Clarke County Grand Jury presents road, jail, and police reforms
Clarke County grand jury for the April 1917 term submits a lengthy report endorsing road improvements, soil analysis for resurfacing, and a new county road plan. They urge a ten-year program of drag and fill maintenance, county police expansion, local school taxation, and abolition of the city court, while endorsing Judge Cobb and President Wilson and recommending various county actions and appointments.
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Clarke Superior Court
Clarke County
Georgia
Andrew J. Cobb
Superior Court
Said County
Wilson
America
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
United States
Charles H. Brand
Hoke Smith
Thomas W. Hardwick
Grand Jury
County Commission Report for Grand Jury April Term 1917
In compliance with law the county board submits a written report to the Grand Jury detailing acts and doings for the preceding six months. H. W. White signs the document.
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Grand Jury
H. W. White
J. M. Hodgson
L. Bramblett
Tate Wright
County Road and Finances Report for Clarke County
Clarke County reports six month road work overseen by Warden Long and Deputy Estes under the State Prison Board with Prof. Strahan guidance. Expenditure: 12,133.55 since Oct 1, 1916. net road cost 4,776.16 after deductions. weather limited dirt-road work. Finances show six months at 41,672.66 and a 2.5 year rolling pattern with rising costs, court house debt and bonds, and growing poor relief needs at the county farm. tax levy steady though higher maintenance raises outlays.
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R. L. Estes
State Prison Board
C. M. Strahan
Good Roads Department
University of Georgia
Strahan
Wits
Agricultural College
Milledge Ave
Yonah Ave
Madison Ave
City Water Works
State Normal School
Sepa
Balll
R.A. Sage
J. A. Harbin
Court House
County Court House
Clarke County
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L. C. Brown
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Messrs. L. C. Brown
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General Assembly
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County Commissioners
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Little R
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D. Tuck C
Booth
Bowden
W. Jarrell
Cox Max M
Hubert C
N. Weatherly
Harvey Stovall
J. H. Patman L
P. Crawford L
Brown
Report County Commission
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R. I. Estes
L Ford
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County Treasury
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Belmont
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