Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-09

Regular M setting of the hoard
An Important Report-Aeeoun ts
Passed.

The regular monthly meeting OF the Board
of County Commissioners was held Yester-
day morning. Present-Commissione w.
w. Paine. Chairman; G. G. Casey, R. D.
Walker, NJ. H. Meyer. w. s. Lawton.
The minutes OF the preceding meeting
were read and approved.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Licenses to retail liquor were granted the
following named parties:
Percy Olmstead q Co., on Hutchinson's
Island
L. j. FAIRIES, at Miller's station, SaYan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway.
Nj. Mamlock, Station No. 1, Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway.
ID. Oetzsns, on Augusta road, three miles
from city.
R. H. Campbell, Station No. IL, Central
Railroad.
James L. Mehrtens, White Bluff road,
two miles from the city.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
A communication from s. B. Hoyt, Chair
man of the Board of Commissioners of
Fulton county, was received, asking in
formation In reference to the cost of feeding
prisoners aud county expenses, which Com
missioner Paine stated he had answered at
length.
Commissioners Lawton and Casey, to
whom was referred the proposition of DR..
w. g. Bulloch in reference to the feed of
horse to make visits TO the convict camps,
etc., reported they had made economical
arrangements with Mr. Carson, which here
tofore had been very satisfactory, and they
saw no necessity for q change. Report
adopted.
Henry Bieber appeared before the Com
missioners, and was sworn in as Justice of
the Peace Of the Seventh district, and duly
commissioned.
The following report was submitted by
Commissioners Paine and Walker:
In the matter Of the communication of j.
j. McGowan, Esq, Tax Collector, In regard
to the default tax returns of Messrs. Bald
win 81 Co., in the digest OF 1880, and which
communication covers the correspondence
between Mr.. B. E Bee, late Tax Receiver,
and Messrs. Baldwin & Co. and the Comp
troller General In relation to said default,
we, your committee, to whom the same was
referred, have the honor to report that, after
careful examination of all the
facts, as we gather them from
tho papers before US, we think
that Messrs. Baldwin & Co. and the Tax
Receiver have not acted strictly within the
pale of the law, and In making this declara
ton we do not intend to reflect on any Of
ter cougse to pursue In this matter will be
for the Sheriff to return the Fl. ia. to the
Tax Collector, with an entry On the same
ntLllG bona, and that Messrs. Baldwin q
Co. be allowed to make their return under
oath, de nOUo, and at once pay the tax
which will be due under the last return, and
that Messrs. Baldwin & Co. pay the Sheriff
for his entry on Fl. ia.
On motion, it was ordered that Sarah Bull
loch be continued on the beneficiary list at
three dollars per month until further orders.
The applications OF Mrs. Bulskin, Mary
Thompson and lsham Lee for relief were
referred to Commissioner Walker.
Certain liquor dealers were reported as
doing business without license, and on
motion 1t was ordered that the names be
placed before the grand jury.
The matter of Katy Robinson, colored,
on the beneficiary list Of Rev. Alexander
Harris, was referred to Commissioner
Meyer with power to act.
A petition was received from T. Fl. VIII
liams, attorney for r. d j. Lachlison, for
relief from excessive tax. On motion Or
dered that the tax paid by r. & ]. Lachll
son be refunded as asked for.
A communication from VIM. Hall, Deputy
Sheriff, enclosing bill Of charges to the
amount OF Sc %, for bringing prisoners 10
the court house, was referred to the Chair
man on the 18th May.
The following report was submitted and
adopted
charged by VIM. Hall, Deputy Sheriff,
against the county OF Chatham, | have the
honor to report that l have examined the
Code and cannot find any law authorizing
the payment by the county Of the items
charged In said bill of costs.
1.-THE law directs the Coroner to select any
constable to execute his precepts, but does
- nrlwva IT, -fa.kk l.. 4
commanding the Sheriff and mis- deputies,
ana the reason is apparent. The Sheriff's
Office is superior to that of the Coroner, ex-
cept when the law specially clothes the
Coroner with superior power, which 1t does
not In ordinary cases.
"The chargesl in the bill are for bringing
five prisoners from Chatham county jail to
the CorOner's inquest, the said prisoners
being witnesses. In the fee bill, as pub
lished in the Code, a Sheriff is entitled to
one dollar and twenty-five cents for con-
Quoting prisoner before Judge or court
TO and from jail, but it cannot be charged
against the county unless as insolvent costs,
and by the special law for Chatham county
the Sheriff is paid the sum OF six huudred
dollars and no more per annum on his bills
of insolvent costs (see Acts of 1876, page
1867. Such being the law, the Sheriff
nor his deputies cannot make
this charge, as set forth in the
bill referred to me, unless 1t is included
In the 5000 as mentioned above. This is 8
very small matter, and could the bill be
paid out of the county Treasury legally |
would with pleasure recommend its pay
ment. The only cost allowed by the law for
holding an inquest is $40 for the inquest,
SIS for burial expenses and 81 to the con-
stable"
The jail account for the month OF MAY,
for 1906 so, was referred to the Jail Com
mittee.
ACCOUNTS PASSED.
The total amount Of bills passsd to pay
ment was 81 ,256 IL, as follows