The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Proceedings of the August Meeting
What the Convicts are Doing.


What the Convicts are Doing.
The August meeting of the County Com
missioners was held yesterday. Commits
sioners Walker, Dorsett and Read were
present. DIR. Read, who recently qualified
as commissioner before Judge Adams, was
| assigned to the committees on accounts,
chan-gang aud on Jail.
John Rutherford was elected county
assessor to fill tho vacancy occasiored By
| the resignation of NJ. J. Solomons.
Henry c. Hastedt was elected and quail
fled as constable in the Third district to fill
the unexpired term of Louis b. Endres.
Thomas E. Hanly was elected qni quail
fled as constable in the Sixth district for
the unexpired term of George 5. Barthel-
mess, deceased
N. \. DeLettre, one of the newly, APP
pointed ex-offlcio justices, who succeeds A,
Bonaud, was duly qualified.
The usual departmental reports were re-
celyed and filed Applications for county
aid were read and referred to the appropri-
ate committee
The petition of Chas. A Gross, Fred
Chandler and others for drainage for Donna
Bella were referred to the county engineer
for survey and report.
A petition OF j. w McAlpin and others
for opening a new road Immediately wess
of the Ogeechee canal was referred to the
committee on roads and bridges, to secure
right of way and the engineer to make a
survey. A like petition for the same road
from s. P. Goodwin was referred to the
same committee.
The application of B. C. Wright for de-
claring road of three-eighths of a mile
from near the four-mile post on the Au-
gusta road to his place was referred to the
committee on roads and bridges and the
county attorney, with power 70 act.
The insolvent f. fas. for 1887 we're ordered
70 DO turned over to the sheriff for sale in
November, and Commissioner Dorsett was
instructed to attend the sale and represent
the interests of the county.
The following resolutions, embodied in
the report by MeSSrs. Lawtoa and E5till,
were read and adopted:
WHEREAS, death has removed from our midst
most esteemed and valued member of our
board, be it
Resolved, That in the death of the Hon.
Christopher c. Casey we mourn the loss of a
worthy associate, whose honest and earnest zeal
for the past twelve years has greatly aided us
IN the discharge of our public duties, and that
the county has been deprived of the ser vices of
a most useful citizen and faithful officer. whose
efforts were ever exerted for the public good
and whose acts were the result OF honest con
yctions of duty and performed without fear or
favor
q That as tribute to his memory a page of
our minute book be dedicated to him on which
term OF service on this board and these reso-
lutions.
Messrs. Estill and Lawton were appointed
a committee to take charge of and arrange
for the election on Sept. 4.
Under a resolution by Commissioner
Read the committee on poor farm was
authorized to complete It's plans for putting
into effect the objects for which the farm
was bought.
Edward j. Thomas, county engineer, re
ported the work done by the chain-gang for
the month Of July and other matters con-
nected with his department. His report
shows that Hessers gang summed up !, IT'S
work days, Il 900 of men and 76 of women)
six moro work days than In June. The work
was divided as follows: Camp, 100 days;
Vale Royal canal, COL; water boys, SO, put
ting in trunk at Central railroad river
bank. $780, and a days were lost by sickness
He reports the main line of the Vale Royal
canal finished to the dividing line between
Messrs. Fell and Jones and Mrs. Snyder's.
Mrs. Snyder has crop Of rice and corn
where the canal must go, which she objects
TO having disturbed, aud owing to that fact
the engineer says they have left off the main
line and are now digging a branch through
Messrs. Fell and Jones' property up to the
Augusta road, where a culvert will be
placed for drainage purposes south OF the
road.
SnulnanS IOfco Is fepOTUou 10 sum up
1905 work days, 1913 colored men and
boys, rs white men and SIS colored women,
the work divided as follows: Camp 301
days, garden work 1853, Hamstead canal a12,
the ditch near camp 442, and 288 lost ON ac-
count of sickness. He reports the Hamstead
canal finished to within 600 feet of the
White Bluff road.
The engineer reports that he is now sur
vey1ng the Ashton swamp from the check
dam to Haner's creek, preparing method
of turning the Casey canal that way. agree
able to former reports made by him and on
authority from the chairman Of the chain
gang committee.