The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-14
PUTTING IN GOOD LICKS.
ROAD COMMISSIONER BOURQUIN
IN HIGH GLEE.

Of People Go Out to See the WORK
rlr. BourQuin's "Chat' with Alder
nan Harmon - justices Endres and
McDermott 70 Move Thor Court Gu
to the Canal Bridge Next Monday
The Delirquonts to be Fined.
The work Of repairing :he Louisville road
between the two canal bridges was resumed
Yesterday morning and whom the days
work vas done tho greater part OF that
portion Of the road had been put in ex-
cellent condition, and is in betco- repair
than any one could have reasonably eT-
pected from the small fores st work on
Wednesday.
Commissioner Bourqnin had twenty-hv q
nands at work yesterday. al increase of
four over the day previous and four carts,
which did good service. Two Of the carts wore
furnished by Alderman WHIP Bailey of the
Savannah Brick Manufacturing Company,
aud two by E. F. and r. P. Lowell OF the
Chatham Machine Brick works.
Tho deepest holes in the road were bal
lasted with brickbats covered with a dress
ing of bark and earth which had banked up
alongside Of the road from the woodyards
on the embaukment Of the Centraps track.
OUT BRIGHT AND EARLY.
Promptly at Z o'clock yesterday morning
Commissioner Bourquiu was on the ground
with Overseers Sullivan and Coleman, and
later Mr.. Hohenstein volunteered his assist
ance as one Of the road bosses, aud worked
until the days work was ended. There was
= continual stream of visitors during the
day, and in the afternoon many ladies, who
had been keeping posted by reading the
MnpNrNvH NEVUal of the da-
parture in street work, drove out and
seemed 70 enjoy the novel spectacle of a
county road commissioner invading the
city's domain and repairing its neglected
thoroughfares.
During the day Mr.. Bourquin again tried
20 get city carts, and as he had been refer
red by the mayor 20 Alderman Harmon,
chairman lof the street aud lane commit
tee, he hunted up the alderman and made
a demand for carts. Mr.. Harmon laugh
ingiy replied that Mr.. Bourquin had no
business to be working the road and could
get no city carts.
THE CITY'S VIEW OF IT.
1t is understood that the city has taken
the position that there being no money ap-
propriated for work on the Louisville road
and the extension of Gwinnett street, the
mayor and Alderman Harmon went before
the county commissioners, and after a con-
ference the commissioners agreed TO work
the road with the chain-gang. Mayor
Schwarz said yesterday that the under
standing was that the commi ,sioners would
do the work in a few days, as
soon as it could spare the
hands. Mr.. Bourquin, however, claims
that the time was indefinite, and that under
Commissioner EstilPs resolution the time
fixed was after the completion of the Minis
swamp drainage. "This,n said Mr.. Bour-
quin, "rneant that the county commission
ers could not do the work, which the city
authorities should have done, for some time
to come, aud the road was badly out of
repair and required immediate attention.
Why, the first day we worked the road a
buggy broke down ia jolting over one of
the ruts in the road. The driver had to
unhitch his animal and go back to the city
for another wheel Now wasn't it some
body's business 70 put the road in repair,
and under che law, as president OF the board
of road commissioners of Chatham county,
l was rendering myself liable to indictment
by the grand jury il | did not take the
legal steps to put the road in repair"
COURT AT THE CANAL BRIDGE.
What do you propose to do now?" Mr..
Bourquin was asked last night
'Well, Justices Endres and McDermott
Will hold court at the canal bridge on the
Louisville road next Monday, and the de-
lnquents will be proceeded against under
the road laws, and the fines will be collected
from those who do not show good and valid
reasons for disobeying the summonses.n
And after that, whatP'
1.-The fines collected will be applied TO
keeping In repair the roads in the First dis
trict, However propose to have the rest
of the citizens of the First district called
out to complete the repairs of the Louis
vile road from the point where we sus-
pended work to-day TO the western corpor-
alton line. There were only about
one-fourth of the citizens sum-
moned, and had they all turned
out we could have finished the work
in two days If the city does not complete
the repairs to the road, or arrange TO have
1t done within a reasonable time, snail
have those citizens in the First district
summoned who escaped the first time, and
give them twelve davs' notice, SO that
thore can be no excuse
FUND TO TEST THE MATTER.
1t is said that the shopkeepers, and prin-
clpally the Germans of the district who
were summoned 70 work the road, have
raised fund TO employ counsel to test the
authority OF the justices Of the peace, as
ex othcio road commissioners, to call the
citizens out TO work the road, and there will
be test case in the courts.
II temporary restraining order and
Gual injunction should be granted it will
operate to cut of the harvest of fees which
the constables expect to reap by enforcing
the executions. Thus far neither tn jus
tices nor the constables have received any
compensation for their work. II the courts
decide against the delinqueats there will be
Zig money in it for tue magistrates and
their court officers.
A West Broad street shopkeeper has his
summons framed in his show window as a
curiosity, and no told friend that he is
keeping it as "momento" of the new de-
par.ure in working the streets.
MR.. BoURoUIN IN HIGH FEATHER.
Mr.. Bourquin was very much elated over
what he considers great victory. He says
that an effort was made to dlssuade him
from going on the ground by the threat OF
ducking him in the canal, but he took
all risks, and as nearly every one com
plimented him who passed along the road
yesterday and tho day before, he
is much better pleased than when the re-
suit of the mo fence" election was an
nounced, and some of the country friends
whom he lost by his active interest in the
mo fence" election, have Topped back as
BourGuin men for his activity in road work
in fact they like him better than ever now.
ana many of them told him 80 yesterday.
For st. Matthew's Church.
rha ,Tnnes NALL Dramatic A,soo;o+ioo