Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-04
rur RoAn COMMISSIONERS.

Animal Meeting of the County Board
The Old Oficers e-elected-Working
for Better Roads.
The regular annual meeting OF the
Board of Public Road Commissioners oil
Chatham county was held at the court
house in this city, at IL O'Clock a. NJ
yesterday. After the roll call, the old OIL
fcers were unanimously reelected by ac-
clamation, as follows:
Gen. Geo. P. Harrison, Chairman.
Col. Geo. 5. Owens, Nice-Chairman.
DIR. l.. A. Falligant, Secretary.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and confirmed, after when the
following action was taken upon the
several committee reports:
The committee on opening waters
road was continued, and urged 10 press
the measure.
the City and Suburban Railroad IN rela-
ton to certain changes in the roadbed be-
vond Bethesda station, was continued ana
instructed to secure the changes urged py
this board.
The committee on blank forms for Com
missiOners' reports, having fullY ana
satisfactorily performed their work, were
discharged. "
The Special committee appointed to
hear certain complaints against Commits
sioner J. d. Gould reported that no COM
plants had been submitted. and the COM
mittee was discharged at its own request.
Certain other unfinished business left
over from previous meetings received que
consideration and reference.
After the District Commissioners had
made their reports the following resolu-
tons were offered and adopted:
ResoIged, That hereafter any member of the
Board of Public Road Commissioners VINO
shall fail to attend two consecutive meetings
of the board. and shall fail or neglect TO rem
der a reasonable excuse therefor, shall nave
his name stricken from the list of members.
The Secretary was instructed to call
the attention of absentees to the above
resolution.
Also, Res0lred, That in the opinion of this
board. when work of a public nature, such as
the laying out of new roadwaysi or the ue-
filming of the lines of roadwaYs aireadY III use
requires the services of the County surveyor,
it is the duty of that officer to give prompt
and satisfactory attention to such WORK 10 the
exclusion Of private work Of any character
whatever.
The Secretary was instructed to send
copy of this resolution to the County
Surveyor.
Also. Pesolrsd. That the District Commits
sioner5 make and keep, as far as practlcaOle,
a list of the names and residences OF all per
sons in their several districts who may be Ia
Also, Resoised. That the Sabine road be ac-
cepted as a public road, and that Mr.: Gugle
BOurquin be appointed Commissioner
thereon.
Also. Resoloed, That the Ogeechee road be
divided into two districts to be known as the
Upper and Lower Ogeechee Road districts,
and that the eight stone be the point OF
division.
The following vacancies and appoint
ments were acted upon during the meet
ing: AppOintments-Ma Singleton,
in White Bluff district, in place of f. NJ.
Bliss resigned; Mr.. Lee, on Waters road,
vice c. A. DraytOn, resigned, j. W. New
ton, on Lower district of Louisville road,
vice w. "A. Jones, resigned; VIM. Allen, ON
Upper district of New Pine Barren road,
vice NJ. Schrink, resigned; DR.. l.. a. Fal-
ligant transferred to Beaulieu road, vice
II. McA. Schley, moved out of district;
Eugene TiltOn on Wilmington Island,
vice w. w. Chisholm; j. h. Munnerlyn
on new Skidaway Ferry road, vice II. NJ.
Demere; Charles A. j. Sweat on Lower
district, Augusta road, totll long standing
vacancy.
Capt NJ. d. Brown rendered his resig-
nation as a Commissioner for SkidaWay
Island district, his residence now being
at Montgomery, which was accepted; and
| Mr.. Alexander r. Ritter also resigned as
Commissioner on the Ogeechee cross
road.
A general resolution was adopted
| directing the District Commissioners
| having complaints against cOnstables for
| dereiction OF duty, to put such COM
plants in writing and in proper shape for
the officers of the board to lay them be-
fore the graud jury, or Solicitor General,
| as may be proper.
Some additional matters Of minor i'm
p0rtance were discussed and determined
as was deemed eXpedient, when, on mo-
ton the board adjourned