Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-09

Inc regular monthly meeting OF the DOaru
of County Commissioners was held yester-
day morning, at the court house.
Present: Commissioners W. W. Paine,
Chairman r. D. Walker, c. c. Casey, W.
S. Lawton, NJ. H. Meyer.
The minutes of the preceding meetings
were read and approved.
The following business was presented for
consideration and disposed of:
THE Disbursement OF THE POOR FUND.
The committee to whom was referred the
special presentment Of the last grand Jury,
in which that honorable body state ''that
they cannot approve of the amount appro-
priated for or the manner Of expanding the
poor funds" beg leave to report that
proper regard for the opinion of the grand
jury and the public prompts the Commits
sioners to state the amount of funds ex-
pended on the poor and destitute of the
county and the manner of expanding the
same for the last eight years.
The assessment to meet the disbursement
to the county benefciaries per year has
averaged $3,643, and the Commissioners
think the same quite small for such 8
pOpulous county as Chatham, and the large
number of destitute to, distribute this sum
In proper manner, altogether free from
objections and error, is almost an i'm
possibility, and the plan adopted by the
County Commissioners, and under which
they have acted for the last eight years, is
in our opinion the best for an honest and
successful distribution of the fund, and the
suggestion of better plan by any one will
meet with the prompt attention Of the Com
missioners.
The Commissioners pay to the Industrial
Home, a society composed of leading and
hfOhlU fah ha
different churches in our city, and who have
been very active in their attention to the
poor aud destitute In our midst, and who
are ever ready to alleviate their wants, the
sum OF $500 per month for five months In
the year and SIS per month for the remain
ing seven, and these sums the ladies dis
burse In such manner as they deem best,
and TO those whom they think the most
needy.
The Commissioners pay to lady who
kindly consented to act, between fifteen and
eighteen dollars per month, and this sum
she pays out to some twelve or thirteen
benefciaries.
The Commissioners have selected an rp-
right colored map, the Rev. Alexander Hsr
ris, to d.s6urse about forty or IF y-five dol
lars per month to some eolored Dene iciaries,
a list of whom is furnished him, he paying
them one dollar and per half a month.
missioners disburse to the benefeialies re-
siding in the county, and to some few resid-
ing in the city, a sum averaging 500 per
month. A list OF such bent fciaries is on
file in IFS office, and the usual sum paid 70
each is 81 80 per month. A very small sum,
1t is true, but in the aggregate fair amount.
The G nm ssionPrs require hat each ap-
plicant who seeks to be placed on the bene-
ficiary list shall mske application in writing,
and that said application shall be Endorsed
by one or two respectable taxpayers. The
application 50 Endorsed Is referred 20 q cam
mittee, and On q favorable report By the
committee the application is granted by the
board, and it will at ouce be seen that 1t is
not an easy matter for an applicant TO be
placed upon the beneficiary list.
No money Is pal out unless a receip5 is
given for the same, and the name of each
beneficiary is published In the proceedings
OF the board when placed on the list, and
whenever 1t comes to the knowledge Of the
Commissioners that person is on the bsEe
hciary list who should not be that person is
always dropped.
The report was received and adopted.
THE JAIL FUND AND SCHOOL FUND.
The following was submitted by Commits
sioner ". s. Lawton, and, on motion, was
adopted:
WHEREAS, The new jail fund ami the
school fund of the county Of Chatham are
held in the several names Of the defunct
Justices of the Inferior Court, the Ordinary,
of which this board are the successors, and
in the name of this board, and whereas it
is important that these securities should be
In a more condensed form; therefore, be It
kes0l'ed, That the Chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners be authorized and
required 10 transfer all the stock held in the
several nsmes above recited to the Board Of
County Commissioners, and that the city
bonds held for the same purpose be regis
tered in the names Of the Board Of County
Com missioners, and that the list of securi
ties as consolidated and transferred be kept
in this office, and each addition to these Sc
curities be recorded in said list.
On motion these resolutions were adopted.
A LICENSE TO RETAIL LIQUOR CANNOT BE
REFUSED.
Commissioner Paine submitted the fol-
lowing:
In the matter of the petition of many
highly respectable persons, residents and
property holders, at Montgomery, Beaulieu
and Burnside, requesting that the barroom
of Mr.. l. l.. Hoover, at Montgomery, be
discontinued, and that the County Commits
sioners refuse to renew Mr. Hoover's license
or grant a license to any other person
to sell liquors within two miles of
either of the named PLACES, and
which petition was referred to me
to examine the law governing the Issuing Of
license to sell spirituous liquors, and the
Jurisdiction Of the County Commissioners
in the premises, have the honor to report
that after q careful examination OF the laws
of the State, find that the County Com
missiOners have no power or authority to
suppress the sale Of spirituous liquors, or to
refuse to issue to any one a license to sell
the same, when the applicant for the license
complies with the law.
The Supreme Court of Georgia, in tie
fifteenth volume Of its reports, page 408, In
the case of mandamus from Morgan Supe-
rior Court, decided that the "Inferior Courts
Of this State are not allowed, In their dis
cretion, to withhold license from any per-
son who applies for the same and complies
with the requirements Of the law in paying
for the license and giving bond and security
to keep an orderly house." The Commits
sioners of Chatham county and ex oficio
Judges are in the place of the old Inferior
Court, and the law which governed that
court must govern the Commissioners unless
altered or repealed.
II any one who after obtaining license to
sell spirituous liquors shall keep disorder
ly house, any one has right TO present
such person to the grand Jury.
The report, on motion, was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The application Of Patrick Hays for re-
lief from double taxes was granted.
The applications Of Miranda Grant and
Samuel Grant, and of W. E. Guerard for T.
NJ. Newell, for relief from double taxes,
were granted.
The application of Martin Farrell to be
placed on the beneficiary list was granted,
and the sum OF S. per month ordered to be
paid until further notiee.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were offered
and adopted:
Reso1,ed, That the Clerk be authorized to
draw a warrant on the County Treasurer for
the sum OF $3.50 to pay the several benef-
ciary lists to the Both June, 1882.
RssOlUed, That the Clerk draw warrant
in favor of John Williamson, Treasurer Of
the Board Of Education, for 5000 for the
year 1851.
I5esolped, That all official papers issued
from the convict camp be required to have
the endorsement OF the Chief OF the Guard.
ResOlUed, That the amount due by Charles
F. stubbs for the use OF the chain-gang be
put in suit, and that the Chairman act in
the premises.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Applications to retail liquor were granted
the following parties
J. B. Smith, on the Ogeechee road, twelve
and half miles from the city.
Joseph Cosman, agent, at Thunderbolt.
j. w. Jones, White Bluff road, six and
half miles from the city.
ACCOUNTS PASSED.
The following accounts were passed to
payments
Savannah Gas Light Company ........$ q 40
D. Q. Bacon & Co.......,.............. y %