Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-11
r,r corrNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the Board
Yesterday.


Yesterday.
The County Commissioners of Chatham
county and ex-oficiO Judges met at the
court house yesterday at 10 O'Clock a. m,
in regular monthly session, with Hons.
Robert d. Walker, W. 5. Lawton and j.
H. Estill of the board present. The ses-
sion was opened in due form by John I,
Roman, Esq, Sheriff.
The minutes Of the last regular and
special meetings were read and confirmed.
Several parties having filed satisfac-
tory affidavit for relief from double tax,
the grant for relief was ordered in the US
ual form.
The application of Mary A. Jackson ct
al. Adam Kessel, ThOs. Everly, Mrs. Z.
Verne and Johanna NJ. Donaldson, for
relief from excessive valuation of prop
| erty, was referred to the Chairman Of the
board with power to act.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
The following named parties were
granted licenses to retail spirituOus liquor
within the county:
c. Seeman. at the junction of the Louis
vile and Augusta roads, one mile from
the city: Ben Jacobs, one and One-half
miles from Miller's Station; Robert j,
Oliver. two and one-halfmiles from the city
on the Ogeechee road; f. A. Fisher, thir-
teen miles from the city on the Louisville
road.
The petitions of Ann johnson, Mary
Bradley and Catherine SOftner, praying
to be placed on the beneficiary list, were
referred to Commissioner Estill.
In re Andre Merckling. charged with
lunacy. II was ordered that the unfor-
tunate be turned over to his family, sub
ject to the order of this court.
On the communication from the Naval
stores Exchange, requesting that the
scales of the City Weighers be tested by
the county monthly, the fOlloing indOrse-
ment was made:
The committee from the Naval Stores
Exchange is respectfully informed that
the test scales belonging to the county are
so worn as to be inaccurate, and commit
tee from the board have been trying for
months TO obtain a new set from the
State, but hare so far failed. When pro-
cured the matter will have their further
attention"
4 communication from the Secretary
Of the Executive Department of the State
was read informing the board that W. Ii.
WoOdhOuse had resigned the Office of JUS
tice of the Peace in the Fourth district, q.
NJ. of Chatham county.
The communication from DR., L, 4. Fail
hgant, in reference to- the W aters road.
was referred to a special meeting of the
board.
The committee to whom was referred
the letters from the Ordinary, relative to
having certain old records of his office
copied. etc. recommended that he be au-
thOrized to have the work done as set
forth, and that the necessary book be pro
vided by the county.
The report of DR.. William Duncan, Sec
rotary and Treasurer of the Trustees of
the Georgia InfrmarY, was read and re-
ceived as information. The report showed
a balance on hand of 81, 04S GA on January
1, 1888.
The reports of the general physician and
Of the several departments of the convict
camp for the month of December. 1882,
was received as information.
The Clerk of the board was ordered to
draw a warrant for the sum of $500 for the
poor fund for the month of February.
Action on a number of cases was de-
ferred until later meeting Of the board.
The bill of Mr.. J. G.. POurnelle was
passed for payment. Other bills amount
ing to the sum of $3.036 46 were also pass
ed for payment.
The board then adjourned for the term.