The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-10
TIE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Astters Discussed at the October
Meeting-Ihe Oyster Survey.

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Meeting-Ihe Oyster Survey.
The county commissioners held their
October meeting yesterday morning. Col.
r. D. Walker presided. Commissioners
Estill and Smart were present.
The application Of 7. ". Archer for a
license TO sell liquors at the Stevenson place,
adjoining the poor farm, was refused.
/ The resignation Of Edward Lee, constable
/ IN the First district. was accepted, and an
election will be held to flll the vacancy
under the terms Of the law.
county Engineer Thomas presented his
report on the work Of the convict forces for
| September
Petitions signed by A. L. Hartridge,
agent for the estate Of DeRenne, Lester
Huobell, A. NJ. Graham. j. A Stevenson,
and John Mite, owners of lands lying be-
tween E,till avenue and the Montgomery
| cross-road, were presented, asking that two
| roads, mile apart, be opened .om the
White Bluff to the Waters road, one to be
called DeRenne avenue, and the other Kens-
ington avenue. The width Of the proposed
roads was placed at forty feet. The petit
tons were referred back to the petitioners
with statement that if the width of the
roads was made fifty feet the matter would
be considered.
The petition of L. u. Warfield, J. A.
u
opened between the White Bluff and
Waters roads, and Offering to give the
right OF way, was received. As the county
IS now building a road parallel to and
within quarter of mile Of that asked for,
the petition was received as information
and action was deferred.
Bills amounting to s23, 577 AZ we're passed
Tor payment-$l2, 3337 was on account of the
contract for the new court house, So 600 for
public adunQfinp ha
right OF way through the Jasper Spring
property, and the balance was for current
expenses.
The commissioners talked over the matter
OF laying off the county poor farm into
small farms, building roads and drains
through it, and, after setting apart 400
acres for county purposes. disposing of the
balance Of about 1000 acres. This tract
viii make the best farming land in the
county, and the lots will doubtless find
ready purchasers
Ensign Drake, in command of the coast
survey schooner Ready, who is to
make the survey of the six tide-water coun-
ties OF Georgia, was before the commission
ers, and gave a very interesting account of
the work that has been done in North Caro-
| lima in locating oyster beds and places to
| cultivate oysters He stated that under his
instructions from Washington he was to
prepare charts OF the survey he is about to
make, but in order to make the survey
available to the commissioners, so that they
| could act under the law to protect
oysters recently passed by the legislature,
1t would be necessary that there should be
clpies of the plats in their possession. He
stated that about $50 would be all that
would be necessary to secure them. A
resolution was passed appropriating that
Mount.
Ensign Drake stated that he had already
made surveys of the oyster beds north Of
| Tybee, and he fou I'd that the improveme is
that are being made in the river are rapidly
destroying the oysters. In some places he
found deposit of two feet over the beds and
the oysters dead. He had also surveyed the
beds in front and rear of Fort Pulaski, and
thought there would be little water space
available for oyster planting. 1t took
three years to complete the survey in North
| Carolina, but Ensign Drake does not
know how long it will take to do tee work
in Georgia. 1t is probable. however, that
his connection with the work will end in
January, at whicl time he will doubtless
receive orders to report on board a mau-of
war. County Engineer Thomas was directed
to assist the surveying party by giving
them county lines and property lines when
ever necessary.