The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-14
SHUT DOWN ON LICENSES.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WILL ISSUE NO MORE

Chatham County, Outside of the CITY
as Good as on the Prohibition List
Good-Natured Fight in the Board.
A s1,ooo-Bill for the Care o: smat
pox Patients.
The county commissioners held teir
Nay meeting yesterday at the curt
house. The full board was present. jom-
missioners Walker, Read, Smart, Msihard
and Estill, and County Attorney aussy,
County Engineer Thomas and Clerk dillon.
First business was the resolutions appro-
priating funds for public educationlnd the
relief of the poor.
The feature OF the session tas the
sudden conversion Of the count, to tenn
perance measures. Applications or liquor
licenses were received from L. ]. Ferris,
Burroughs station, Savannah, Borida and
Western railway; T. W. Shskels East Sa-
vannah; J. B. Smith, 49, niles On the
ogeechee road; M. r. silveberg, Bur
roughs' station; John E. Dowing, Vernon
Driving Park, and NJ, E. Erwin,
six miles on the Ogechee road
The usual motion TO- refer the
applications to the committee on liquor
licenses was about to be made, when Com
missioner Read moved that 10 more liquor
licenses be granted. Commissioner Mein-
hard seconded the motion. Commissioners
Estill and Smart opposed il, but Chairman
Walker cast his vote in the affirmative and
it was adopted.
THE REASON yEY.
The reason for the action lies In
the fact that some time ago the
board refused to gram a license, the
majority of the commissioners being of
the opinion that the applicant had not com.
piled with the terms of the law. In that
case Commissioner Read and Meinhard
yoted in favor of granting the license, and
Commissioner Estll and Smart against it.
Chairman Walker in that instance voted in
the negative
In the argument on the matter yesterday
Commissioners Estill and Smart stated that
they were always willing TO grant licenses
to applicants who complied with the law.
and when the people of the neighborhood
did not object, and, therefore, they would
vote against Commissioner Reads pro-
hibitory motion.
The discussion was perfectly good
natured, but there was an evident deter
mination to even up matters all round. I'm
less the commissioners resciud their action
Chatham county outside of Savannah may
hereafter be placed on the prohibition list.
A letter was read from NJ. s. Baker,
calling the boards attention to the fact
that 1t had granted an oyster
lease of certain grounds to James
L. Sawyer when previous lease
had already been given him. The matter
was referred to the county attorney for in
vestigation.
A letter from Wolff Barnett, relative to
the bridge across Skidaway river was read
and on motion laid upon the table.
Dr. Comm, one of the physicians ap-
pointed to vaccinate persons outside of the
city's limits, made a report. showing that
he had vaccinated 702 people.
A GooD-sIZED BILL.
A letter was received from DIR. W. F.
Drummer, presenting bill for 81 900 for at
tending eight cases of smallpox at the pest
house, and for vaccinating people
and disinfecting premises. 1t
was proven that five Of the
patients charged for we're within the juris-
dictiou of the city, and but three should
properly have been charged against the
county. DIR. Brunner's bill took aiority
of the commissioners by surprise, and
elected considerable argument. 1t was
finally disposed Of by being referred to a
special committee. consisting Of Commits
sioners Smart and Meinhard.
T. l.. Wylly made ont case Of damages
against the county for constructing the
Minis swamp canal through the land belong
ng to the estate of Cooper. He made
proposition to the county to allow it to use
so much of the land as is occupied by the
canal at a perpetual rental of $500 per year,
and upon certain other conditions.
The matter was referred to
the county attorney. The Minis swamp
canal was built several years ago at the in
stance Of the landholders In the southwest
ern suburbs From the opinions expressed
by the commissioners it is quite probable
that the canal will be closed up rather than
have the county pay alleged damages for
work which is a local improvement.