The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-15
TO OPEN MORE ROADS.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE A
BUSY SESSION.

The Work of the Convicts During
October-Improvem at the Con-
vict Camps Recommended - The
Work on the Bay Street Road Or
dersd Stopped Until the Grades are
Fully Established and Rights Of Way
Settled by the City.
The November monthly meeting OF the
board Of county commissioners was held
yesterday, it having been postponed from
w ednesday to allow the members to take
part in entertaining the Legislators. Com
missioners Walker, Read, Estill and Smart
were present
The first business on the docket was the
reading of the petitions for opening certain
roads, which had been referred back to the
petitioners at the last meeting to get them
to donate fifty feet instead of forty feet for
the proposed roadways. The additional
number Of feet having been donated, 1t was
ordered that Chippewa, Kensington and
DE Renne avenues be opened.
The applications Of Mrs. J. S. Stokes
and Thomas Popham to be placed on the
poor list were granted.
DR.. Chisholm, county physician, sub
mltted his report on the condition of the
convict camps. He stated that the quarters
at camp No. 2 are inadequate for the &C.
commodations Of the present number of
prisoners. Camp No. l was reported in
good condition, but he reported that the
artesian well requires attention, as the sup
ply OF water is decreasing. He recon-
mended building bath houie for the use OF
the prisoners.
County Engineer Thomas submitted his
report, showing the amount Of work done
by the county force during the month. He
made the same recommendations in regard
to improvements at Camp No. 2 as were
suggested by the county physician.
Engineer Blanford reported that he would
have his report of the survey of the poor
farm ready by the next meeting
County Engineer Thomas submitted the
profile OF the Stevenson road. 1t was or
dered that the work be suspended until the
owners of the property donate ten feet
more, so as to make it fifty feet in width.
The petition of g. r. Millen and others,
asking that land in the vicinity Of the
crossing of the Charleston and Savannah
railroad and Montgomery road be drained,
was referred to the committee on drainage.
Ihis petition led to discussion as to the
advisability of establishing a movable
camp, and eventually abolishing camp
NO 2, and concentrating the entire perma-
nent establishment at camp No. l.
Commissioner Smart stated that move
able convict camps had been very advan-
tageous In other places, and it was very ap-
parent that much time would be saved in
marching convicts to and from their work
by such system. The matter was referred
TO the committees on drainage and convicts
with power to act
The claim Of Mrs. L. J. Snyder 81 Co.,
farmers, for damage done their crops in
building the Bay street road, was referred
l1V1nff dc Alo
solicitor
A communication from DR.. Dupont, pro-
posing to utilize certain timber on the
county poor farm and pay for the same,
was referred to the committee on the poor
farm. The doctor in his letter called at
tentlon also to certain acts of lawlessness in
the neighborhood of Sand Fly station. The
clerk was directed to present the facts
stated to the solicitor general
Commissioner Read informed the board
that he had received information that the
city authorities had failed to secure proper
grades and the condemnation of rights of
way east of that section of the projected
Bay street road secured or purchased by the
county.
On motion of Commissioner Estill it was
ordered that all work on that road be
stopped until the questions Of grades and
rights of way are fully agreed upon and
established
1t was further ordered that chain-gang
No. 2, now at work on said road, be put to
work on the Minis swamp canal
Chairman Walker was authorized to have
door provided for in the plans of the new
court house connecting the solicitor gen.
erals Office with the room for witnesses
County Solicitor Saussy made a verbal
report on the application of Messrs. Will
lam Garrard and Herman Myers asking to
be relieved from certain conditions set forth
in their deed to the lots purchased by them
from the county. The solicitor stated that
the conditions could not be changed with
out the consent of other purchasers of lots
of the old Jail property.
On motion of Commissioner Estill. it was
ordered that the solicitor notify the ap-
plicants that their petition will be granted
as soon as they obtain the consent of the
other owners of old Jail lots to the release
asked for.
Daniel Coleman was sworn in as consta-
BILE for the First district.
Miles q Bradt's bill for SO, 54S 05, on ac-
count of the new court house contract was
examined and passed. Two bills for freight
paid by the firm were also passed.
A resolution ordering a warrant drawn
in favor of the board of education, for
$4,000, and one for the poor fund, we're
passed. After the usual monthly accounts
were passed the hoard adjourned