you Not on Digest Collections iy27 Taxes ..... Collections of 1925 Tax Executions Collections of 1926 Tax Executions •est collected on past due taxes .... . Total Amt. collected on above to Jan. 3rd, 1928, ..... Balance 1927 Tax uncollected Jan. 3rd, 1928, .. DISBURSEMENTS OF COLLECTIONS Paid O. M. Conn. Trea* $ 74,593.15 101.98 47.06 ^ 1,801.53 374.67 9 76,918.39 .. 52,963.79 $ 22,954.69 1927 Aug. 2nd, Sept. 2nd, Sept. 26th, OcL 4th, Nov. 1st, Nov. 8th, Dec. 6th, Dec. 1 1928 7 th, 356.10 1,000.00 756.00 965.57 1,000.00 636.78 3,478.32 8,100.00 Commission .... School Tax 3 53,963.70 Amount of tax levy 1927, 6 Mills on $4,110,518.00 Public Service Corporation Tux (Assd. by Compt. Gen.) Not on Digest Collections 1927 Taxes Collections of 1925 Tax Executions Collections of 1926 Tax Executions . Interest collected on past due taxes Total Amt. collected on above to Jan. 3rd, 1928 Balunce 1927 Tax uncollected Jan. 3r^, 1928 DISBURSEMENTS OF COLLECTIONS: Paid P. N. Bivins, Supt. Schools $ 119.23 I 24.864.40 34.00 16.35 600.67 124.89 $ 25,640.31 18,156.78 1927 pt. 6th, pt. 2fith. Oct 1th, Nov. 1 -t, 8th, Dec. 6th, Dec. l.lth, Dec. 22nd. 1928 Jan. 3rd, Jan. 3rd, Paid Collectors Commission 200.00 >. ■, 19 321.90 1,050.00 1G2.37 1,159.60 1,200.00 2.000.00 11,113.19 445.00 TOTAL RESOURCES Uncollected 1927 Taxes Increased from Equalization Fund for Spring Term Total resources at end of fiscal year Less Indebtedness Apparent balance .. crfng a period since the convening Milledgeville-Sandersville road from When these funds come i % 429.25 we will be able to pay all outstanding notes $ 18,156.78 Besides the above taxes, I have collected $365.15 Local School Tax for the 318th, District and I have that amount on hand for them. I have collected $225.46 Local School Tax for the 319th, Dist. which I have on hand for them. I have collected $187.42 Local School Tax for the 322nd. District and have paid same to F. D. Pearce, Trustee. GEORGIA, Baldwin County: Personally appears before me, Benj. Bass, Tax Coll, of Baldwin coun ty. Georgia, who being duly sworn, says the above is a true statement of bis receipts and disbursements of his office as Tax Collector. BENJ. BASS, T. C. B. Co. G». Sworn to and subscribed before me this January 10th, 1928 L. H. ANDREWS, N. P. B. Co. (Notarial Seal) (Continaod oa page alavaa)