The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-11
TO TURN DIRT DIGGERS.
THE FIRST DISTRICT CITIZENS
TIME ABOUT COME.

Tomorrow Morning Commissioner
Bourquin Expects His Forces to
Turn Out at the Ogeechee Canal
Bridge With Spades and Hoes, or
Tell Why-Mr. Bo urQuin Explains
His Position for the Benefit Of the
City Council.
There will be a hustling for spades and
hoes in the First district to-day, for to-mor-
row morning is the time appointed for the
citizens to turn out and work the Louisville
road. Road Comniss Iner BOurquin noti-
fed Justice McDermott yesterday to app int
his oversesrs and have them on the ground
by z o'clock tomorrow morning, and Justice
Endres will be notified this morning not to
fail to have his overseers appointed and
ready, but it is understood that he has
already appointed them.
Commissioner Bourqun, chairman, said
last niglt that he had done everything he
could t. avert the precedent which the
city authorities have forced on him. He
says that he has been trying for year to
ge5 the city to repair the street, and ne
CITES an instance where a prominent man
on the Bay owned place on the Louisville
road, id after year OF neglect of the
road, he sold the place in disgust, owing to
the condition of that part of the road lying
within the city limits.
If THE CITY WON'T, WELL
Mr.. Bourquin says that the mayor prom
ised to bring the matter to the attention of
OF council last Wed e'day night, and it was
not done. He addressed commune alton
to the mayor that the time to work the
road was drawing near, and in the alb
sence of any notice that the city would re-
pair the road the hands would bs called out
to work the road on Fec. IL and 10.
In reply Mr.. Bourqun says
tnat Mr.. Rebarer, clerk or council,
sent him copy of the report Of the chair
MAJ of the st eet and lane committee in
which reference was made to the opini IN of
the city attorney, that neither the justices
OF the peace nor the road com nissIoners can
call out the citizens of the First district to
work the road.
This" said Mr.. Bourquin sis all the
Information vouchslfed me, which | have
Construct to mean That the city will not
repair the road. They don't say they will
repair 1t, and they do say that | can't do it.
They base their opinion on the opinion of
the city attorney that the portion Of the
Louisville road lying within the corporate
| limits Is not a main street.
LOUISVILLE ROAD A MAIN STREET.
IF there is one street in Savannah that is
| main street more than any other it is the
one in question. have never claimed that
| | can make the citizsls OF Savannah work
the EQUITY roads, but there is nothing in
the code which goes to show that cannot
| call out the citizens of Savannah to work
the streets of the city if they are neglected
for three IN )nths, aud the city continues to
refuse to repair them and keep them in
order.T
| When the citizens of the First district as
semble tomorrow morning at the canal
bridge over the Loui5ville road, the roll
ill be called and the absentees will be
noted On Monday next Justices e dres
and McDerm ut will hold court at the canal
| bridge to try those who have failed to obey
the summonses. and if reasonable and legal
excuse be not offered, executions viii issue
If the fines are not promptly paid.
A DAYS OUTING.
! The day promises to be gala one for
some of abe boys, and the programme is to
march to the music of a full brass band to
| the working place, and the bard has been
engaged to furnish lively music so that
| phenomenaly big days WORK can be done.
| NJ. BourQuin says that he expects to be
| present, and it is rumored that some of
| those who de- not like to be called out for
road work ma We threatened to duck him in
| the canal. He takes the threat good
naturedly, anti says the public sentiment is
on his side. He expects to have more back
ing in his road work than he had lin his
| great fight for a mo fence law