The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-13
TO BE BUILT FIRE PROOF
THE NEW COURT HOUSE TO COST
ALL TOLD s12e,e7o.

ALL TOLD S12o,67O.
The Builders Contract to Be Signed
This Week-The County Commits
sioners to Begin the Work of Ex-
tending Bay Street at Once-A Pro-
test Against the City Giving Up the
Rights to ANY Street West of the
CanaI-The Commissioners in Favor
of a 'tNo Fence Law.
The county commissioners held one Of the
most important meetings of the year yes
terday. in which final and favorable action
was taken on the question of making the
new court house entirely fire proof, and the
Bay street extension and the mo fencs"
questions were considered.
There were present Commissioners
Walker, Estill, Read and Smart.
The court house matter came up for
final consideration, and there were
present Mr.. Preston, the architect,
and Messrs. Miles and Bradt, the
contractors. Supplementary specifications
and estimates for making the new court
house entirely fire-proof at a total
cost of Sl29, $40. were accepted and the
county attorney directed to prepare a
contract to be jointly signed by the con-
tractors and commissioners, and Messrs.
Miles g. Bradt are TO file their bond Of
$3.50, 600, for the faithful performance of
the work, at subsequent meeting of the
county commissioners this week. The
special committee was discharged with the
thanks of the board
THE BAY STREET EXTENSION.
The board took final action in regard TO
the opening of the Bay street extension to
the Augusta road, directing the sheriff to
summon a jury under the law to assess the
damages to the Brown and Schneider lands
through which the extension is to be made.
The following resolution by Commissioner
EStill was adopted:
Resolved, That in view Of the fact that the
county commissioners have under consideration
the opening OF a road running parallel with the
river which will be an extension of Indian
street, this board respectfully requests that the
CITY council do not give up its right of way to
said street or any other street west of the canal
The Improvement and development of the city
and county require that not only no rights of
way should be closed, but that no steps should
be taken that will prevent the future growth of
the city in that direction
The fence election was discussed, and
Judge Ferrill, of the court of ordinary
having referred the matter of arranging
the election to the board, a committee con-
sisting of Commissioners Estil, Read and
election on July next.
Commissioner Estlll also introduced the
following preamble and resolutions which
were unanimously adopted:
CATTLE DAMAGE THE bitches.
WHEREAS, the county commissioners have
been and are still spending great deal OF the
public money in draining the county; and
WHEREAS, the draining is done by means of
open dIS<ns; and
WHEREAS, the cattle being permitted to roam
unrestrained over the county do incalculable
damage to the canals and drains by trampng
the dirt back into them, thus filling them up
and making them virtually useless; and
WHEREAS, it will be impossible to keep said
canals and drains open If cattle are permitted
20 continue to roam at large and the great san
itary work the county commissioners have
done and are still doing in draining the county
will become useless, and the large sums Of
money spent thereon wasted; therefore be it
Resolved That the county commissioners in
view of the foregoing facts are firmly con-
WINGED that the best interests or the county re-
quire that the mo fence" law shall be adopted,
and therefore for the purpose of presenting the
importance of this question to the citizens of
this county, be it further
RESOLVED, That the clerk of this board have
printed and send a copy Of these resolutions to
each voter in this county
The petition of the Savannah Brick Man
ufacturing Company, for the opening of q
road near their kilns, was referred to the
city authorities. as the proposed road is
within the limits Of the corporation.
The petition of the Jail guards for an in
crease of compensation, which had been
referred to the committee on Jail, was re-
ported upon adversely.
Engineer Blandford, owing to recent i'll
ness, reported that slow progress had been
made on the county map.
In the matter of the application of w.
Barnett for the rebuilding of the bridge
connecting Isle of Hope with Skidaway
island, County Attorney Saussy reported
that the commissioners had the right to re-
build or abolish the bridge in their discre-
tlon as the public necessity or convenience
may require. The report was received as
information and no action taken.
Commissioner Walker was authorized to
procure box and tablet, suitably inscribed,
to be deposited in the cornerstone of the
new court house.
WORK OF THE CHAINGANG.
County Engineer Thomas reported that
the work of Schuman's gang in May sums
up ,S49 work days., in which sc white and
1854 colored men, and 400 colored women
had been employed, the bulk of which work
was done on the DeRenne canal. "Sickness, :"
reported the engineer, reached the mini
mum this month. With an average popula.
ton of sixty per day. sickness in this camp
counts up only one per day." He reported
that two unhealthy places on Hulrs land,
and one on the Norwood land have been
filled up by Schuman's gang. The en-
gineer reports that owing to the leakage of
worn joints in the piping of the artesian
well at Camp Lawton, he had been unable,
as directed by Commissioner Read, TO make
a test to see if there is any diminution of
the flow. The engineer says he has in
structed Mulligan to have the Joints re-
paired, after which the test will be made.