The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-13
TIE COUNTY coMM1ss1oNERs.
A Pile of Business Disposed of at the
February Meeting.

A Pile of Business Disposed of at the
February Meeting
The February meeting of the county COM
missloners was "strictly business" and for
two hours the routine work was ratified off
a. n lively rate. The commissioners evil
dainty realized that there was a great deal
IN be done Commissioners Walker, Estill.
Smart and Meinhard were present.
The first business before the meeting was
+be oyster leases. County Attorney Saussy
raported on the applications of Constantius
and Angus US Oemler for 500 and 200 acres
resnectively; those parties having complied
with the law, they We're granted. There
were nineteen other applications for leases.
all of which were lai over until the exoi-
ration Of the thirty days, required under the
statutes. The attorney general has fur
nished the commissioners with the form for
oyster leases.
were opened, and the contracts were
awarded as follows: S. Gardner. fresh meat
81 cent per pound; F. Schwarz, fresh bread
at3st cents per pound; 2. Tuberdy shoes
81 per pair; G. II. Dixon q Co., coal at
S. 80 per ton; oak wood at 81 %, and pine at
81 per cord.
4 letter from James E. Grady g. Co., re-
gardiug grocery supplies was received as
information.
The Savannah Plumbing Company was
awarded the contract for gas fittings in the
new court house at 1886.
The bids for electric wiring of the court
house building were referred to the archi--
tect.
Mrs. Jane White was placed on the poor
list
The following applications for liquor
licenses were referred to the committee on
licenses: F. H. Wolfe, Louisville road, two
and three-quarter miles from the city; G.
II. Skipper, East Savannah; J. d. Foun-
tain, fourteen miles, Augusta road: J. w.
Keller, Monteith; j. B. Smith, Kings Fer
ry; Burwell & Tlllman, one mile from No.
!, Savannah, Florida and Western railway /:
L. J. Farris, Burroughs station; John Cui-
cavitch, five and a quarter miles, Augusta
road; A. n. Winkler, Moateith; M. r, Sill
verberg Burroughs station.
Commissioner Smart offered the follow
ing:
Ordered, that the county treasurer be and he
is hereby directed to turn over to the chairman
of this board on the last day of each month
such coupons OF county bonds as have been
paid and cancelled by him as a voucher; for
which the said chairman is hereby authorized to
issue warrant in favor of said county trea-
surer for amount of said coupons.
Ordered further, that it shall be the duty of
the chairman of this board to further cancel said
coupons by use of a ticket punch with the let
ters G. C. c., before causing them to be pasted
in the book of Cancelled bonds and coupons
A letter was read from Inspector M, J.
Desvergers of the Citizens Sanitary Associa-
ton, enclosing a copy of letter written by
him to Mayor Schwarz. The subject of the
letter was the obs ructions to Minis swamp's
drainage by hogs belonging to certain
butchers The matter was referred to the
county attorney to report upon the au-
thOrity of the county commissioners to pro-
coed against parties who are interfering
with the drainage.
Specifications for heating and ventilatfng
the court house were read and referred
to the architect.
A letter from Harmon, Walker & Nc
Harrie, offering their services to sell county
poor farm lands, was referred to the COM
mittee on map.
James W. Mcintyre was unanimously
elected clerk for registration of county
voters.
Daniel Kiley was appointed and sworn in
as constable for the First district
County Engineer Thomas and Map En-
gineer Blanford submitted their reports.
The latter gave an extended account of the
work Necessary to secure proper drainage in
and around the town of Pooler and he stated
that he is now preparing map giving the
suggested lines of drainage. He said that
it would require forty men twenty days to
do the work.
Engineer Blanford presented a copy of
reduced map of the county poor farm.
County Attorney Saus5y reported on the
matter OF rights of way on the Bay street
road, and Commissioner Estill offered the
following, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, There being no claim for
mayor and aldermen of the city
of, Savannah, after due notice
to each for thirty days, for their lands
through which the public road goes which has
been laid out extending in a direct line with
Bay street from the extension of Bay street
to the Augusta road. 1t is ordered that the
said road be constructed over said land, to the
corporate limits of the city, 1t is further or
dered that the clerk do notify the said parties
above named that the work of constructing said
road will be commenced from and after Feb. "a
inst, or as early thereafter as the same can be
done
The subject of selling the remainder of
the county bonds was brought up, but it
v as decided to leave the matter alone until
the next monthly meeting.
Bills were passed to the amount Of $22,
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