The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-30
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
SERVING rHE sUMxoNsEs.
The Orders to Work the Louisville
Road Being sent Out

| The Orders to Work the Louisville
Road Being sent Out
Road Commissioner Robert Coakley, sec
/ rotary of the board, furnished justices
Endres and McDermott blank slmmonses
/ yesterday TO serve upon those subject to be
called upon to work the roads, and tn ,
| justices under the advice of W. q. Cnarl-
! ton. Esq. continued the work Of filing the
| blanks. and Constable Sullivan Of Justice
Endrss' court and Constable Coleman Of
Justice McDermots's court served about
fifty summonsss each In the afternoon sad
last night
1t is not expected that the sum-
monses can all be served before
the end of the week, as it is tedious
work filing the blanks, which have come
in small job lots Road Commissioner
| COakley said that he will have more of
them ready for delivery to-day.
Capt. Dillon, ths clerk Of the board Of
| county commissioners, having declined to
| furnish Commissioner BOurquln with blanks,
the commissioner, not to be outgsneraled,
evidently began to beat the bushes, and
by drawing on the stock in the hands
Of the various road commissioners,
enough will be obtained to go around the
| first district. Mr.. B Jurquin is in the coun-
| try and is expected 20 return TO the city
blanks
Those who have received their summonses
are looking up the road laws to see who
are exempt Judge Ferrill Of the court Of
| Ordi lary finds that under section 20 of the
revised compilation Of road laws by Gar
rard and Goetchius, that he is exempt as a
| pay member of a volunteer military COM
| pany, and further tina. as his court will be
in session on Feb. IL and Is he is not liable
| N. A. O'Byrne will claim exemption
under section 10, as an officer Of the First
| volunteer regiment.
Under section 10 only male inhabitants
between the ages Of l6 and so years are
subject TO work on the public roads Those
| over so years who have been summoned
| will pay no attention to the sum houses.
Thoss who have lost AN arm or leg, en-
ployes of charitable institutions, guards Of
| cOnvicts, members of volunteer corps in
uniform and doing duty, aud field and
staff officers of volunteer regime ITS AID
battalions, every officer, non-commissioned
officer, musician or private, of the volun-
teers, on active list, and pay mem ers; a I'd
ordained ministers Of the gospel are ex-
empt. The notice 60 work the road may be
summons in writing or verbally, and one
days notice is sufficient under the general
Law.
Many who have been, or will be sum-
moned, do not own a spade or a hoe, and If
they cannot borrow will have to buy one
| There do t appear to have been any
steps taken looking TO action on the part OF
the city. the city tried to shift the re-
sponsibility upon the county commissioners,
but the latter seem to have neatly
checkmated the move. The mayor
in an official communication to the
commissioners, gravely Informed them
that information had been brought to hi.
attention that Gwinnett st eet extended
| md T Of air
a d he asked the commissioners to give The
matter attention, adding that Alderman
Harmon, chairman Of the street and LIANT
committee, would go before the board anC
explain matters to iG.
The county was not to be caught in the
trap, aud yesterday the mayors communi-
cation was officially replied to by ClerI
, Dillon, who notified the mayor that thu
commissioners have no jurisdiction within
the corporate limits Of the city, and if the
roads in question are out Of repair outside o.
the city, the latter should communicate with
, Mr.. Bourquin, chairman of the road con-
missioners of Chatham county. Referring t
Alderman Harmon's appearance before tn
, commissioners to explain matters connected
with the two roads, referred to in th
mayors communication. the mayor wa
notified that the board win hear from hin
at its next regular meeting.
AS the next regular meeting of the com
missioners will be on Feb. II, the day tins
, people Of the first district are called out tc
, work, and as they will have been saovelinl
a dirt for two or three hours before the boarC
, of county commissioners has convened
the polite and courteous invitation to hear
from Alderman Harmon will hardly affec
the object sought to be attained by the cit!
authorities.
6 Alderman Harmon says that there is n
money appropriated for working the Louis
! vile road, and the only way it can be pu
in proper condition, owing to the heav,
and continuous travel on it, would be t
/ shell it, and that would COST S., 900. Tn
correspondence clearly foreshadows tina
the city will have to repair the road witt
the street force, or else the people will hav
, to turn out and work the road or subjec
) themselves to the pains and penalties TO
q default. The county onmissioners refus
a to have anything to do with the muddle.