The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-29
SIXTY MAD CITIZENS.
ROAD COMMISSIONER BOURQUIN
as GOOD AS BIS WORD.

D AS GOOO As Els "OhD.
The Work Of SumnoninR the Male
Inhabitants OF the First District to
Work the Louisville Road Begun,
and over Half q Hundred so Far
Ordered 70 Turn Out-A Lively Spec
tacle Looked for at the Ogeechee
Canal Bridge on Feb. II II Some
thing Doesn't Happen Before Then.
Road Commissioner Bourquin was as
good as his word yesterday, and there were
many wrathy citizsas of the First district
who were disguised at the turn affairs had
taken as they read the summonses which
babe them appear with hoe or spade to
/ work the Louisville road
A MORNING News reporter who lives
| in the First district received a sum-
mons, which, with the exception Of
/ the change OF names, is a fac
simile Of what some fifty or sixty other
| citizens Of the First district received, and
which all male citizens between the ages of
| IL and go will receive between no W and
| Saturday night. The summons is as fol-
! lows:
STATE or GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY,
January p, 1890.
You are hereby summoned to appear at the
Ogeechee canal bridge, on Louisville road, onthe
lSth day of February, 1880 with spade, as di-
rected. to work Louisville road for two DAYS
In case Of default you will appear at canal
bridge on said road on the 18th day of February.
1880 then and there to file your excuse and
snow cause, if any you have, why fine should
not be imposed on you for neglect. By order Of
L. B. ESDREs, Commissioner.
u ?. and Ex-Ohicio J. T. c. c. Ga.
THE BLANK SUMMONSEs.
IL is believed that Commissioner Bour-
quin, foiled in obtaining the summons
blanks of Clerk Dillon, had them printed
at his own expense. He declined
TO answer categorically, when a MORN
ING NEWS reporter put the question to
him yesterday afternoon. He admitted,
however, that there would be 1900 sum
mons blanks in the hands of Justices Endres
and McDermott to-day. Certain 1t is that
Justice McDermott summoned no less than
fifty OF the most pro eminent persons in the
First district yesterday, and Justice Endres
followed in the same line, as far as his
summons blanks went, aud he will continue
the WORK to-day, as will Justice McDermott.
WHO ARE IN THE SOUP.
Among those summoned by Justice McDer-
mott yesterday TO appear with spades to
shovel dirt are Hampton L. Ferrill, judge of
the court Of ordinary: ]. c. Peck, superin-
building, Guileniam Bourquin, nephew of
Road Commissioner Bourduin; Capt. E. A.
Smith, of Smith & Kelly; NJ. A O'Byrne.
attorney at law; ex-Justice Thomas A.
Folliard, Lester Hubbell, A B.
LaRocne. W. B. Shuptrine, druggist;
n. NJ. Ulmer, grocer; Richard Kirkland,
cotton merchant, aud w. A. Kent, Robert
Vittrouer, and A. c. Miller. clerks.
Justice Endres has on his list Lawrence
Kelly Of Smith & Kelly, Chief Fireman
Puder, Detective Mike Hanley, DR.. B. f.
Shettal, DR.. Jennings. W. s. King, the
railroad man; John g. Medlock, steam
boat agent; Contractor Joyce, the artesiau
well driller; ex-Deputy Sheriff Harvey,
Richard Entleman. John Counts, Fred
Harr, James Bird, james Mcclure, and K.
A. M. Schroeder, grocers; and J. P.
Daley.
AN ARMY OF KICKERs.
There is great Indignation over the
matter. Many of those who have received
the summonses say that if they are COM
PEELED to appear they will refuse to pay
their city taxes until they are credited with
| two days labor at the price they command
where employed, or, if in business for them
| Selves then whatever damages their BUSH
| ness may suffer by reason of the mandatory
| order which calls them from their counting
rooms or stores.
Mayor Schwarz said last night that the
| communication he addressed to the
] board of county commissioners has thus far
| elected no response. He says that he re-
| quested the county commissioners to give
the city authorities a hearing before the
| board.
! Alderman Harmon, chairman of the
street and lane committee of council, sal /
| after the adjournment of council
that the reason the council took no action
last night was because the illness of City
| Attorney Adams prevented the committee
from presenting his legal opinion for the
government Of the council.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR A TRUCE.
1t is still believed that some sort of a
truce will be patched up TO settle the squab-
Die. Every man who has received a sum
mons to work the road, or who will receive
| a summons between this time and Saturday
night will constitute himself a committee
of one to kick vigorously to every alderman
| he meets.
There isn't one in ten of those who are
| subject to summons who own either a hoe
| or spade, but Mr.. Bourquin says that this
is no excuse. If man does not own hoe
or spade, he must buy one at his own ex-
pense
Mr.. Bourquin left the city yesterday af-
| ternoon for an inspection of the county
roads, to be absent for two DAYS, but he said
| before leaving that the work of serving
the summonses will go bravely on. The
mayor expects that his communication will
not be pigeon-holed, but will receive respect
full consideration, and that the city be given
the opportunity TO be heard before the
county commissioners board at an early day.