The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-15
IMPROVING ROADWAYS.
THE CITY ASKED TO PAVE AROUND
THE COURT HOUSE.

The County Commissioners PROPOSE
ton The County Anxious for the
Opening of Bay Street Through the
Exley Land-The Schwsrz Street
Improvement-Liquo Licenses Re-
fused in the Eighth District.
The January meeting Of the county COM
missioners was held yesterday morning.
Commissioners Walker, Smart aud Estill
and County Attorney Saussy and Engineers
Thomas and Blanford were present. Clerk
John R. Dillon read the minutes Of the last
meeting. which were confirmed.
Engineer Thomas reported on the work
now being done by the convicts. He stated
that the work on Schwarz street, the new
thoroughfare from Bay street extended TO
the river, was progressing rapidly. This
street leads to the water works, the oil
mills, the fertilizer works and Smart's
Single mills. It is a much-needed road
way.
The following resolutions, offered by Com
missioner Estill, were adopted:
ResoIued, That the mayor and aldermen be
requested TO pave with asphalt the streets and
square adjacent to the county court house, VIZ.
DraYtOn street from State TO York. President
street and York street from DraytoD TO Wright
square, and so much OF the streetWay around
Wright square that lie east of the line Of Bull
street.
RESOLVED further, That in the event Of the
mayor and aldermen granting the foregoing re-
quest, this board will recommend TO the
grand jury an appropriation in the next budget
TO pay for much Of said asphalt paving as
may be laid in President, York and Drayton
streets within the limits hereinbefore set forth.
Bay street extended, which was laid of
from Musgrove creek to the Augusta road,
-~.A x~-kS 81 he ra.1
and graded 90 the city limits, is useless as a
thoroughfare, for the reason that the city
has not opened il through the Exley land.
This condition Of affairs has existed for a
year. and the commissioners are anxious to
know what the city authorities propose to
do in the matter.
Commissioner Smart thought something
should be done to open the road, and offered
the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the mayor and aldermen be
requested to complete their portion Of the work
on Bay street. SO that that thoroughfare may
be opened to the public without further delay.
Commissioner Estill offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the sheriff of this county be
requested TO report 20 this board the amount
paid out to deputies, and the, names OF mis-
deputies with a view of making such changes
in the method OF employing and compromising
them as to secure better services from said
officers
Applications for liquor licenses were re-
ceived from Chas. H. Skipper, East Savan-
nah: Frank Cuicivitch, FIVE miles on the
Augusta road, and J. W. Keller, Monteith.
Shippers application was referred TO the
license committee, but those from the
Eighth militia district were refused by a
unanimous vote of the board. Two very
streDg protests against granting these
licenses, signed by nearly every white and
colored property owner in the district, we're
presented and read The Eighth district |
has been prolific in crime, and the people |
attribute it TO bad whisky.
The petitioners requested that the COM |
lnissioners, in the interest of law and |
public morals, decline TO grant any license |
for the sale of liquor in the Eighth district. |
The petition goes on to say:
Through the consumption of Intoxicating |
drink by the large numbers of laborers who |
have recently come into said district, and the |
consequent Generalization OF those already |
located there, the lives and property Of peacea-
reaching Savannah is through said district are |
put in constant peril. Your petitioners respect |
fully call your attention to the many deeds of
violence, induced by drink, which have been
committed in said district among them several
murders.
Tee licenses applied for we're not granted,
Any violations of the law should be promptly
reported 20 the solicitor general.
Oyster planting privileges were granted
to Messls O. E. and NJ. D. Brown OF Skid
away Island The reservation is on Burn
side river adjoining property owned by the
applicants.
In the matter of the City and Suburban
railway the county attorney asked for fur
Their time, which was granted.
The presentment OF the city court grand
jury regarding the convict camps was re-
ferred to the committee on the chain-gang.
Peter Macdonald was sworn in as a con-
stable for the Eighth district.
After transacting the usual routine bust
ness, and passing upon several unimportant
matters, the board took a recess subject
to the call Of the chairman.
Accounts to the amount of S22. 225 SO
were passed for payment
wEDDED AT THE CATHEDRAI.