The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-11
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
They Discuss Roads Principally at
Their December Meeting.

Their December Meeting.
The December meeting of the county
commissioners was held yesterday morning.
Commissioners Walker, Read, &einhard.
Smart and Estill, County Attorney Saussy,
I Engineers Thomas and Blanford, Inspector
/ Desver2ers, and Capt. J. Il. Dillon, clerk,
I were present
! The petition Of Capt George ". Lamar
/ and others relative 70 opening road IN the
I vicinity Of Southover, which was referred
( TO the county attorney at the last meeting,
was reported upon. On motion it was re-
| ferred back 20 the at orney with the request
! that he confer with the petitio .ers and ln-
! form them as to the law governing such
matters, and at the same time to inform
| them that the board is ready to do what
ever is IN its pOT to assist the petitioners
! in their purpose
A letter wa, read from the secretary Of
| the Louise Porter Home for the Friendless
asking that the amount appropriated for
paying freight on wood for the poor be
maze 500 per mouth during the winter
months. On motion it was ordered that the
amount asked for be granted.
A letter was read from the general man.
ager of the Asheville interstetes convention
requesting the board TO appoint two dele
gales and two alternates to that convention.
On motion MeSsrs. II. P. Smart and c. Ii.
D1rsett were appointed delegates and
Messrs. u. H. McLaws and Davis Freeman
alternatss.
A letter was received from Chairman G..
Bourquin of the road commissioners asking
that a room in the court house be appro-
priated to the use OF that body. The letter
was referred to the committee on court
house.
A letter from Mr.. Bourquin about the
Ogeechee canal was referred to committee
on drsi age.
a lie ter was presented from T. L. Wylly
Esq. asking a reduction in valuation OF
certain property he onging to the Cooper
estate. The controller general being the
only person authorized to take cognizance
of such matters the clerk was directed to
notify M. Wylly to that effect.
An order was pasSsd in favor of the
board OF EDUCATION for s., 900 on account of
the appropriation for 1890, and also one for
the county Door for 1927.
The petition of DIR. Il. H. Groth, Capt.
ID. g. Purse aud others TO open a road east
ward from Waters road. on a line with
Tenth street extended, 10 the Bee road or
the Skidaway shell road, was referred to the
county engineer.
la the matter of widening aud opening a
road in the rear of certain lands at the Isle
Of Hope, K. X. Richards, Esq. counsel for
the estate of Henderson, entered a protest.
Mrs. Henderson was present and stated her
objections to the road. On motion the mat
ter was laid over. 1t is very probable that
10 further efforts will be made to make this
improvement.
County Engineer Thomas presented his
report and map of the proposed new road
from four-mile post on the Skidaway road
to Isle of Hope. The report was referred
back to him, with directions 10 make
careful estimate of the cost of building the
road, and also for the purpose Of seeing If
the rights of way would be given by par
ties through whose lands the road would
pass. Quite number Of minor matters
were disposed of and accounts to the
amount of over $50, 900 we're passed.