Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-11
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The New Jail Site Aeeepted-The Cost of
Keeping the County's COnvicts-Inves-
tiEating the County Roads and Tres
passes on the Drainage Canal.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners was held
yesterday, with Chairman r. D. Walker
presiding and Commissioners Lawton and
Estill in attendance.
The reports of the county treasurer, and
the jailer, and the officers of the different
departments of the convict camp were re-
ceived as information.
The report of the iailer shows that the
cost per day for feeding prisoners on the
chain-gang is u 1929 cents each, in
Guiding the cost of an allowance of to-
bacco and coffee, while the cost of feeding
prisoners in the Jail is IT cents per day
each.
The special committee appointed to
secure a site for a new Jail submitted
their report, having completed the pur-
chase of lots Nos. 6, and 8 Troup ward,
corner of Price and Liberty streets. The
report was received and adopted.
The applications of Matilda G.. Hitch
cock aud Margaret Haynes for county aid
were referred to Commissioner Estill.
Liquor licenses were granted to r ID.
RosenbroOk at Isle of Hope, Wade Col
Inns at the 4-mile post on the Augusta
road, and Smith Il burden at the 14-mile
post on the Southtield road.
The communication of John d. Fred,
Of Macon, calling the attention of
the board to the Pauly system of con-
structing Jail cells, was received as infOr-
nation.
Tne authority to perfect arrangements
for the holding of the election in October
was delegated 70 Chairman Walker and
Commissioner Estill.
A petition from a number Of citizens
was read asking the board to authorize
repairs to be made to the causeway on
the Skidaway wagon road near Isle OF
Hope, and constructing bridge at
that point. An order was passed
that the County Surveyor be instructed
to examine the causeway and submit an
estimate for putting it in order, and for
building bridge at or near where the
former bridges were; and. that he make
separate estimates and reports of
the condition of the road
and cost of repairing it, and
for building bridge. 1t was also ordered
that Commissioners Walker, Barnett and
Estill be a committee to have charge of
the matter.
An order was also passed that the Chair
man of the Board be requested to investi-
gate into certain alleged trespasses upon
the banks of the Drainage Canal and the
placing of Instructions to the proper
drainage of the country adjacent to said
canal; and, if it is found that any party
or parties have been guilty of such
charges, he present him or them to the
Solicitor General for indictment by the
grand jury.
Estimates for doing additional work on
the Quacco bridge were referred to Com
missioners Walker and Barnett, who
were instructed to confer with the County
Surveyor.
The petition of William Allen, Road
Commissioner, asking that ten mile-stones
be furnished on the Pine Barren road, from
the ninth to the eighteenth mile post, in
elusive. was referred to Commissioners
Walker and Barnett, with power to act.
The proposal of Henry Smith to keep
the Morgue in good order was accepted.
The clerk Of the board was authorized
to draw a warrant on the County Treas
urer for the sum of 1915 on account Of the
county poor fund for the month of 0cto-
Der.
passed for payment.