Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-18
amounting to S96s l2) nine hundred and
slXly-eight u 100 dollars.


PUBLIC ROAD COMMISSION
have in hands OF Treasurer, represented
AS being in bank, amounting TO ($12o 60)
one hundred and twenty 6O-l00 dollars.
TRUSTEES CHATHAM ACADEMY.
From what we can learn this is
| CLOSE" corporation. not open to the pub
lie, although holding trust funds" origi-
naily donated by the State. We are,
however, reliably informed that said trus-
tees promise the early erection Of a school
building in the city, out of funds now in
their possession, which will relieve the
present crowded condition of the schools.
CONSOLIDATION OF TRUST FUNDS.
We do not think public trust funds
should exist. All such funds should be
placed in the hands OF the County Com
mIssioners for county purposes, aud all
departments requiring funds for the pur-
pose OF conducting public business to
apply to said Commissioners for funds for
such purposes. We recommend the pas
sage Of general law IN the State re-
! curing all parties holding public trust
funds TO report annually IN December 10
| the County Commissioners the status of
such funds and how invested, the receipts
and disbursements for the year, and the
said County Commissioners be required
| to publish same, so that the public
may know the condition of such funds.
We ask your Honor TO require the So
iicitor General, or such other officer of
| this court as you may designate for that
purpose, to prepare acts to enforce our
recommendations and request our Repre-
| sentatives TO present them at the next
Legislature for their passage.
We also ask your Honor to call the at
tention of the next grand jury TO this
! matter, aud, il they approve, TO make the
same recommendation.
EDUCATIONAL.
The application OF the Board Of Bduca-
ton for an increase in the appropriation
for the coming year for fifteen thousand
dollars ($15,0O0) has claimed our earnest
attention.
Owing TO the annual increase in the
number of applications for admittance in
to the public schools of children entitled
to education, the eXlgency of more room
and more teachers is plainly visible.
We therefore recommend the increase
asked for and especially endorse the same
with the view of abOlishing the fee now
charged for the High Schools grade, and
earnestly recommend that said branch be
made free. We recommend that the com
mon school fund now in the hands OF tho
Treasurer be made available for educa-
! tional purposes, and recommend that ap-
| plication be made TO the next Legislature
will call the attention of the next grand
| jury to this matter.
POOR HOUSE.
A resolution from the Board OF County
| Commissioners IN reference to the estab-
| lishment of a Poor House in this county,
referred to us, has been carefully consd-
! cred and the matter thoroughly inVesti-
gated. Correspondence with New Or
! leans, Macon. Charleston, Columbus, and
other points, elicit the fact of the neces-
sty for such an institution in this vicin-
| lty, and we recommend the early erection
or purchase OF a County Poor House for
white and colored persons in accordance
with the said resolution, as we think more
good can be accomplished with the
amount now annually appropriated and
/ the poor of the county better provided tor.
! In conclusion, we desire to return our
| thanks to your Honor for the able and
/ clear charge delivered to us at the COM
mencement of our term, and for the uni
form courtesy extended to us during our
service.
We also desire TO express our obliga-
| tons to Solicitor General Fleming g..
| dub gnon for the valuable assistance he
| has rendered us, and we commend
/ him as a faithful and efficient officer, who
! Will fearlesslY discharge his duties, no
matter who may oppose him.
HOS NJ. CUNNINGHAMi FOREMAN.
ALBERT s. BACON,
JAMES E. BLACKsHEAR,
BEALB FL. RICHARDSON,
ELISHA l.. HACKETT,
CLAYTON 2. MILLER,
SIMON GAZAN,
l.. A. WAKEMAE.
JAMES N. BARNARD, JR.
JOHN NJ. BRYAN,
JOHN SULLIVAN,
GRANTHARI l. TAGGART,
MOSES j. SoLoMONs,
EDWARD j. KENNEDY,
LEE Roy MYERS,
ALEX. +. FLINT.
CHARLES S. ELLIS,
HAMILTON NJ. BRANCH.
ELBRiDGE G.. CABANIss,
HENRY j. THOMASsON,
ROBERT B. REPPARD,
CHARLES kOLsHORN.
CHATHAM SUPERIOR COURT.
DECEMBER TERM, 1881
In accordance with the recommendation
therein made it is ordered that the general
presentments Of the grand jury for said
term be published in the Savannah MORN
! ING NEWS and DljLB Times.
In open court Feb. II, 1886.
A. y. ADAMS. Judge.
Order filed in Office Feb. II, 1886
JAMES X. p. CARR,
Deputy CLERK S. G. &. G.